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3/9/07
Okay, it's been 2 months since our last update, but don't let that fool you. There's been plenty going on at the ACG HQ that is not only noteworthy, but is also seriously kick-ass and killer...
First up, the SXSW news. The ACGR showcase will be on Saturday 3/17 at Red 7 (located next to the Beauty Bar on 7th St., basically 7th and Red River). We don't have the set times dialed in yet but Gorch Fock, Cat Scientist, Attack Formation & Tia Carrera will all be blow'n crap up with there rocking skills. Check out the poster here. We're also gonna be having a day show at The Whiskey Bar (5th & Guadalupe basically) on Wed. the 14th. The ACGR & Friends welcome to SXSW 2007 rock show. Peep that flier here. In addtion we'll be hosting F*ck by F*ck You once again on Saturday the 17th before our showcase at the Typewriter Museum (1306 E. 6th st. enter through alley), this will be #9 and the most killer to date, no doubt. Click here to view the flier. We'll also be having F*ck by F*ck Ya'll on Friday the 16th for the 2nd year. Click here to view that flier.
Now for new record news. We have 4 awesome new records coming out this spring that everyone is gonna want to pick up at their favorite purveyor of rad recorded sound or at our nifty, super high-tech web store. First off, we've got the new Attack Formation record We are alive in tune hitting shelves in April. This record is so awesome I can't even think of how to describe it. Let's just say, it made me re-think pop music. They'll be having an in-store performance to celebrate the release at Waterloo Records on Friday 4/20 with a release show the next day at The Beauty Bar.
In May we have 3 more records coming out as well. First, is the much anticipated 2nd US Bleach03 release entitled The Head that Conterols Both the Right and the Left sides Eats Meats and Slobbers Still Today. I'm sure it sounds cooler in Japanese, but either way this record is frikkin bad ass and is gonna put smiles on lots of Bleach03 fan's faces.
We've also got the US debut of another addition to our international stable, Lebanon. These dudes are from Tel Aviv, Isreal and are not only super nice (they made me killer meal when they were here for a tour last year!) but also super awesome. Primarily instrumental, I like to think of their songs as scores to some presently unwritten film. That records gonna be called Planet Rubble. Last but not least, we've got the new record by Olympia, WA based Lozen. These 2 girls know how to make rock music really rock. Think Big Business meets Heart. Yeah...Their album Enemies Against Power will drop on May 15th along with the Bleach03 & Lebanon records.
Speaking of those new records, each of those bands will be hitting the road to support them this spring as well. Bleach03 & Lozen will hit the West coast together in May, Attack Formation will be out that way too in that same month and Lebanon will hit the road after SXSW for a midwest & east coast tour, they'll also be returning later in the year for over 2 months of touring. What troopers...
We're also gonna have our second Blue Healer Records release by Austin prog/metal/bad-ass band La Mancha. We're trying to get this one out ASAP but because of the super bad-ass nature of the hand-made packaging it doesn't have a hard release date yet.
After SXSW we'll be posting a ton of new tour dates and re-vamping the site with some cool new content, new music, and a new store that you can buy downloads directly form our site! Stay tuned rock fans
12/28/06
So here comes 2007
Well 2007 is nearly upon us and it seems like the last 2 months just flew by. We had a ton of stuff going on around here. We had 3 new records in October by Tia Carrera, The Snake Trap & Diane and the Shell, Gorch Fock and D&TS toured up to CMJ where they were met by Cat Scientist, The Snake Trap and Tia Carrera for what was probably the best CMJ Showcase this year if not in attendance then in sheer fun, rock, comraderie and general good will. Everybody had a great time and played awesome sets and as always the Trash Bar was fantastic and treated us great. Big ups to the CMJ Samurai Ad Sales Assasin Johny Chiba too for comin' out and chill'n. Sorry about the traffic on the BQE.
A bunch of the bands played a warehouse show the next night and it was a total blast as well. That night the ACG crew in the house was Tia Carrera, Gorch Fock, The Snake Trap and D&TS. Our good friends UME were in the house that night too. Thanks Todd P for hook'n us up.
After CMJ The Snake Trap hit the road on the Props Road Fools tour of Mid-Western skateparks w/ 15 pro BMXers, 2 other bands & a camera crew to kick ass in skateparks from Milwaukee to Dallas.
