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First So-Cal Screening of FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL

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Vannen Watches, Epitaph Records & LB Art Theatre
Present First So-Cal Screening of
FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL 
Plus: Filmmaker Intro/Post Q&A 
Sunday, August 25th @ 11AM at The Art Theatre of Long Beach

 

Vannen Watches, Epitaph Records, and the Art Theatre [2025 E. 4th, Long Beach] are excited to bring FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALLto Southern California for a FREE fan screening on Sunday, August 25th at 11AM at the Art Theatre [2025 E. 4th Street, LBC 90814].

Long before Green Day and Blink-182 inflicted punk-rock’s puncture wound on the map of mainstream music, the Descendents were in a garage concocting the perfect mix of pop, angst, love, and coffee. FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL follows band leader/drummer/square-peg Bill Stevenson and his “caffeinated retardedness” as he pushes his rotating door of bandmates to “achieve ALL,” his philosophy of going for greatness at all costs. Stevenson is a force to be reckoned with, proving that not even a grapefruit-sized brain tumor can keep him down. Featuring interviews with the band, along with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion) and many more reveal the story of a band – if not THE band – responsible for pop-punk as you know it.

TICKETS: This is will be the FIRST Southern California showing ofFILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL, unfortunately space and tickets are limited, so we’re holding a lottery and picking people at random to attend. Please register by visiting the following link:
http://filmagesun.eventbrite.com

Click on “Register” button and once entered, your name will be added to the lottery list. We’ll pick the lucky attendees at random on August 21st, and all winners will be notified immediately by email. If you are not contacted, or not sure that you were contacted, you can go to VannenWatches.com to see the full list of lottery winners.

Support your community! The filmmakers encourage you to support our great community resource by making a donation to the Art Theatre of Long Beach (a public corporation for the arts), which generously donates its time and space to worthy arts-oriented organizations and causes. While donationsdo not guarantee you’ll be granted entry to FILMAGE, you’ll be a hero by supporting a great institution. Click the PayPal link HERE to contribute to this wonderful neighborhood resource. Or, if you’re one of the lucky ones who’ll be attending the screening, you can make a donation (in cash or via credit) at the theatre. Thanks for your support, and good luck!

Disclaimer: By registering for this lottery it does not guarantee entrance into the screening; you are only registering to be entered into a lottery to win tickets. Winners will be chosen at random. By entering the lottery your info will also be added to our mailing list. If you do not want to be added to our list, please let us know. No purchase necessary, but lottery entries are limited to one per person. Thanks for entering, and good luck!
FILMAGE TICKET LOTTERY: http://filmagesun.eventbrite.com/

FILMAGE WEBSITE: http://www.filmagemovie.com

FILMAGE TRAILERS:
http://vimeo.com/43951523
http://vimeo.com/67954204
http://vimeo.com/23539352

THEATRE DONATIONS
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B2DDXTNXU4M7C

Tony Sly Tribute Album Details

One year ago today, on July 31, 2012, we lost a true original, Tony Sly. While we continue to mourn Tony our friend, we also celebrate Tony the artist through his songs. On October 29th, we will officially release The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute. we can’t express how much it means to us and Tony’s family that each of the artists and bands on this album took the time and effort to contribute such meaningful and interesting interpretations of Tony’s songs. All proceeds from this compilation will go to the Tony Sly Memorial Fund.

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Retox Documentary

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RETOX RELEASE NEW DOCUMENTARY

with guest appearances by Nick Zinner (Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs), Buzz  Osbourne (The Melvins)

YPLL OUT MAY 28th via Epitaph

Band On Tour Now

(April 15th, Los Angeles, CA)  RETOX have released a 60 minute documentary that is available with purchase of their forthcoming record, YPLL  out May 28th. The documentary explores the realities of making  an album, what it’s like to be in a touring band today and  features interviews with Buzz Osborne from The Melvins and Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who also appears on the new record.

The full documentary is currently  available to watch courtesy of alarm-magazine.com, who also named YPLL,  one of their favorites of the week here: http://alarm-magazine.com/?p=63248

“You kind of have to ruin your life to be in a punk band,” states Justin Pearson, currently on tour with new band Retox and renowned for his work with groundbreaking noise outfit THE LOCUST. Retox, along with some high-profile guests, shed light on the hardships and rewards of doing what you love instead of what you’re “supposed to,” discuss days and nights of relentless touring and the intense emotions experienced on stage and making music.

With YPLL, Retox deliver a mission statement in 12 blistering tracks, the vast majority of them clocking in at two minutes or less. It’s the type of rallying battle cry that inspires lingering and dormant primal urges and too-long-suppressed societal dissatisfaction in those who encounter its punk rock lineage and postmodern crash-and-ban.

RETOX  is on tour now.

