New Homewreckers, O Pioneers and The Anchor shows!

So THE HOMEWRECKERS, O PIONEERS and THE ANCHOR just sent me an update of their upcoming show/touring plans and it is my duty to forward on these precious bits of information to you. THE HOMEWRECKERS will be doing a few shows in their home state of New York, while THE ANCHOR tours the south on their way to DEATH TO FALSE HOPE FEST. Our buddies O PIONEERS are once again enlisting the help of NEW BRUISES to back him up as they battle their way up the sure-to-be frigid east coast into Canada. Check out the dates below and if they'll be in your neck of the woods don't be a dick and go check them out!



THE HOMEWRECKERS

1/08/11 Manhattan, NY @ QxBxRx Cake Shop w/ Forgetters and Gone Mad
1/22/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Glitterhouse
2/17/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls w/ Titfit, Schmekel





NO FRIENDS


1/22/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic w/ Army of Ponch, Ninja Gun
4/09/11 London, UK @ Bowery
4/10/11 Kingston, UK @ Fighting Cocks
4/11/11 Bristol, UK @ Croft
4/12/11 Tilburg, NL @ 013
4/13/11 TBA
4/14/11 Zurich, DE @ werk21, dynamo
4/15/11 Parma, IT @ LE MALE CLUB
4/16/11 Livorno, IT @ KING CLUB
4/17/11 Paris, FR @ LES COMBUSTIBLES
4/18/11 Nantes, FR @ La Scène Michelet
4/19/11 Bordeaux, FR @
4/20/11 Clermont, FR @ FERRAND RAYMONDS BAR
4/21/11 TBA
4/22/11 Belgium @ GROEZROCK FESTIVAL





O PIONEERS

1/22/11 Tampa, FL @ Transitions
1/23/11 Gainesville, FL @ Wayward Council w/Senders
1/24/11 Clemson, SC @TBA
1/25/11 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/Hostage Calm
1/26/11 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space w/Hostage Calm
1/27/11 Scranton, PA @ The Vintage Theater w/Tigers Jaw, Hostage Calm
1/28/11 Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase w/Tigers Jaw, Hostage Clam
1/29/11 Boston, MA @ Club Lido (Wonderland Ballroom) w/Tigers Jaw, Hostage Calm
1/30/11 Montreal, QC @ L'esco w/ Hostage Calm
1/31/11 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar w/junior battles, Hostage Calm
2/01/11 London, ON @ Call The Office w/junior battles, Hostage Calm
2/02/11 Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar. Hostage Calm, We Are The Union
2/03/11 Chicago, IL @ Strangelight w/IIOI, Hostage Calm
2/04/11 Muncie, IN @ 705 N Alameda Ave w/Hostage Calm
2/05/11 Athens, OH @ Brown Town w/Hostage Calm
2/06/11 Akron, OH @ It's a Kling Thing w/Hostage Calm
2/07/11 State College, PA @ La Casa Blanca w/Hostage Calm
2/08/11 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/Hostage Calm





THE ANCHOR

1/14/11 Austin, TX @ Red7 w/ Bike Problems, Lee Tucker and The Riverbends
1/15/11 San Antonio, TX @ The Princeton House w/ Stallone!
1/16/11 Fort Worth, TX @ The Grotto w/ Charmadillo, Genius Party
1/17/11 Shreveport, LA @ Bear's w/ Death Rides The River
1/18/11 Birmingham, AL @ Magic City Wholesale w/ World History, We Can Have Fun
1/19/11 TBA
1/20/11 Asheville, NC @ The Bjorn House w/ Big Eyes, Sacajaweeda
1/21/11 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall DEATH TO FALSE HOPE FEST Cap Kids 6pm on the Garage Stage
1/22/11 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall DEATH TO FALSE HOPE FEST The Anchor 6pm on the Garage Stage
1/23/11 Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox Lounge w/ One Win Choice
1/24/11 Atlanta, GA @ The Posi Palace w/ Bad Mammals
1/25/11 Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank w/ Rickety Crickets
1/26/11 Hattiesburg, MS @ 1126 House w/ Amazing Energy
1/27/11 TBA
1/28/11 TBA

No Friends live at Fest 9!