It was a busy couple of months but, as always, we've got new projects in the works. Look for a new record from Attack Formation in April and record from this new band and dear friends of ours MegaZilla. This is one HEAVY bass and drums combo from Columbia, MO/Austin, TX. There'll be more to come about these guys soon but look for something in late Spring/early Summer.
We'll also have some exciting SXSW news in the very near future.
And on that little update we hope everyone a Happy and Fruitful new year!
10/8/06
So, more stuff to say...
So, we're gonna have one hell of a killer CMJ SHOWCASE on Halloween night at Trahs Bar in Brooklyn, NY. Gorch Fock, Tia Carrera, Cat Scientist, Diane and the Shell, The International Playboys & The Snake Trap will all be in the Big Apple to show the big city how we do things down here in Texas.
Just posted a bunch of new tour dates for Diane and the Shell, Gorch Fock & The Snake Trap so go to the Tours page and check 'em out.
Also, new records by Tia Carrera, Diane and the Shell & The Snake Trap are up on the interweb store and available for purchase right now!!!
GO TO SHOWS!!!! BUY NEW RECORDS!!!! DO IT!!!!
10/1/06
Geez, It's been awhile...
Okay, okay its been a little while on the old web update, but we've been awfully busy around here with lots of killer new records out there a bunch of tours happening and coming up and a CMJ showcase in New York that we've been invited to have. There will be another more thorough update coming in a day or two but for now here's a quick wrap up. New Records by Cat Scientist, Gorch Fock and The International Playboys are in stores now! They are also available at our mostly functional web store. (If there is anyone out there that hasn't received their order recently please get in touch as we did, in fact, have a recent SNAFU with it. I think that we filled in all of the gaps, but if not please Let Us Know!) We've also got great new records in stores on October 10th by Diane and the Shell, The Snake Trap, and Tia Carrera.
We've gotten a CMJ showcase at the Trash Bar in Brooklyn on HALLOWEEN! Performances by six fantastic ACG bands will be going on: Cat Scientist, Diane and the Shell, The Snake Trap, Tia Carrera, Gorch Fock and The International Playboys.
Touring up there and arounsd that time will be Diane and the Shell, Gorch Fock, The Snake Trap and The International Playboys. Check back in a few days for tour dates on our tours page.
Okay, gotta run for now more detailed news coming soon. thnx
8/07/06
Look at what the future holds...
So August and September have a lot in store here at ACGR. First off, we've got this kick ass Cat Scientist record Cicada that hits store shelves on August 22nd!!! It is currently available for pre-order at our super cool interweb enabled store! To celebrate the national release of this instant dance classic, the Cat Scientist kids are going to be playing a FREE SHOW at the Beauty Bar on 7th st., and if you show up you have the opportunity to receive a complimentary copy of this fantastic gem.
Cat Scientist will be hitting the road moving asses all over the mid-west in September. Check the shows page for dates and locales.
In other news - Gorch Fock will be opening for SCRATCH ACID!!! at Emo's Outside on Sept. 2nd to kick off their West Coast tour in support of their latest Thrilller. West Coast dates on the shows page. That new slab of rock and roll mayhem will be on shelves Sept. 12 all over this land and others. GET IT! If you just can't wait then you can pre-order that son of gun at our nifty store now. Just $10 ppd for a limited time only.
Hitting shelves and the road that very same day is one of ACGR's newest signees. The International Playboys' newest offering Cobra Blood Hangover will be in stores and they'll be hawking at their shows all over the country, many of which will be with the legendary NoMeansNo!! That is available for pre-order as well at the ACG store!!
In other news we've got a lot more happening this fall that we'll talk more about soon but here's just the tip of the iceburg... Diane and the Shell - this awesome band from Sicily, whose 30.000 Feet Tarantella is out Oct. 10th - will be touring nation-wide in October - we're booking this right now, Gorch Fock will be playing Music Fest North West in Portland, OR and NEMO festival in Boston in Sept, Tia Carrera has an astounding new record out Oct 10th and we've got the debut CD of Austin's The Snake Trap, titled At Home in a Hostile World, and their tour in November on the Props Media Road Fools tour across the mid-west at Skateparks with some club dates mixed-in with This Bike is a Pipe Bomb and Grey Scale...whew!! Suffice to say it's a busy Fall. More soon...
