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

Nashville Pussy - Live Photos from Rocks Off Cruise, NYC 4-8-10

Nashville Pussy kicked off the 10th Annual Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series with a headlining set. The band is on the road with the Parental Advisory tour which runs through May with Psychostick and Green Jelly (tour dates below).

Nashville Pussy's set was the perfect way to end the night as the band continues to be one of the prime purveyors of Southern fried, good-time, beer drinking rock n' roll. The band's most recent disc From Hell to Texas was released just about a year ago and Metaleater said that if this disc "was released in 1975, Nashville Pussy could have zapped ZZ Top and tampled Ted Nugent."



Here is a recent live video from Nashville Pussy which was filmed this past February.



Parent Advisory Tour Dates
Apr. 12, 2010 -- Bourbon Street, Baltimore, MD
Apr. 13, 2010 -- Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
Apr. 14, 2010 -- Sherlocks, Erie, PA
Apr. 15, 2010 -- The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
Apr. 16, 2010 -- Headliners, Toledo, OH
Apr. 17, 2010 -- Alrosa Villa, Columbus, OH
Apr. 20, 2010 -- The Reverb, Waterloo, IA
Apr. 21, 2010 -- Reggies, Chicago, IL
Apr. 22, 2010 -- EXPO 5, Louisville, KY
Apr. 23, 2010 -- The Library, St. Louis, MO
Apr. 24, 2010 -- Aftershock, Merriam, KS
Apr. 25, 2010 -- House of Bricks, Des Moines, IA
Apr. 27, 2010 -- The Other Side, Tulsa, OK
Apr. 29, 2010 -- Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX
Apr. 30, 2010 -- Wired Live, Houston, TX
May 01, 2010 -- The Red Eye Fly, Austin, TX
May 02, 2010 -- Skillman Street, Dallas, TX
May 05, 2010 -- War Legion Underground, Amarillo, TX
May 06, 2010 -- Cervante’s, Denver, CO
May 07, 2010 -- Mesa Theater, Grand Junction, CO
May 08, 2010 -- Club Vegas, Salt Lake City, UT
May 12, 2010 -- New Oasis, Sparks, NV
May 13, 2010 -- Domino Room, Bend, OR
May 14, 2010 -- Hell’s Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
May 15, 2010 -- Peter’s Room @ Roseland, Portland, OR
May 21, 2010 -- The Crest Theatre, Fresno, CA
May 22, 2010 -- The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
May 27, 2010 -- Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
May 29, 2010 -- Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
May 30, 2010 -- The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
* All Shows with Green Jelly and Psychostick

Links:
Nashville Pussy

Green Jelly - Live Photos from Rocks Off Cruise, NYC 4-8-10

Punk/comedy band Green Jelly reunited in 2008 and released a new disc, Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By, in 2009. The band is currently out on the "Parent Advisory Tour" with Psychostick and Nashville Pussy which runs through the end of May (tour dates below).


Here is a quote from Bill Manspeaker/Moronic Dictator on the band's reformation "..AND THEN ONE DAY I WOKE UP WITH A HANG OVER AND SEVERAL NAKED GIRLS KISSING AND I SAID TO MYSELF...DUH SILLY MONKEY DONT YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU PUT ON SILLY PUPPET COSTUMES AND SHITTY ALBUMS FOR A LIVING...

SO I GOT OUT THE OLD COUCH CUSHION PUPPETS AND I PUT THEM BACK ON MY HEAD....IT WAS A LOT FUNNER THAN WRESTLING DOWN DRUNK STUPID PEOPLE AT MY CLUB....I THINK I GOT A LITTLE TOOOO CAUGHT UP IN CREATING A HOLLYWOOD UNDERGROUND MUSIC/ART WORLD THAT I FORGOT ABOUT MY OWN UNDERGROUND WORLD OF ROCK N ROLL PUPPETS.....

SO NOW THAT I REMEMBERED THAT I AM AND ALWAYS WILL BE A PUPPET ...I AM PLAYING THIS BROKEN WRECKERD ONCE AGAIN....27 YEARS AND 238 BAND MEMBERS LATER GREEN JELLO STILL SUCKS....I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT...SO HERE I GO AGAIN...WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE RIDES I HAVE RIDDEN I THINK I LIKE THIS TRAIN WRECK OF A RIDE THE BEST....GREEN JELLO SUXX....LATER..MORONIC DICKTATOR"









Here is a live video of "Three Little Pigs" from a recent show at Jaxx in Springfield, VA.