Orlando, FL/Richmond VA hardcore punk band NO FRIENDS are one of many bands that performed at this year's FEST 9 in Gainesville, Florida. Check out them performing "Broken Windows" and "Loaded Question" off of their debut LP on No Idea Records. The band released the "Traditional Failures" EP this past April on Kiss of Death and are scheduled to make their first European appearances early next year. Check out the video and the updated tourdates below:

VIDEO : HERE

EUROPEAN TOUR:

4/09/10 London, UK @ Bowery  
4/10/10 Kingston, UK @ Fighting Cocks
4/11/10 Bristol, UK @ Croft
4/12/10 Tilburg, NL @ 013  
4/13/10 TBA     
4/14/10 Zurich, DE @ werk21, dynamo
4/15/10 Parma, IT @ LE MALE CLUB    
4/16/10 Livorno, IT @ KING CLUB    
4/17/10 Paris, FR @ LES COMBUSTIBLES    
4/18/10 Nantes, FR @ La Scène Michelet    
4/19/10 Bordeaux, FR @  
4/20/10 Clermont, FR @ FERRAND RAYMONDS BAR
4/21/10 TBA
4/22/10 Belgium @ GROEZROCK FESTIVAL

Unwelcome Guests top 10 status!

Unwelcome Guests "Don't Go Swimming" was recently featured in a column on Popmatters.com as one of the best punk albums of 2010. We can't help but agree. This is what they had to say:

"With well-aimed tunefulness, like a U.S. teenage version of the Clean or Maximo Park, these lads deliver pop-centric fare for a guilt-ridden age. The harnessed speed of “Might Be Broken” is insistent and urgent. The theme focuses on being “broken and unemployed, depressed and a total mess,” though the vibe is neither hostile nor hollow. It reeks with hopefulness, concentrated into miles of memorable melody. They shift, too, outfitting “Wrecking Ball” with cowpunk credibility. “Considering” returns to puncturing guitar and Buzzcocks-like gusto as they desire to leave the cluttered adult world behind. Let’s join them, one song at a time."

Not too shabby! If you haven't checked out "Don't Go Swimming" you can pick it up on vinyl, cd or free download in our store HERE

Wax Phantom / Criminal Culture tracks!

KOD will soon be releasing a split 7" featuring New York's WAX PHANTOM and Tampa, Florida's CRIMINAL CULTURE. WP has members of Iron Chic, Down In The Dumps, Jonesin' and Small Arms Dealer while Criminal Culture are one of Tampa's up-and-coming bright, shining stars. I would describe the bands to you, but I don't have to because you can go listen for yourself! Both bands have the songs posted on their bandcamp sites. So go check it out and we'll have more details on the release (aka when you'll actually be able to buy it) soon!

Listen to WAX PHANTOM HERE

Listen to CRIMINAL CULTURE HERE

- Alex

VRGNS live at Fest 9!

As promised, I'll be posting some footage and photos from this years Fest 9 in Gainesville, Florida. It was a pretty ridiculous weekend as always and I think we all took about a month to recover from it. Orlando, Florida's VRGNS were just one of the many Kiss of Death bands that performed this year. The band recently released their new LP "Manimals" on the label, which you can pick up HERE or download it for free HERE. Since Sam is currently a new member of Fat Wreck badasses Dead to Me, VRGNS shows will be a little fewer and further between so you'll have to get your VRGNS fix via internet. Here's a video of them performing "Perfect World" and "Atheists in America" off of their debut LP "Miscarriage."

Watch it HERE

New records! Senders/Little League Tour!

So it's been a while. Fest sort of destroyed our brains over here for a month or so, but we're back on the ball with new news and new records for you!

Firstly, SENDERS are about to embark on a tour of the southern US with their buds LITTLE LEAGUE. The two Florida bands are part of a very recently released four-way split 7" on KOD and I'll post more info about that in just a moment if you'll bear with me. The tour starts in exactly one week so check out the dates below:

Senders/Little League Tour!