6/17/06
So here's what's New
First off - NEW RECORDS Pre-SELLING NOW!!
Sorry for yelling but we're just so dang excited. First off Cat Scientist's Cicada is just so irresistable you have to get it and Attack Formation's Let the notes drip from our lips to yours is nothing short of genius. If buying records in stores is your thing they hit shelves on 8/22/06 nationwide. If your store doesn't have it they can get it so make 'em. Thanks.
Records slated for September are coming right along too. The mastered Cobra Bloog Hangover by The International Playboys is one of most straight up rocking effort we've heard in a long time and samples will be up soon. Check out the cover art by Win Wallace here. Gorch Fock is nearly done with their third album Thriller and it promises to be their best release yet. Both of those will hit stores on September 12th and will be available for pre-order through the site very soon. You can check out the cover art to this gem here.
Both Gorch Fock and The Snake Trap are preparing to hit the mid-west in June and July. Fock will hit the road on 6/23 and kickoff their tour in OKC at the Conservatory. The Snake Trap meet them on the the return leg of their tour in Columbia, MO at Mojo's. Peep the tour dates here.
Speaking of The Snake Trap, they have begun work on their debut release, that is still untitled (eh'hem, come on guys, sheesh...). which is set to come out in October along with TIa Carrera's third release that, actually, still is not named either. And here's some actual brand new info. Australian Cattle God has just signed Diane and the Shell from Italy. Their new record 30,000 Feet Tarantella was recorded by Sacha Tilotta and produced by Agostino Tilotta of Bellini and Uzeda. All three will hit shelves October 10th.
4/27/06
Hello all out there in Rock Land! New Bands, New Records ACGR Skateboards & More...
ACGR summer sale is ON!! all cds $10 postage paid in the US and $13 internationally. This includes all ACGR, Benten Tokyo and Denko Secca titles.
Lot's of new stuff going on here at ACGR. Wanna go shopping?
Let's start w/ new bands and records - Australian Cattle God Records has signed Cat Scientist from Austin TX and will be releasing their debut CD Cicada. When you listen to this CD there is absolutely no way you can keep yourself from moving. You're compelled to jump up from you're seat and dance alot, dance alot, dance alot... Although it won't be available in stores until August, it is currently for sale for pre-order at our store for only $10 postage paid! They'll be having the release party on May 13th at The Hole in the Wall in Austin. Come out and celebrate and don't forget your dancing shoes.
We also want to welcome Missoula, MT's The International Playboys to the ACGR Roster. These guys are one of the hardest working rock and roll bands on the planet. 80,000 miles of touring in the last 4 years and way more to come. Cobra Blood Hangover is the title of their new disc and it will rock you're frikkin bozac off. We just got it back from mastering yesterday and it is one bad-ass rock record. It will be out in September and available for pre-order soon! Also coming in August is the special Attack Formation's Let the Notes Drip from Our Lips to Yours . These are limited to 500 copies and include a nifty poster w/ all web orders. They'll be in stores in August but are on sale for pre-order at our store Web pre-orders will ship in early June - 2 months before they are in stores! Gorch Fock's 3rd full length, titled Thrilller will also be hitting stores in September. This record is fated to be awesome. The master tapes were covertly saved from the rubble of the former Sweat Box Studio location, which burned up big time. The Intrepid Focks, under the cover of darkness, dodged the security, crossed the police line and set to finding out if the tapes survived the catastrophe. After digging through the debris from the caved-in roof and an entire fallen wall the tapes were found and miraculously unscathed. The recording is near completion and from some of the rough mixes we've heard it is To is awesome
October will bring the release of Tia Carrera's much anticipated new disc to store shelves as well as the debut CD of The Snake Trap.
Plus - Super big fat Congratulations to Tia Carrera's Jason Morales on the birth of his son Oscar. WHOOT!
We're also making skateboards!!! seriously, no shit...
We are taking pre-orders for these as we're not sure how many to make. So if you would like one order it HERE to make sure you get yours and don't forget to choose the width you'd like.
In tour news, check back for the Gorch Fock/The Snake Trap Midwest tour that will take place in June and July!!
Well that's all for now kiddies.
