Hull Plays CMJ Tee Pee Showcase at Union Pool on Friday, Oct. 21st

DOWNLOAD: Hull - "Beyond the Lightless Sky" (hosted on Pitchfork.com)

Brooklyn three-guitar led sludge rock collective Hull will play the Tee Pee Records CMJ showcase this Friday, October 21 at Union Pool in Brooklyn. Also appearing on the show will be Naam, The Fucking Wrath, ELKS, Mirror Queen and Unstoppable Death Machines. Tickets are $8.

Hull will kick off a long-awaited, near month-long U.S. tour on Wednesday in support of their monolithic Beyond The Lightless Sky full-length released via The End Records last week. The band will be joined by The F*cking Wrath on select dates. See updated tour schedule below.

Called "...a concept album for the ages" by Metal Army America, Beyond The Lightless Sky features guest appearances by vocalist Jarboe, keys/ambiance by Fade Kainer (Batillus/Jarboe/Inswarm ) and is raising the eye brows of fans and critics alike for its delicate balance of staggering heaviness and poetic grace. Exclaim hailed the band saying: "Hull have made something immense and nimble, ponderous and powerful," while CMJ noted
of the guitar sound in particular, "They're downright elegant at times, a fantastic contrast to the otherwise intense soundscape." The Obelisk called the band "crushingly heavy in a cerebral sense," adding that "Hull have come into their own and not only join the ranks of forward-thinking American metallers, but position themselves at the front of the pack with a few moments of unabashed, unashamed modern metal," and The Village Voice (NYC) commended the band's seamless versatility: "[Beyond The Lightless Sky] veers between motorcycle-revving D-beat, bog-trawling doom, sinister black metal, Neurosis drum-offs and hypnotic passages that gnash like a venom-dripping cousin to the final Isis album."



Hull Fall 2011 Tour:
10/19/2011 Valentines Downstairs – Albany, NY*
10/21/2011 Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY (HULL at 11:00pm!)
10/22/2011 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
10/23/2011 Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD *
10/24/2011 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA *
10/25/2011 Milestone – Charlotte, NC *
10/26/2011 Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA *
10/27/2011 Wormhole – Savannah, GA *
10/28/2011 The Snooze – West Palm Beach, FL *
11/01/2011 Siberia – New Orleans, LA *
11/02/2011 Brian Street Tavern – Dallas, TX *
11/03/2011 Red 7 FFF Kickoff Party – Austin, TX *
11/04/2011 Bash Riprocks – Lubbock, TX *
11/05/2011 The Open Source Project – Phoenix, AZ *
11/06/2011 Que Sara – Long Beach, CA *
11/07/2011 Vacation Vinyl (early show) – Los Angeles, CA
11/07/2011 Mountain Bar (late show) – Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2011 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA
11/10/2011 Highline – Seattle, WA
11/11/2011 Plan B – Portland, OR
11/14/2011 Bar Deluxe – Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2011 Old Curtis Street – Denver, CO
11/17/2011 Downtown – Little Rock, AR
11/19/2011 Nightlight – Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2011 Johhny Brendas – Philadelphia, PA
* w/ The F*cking Wrath

Links:
Hull

Nebula Releases Ltd. Edition 7" / Plays Piano's on March 27th (Tee Pee Records)

STREAM: Nebula - "The Perfect Rapture" (from upcoming split 7" with Quest of Fire)

Psychedelic rock band Nebula are staying out on the road after their current European tour and are kicking off a full US tour on March 16th in Houston. The band will be playing with Tee Pee Records labelmates Quest For Fire on the first leg of the tour and The Willowz and Lionize will support Nebula on the second leg of the tour.

The tour includes a stop at SXSW for a Tee Pee Records Showcase on Thursday, March 18th at Habana Calle 6. The first leg of the tour hits the East Coast in late March and stops at Piano's on March 27th. In conjunction with the tour, Tee Pee Records will release a limited ediiton split 7" featuring brand new tracks from Nebula and Quest For Fire with artwork by Andre Ethier (The Deadly Snakes). The 7" will be limited to 1000 copies on color vinyl.

Nebula's latest release Heavy Psych came out last summer as NME described the disc as "one of those records that makes you want to throw out every other record you've listened to, grow your hair to your elbows, and start all over again".

