PRETTY BOY THORSON USED KIDS THE TIM VERSION NINJA GUN split 7" (July 09)
DUDE JAMS / TOO MANY DAVES split 7" (July 09)
INFECTED Awake In Our Own Graves 7" (July 09)
THE DUKES OF HILLSBOROUGH Generation Tinnitus LP w/ digital download (July 09)
MADISON BLOODBATH / SUNNYSIDE split 7" (Oct 09)
JONESIN' 7" EP (Oct 09)
JACK PALANCE BAND Get This Shit Under Way LP (Nov 09)
SASS DRAGONS / SHANG-A-LANG TOO MANY DAVES / IT BURNS 10" split (Nov 09)
In the distant future...
TILTWHEEL CD/LP (Sept/Oct 09)
NEW RELEASES
THE TIM VERSION Prohibition Starts Tomorrow LP $8.00
In Charles Willeford's book, Cockfighter, the protagonist of the story starts off with simultaneously losing his trailer and his underage wife; he'd taken a gamble by doctoring one of his prize gamecock's beaks and lost everything except what he could carry. Filter that into stucco, Florida heat, jobs that get in the way, large record collections, and waking up pissed but productive, and there you have The Tim Version's second full-length opus to the cracks in the concrete of American life.
From the underside of AmericaÕs drooping wang comes a band thatÕs not as dumb as the name may suggest. Their songs are about the overwhelming beauty of life, dumb assholes who you can safely deduce are dumb assholes from the stickers on their jacked-up trucks and lack of use of a blinker to indicate a lane change, to alcoholic therapists. Suburban problems sung by working class dudes who Òfailed to get with the programÓ and Òfollowed their dreamsÓ of continuing to make music later on in life. Sweat bands and flip flops were worn in the absence of irony during this record. Think of Superchunk at a yard sale, mixed with a little Leatherface and the desperate, misfit, determined underdog values of Dinosaur Jr. Featuring members of HŸsker DŸchebag, Clairmel, Shitty Shitty Gangbang, and the Tim Version.
first pressing - 500 (116 purple mix "w/blue and white", 170 indigo mix "w/black and white", 214 black mix "w/ purple and white")
Four original, unreleased tracks by each band, following the time-tested-and-true formula of Snuffy Smiles. Pretend that Japan wasnÕt another continent, that it fit right in place of California, and these bands could van pool to the other parts of America.
Blotto: Ask, ÒWho is the Japanese Bruce Springsteen when they slow downÓ? Would they sound like The Tim Version? Yes. A little bit, but with sake instead of whiskey. Kampai!
Conniption Fits: Channeling underground Orange County punk rock that too few folks know about, in the vein of The Pegs and The Drips: crunchy, punchy, guitar-driven rock.
Sass Dragons: A Chicago-an Dwarves-style hardcoreÑwith a Black Sabbath hiccupÑby three dudes who arenÕt that tough but have a more-than-significant-amount of chest hair between them.
Prohibition: From the Minnesota of Japan, a song thatÕs both Blitz and Replacements and neither and both at the same time. Just imagine them in Viking helmets and tight underwear playing in your front room.
Record stuffs: Pressing of 500, all mixed color. Co-release with LetÕs Pretend. Cover art by Ben Snakepit.
PRETTY BOY THORSON HOWLING! with pretty boy thorson and friends 7" EP $3.50
Being that our generation of DIY punk is being seriously dismissed, go ahead and call bullshit if you want, but Jesse Thorson is turning into our generationÕs David Allan Coe. Outlaw misery. Life misery. Full-bottle comfort. Empty-bottle misery. Transmission-just-dropped-out-half-way-across-the-country, no-money music. Beside JesseÕs verifiable renegade stance are expertly crafted songsÑsome would call them old country and not be entirely wrongÑthat are told through the hungry eyes of someone who is seeking more than this life has been able to offer. Four songs with a rotating cast of Minnesota rogues. If there was any justice in this worldÑand thereÕs notÑJesse would be sharing the charts with Merle and Johnny. Instead, we can all share a bottle and start kicking things aside as this little fucker spins around.