4/12/06
We have some great music headed your way!!! The International Playboys new album "Cobra Blood Hangover", Gorch Fock's third effort "Thrilller", and a special "Border Seizure" limited edition Attack Formation. Not to mention a new Tia Carrera record and a debut album from The Snake Trap... AND!!!! We are going to release the Cat Scientist debut CD "Cicada"!!!! we are very excited about all of our upcoming projects, and that excitement will be the fuel in our hearts as we barrell through the hot Texas summer.
3/24/06
Wow. SXSW 2006 was an extremely busy and rockin' time here at ACGR. Our showcase at Spiro's patio 3/15 was a smashing success. Thanks to all the guys at Arclight records also for sharing the night with us. Tia Carrera was jamming out of control, The International Playboys were rocking hard and tight, and Gorch Fock played with an unprecedented 10 members on stage, including Don Stewart from Migas and Ben Webster from AttackFormation. At the ACGR headquarters backyard we held two amazing shows, Fuck By Fuck Y'all on Friday and Fuck By Fuck You on Saturday. Both shows were packed to the hilt with free beer, excellent music, and good attitudes. It is amazing what can happen when friends put their minds together and all work toward a specific goal. We can't wait til next year!! Our Japanese friends all had an great time as well. Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re and The Emeralds were back in the USA in full force, and many other bands like Ellegarden, The Rodeo Carburettor, Stance Punks, P'Ez, and Vasallo Crab 75 made their US live debut. Craziness and rock in general is the reason for the season.
2/19/06
SXSW 2006 IS NEAR!!! That's right that special week March when all hell breaks loose in Austin and there's more music happening than you can shake a stick at. Well, ACGR has their own little piece of that Rock and Roll pie w/ ton's of appearances by our bands and a showcase in the festival to boot. Check the Tours page for all the details...
In other news, The Redneck Manifesto and Attack Formation tour is at it's midpoint so anyone out in Cleveland, Chicago, Columbia MO, OKC/Norman, and Austin need to take heed and go see them crank it out.
Some good news on the Gorch Fock front, all the tapes of the new Gorch Fock record Thrilller made it out of the Sweat Box Studios Fire!! And the tapes from one of our upcoming bands, The Snake Trap, made it out safe as well. HOORAAAAY!!
Our first anniversary as a label is coming up on March 14th and we're gonna be throwing a big pre-SXSW show at Room 710 to celebrate. The entire line-up isn't set yet but it's gonna be a real humdinger that's for sure.
Also, you can now get all of our releases at damn near every download site you can think of so get down on it and download. You can also find our stuff in everywhere from Tower and Borders to you're local kick ass indie shop. With your help one day we might be able to afford that surgery our grandma's been needing so badly.
2/10/2006
Tomorrow starts The Redneck Manifesto, Attack Formation East Coast tour... (see schedule below). It should be a great show for all the people to see... great music, great attitudes... and at some shows, free footwear!
We wish the touring bands the best of luck and please, allow them to sleep on your floor if you are so inclined....
12/10/05
Great News! The Redneck Manifesto/Attack Formation Tour (2/10-06 to 2/25/06) just picked up some terrific sponsorship from Etnies Footwear and Fender Music, as well as a promotional sponsorship from Nail Distribution! This is going to be a great tour so you should tell all of your friends on the route to check it out. Tell them to check out the fine Etnies wear on the travelling rockers.
Here is the Tour so far:
The Redneck Manifesto/Attack Formation February 2006 Tour
2/10 Austin TX The RITZ
2/11 Pensacola FL SLUGGO'S
2/12 Birmingham AL CAVE 9
2/13 Longwood FL Mesh Skatepark
2/14 Orlando FL WILLS PUB
2/15 Atlanta GA THE EARL
2/16 Charlotte NC MILESTONE
2/17 Baltimore OTTOBAR
2/18 NYC/Brooklyn TRASH BAR
2/19 Rochester Bug Jar
2/20 Cleveland GROG SHOP
2/21 Chicago EMPTY BOTTLE
2/22 Columbia EASTSIDE TAVERN
2/24 OK City THE CONSERVATORY w/ Gravity Propulsion System
2/25 Austin TX Emos
We are getting dates in every day so check back and see the progress.
12/04/05
So how the hell is everyone out there in wonderland? We're just kickin' it old school, you know. No really, things are just moving right along here at the ACG camp as we head towards 2006. No major news right now except THE REDNECK MANIFESTO IS TOURING IN FEBRUARY!! That's right our Irish boys will be crossing the Atlantic to rock all over the South East, East Coast and Midwest. They'll be accompanied by our very own Attack Formation. It is going to be a killer tour and details will be announced as the shows confirm. You'll not want to miss those shows, believe me.
