ALL ROADS LEAD TO CATERWAUL- SHOWS AND TOURS!

 

It's going to be a busy summer!  A bunch of bands we do stuff for/work with are going to be on tour and playing shows all over the gosh-darned country, a number of whom will be going to and from Minneapolis for the annual Caterwaul Fest.  Still/Form, Child Bite, Grizzlor, USA Nails, Multicult, and Facet are all label-affiliated bands who will be playing the fest.

Yours truly will also be there and slinging records all weekend.  So come say 'hello', buy some crap, or tell me how much you disagree with my reviews about...  whatever.  However, if you want to recite lines from Mel Brooks movies or chat about the latest issue of National Geographic magazine that will put a smile on my face.

Also of note, a special one off show for Achilles in their hometown this summer!

So go check out some bands:

STILL/FORM

5/22/23- Portland- High Water Mark w/ Nerver

5/29/23- Minneapolis- Palmers (Caterwaul Fest)

6/3/23- Portland- High Water Mark w/ Djunah

GAYTHEIST

5/19/23- Portland- Mission Theater w/ Help, Ils

5/26/23- Salem, OR- Ike Box w/ Help

ACHILES

7/1/23- Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar

PINKO

5/30/23- Denton, TX w/ Facet

5/31/23- Austin, TX w/ Facet

6/1/23- El Paso, TX w/ Facet

6/4/23- Austin, TX- Big Dumb Fest

6/11/23- Austin, TX w/ Cherubs, Rid Of Me

10/20/23- Denton, TX @ No Coast Fest

KNUB

5/18/23- Washington, DC @ Pie Shop

5/19/23- Charlotte, NC @ Skylark

5/20/23- Atlanta, GA @ Boggs

6/9/23- Baltimore w/ Gloop, Abandoncy

7/20/23- Washington, DC w/ Cherubs, Rid Of Me

7/21/23- Baltimore w/ Cherubs, Rid Of Me

MULTICULT

* all shows with Vincas

5/25/23- Richmond, VA @ 4 Cyber Cafe

5/26/23- Columbus, OH @ Spacebar

5/27/23- Minneapolis, MN @ Palmers (Caterwaul Fest)

5/28/23- Chicago, IL @ Burlington Bar

5/29/23- Louisville, KY @ Portal

5/30/23- Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR

 

USA NAILS

* all shows with A Deer a Horse

5/24/23- Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus

5/25/23- Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit

5/26/23- Louisville, KY @ Kaiju

5/27/23- Chicago, IL @ Cole's

5/28/23- Minneapolis, MN @ Mortimers (Caterwaul Fest)

CHILD BITE

5/24/23- Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme

5/25/23- Chicago, IL @ Livewire Lounge

5/26/23- Madison, WI @ Mickey's Tavern

5/27/23- Minneapolis, MN @ Mortimer's (Caterwaul Fest)

GRIZZLOR

5/20/23- Naugatuck, CT @ Skate Park

5/25/23- Youngstown, OH @ Cedars West End w/ Brain Cave 

5/26/23- Chicago, IL @ Liars Club w/ Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Traindodge

5/27/23- Minneapolis, MN @ Palmers (Caterwaul Fest)

FACET 


5/19 - Oakland, CA 5/21 - Eli’s Mile High Club *
5/20- Reno, NV- Holland Project *
5/21- Carson City, NV- Shoetree Brewing *
5/22 - Salt Lake City, UT- Aces High *
5/23 - Denver, CO- Seventh Circle *
5/24 - Kansas City, MO- Farewell *
5/25 - Des Moines, IA- Dark Slide *
5/26 - Minneapolis, MN- Mortimers (Caterwaul Fest) *
5/27 - Milwaukee, WI- X-Ray Arcade (w/ Cherubs, Rid Of Me, Kal Marks)
5/28 - St Louis, MO- Sinkhole
5/29 - Tulsa, OK- Whittier Bar
5/30 - Denton, TX- Rubber Gloves (w/ Pinko)
5/31 - Austin, TX- Chess Club (w/ Pinko, Porcelain)
6/1 - El Paso, TX- Mona (w/ Pinko)
6/2 - Flagstaff, AZ- The Hive
6/3 - Los Angeles, CA- Non Plus Ultra
* w/ Elephant Rifle

FACET TO RELEASE DEBUT LP THROPUGH HEX, RELEASE FIRST SINGLE

 

Facet will be releasing their self-titled debut LP through Hex Records this year and what better way to celebrate than to release a single from the upcoming record in time for their forthcoming tour to the Midwest.
Facet are a trio from Oakland that began in 2019.  They quickly got underway with their debut self-released EP “Duck” that summer and then did a west coast tour later that same year.
Over the last few years they were able to hunker down and write what would become their full length, which is an expanded and refined vision of the first EP- coils of knotty and rhythmic bass, jangling angular guitar, and driving post-hardcore riffs propel this group to take their influences (think “Repetition” or “Challenge”-era Unwound) into this decade.  Coming off of lockdown the trio began playing again in earnest throughout the Bay Area opening for the likes of Metz, Kowloon Walled City, and Tunic.
Expect to see Facet on tour throughout the west and midwest this spring with Elephant Rifle and Pinko as they show these new songs off. The tour ventures Midwest-wards on the I-80 to the noise-rock Mecca of the Caterwaul Fest in Minneapolis and then winds back West into the sunset.

“Yoga” is a taste of the songs to come from this exciting new band. In regards to the song guitarist/vocalist Max Senna states: “(The song is) a snarky sun salutation opening with guitars screeching like the wheels on a stolen Kia. I’m not sure I have anything else to say about this song specifically other than gentrification is statistically the number one cause of yoga classes.”

"Yoga" is the first single from the album and you can check it out HERE.  A pre-order for the record will be this summer.

Expect more news soon regarding pre-order for their record, additional tour dates, and more.  The debut full length is expected to come out late summer/early fall on Hex Records.  “Facet” was recorded by Scott Evans of Kowloon Walled City at GSE Studios and mastered by Amar Lal of Big Ups.

FACET ON TOUR:

5/19 - Oakland, CA 5/21 - Eli’s Mile High Club *
5/20- Reno, NV- Holland Project *
5/21- Carson City, NV- Shoetree Brewing *
5/22 - Salt Lake City, UT- Aces High *
5/23 - Denver, CO- Seventh Circle *
5/24 - Kansas City, MO- Farewell *
5/25 - Des Moines, IA- Dark Slide *
5/26 - Minneapolis, MN- Mortimers (Caterwaul Fest) *
5/27 - Milwaukee, WI- X-Ray Arcade (w/ Cherubs, Rid Of Me, Kal Marks)
5/28 - St Louis, MO- Sinkhole
5/29 - Tulsa, OK- Whittier Bar
5/30 - Denton, TX- Rubber Gloves (w/ Pinko)
5/31 - Austin, TX- Chess Club (w/ Pinko, Porcelain)
6/1 - El Paso, TX- Mona (w/ Pinko)
6/2 - Flagstaff, AZ- The Hive
6/3 - Los Angeles, CA- Non Plus Ultra
* w/ Elephant Rifle

TEST PRESSINGS!

 

This coming Friday (5/5/23) will be another Bandcamp day and what better way to help fund some new upcoming releases than by selling off some test presses from the 2022 releases.  Keep your eyes open regarding those as there's some fancy-ass tests available here.  Mark it dude.

In the meantime, go listen to some jams: https://hexrecords.bandcamp.com/