Black Breath Announce US Tour in May with Converge (Southern Lord)

Seattle hardcore punk band Black Breath is releasing their first full length, Heavy Breathing, March 30th on Southern Lord and the band is heading off on a full US tour with Converge & Lewd Acts. The tour kicks off in NYC on May 6th at Santos Party House. Tickets are $16 and go on sale on Feb. 17th.

Heavy Breathing was recorded last year at Kurt Ballou's God City Studios (Converge, Trap Them, Disfear) and this new 10-track disc picks up where Razor to Oblivion left off. This disc is more brutal though than Razor to Oblivion and is described as a "a fired-up blend of Poison Idea on a whiskey-soaked Dismember bender".



Here are the upcoming tour dates:

5/06/2010 -- Santos Party House - NYC w/ Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
5/07/2010 -- Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH w/ Lewd Acts
5/08/2010 -- Magic Stick - Detroit, MI w/ Lewd Acts
5/09/2010 -- Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL w/ Lewd Acts
5/10/2010 -- Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts
5/11/2010 -- Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts
5/13/2010 -- Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts
5/14/2010 -- Satyricon - Portland, OR w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/15/2010 -- Slim's - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts
5/16/2010 -- Downtown Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/17/2010 -- Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/18/2010 -- El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/19/2010 -- The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/21/2010 -- Emo's - Austin, TX w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/22/2010 -- Trees, Dallas, TX w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/23/2010 -- The Marquee - Tulsa, OK w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/25/2010 -- The Hi Tone - Memphis, TN w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/26/2010 -- Headliners - Louisville, KY w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/27/2010 -- Rockettown - Nashville, TN w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/28/2010 -- The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts
5/29/2010 *TBA - North Carolina w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts

Links:
Black Breath

Black Breath - Razor to Oblivion CD EP Review (Southern Lord)

Black Breath has played some well received shows here in NYC over the past few years with the last being a show at The Charleston last June. The band released their debut 12" EP, Razor to Oblivion, in 2008 (on their own Hot Mass Records label) and have recently signed to Southern Lord who has reissued the band's debut EP on CD.

This 4-track EP clocks in around the 15 minute mark and it is a solid slab of hardcore punk. There are immediate comparisons to 80's punk bands like Discharge, Minor Threat and early Poison Idea but Black Breath blends this all together with a solid metal overlay which brings in elements of Motorhead, Venom and Entombed. The disc hits with an immediate angry intensity as guitarists Zach "F. Funds" Muljat and Eric Wallace kick off the disc ("Razor to Oblivion") with some shredding riffs which is followed by N. MacAdams' raw, hardcore bark and some d-beat pounding drums. There are all the elements of classic hardcore on this EP which range from breakdowns ("Fatal Error") to violence inciting thrash ("Beneath the Crust") to chugging groove metal ("Murder"). Aside for the brevity of the disc, there is not a thing to complain about.

Black Breath have a full-length coming up early next year (also on Southern Lord) that was recorded in June 2009 with Kurt Ballou (of Converge) at GodCity studios. "A much darker beast than previous efforts, the record features equal regiments of Swedish death metal, American heavy metal and sheer blasphemy. Their roadshow will hit the pavement in 2010."

Links:
Black Breath's MySpace Profile

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

Tournament Announce Nov/Dec Tour Dates; Show at The Charleston on Nov. 20th

DOWNLOAD: Tournament - "Washcloth", Live on WFMU 4/23/09

Tournament's debut CD Years Old came out earlier this summer and the band kicks up a wall of noise that falls somewhere between Big Black and many of the old AmRep bands. (See previous review)

Tournament is off on a Nov/Dec tour that includes a stop at The Charleston on Nov. 20th.

Here are the upcoming tour dates:

11/07/2009 The Shop - Ithaca, NY w/ Sepsis, Hiroshima Vacation
11/08/2009 Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY w/ Fucking Hot Lights, Co- Workers
11/09/2009 *NEED HELP!! PA / OH / MI
11/10/2009 Now That’s Class - Cleveland, OH
11/11/2009 The Bishop - Bloomington, IN w/ Racebannon
11/12/2009 Ronny’s - Chicago, IL w/ Raise The Red Lantern, Tongues, The Muzzler
11/13/2009 The Smiling Skull - Athens, OH w/ We March
11/14/2009 Jimmy’s Haus - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Virgin Birth, Secret Tombs, Red Foxx
11/15/2009 Crayola House - Harrisonburg, VA w/ Inter Arma, Kill Your Brain, Earthling
11/16/2009 The Ox - Philadelphia, PA w/ The G, Fight Amp
11/20/2009 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY w/ Count Von Count / Ape!
12/03/2009 Pilam House - Philadelphia, PA w/ The Wayward, Regional Ditch, Fuck Attack!
12/04/2009 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ The Waward, Inter Arma
12/05/2009 *TBA - Wilmington, NC w/ Pavlichenko, The Scowls
12/06/2009 *TBA - Savannah, GA w/ Dead Yet
12/07/2009 *TBA - Gainesville, FL
12/08/2009 *TBA - Miami, FL w/ Capsule
12/09/2009 Transitions Art Gallery - Tampa, FL
12/10/2009 The Go Bar - Athens, GA w/ Music Hates You
12/11/2009 The Milestone - Charlotte, NC w/ Caltrop, Sled, Decoration Ghost
12/12/2009 Casa Pizza - Virginia Beach, VA
12/13/2009 The Spot - Wilmington, DE W/ Ape!, Weed Jesus, Powerstance, Fuck Attack, Spiritbird