Parent Advisory Tour Dates
Apr. 10, 2010 -- Montage Music Hall, Rochester, NY
Apr. 12, 2010 -- Bourbon Street, Baltimore, MD
Apr. 13, 2010 -- Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
Apr. 14, 2010 -- Sherlocks, Erie, PA
Apr. 15, 2010 -- The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
Apr. 16, 2010 -- Headliners, Toledo, OH
Apr. 17, 2010 -- Alrosa Villa, Columbus, OH
Apr. 20, 2010 -- The Reverb, Waterloo, IA
Apr. 21, 2010 -- Reggies, Chicago, IL
Apr. 22, 2010 -- EXPO 5, Louisville, KY
Apr. 23, 2010 -- The Library, St. Louis, MO
Apr. 24, 2010 -- Aftershock, Merriam, KS
Apr. 25, 2010 -- House of Bricks, Des Moines, IA
Apr. 27, 2010 -- The Other Side, Tulsa, OK
Apr. 29, 2010 -- Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX
Apr. 30, 2010 -- Wired Live, Houston, TX
May 01, 2010 -- The Red Eye Fly, Austin, TX
May 02, 2010 -- Skillman Street, Dallas, TX
May 05, 2010 -- War Legion Underground, Amarillo, TX
May 06, 2010 -- Cervante’s, Denver, CO
May 07, 2010 -- Mesa Theater, Grand Junction, CO
May 08, 2010 -- Club Vegas, Salt Lake City, UT
May 12, 2010 -- New Oasis, Sparks, NV
May 13, 2010 -- Domino Room, Bend, OR
May 14, 2010 -- Hell’s Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
May 15, 2010 -- Peter’s Room @ Roseland, Portland, OR
May 21, 2010 -- The Crest Theatre, Fresno, CA
May 22, 2010 -- The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
May 27, 2010 -- Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
May 29, 2010 -- Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
May 30, 2010 -- The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
* All Shows with Nashville Pussy and Psychostick

Links:
Green Jelly

Psychostick - Live Photos from Rocks Off Cruise, NYC 4-8-10

Crazed beer metal band Psychostick kicked off the night on the first 2010 Rocks Off concert cruise. The band is currently off on an April - May tour with Green Jelly and Nashville Pussy (tour dates below) and the band's most recent release, Sandwich, came out in 2009.

Psychostick's MySpace profile describes the band as a "Beer is good and stuff band" and this quote fits well with the band's lyrical outlook on life. The band has songs about beer, Jagermeister, first jobs and more - all of which comes off as sort of a cross between The Meatmen and Green Jelly. What is refreshing is that the band's sense of humor doesn't substitute for their music abilities (Hello Shat) and Psychostick has the punk/metal chops to keep their music engaging.









Here is a live video from Psychostick from the current tour along with upcoming tour dates.



Apr. 10, 2010 -- Montage Music Hall, Rochester, NY
Apr. 12, 2010 -- Bourbon Street, Baltimore, MD
Apr. 13, 2010 -- Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
Apr. 14, 2010 -- Sherlocks, Erie, PA
Apr. 15, 2010 -- The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
Apr. 16, 2010 -- Headliners, Toledo, OH
Apr. 17, 2010 -- Alrosa Villa, Columbus, OH
Apr. 20, 2010 -- The Reverb, Waterloo, IA
Apr. 21, 2010 -- Reggies, Chicago, IL
Apr. 22, 2010 -- EXPO 5, Louisville, KY
Apr. 23, 2010 -- The Library, St. Louis, MO
Apr. 24, 2010 -- Aftershock, Merriam, KS
Apr. 25, 2010 -- House of Bricks, Des Moines, IA
Apr. 27, 2010 -- The Other Side, Tulsa, OK
Apr. 29, 2010 -- Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX
Apr. 30, 2010 -- Wired Live, Houston, TX
May 01, 2010 -- The Red Eye Fly, Austin, TX
May 02, 2010 -- Skillman Street, Dallas, TX
May 05, 2010 -- War Legion Underground, Amarillo, TX
May 06, 2010 -- Cervante’s, Denver, CO
May 07, 2010 -- Mesa Theater, Grand Junction, CO
May 08, 2010 -- Club Vegas, Salt Lake City, UT
May 12, 2010 -- New Oasis, Sparks, NV
May 13, 2010 -- Domino Room, Bend, OR
May 14, 2010 -- Hell’s Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
May 15, 2010 -- Peter’s Room @ Roseland, Portland, OR
May 21, 2010 -- The Crest Theatre, Fresno, CA
May 22, 2010 -- The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
May 27, 2010 -- Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
May 29, 2010 -- Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
May 30, 2010 -- The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
* All Shows with Nashville Pussy and Green Jelly

Links:
Psychostick