Here are the upcoming US tour dates:
03/16/10 - Channel/Meridian, Houston TX w/Torche
03/18/10 - Tee Pee Records SXSW Showcase @ Habana Calle 6 w/ Priestess and Iron Age
03/19/10 - SXSW TBA
03/20/10 - SXSW TBA
03/21/10 - SXSW TBA
03/22/10 - Saturn Bar, New Orleans LA w/ASG
03/23/10 - Lenny's, Atlanta GA w/Quest For Fire
03/24/10 - Rocket Club, Asheville NC w/Quest For Fire
03/25/10 - V Club, Huntington WV w/Quest For Fire
03/26/10 - Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia PA w/Quest For Fire
03/27/10 - Pianos, New York NY w/Quest For Fire
03/28/10 - Wreck Room, Toronto ON w/Quest For Fire
03/29/10 - Bug Jar, Rochester NY w/Quest For Fire
03/30/10 - Grog Shop, Cleveland OH w/Quest For Fire
03/31/10 - Summit, Columbus OH w/Quest For Fire
04/01/10 - Double Door, Chicago IL w/The Willowz, Quest For Fire, Lionize
04/02/10 - Firebird, St. Louis MO w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/03/10 - Hi Tone, Memphis TN w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/04/10 - The Conservatory, Oklahoma City OK w/Lionize
04/05/10 - Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence KS w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/06/10 - 3 Kings Tavern, Denver CO w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/07/10 - Club Vegas, Salt Lake City UT w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/09/10 - Studio Seven, Seattle WA w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/10/10 - Dante's, Portland OR w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/12/10 - Thee Parkside, San Francisco CA w/The Willowz, Lionize
04/15/10 - Spaceland, Los Angeles CA w/The Willowz, Lionize

Links:
Nebula

Iron Age Announces Tour with Skeletonwitch / Headlining Show at The Charleston

DOWNLOAD: Iron Age - "Burden of Empire" (from The Sleeping Eye)

Heading right back on the road after their recent tour with Baroness, Iron Age have announced a run up the East Coast in February with Skeletonwitch and Howl. Iron Age are kicking off the tour with a headlining date at The Charleston on February 16th.

Here is the full set of tour dates:
2/17 Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Doomriders
2/18 Albany, NY @ Valetine's
2/19 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
2/20 Hartford CT @ Webster Under w/ Doomriders
2/21 Washington, DC @ The Red & The Black
2/22 Wilmington, NC @ Lucky's Pub
2/23 Asheville, NC @ The Rocket Club
2/24 Knoxville, TN @ The Cider House
2/25 Savannah, GA @ The Jin

Iron Age released their newest disc, The Sleeping Eye, on Tee Pee Records this past August and it has been earning consistently strong reviews.

This is music for fans of fucking furious, tight, beer-soaked, basement mosh-pit party metal like Trash Talk and Bison B.C., Metallica Ride The Lightning-era guitar riffs pushed to the fullest and real in every way with nary a speck of hipster retro throwback. The Sleeping Eye kicks as much ass as any thrash-influenced record released all year - MetalSucks

Links:
Iron Age's MySpace Profile

Night Horse Release Ltd. Split 7" with Dirty Sweet / August Shows at Piano's and Union Pool

DOWNLOAD: Night Horse - "Good Bye Gone" (MP3)

Los Angeles blues/hard-rock band Night Horse have released the first in a series of limited edition 7" singles. This first release is a split single with like-minded San Diego band Dirty Sweet.

Night Horse formed just over a year ago over "a common love of bands like the Alice Cooper Group, early Aerosmith, Van Halen, Sir Lord Baltimore and ZZ Top" (and this will tell you all you need to know about the band's sound). The band signed to Tee Pee Records last year and released their debut CD, The Dark Won't Hide You, in October.

The Night Horse/Dirty Sweet single comes out on Tee Pee on July 7th. The second in this series will be a split single with Los Angeles psych-rock band The High Saints and this will be released on August 4th.

Links:
Night Horse's MySpace Profile

Witch (J Mascis) and Earthless Play Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wed., Feb. 25th

DOWNLOAD: Witch - Sweet Sue (MP3)

After playing the Luna Lounge about a year ago, Witch (which features J Mascis on drums) is coming back through town with a show at MHOW on Feb. 25th.

Witch is touring behind their second CD, Paralyzed, which was released last Spring on Tee Pee Records. This release is described as a return to the band members' past punk roots and the band's Black Sabbath sludge is now combined aggressive punk rock tempos.

Check out the interview with J and live footage from Witch's show last year at Luna Lounge (from Govnmt.tv).



Also on the bill is Earthless, who is an instrumental psych band from San Diego. The description on Earthless' MySpace profile says "We play mostly instrumental, partially structured improvised & grooved out LOUD rock-n-roll with a lot of "cosmic nodding". HIGH VOLUME BASHING. Los eardrums get ze trashing."

Last year, Earthless released a split single with Witch (on Volcom Ent. Vinyl Club) and a double-live LP on Tee Pee Records from their performance at Roadburn Festival.

Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door.

Links:
Witch's MySpace Profile