Links:
Tournament's MySpace Profile

Mystery Of Two Play The Charleston on Thursday (10/1) and Piano's on Saturday (10/3)

DOWNLOAD: Mystery of Two - "Repeat It" (MP3)

You have to love a band that can capture the proto-punk urgency of bands like Television, Pere Ubu and early Talking Heads and create music that sounds fresh and alive. Cleveland's Mystery of Two is touring behind their recently released self-titled second disc (Exit Stencil Recordings) and are in town for two shows this week.

The first show is Thursday night at The Charleston (Why doesn't The Charleston have a decent website?? Someone other than me might want to know cover charge, set time, etc.).

The second show is at Piano's on Saturday night with Exit Stencil label mates HotChaCha. Cover is $10 -- HotChaCha goes on at 10PM and Mystery of Two play at Midnight.

Mystery of Two - CMJ Festival, Spike Hill, Brooklyn, NY 10-21-08


Here is Mystery of Two's upcoming tour dates:

Oct. 01, 2009, 8:00PM, The Charleston, Brooklyn, New York
Oct. 02, 2009, 8:00PM, Asbury Lanes w/ HotChaCha Asbury Park, New Jersey
Oct. 03, 2009, 8:00PM, Piano’s w/ HotChaCha, New York, New York
Oct. 04, 2009, 2:00PM, Ruintown w/ HotChaCha (Skate Board Party & BBQ), Baltimore, Maryland
Oct. 05, 2009, 9:00PM, HMAC w/ HotChaCha, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Oct. 06, 2009, 8:00PM, The Velvet Lounge w/ HotChaCha, Washington, Washington DC
Oct. 07, 2009, 8:00PM, The Boot w/ HotChaCha, Norfolk, Virginia
Oct. 08, 2009, 10:00PM, The Tin Roof w/ HotChaCha, Charleston, South Carolina
Oct. 09, 2009, 9:00PM, The Caledonia w/ HotChaCha, Athens, Georgia
Oct. 24, 2009, 8:00PM, CMJ Showcase @ The Charleston, Brooklyn, New York

Links:
Mystery of Two's MySpace Profile

Eula is Playing The Charleston Tomorrow Night, Feb. 14th (Go F*ck Your Valentine Show)

DOWNLOAD: Eula - "Housewolf" (MP3)

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted describes Eula as "Equal parts punk and new wave, with a dash of the grunge sound thrown in for good measure...It's an exciting sound, one that makes you want slam dance or just plain slam things."

At tomorrow night's show, the band will be playing songs from their new EP "Language of Threat", which is due out next month. Also on the bill are Mortals and Rejouissance. Tickets are $6.00.

Here is a live video from a show that Eula did at Martini Red last month:



Links:
Eula's Website

Tombs (Relapse Records) are Playing the Charleston on Jan. 28th

Ambient/psychedelic metalers, Tombs are playing a couple shows in the area over the next couple weeks. The first is a show at The Charleston on January 28th. On the bill with Tombs are Kylesa, Black Anvil and Tournament. Tickets are $10.

The next area show is at Union Pool on February 4th. Tombs is playing with Dysrythmia and 1200 Trees. Admission is $10.

Tombs recently signed to Relapse Records and their label debut, Winter Hours, is coming out on February 17th. There are a couple tracks, "Gossamer" and "Beneath the Toxic Jungle", currently streaming on the Tombs' MySpace profile.

Here is a live video of Tombs performing "Golden Eyes" (from Winter Hours) that was filmed at the Relapse Records showcase at CMJ:

Black Cobra Announce Headlining Show at The Charleston in Williamsburg

Psychedelic sludge rockers, Black Cobra, are currently on the road with Genghis Tron and Yip Yip for about another week.

After this, the band is getting right back in the van and touring the clubs across the country. A wide range of bands are joining Black Cobra at some of their shows which include Weedeater, Greif, Sourvein, US Christmas and labelmates Dark Castle and Stinking Lizaveta.

The only area tour stop is at The Charleston in Williamsburg on October 26th. Check out the video for "Sugar Water" (which is from the 2007 release Bestial) and bring your earplugs to the show.



Links:
Black Cobra's MySpace Page
Black Cobra's Website

Amplify Is Playing The Charleston in Brooklyn Tonight

Amplify is playing The Charleston (in Williamsburg) tonight and they are going on at 10PM. The band has been playing out a bit more with the release of their debut CD, "Beneath the Beauty Lies Heaven to Burn", which is a great melodic hard-rock disc. The Charleston is located at 174 Bedford Ave (which is between 7th and 8th Street.

For anyone not familiar with Amplify, here is a live video of the band performing "House" from their appearance on WoozyFly.com.



Links:
Pictures from Amplify's March '08 show at The Cutting Room
Amplify's MySpace Profile