* Free Label Sampler
Plenty of exciting stuff going on at Red Leader Records this month, beginning with the highly-anticipated full-length from Rochester, New York's Polar Bear Club. Sometimes Things Just Disappear is officially out as of yesterday via the label's new distro deal with LMMG. Unquestionably worth the wait, you can swing by your local indie record store and pick up a copy...or as always, get it directly from Red Leader. If you'd like to listen beforehand, the fine folks at Punknews.org are streaming the record in its entirely. Go here to check it out.
Next up, Brooklyn's hardest working band, Nakatomi Plaza, is playing three shows at SXSW this week. What's more is they're all free, which means you won't have to purchase a ridiculously-priced badge only to be forced to fight through annoying crowds of mostly-drunk industry types who are only there to jerk each other off (figuratively, of course) for five straight days. Can you tell that I've never been to SXSW and I'm bitter?
In all seriousness, go check out the Nakatomi Plaza kids; they have one of the best live shows out there. Plus, there are rumors that the band will have cdrs with new songs and demos. One of those demos might be posted on their myspace page, and it might be totally sweet.
Nakatomi Plaza SXSW Shows!
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MAR 13 - Austin, TX @ The Parlor, 100 B. East North Loop Blvd, 7pm (Nakatomi at 8pm), AA, Free!
MAR 14 - Austin, TX @ Parts and Labour (back parking lot), 1604 S. Congress, Nakatomi at 5pm, AA, Free!
MAR 15 - Austin, TX @ Agave Bar, 415 6th St., Nakatomi at 3pm, 21+, Free!
Finally, to celebrate all the madness, Red Leader has made their new label sampler free to download. Go here for 20 awesome songs from recent releases, not to mention unreleased / rare tracks from End Of A Year, Marathon, Nakatomi Plaza, Dear Tonight, FireWhenReady and Scream Hello.
Speaking of Scream Hello, it's worth noting that the band's new 4-song EP, Smart & Stupid, will be out on April 8th via Red Leader. It's the precursor to Everything Is Always Still Happening, Scream Hello's upcoming full-length due out in the Summer of 2008. I only mention it because both records are truly amazing. You can listen to a couple songs on their myspace page.
Next up, Brooklyn's hardest working band, Nakatomi Plaza, is playing three shows at SXSW this week. What's more is they're all free, which means you won't have to purchase a ridiculously-priced badge only to be forced to fight through annoying crowds of mostly-drunk industry types who are only there to jerk each other off (figuratively, of course) for five straight days. Can you tell that I've never been to SXSW and I'm bitter?
In all seriousness, go check out the Nakatomi Plaza kids; they have one of the best live shows out there. Plus, there are rumors that the band will have cdrs with new songs and demos. One of those demos might be posted on their myspace page, and it might be totally sweet.
Nakatomi Plaza SXSW Shows!
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MAR 13 - Austin, TX @ The Parlor, 100 B. East North Loop Blvd, 7pm (Nakatomi at 8pm), AA, Free!
MAR 14 - Austin, TX @ Parts and Labour (back parking lot), 1604 S. Congress, Nakatomi at 5pm, AA, Free!
MAR 15 - Austin, TX @ Agave Bar, 415 6th St., Nakatomi at 3pm, 21+, Free!
Finally, to celebrate all the madness, Red Leader has made their new label sampler free to download. Go here for 20 awesome songs from recent releases, not to mention unreleased / rare tracks from End Of A Year, Marathon, Nakatomi Plaza, Dear Tonight, FireWhenReady and Scream Hello.
Speaking of Scream Hello, it's worth noting that the band's new 4-song EP, Smart & Stupid, will be out on April 8th via Red Leader. It's the precursor to Everything Is Always Still Happening, Scream Hello's upcoming full-length due out in the Summer of 2008. I only mention it because both records are truly amazing. You can listen to a couple songs on their myspace page.
