We Are Hex Play The Bell House on July 14th // New Album Out Aug. 3rd (post-punk)

I love these guys' press quotes...
"A quartet that plays whatever the hell it likes. Wails, shouts, meandering guitars and more are laid over an impressively throbbing rhythm section. I suppose you could call this "gloom," but the drums and bass are simply too jaunty. A fine collection of disconcerting sounds." -Aidabet.com

We Are Hex will be traversing the Eastern U.S. this summer in support of their upcoming Roaring Colonel Records release Hail The Goer which is out August 3rd. This is the band's sophomore album and their music is angular post-punk (think Joy Division, the Cure, Gang of Four and PJ Harvey) crossed with the ferocity of the classic punk bands.

We Are Hex came together in 2008 and moved into a foul Indianapolis neighborhood where they locked themselves away in their studio space, dubbed the Hex Haus. In the spring of 2009, the band released their self-recorded debut full-length, Gloom Bloom, to positive reviews. After a summer of touring, they returned to the Hex Haus to create a new, very different record. Stripped of the auxiliary instruments and melodies that crowded arrangements on previous releases, the eight tracks on Hail the Goer are provided room to breathe. With delicate flute floating over powerful drums, or dry vocals thrown against a wall of noise, We Are Hex carefully select sonic elements that display their range, without sacrificing the dark, cohesiveness of the record.

Tickets for Wednesday's show are $5.00 and We Are Hex are playing with Brooklyn synth-pop band The 48 Hours. Doors are at 9PM but get to The Bell House early for free vodka lemonades from 7PM - 8PM.

Links:
We Are Hex

Ponytail Return to NYC for a Halloween Show

Baltimore's Ponytail is off on a fall tour with Brooklyn's High Places and they are finishing up the tour with a Halloween show in Brooklyn.

Ponytail will be playing Todd P's Halloween show which will be held at Danbro Studios Warehouse @ Goldenrod Brewery (268 Meserole St @ Bushwick Pl, East Williamsburg Industrial Park, Brooklyn). Also on the bill are matt & Kim, Aids Wolf, DMBQ and The Homosexuals. The show is all-ages and starts at 8PM.

Ponytail is currently working on a video for "Beg Wevs" and below is the video for "Die Allman Bruder".

Ponytail - Die Allman Bruder

For anyone who hasn't caught Ponytail live, here is a link to a live recording of the band at the Mercury Lounge in July.

Here are Ponytail's upcoming tour dates:

Thursday September 25 2008 @ Grinnell College in Grinnell IA*
Friday September 26 2008 @ The Mill in Iowa City IA*
Saturday September 27 2008 @ Rhinoceropolis in Denver CO*
Monday September 29 2008 @ Kirby Court in Salt Lake City UT *
Tuesday September 30 2008 @ Badlander in Missoula MT*
Thursday October 2 2008 @ Nectar in Seattle WA*
Friday October 3 2008 @ Department of Safety in Anacortes WA *
Saturday October 4 2008 @ Richards on Richards in Vancouver BC*
Monday October 6 2008 @ Backspace in Portland OR *
Wednesday October 8 2008 @ Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco CA*
Thursday October 9 2008 @ TBD in Santa Cruz CA*
Friday October 10 2008 @ The Smell in Los Angeles CA*
Saturday October 11 2008 @ UC Irvine in Irvine CA
Sunday October 12 2008 @ Modified in Phoenix AZ *
Thursday October 23 2008 - @ The Ottobar in Baltimore MD - Cal Robbins Benefit
Friday October 31 2008 - Todd P NYC in Brooklyn NY w/ Matt & Kim, DMBQ, The Homosexuals
* w/High Places

Links:
Ponytail's MySpace page

Ponytail Release Free Download of New Single From Forthcoming CD

Baltimore's Ponytail just released their new single, Come Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From An Angel), as a free download. This track is off the band's forthcoming album, Ice Cream Spiritual, which will be released June 17th on the We Are Free label. This is some pretty crazy stuff and well worth checking out.

Ponytail is in town for a show at the Knitting Factory on May 31st with Thank You and Wzt Hearts. Tickets are $8.00 in advance.

Links:
Ponytail's Website
Ponytail's MySpace profile