first pressing - 500 (21 pink mix, 31 purple mix, 49 white mix, 70 dark gray mix, 146 light gray mix, 183 black mix)
6.18.09 MPLS, MN Hexagon Bar w/ Dude Jams & Amen and the Hell Yeahs
6.19.09 DULUTH, MN R.T. Quinlins
6.20.09 FARGO, ND The Aquarium
6.23.09 APPLETON, WI The BFG
6.24.09 CHICAGO, IL RonnyÕs w/ breaker, breaker, one niner
6.25.09 ELGIN, IL MAD MAGGIES
6.26.09 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Halloween House w/ Amen & the Hell Yeahs
6.27.09 FT. WAYNE, IN Berlin Music Pub w/ Flamingo Nosebleed
6.28.09 DAYTON, OHCornerstone Bar
6.29.09 ***DAY OFF, HELP!!!!!!!****
6.30.09 LOUISVILLE, KY Skull Alley
7.01.09 CINCINATTI, OH Southgate House Parlour w/The Dopamines and a lot more
7.02.09 LEXINGTON, KY Brooklyn Pizza
7.03.09 *** DAY OFF, HELP !!!!*****
7.04.09 PITTSBURGH, PA FrankÕs Basement
7.05.09 CLEVELAND, OH Now ThatÕs Class
7.06.09 PHILADELPHIA, PA JrÕs Bar
7.07.09 BROOKLYN, NY Lost & Found
7.08.09 HARTFORD, CT The Whitney House
7.09.09 DOVER, NH RJÕs
7.10.09 LOWELL, MA the worthen tavern
7.11.09 BOSTON, MA ObrienÕs w/ landmines & dirty tactics
7.12.09 PROVIDENCE, RI Penalty Box w/ Sharks Come Cruising
7.13.09 LONG ISLAND, NY house show
7.14.09 *** DAY OFF, HELP!!!***
7.15.09 BALTIMORE, MD Charm City Art Space
7.16.09 RICHMOND, VA Nara Sushi
7.17.09 DURHAM, NC ChazÕs Birthday Bash
7.18.09 AUGUSTA, GA Firehouse Bar
7.19.09 ST. AUGUSTINE, FL Nobby's sports bar
7.20.09 ORLANDO, FL WillÕs Pub
7.21.09 TAMPA, FL transitions
7.22.09 GAINESVILLE, FL The Kickstand
7.23.09 ATLANTA, GA 529
7.24.09 CHATTANOOGA, TN JJÕs Bohemia
7.25.09 NASHVILLE, TN Little Hamilton Collective
7.26.09 MEMPHIS, TN The Buccaneer
7.27.09 ST. LOUIS, MO The Delux w/ the haddonfields
Dude Jams Summer Tour 09
Jun 19 2009 @get bent press w/ amen and the hell yeahs, the transgressions and the gusto madison, Wisconsin
Jun 20 2009 10:00P
House show w/ amen and the hell yeahs and lotsa bands! elgin, Illinois
Jun 21 2009 10:00P
@HOUSE SHOW w/ amen and the hell yeahs and vacation bible school chicago, Illinois
Jun 22 2009 8:00P
@ BOOBYS carbondale, Illinois
Jun 23 2009 10:00P
@The Boiler room w/ the fallen and blood carries disease lexington, Kentucky
Jun 24 2009 8:00P
@ the hideaway johnson city, Tennessee
Jun 25 2009 8:00P
tba chattanooga, Tennessee
Jun 26 2009 8:00P
HOUSE SHOW w/ the begin-agains ashville, North Carolina
Jun 27 2009 9:00P
@ the beep beep gallery w/ the anchor atlanta, Georgia
Jun 28 2009 8:00P
TBA huntsville, Alabama
Jun 29 2009 8:00P
@ the muse nashville, Tennessee
Jun 30 2009 8:00P
@ CHAOSOME Lexington, Kentucky
Jul 1 2009 8:00P
being booked! lexington, Kentucky
Jul 2 2009 8:00P
being booked! knoxville, Tennessee
Jul 3 2009 8:00P
moreland ave. house show atlanta, Georgia
Jul 4 2009 8:00P
@warehouse and bbq w/ loser life and flea bags athens, Georgia
Jul 5 2009 8:00P
RAMP JAM? st. augistine, Florida
Jul 6 2009 8:00P
@the basement house tampa, Florida