RETOX Tour Dates:

5/15/2013 The Middle East Upstairs Cambridge MA
5/16/2013 The Acheron Brooklyn NY
5/17/2013 Pianos New York NY
5/18/2013 Philamoca Philadelphia PA
5/19/2013 Golden West Cafe Baltimore MD
5/20/2013 The Milestone Charlotte NC
5/21/2013 Purgatory at the Masquerade Atlanta GA
5/22/2013 Circle Bar New Orleans LA
5/23/2013 Rudyards Houston TX
5/24/2013 The Mohawk Austin TX
5/25/2013 Train Yard Las Cruces NM
5/26/2013 Trunk Space Phoenix AZ
5/27/2013 Punk Rock Bowling Las Vegas NV
5/28/2013 Che Cafe San Diego CA
5/29/2013 Vacation Vinyl Los Angeles CA
5/30/2013 The Smell Los Angeles CA

RETOX RELEASE BLOODY NEW VIDEO FOR ‘MATURE SCIENCE’

(March 27th, Los Angeles, CA) The provocative SoCal band RETOX have unleashed a brand new video, a heart – stopping thriller that portrays the band’s kinetic, challenging energy in their latest track release, “MATURE SCIENCE.”  Combining the jagged edges of stripped down/back-to-basics rock n’ roll with bombastic attitude and art-rock intelligentsia, using the prism of the past to look toward the potential brilliance of the future, RETOX’s YPLL arrives via Epitaph Records on May 7th, 2013.

Directed by Simon Chan, the new video features the band in a riot-like scenario, where the band kidnaps  a police officer and brings him to an undisclosed location. The  disturbing story unfolds in 2:47 minutes, ending in an intense, bloody scene that can only be fully realized by watching the video.

Check out the new video via Lambgoat.com here: http://lambgoat.com/features/69/Retox-Mature-Science-video-premiere

Guitarist Michael Crain offers, “Retox does not in any way condone or advocate the harming of police officers. We do however feel that our society as a whole would be far safer and not as unjustly regulated if local, state, and federal law enforcement were required to memorize the lyrics to Black Flag’s “Police Story” and N.W.A’s “Fuck tha Police!”

Retox deliver a mission statement in 12 blistering tracks, the vast majority of them clocking in at two minutes or less. It’s the type of rallying battle cry that inspires lingering and dormant primal urges and too-long-suppressed societal dissatisfaction in those who encounter its punk rock lineage and postmodern crash-and-ban.

In May, the band will take their energetic live performance across North America.

PRE-ORDERS are now live for RETOX’s YPLL, which will arrive in-stores and online on May 7th. Please go to: www.kingsroadmerch.com/epitaphrecords

RETOX Tour Dates:

5/8/2013 Moonroom Denver CO
5/9/2013 Brother’s Lounge Omaha NE
5/10/2013 The Hexagon Minneapolis MN
5/11/2013 Township Chicago IL
5/12/2013 Smalls Hamtramck MI
5/15/2013 The Middle East Upstairs Cambridge MA
5/16/2013 The Acheron Brooklyn NY
5/17/2013 Pianos New York NY
5/19/2013 Golden West Cafe Baltimore MD
5/20/2013 The Milestone Charlotte NC
5/23/2013 Rudyards Houston TX
5/25/2013 Train Yard Las Cruces NM
5/26/2013 Trunk Space Phoenix AZ
5/27/2013 Punk Rock Bowling Las Vegas NV

ALKALINE TRIO STREAM NEW ALBUM VIA SPIN.COM

My Shame Is True Out April 2nd

Band To Play Live At  The 98-7fm Penthouse at The Historic Hollywood Tower Next Week

US Tour Starts April 25th

March 26th, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA –   Chicago’s celebrated punk rock cult heroes, Alkaline Trio, are set to return with the exhilarating new album My Shame Is True out April 2nd via Epitaph Records. Fans are invited to stream the album in full starting today via Spin.com by going here: http://www.spin.com/articles/alkaline-trio-my-shame-is-true-album-stream-matt-skiba-interview-epitaph

On April 1st, Alkaline Trio will play an exclusive live set at  the 987FM  Penthouse at The Historic Hollywood Tower in Los Angeles. In addition, the band will hit the road at the end of the month with brooding punk rockers Bayside  and Off With Their Heads for an exuberant live tour which already has numerous sold out dates throughout the country, including Chicago LA, and NYC.

Since emerging in 1996, Alkaline Trio have become one of the punk rock’s most progressive and unique bands of the last decade, rousing a dedicated legion of passionate supporters with eight fan-adored albums and relentless world-wide touring. My Shame Is True is the next chapter in the band’s celebrated career.