12/10 - Gainesville, FL @ Boca Fiesta
12/11 - Atlanta, GA @ The Cut
12/12 - Athens, GA @ The Hangar
12/13 - Clemson, SC @ The Bengal Tiger
12/14 - Birmingham, AL @ God's Butt
12/15 - Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music Hall
12/16 - Denton, TX @ TBA
12/17 - Austin, TX @ Trailer Space Records
12/18 - San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven
12/19 - New Orleans, LA @ The Saint
12/20 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Here Today Gone Tomorrow
12/22 - Tallahassee, FL @ Coolifornia

Secondly, we have three brand new releases in our webstore for you to check out!

KOD 61 - Timeshares/Captain We're Sinking Split 7"



Timeshares bring a lot of what one would expect from an ex-The Knockdown band to their side of the split. Tight playing, some noodling guitar riffs, some staccato ones, and an overall knack for bringing an extra catchy chorus to your ears without beating you over the head with it. They're talented dudes and they know just how to get you feeling good and singing along. On the flip side of this split, Captain We're Sinking tear through a couple of tracks of vocal driven punk. Sometimes fast, sometimes plodding and head-nodding, Captain We're Sinking have enough tricks up their sleeves to open a magic school, but their too busy writing great vocal lines that will get fused to your brain stem.

Buy it HERE


KOD 62 - Forget Me-Not Split featuring: Senders, Little League, Backpocket, Small Talk



This 4-way split showcases the powerful resurgence of bands influenced by the 90's emo scene. Little League's rocking mid-tempo romp brings to mind Texas is the Reason, Small Talk's noodly tendencies and sometimes cracking vocals calls to mind the Promise Ring, Senders' heaviness and sense of melody is reminiscent of Hum and Backpocket sound like an amalgamation of all three. Anyone who was a fan of emo before it was about "cutting" and haircuts will totally dig this.

Buy it HERE

KOD 63 - Teenage Softies/Stolen Parts split 7"



This split 7" features two new projects from the members of not-quite-totally-defunct-yet KOD alumni Monikers. Side A is a super snotty blast of female/male duel vocaled pop punk in the shape of Orlando's Teenage Softies. Side B is a more mature approach to the same idea as Brooklyn's Stolen Parts trade in their teenage angst for a more dynamic and layered approach. Depending on what kind of mood you're in, this 7" has something for everyone.

Buy it HERE

Stay tuned for tons of news in the coming weeks! We'll try to keep you entertained as you get stuck with your weirdo families during the holidays with tons of video, photos and media from Fest!

- Alex

Store news/missing orders and new jams

HI every one, i know there is some missing orders, our store has been taking a huge crap on us and some are falling through the internet gaps. please email what you are missing, an order number if you have one. title the email MISSING ORDER. i have been gone from the office for about a months with pre-fest, fest9 and funfunfun fest then got home and was sick as crap. so please bear with me as i get all the backed up mail order out. sorry about the huge delays to all of you patience and awesome peeps!! there will be bonus goodies for all of you i promise to make up for the waiting. just so you know this is a one man operation over here in the mail order and i am currently buried in it.


new jams coming soon?

Timeshares/Captian, We're Sinking - split 7" (Timeshares is the Knockdown without vic, the old singer)

timeshares @if you make it
timeshares @ bandcamp
CWS @ if you make it
CWS @ myspace

Stolen Parts/Teenages Softies - split 7" (both bands have dudes from monkiers and other cool bands)
stolen parts @ myspace



4 way split 7" w/ Senders, Small Talk, Little League and Backpocket
Senders @ bandcamp
Small Talk @ bandcamp
Little League @ bandcamp
Back Pocket @ myspace

Wax Phantom/Criminal Culture - split 7" (WP has dudes from Iron Chic, Down In The Dumps, Jonesin' and Small Arms Dealer)

Wax Phantom @ if you make it
Criminal Culture @ bandcamp

if you live in the Tampa Bay area and want to come help out, please drop us an email!! thanks a ton!

-Glenn