So basically we had a stack of Here Come the Waterworks LPs from the original pressing sitting around because they were white labels and didn't have inner sleeves (although they do have jackets). We finally cranked out some photocopied inserts, and now you can finally get the album you should have had on vinyl all along in a limited (we're talking double digits), slightly lower-fi print version. Vinyl and jacket are both first press.
Order at RealTomatoKechup.com
Tour Dates:
8/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/07 West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour w/ Torche, Thrones (Buy Tickets)
8/08 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/09 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/12 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Torche, Thrones (Buy Tickets)
8/13 San Antonio, TX @ Korova w/ Torche, Thrones (Buy Tickets)
8/14 Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/16 Tuscon, AZ @ Club Congress
Order at RealTomatoKechup.com
Tour Dates:
8/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/07 West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour w/ Torche, Thrones (Buy Tickets)
8/08 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/09 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/12 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Torche, Thrones (Buy Tickets)
8/13 San Antonio, TX @ Korova w/ Torche, Thrones (Buy Tickets)
8/14 Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Torche, Thrones (Venue Link)
8/16 Tuscon, AZ @ Club Congress
You've got about 7 hours left to pledge if you want to get any of the rewards from the Helms Alee music video kickstarter campaign.
Good news is they hit their minimum, so the video is definitely a go. Sugarbear is plotting furiously now.
Good news is they hit their minimum, so the video is definitely a go. Sugarbear is plotting furiously now.
Greh from Vacation Vinyl got some footage of PRURIENT's entire set last week at the Ukrainian Culture Center in Los Angeles. The show was with Austra and Cold Cave and put on by FYF Fest. Crank this.

We've got copies of the JESUIT discography either on CD or LP+7" in the Hydra Head Shop (courtesy of Magic Bullet Records). Here is some info from them:
JESUIT were an unrelenting, noisy hardcore band from Virginia Beach, VA. They existed from the mid-90′s up until the changing of the century. In their wake, they left a rather nice-sized dent in the intensely-PC witch-hunt/”safe space” era of DIY hardcore. Whereas events attributed to Charles Manson are often credited with bringing a savage and brutal end to the peace, love, and drug culture of the 60′s, events surrounding bands like JESUIT and GEHENNA not only elicited controversy at every tour stop, but pushed a movement toward hardcore finding its more violent, unpredictable, and entirely irreverent roots as the “Portlandia” cult of 90′s hardcore crashed to a halt.
Comprised of childhood friends Nate Newton (who went on to CONVERGE, OLD MAN GLOOM, and DOOMRIDERS), Brian Benoit (who went on to THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), Brett Matthews, Kelly Posadas, and J. How, JESUIT managed to crank out twelve scathing blasts of fury and anguish in their time.
Discography features all twelve in reverse chronological order from the final 7″ on Hydra Head all the way back to the demo tape. All twelve tracks have been meticulously restored and remixed by Kurt Ballou at God City before being remastered by Bob Lipton at Peerless. The result is a behemoth of an album that sounds and feels more relevant than anything being marketed as “hardcore for the hardcore” today.
Discography also features completely revamped artwork from Florian Bertmer and Brent Eyestone. Both the LP+7″ and the CD versions are housed in lush gatefolds featuring a brand new illustration from Florian. Inside, listeners will be bombarded with inserts and extras galore. For the vinyl version, Eyestone has reworked and re-interpretated the original demo tape art into a stand-alone 7″ piece and built a massive collage comprised of hundreds of photos from the band’s archive and contributors like Dave Mandel and Jason Hellman. Both versions feature complete lyrics and a booklet containing essays and even more photos from friends and peers who experienced JESUIT first-hand. Great accounts from Brian Cook (BOTCH, RUSSIAN CIRCLES), Mike “Phyte” Mowery, Jason Hamacher (FRODUS), and more leave the reader in stitches as story after story paints a larger image of the pure chaos and absurdity that defined JESUIT to a T.
Mp3: “Car Crash Lullaby”
Tracklist:
• Car Crash Lullaby
• Your Sharp Teeth
• Cop Glasses
• Hole in the Sky
• Servitude
• The Malady
• Suicide King
• Tranzor Z
• The Smooth Talking Son of a Bitch
• Trigger
• Canonize
• Expatriate
• Car Crash Lullaby
• Your Sharp Teeth
• Cop Glasses
• Hole in the Sky
• Servitude
• The Malady
• Suicide King
• Tranzor Z
• The Smooth Talking Son of a Bitch
• Trigger
• Canonize
• Expatriate
"Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: DIY in the 21st Century," a music documentary featuring Hydra Head, Neurot, and Constellation bands, is playing at the NW Film Forum Theatre in Seattle - on Sunday, August 7, at 3:30pm. The film was produced and directed by Kenneth Thomas.
This captivating documentary is the product of five years of obsessive filming of live concert footage, exclusive interviews, and historic documentation focusing on three fiercely independent music labels and their bands.
Featuring Neurosis, Isis, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pelican, Oxbow, Evangelista, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Cave In, and many others whose music and art found ideal homes in the artist-run record labels of Hydra Head, Neurot, and Constellation.
These labels combine hard-to-define, heavy music with a visual aesthetic that has enraptured worldwide fans, without the need for radio or corporate media outlets. They uphold the legacy of treating music as an art form, not as a product.
This film is an answer to those who question where the spirit of punk rock is today.
Over 20 bands and visual artists.
3 record labels.
1 philosophy.
Check out the Trailer below:
Blood, Sweat & Vinyl: DIY in the 21st Century (Trailer) from kenneth thomas on Vimeo.
The Northwest Film Forum
www.nwfilmforum.org
Sunday - August 7, 2011 - 3:30pm
Tickets $7
1515 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
"Blood, Sweat & Vinyl provides a keen glimpse into crucial corners of the modern music universe where corporate concerns are disregarded and the artists are given (and receive) the respect they deserve."
- J. Bennett, Decibel Magazine
www.bloodsweatvinyl.com