What’s being said about Alkaline Trio?
 “Rockers show their punk bite is as strong as ever…” – Rolling Stone

“ A gnarled, zeitgeisty gem from the beloved Chicago outfit’s forthcoming ‘My Shame Is True…”– Spin

“…the band finds itself in its most vital place in years.” – Billboard

 

My Shame Is True is now available for pre-order via Epitaph by going to www.alkalinetriostore.com.

 

Alkaline Trio Tour Dates:

4/25/2013 The Observatory Santa Ana CA SOLD OUT
4/26/2013 House of Blues San Diego CA SOLD OUT
4/27/2013 Fremont Country Club Las Vegas NV
4/28/2013 Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ
4/29/2013 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque NM
5/1/2013 Cains Ballroom Tulsa OK
5/2/2013 House of Blues Dallas TX
5/3/2013 House of Blues Houston TX
5/4/2013 Emo’s East Austin TX
5/8/2013 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale FL
5/9/2013 The Florida Theater Gainesville FL
5/10/2013 House of Blues- Orlando Orlando FL
5/11/2013 Center Stage Atlanta GA
5/12/2013 Marathon Music Works Nashville TN
5/14/2013 Cats Cradle Carrboro NC
5/15/2013 The National Richmond VA
5/16/2013 The Norva Theater Norfolk VA
5/17/2013 Rams Head Live Baltimore MD
5/18/2013 House of Blues Boston MA
5/19/2013 Toads Place New Haven CT
5/21/2013 Irving Plaza New York NY SOLD OUT
5/22/2013 Chameleon Club Lancaster PA
5/23/2013 Electric Factory Philadelphia PA
5/24/2013 Best Buy Theater New York NY SOLD OUT
5/25/2013 Water Street Music Hall Rochester NY
5/26/2013 Newport Music Hall Columbus OH
5/28/2013 House of Blues Cleveland OH
5/29/2013 Clutch Cargo’s Pontiac MI
5/30/2013 Metro Chicago IL SOLD OUT
5/31/2013 Metro Chicago IL SOLD OUT
6/1/2013 The Rave Milwaukee WI
6/2/2013 Pops St. Louis MO
6/4/2013 The Summit Music Hall Denver CO
6/4/2013 The  Venue Salt Lake City UT
6/7/2013 Showbox Showroom Seattle WA
6/8/2013 Hawthorne Theater Portland OR
6/9/2013 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco CA
6/11/2013 House of Blues West Hollywood CA SOLD OUT
6/12/2013 House Of Blues Anaheim CA
For more information:
www.epitaph.com

Swingin’ Utters Tour Dates

02/23/13 Sacramento, CA at Blue Lamp
02/24/13 San Francisco, CA at Slim’s
02/27/13 Eugene, OR at John Henry’s
02/28/13 Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theatre
03/02/13 Seattle, WA at The Highline
03/03/13 Vancouver, BC Canada at Rickshaw
03/05/13 Edmonton, AB Canada at The Pawn Shop
03/06/13 Calgary, AB Canada at Dickens Pub
03/08/13 Boise, ID at The Venue
03/09/13 Salt Lake City, UT at Burt’s Tiki Lounge
03/10/13 Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre
03/11/13 Colorado Springs, CO at The Black Sheep
03/13/13 Scottsdale, AZ at Pub Rock
03/15/13 San Diego, CA at The Casbah
03/16/13 Long Beach, CA at Alex’s Bar
03/17/13 Los Angeles, CA at Echoplex

KOFFIN KATS – TOUR DATES

The Detroit rock n roll cretins in the KOFFIN KATS are hitting the road in February and March in further support of Our Way & The Highway on Sailor’s Grave Records. If your in the midwest, Texas, or Canada, make sure to go catch their frantic live show! Look out for forthcoming announcements of the band’s 2013 recording plans as well!

MIDWEST / TEXAS
Feb 02 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn. 9pm, $8, 21+
Feb 04 Dallas, TX @ Doublewide. 7pm, 21+
Feb 05 Midland, TX @ Blue Max. 7pm, 21+
Feb 06 San Antonio, TX @ Korova. 7pm
Feb 07 Laredo, TX @ On The Rocks Tavern. 7pm, 18+
Feb 08 Brownsville, TX @ Chapas Bar. 8pm
Feb 09 Austin, TX @ Spiderhouse
Feb 10 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Blue Note. 7pm, 21+
Feb 11 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room. 8pm, $8, 21+
Feb 12 Louisville, KY @ Third Street Dive. 9pm, 21+
Feb 15 Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom. 8pm, $10-$12
Feb 16 West Chicago, IL @ Cairo Bar. 7pm, 21+

CANADA (FIRST LEG)
Feb 27 Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13
Feb 28 Manchester, NH @ The Shaskeen
Mar 01 Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar.
Mar 02 Ottawa, ON @ Cafe Dekuf.
Mar 03 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club.

Broadway Calls Announce West Coast Tour

BROADWAY CALLS ANNOUNCE WEST COAST TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM OUT FEB 5

January 22, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA – Punk rock trio Broadway Calls has announced a West Coast Tour in support of their forthcoming album, Comfort/Distraction, which is due out via No Sleep Records in North America on February 5.   The tour will kick off at the legendary 924 Gilman in Berkeley on February 16 and continue down into Mexico and back up to wrap up in San Jose at The Attic on February 28.

Broadway Calls recently teamed up with producer Bill Stevenson (NOFX, Rise Against, Descendents) for the band’s third studio album, Comfort/Distraction, which features eleven rolicking punk rock anthems, including the new song “Lucky Lighter” and the recently released track “Wildly Swinging.”

Fans are invited to pre-order the new album at https://www.nosleepstore.com/artist/broadway-calls.

Stay tuned to https://www.facebook.com/broadwaycalls for news and updates regarding Comfort/Distraction.

Broadway Calls Tour Dates:
Feb 16 – Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 17 – Fresno, CA – The CYC (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 18 – Camarillo, CA – Rock City (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 19 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 21 – Queretaro, Mexico – Teatro De La Ciudad
Feb 22 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Rock and Live
Feb 23 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro 246
Feb 24 – Tijuana, Mexico – El Tigre Bar
Feb 25 – Murrieta, CA – The Dial (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 26 – Corona, CA – Mayas (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 27 – Victorville, CA – Shot Callers (w/My Iron Lung)
Feb 28 – San Jose, CA – The Attic (w/My Iron Lung)

For More Information:
https://www.facebook.com/broadwaycalls
https://twitter.com/broadwaycalls
http://nosleeprecords.com/

BAD RELIGION STREAMS TRUE NORTH TODAY

BAD RELIGION STREAMS TRUE NORTH TODAY 

Band Announces North American Spring Tour

 
LA’s legendary punk heroes Bad Religion are streaming their new album True North in its entirety starting today, in front of their January 22nd album release date. In anticipation of their new release, Bad Religion have announced a North American tour starting in March of 2013 with support from  Against Me! and Polar Bear Club. Tickets for the tour go on-sale  starting this Thursday, January 17th.

To stream the new record, please go to: http://bit.ly/VGb3O1

True North celebrates the power of cogent punk in the face of personal pain and adversity. It is one of the band’s most emotionally accessible albums to date. Beneath the bristling guitars and surging drums exists one of the most cathartic works of the band’s career. With True North, Bad Religion deliberately revisits and refines the fast melodic Southern California sound they helped to define on albums such as Suffer, No Control and Recipe For Hate.

With a new album around the corner, Bad Religion cements their place in punk rock history with 16 studio albums, worldwide critical acclaim and countless world tours  and will continue the celebration of their distinguished career with extensive touring  in 2013, a rare intimate show in Los Angeles on January 23rd at The Echo in Los Angeles and  their  first ever appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this January 30th.

Fans can pre-order True North by going here: http://www.kingsroadmerch.com/bad-religion/region/ and can check out the single “True North” via YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKflTc_RT6U

Bad Religion Tour Dates:

1/23/2013 The Echo Los Angeles CA
3/8/2013 OC Fair & Event Center Costa Mesa CA
3/9/2013 Soma San Diego CA
3/12/2013 Backstage Live San Antonio TX
3/13/2013 House of Blues Houston TX
3/14/2013 House of Blues Dallas TX
3/16/2013 The Ritz Ybor Tampa FL
3/17/2013 House of Blues- Orlando Orlando FL
3/19/2013 The Masquerade Atlanta GA
3/20/2013 War Memorial Auditorium Nashville TN
3/22/2013 9:30 Club Washington DC
3/23/2013 The Wellmont Theatre Montclair NJ
3/24/2013 Electric Factory Philadelphia PA
3/26/2013 Terminal 5 New York NY
3/28/2013 House of Blues Boston MA
3/29/2013 State Theatre Portland ME
3/30/2013 Metropolis Montreal QC
3/31/2013 Kool Haus Toronto ON
4/2/2013 St. Andrews Hall Detroit MI
4/4/2013 Newport Music Hall Columbus OH
4/5/2013 Congress Theatre Chicago IL
4/6/2013 Pops Nightclub Sauget IL
4/8/2013 Granada Theater Lawrence KS
4/10/2013 The Fillmore Denver CO
4/11/2013 In The Venue Salt Lake City UT
4/13/2013 Vogue Theater Vancouver BC
4/14/2013 Roseland Theater Portland OR
4/15/2013 Showbox SoDo Seattle WA
4/18/2013 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood CA
4/20/2013 TBD Pheonix AZ
5/26/2013 Punk Rock Bowling Las Vegas NV
For more information:
www.epitaph.com
www.badreligion.com
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-north-single/id583717513
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/f**k-you-single/id572758248