In other news Gorch Fock continues to work on their new record that will be titled Thrilller.
Also our newest band, The Snake Trap, will begin recording on their EP tomorrow at the Sweatbox. It is being engineered by none other than Jason Morales of Gorch Fock and Tia Carrera. The results are sure to rock the pants off of anyone without a belt.
That's all for now folks. Go buy our records please.
11/11/05
First things First,
Bleach03 will be playing 2 shows next week in LA!! These shows are gonna be great and definitely not to be missed.
Tue, Nov. 15th Aratana Nichibei Theater w/ Mongol 800
Wed, Nov. 16th Los Angeles Whiskey A Go-Go
On November 1st two more awesome records hit store shelves nationwide, The Redneck Manifesto's I Am Brazil and Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re's Pregnant Fantasy. Many of you may have TSMMR on tour all last month w/ The Suicide Girls and we want to thank all of you for coming out to the shows. They will be back in February for another go round the country and we hope everyone will come out and see them again.
And speaking of touring, The Redneck Manifesto will be traversing the nation for darn near the whole month of February. Touring around the same time will be Attack Formation in support of Somebody as Anybody and Gorch Fock will be doing a regional string of dates in early January and getting back out there more widely right around SXSW.
More big news to come so check back soon and don't forget to visit our store.
10/17/05
Big news at ACGR. First, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, the first band to release a record on our new label, BENTEN TOKYO, (we'll have http://www.bententokyo.com up and running soon) is rocking out to big, sold out rooms all over the US of A right now w/ the Suicide Girls. They'll follow that tour with a short West Coast tour w/ Red Bacteria Vacuum & AMPPEZ who'll have records out in January and February respectively. Thanks to everyone whose been coming out early to experience the killer j-punk of TSMMR. If you haven't caught the show yet check here to see if they are coming to your town. You'll not want to miss this. Pre order their US debut album PREGNANT FANTASYat the ACG store. Also the Redneck Manifesto's US debut I am Brazil is now available for pre-order at the store too. Both records will be in stores far and wide, big and small on November 1st. Be the first one on your block w/ the newest killer ACGR rock! In other news, Attack Formation will have the track "Station ID/Pearl Snaps" from their new record Somebody as Anybodyon a compilation being released by Rough Trade Records in January, final track listings and details are still being put together but we should have some more info in the very near future. On the Gorch Fock front tracking has begun on the follow up to Lying and Manipulating, which as of yet has no title, and Winsama San reports that it is going splendidly. Bleach03 will be playing 3 shows in the L.A. area in November - Check back for dates and locations. XXX OOOACGR
9/20/05
New stuff at the store! We've just added the new DVD of super dope Tia Carrera jams. Filmed by Tom Alter of Wageslave Films Makin' Love has footage from 5 shows including their earth-moving performance at the Austin Music Awards at SXSW 2004 and bonus footage of a radio interview too. We've also added Gorch Fock's live DVD from their 2004 performance at CBGB.
In addition to that we've got the Redneck Manifesto I am Brazil and Tsu Shi Ma Me Re's Pregnant Fantasy out on November 1st pre-ordering now!
9/17/05
ACG is in the big apple. The Fock machine is lubricating itself in preparation for the rock show in Greenspoint tomorrow with MC Trachiotomy (www.toddpnyc.com). If you can, be there or be square.
9/16/05
Well our CMJ Showcase last night was incredible. Just ask anyone falling into the hole where the Trash Bar used to be. Nothing left. Just a crater at the epicenter of a rawk explosion. Tia Carrera started it off with some jams that made me think I'd died and gone to a sludgy, metally heaven. Morales was on super solid and Jamey and Erik were soooo locked in. The grooves were heavy and sweet. Attack Formation took the stage right on time and proceeded to blow a few minds. They played lots of stuff off the new album Somebody as Anybody and some of the old favs as well. Looking around the room one would have seen people standing shoulder to shoulder, packed in, smiling and bobbing their heads just soaking in the AF sound as it washed over, around and through them. Gorch Fock just smoked! After the microphone issues in the first song, the set went off splendidly. Joey Focker was in top form complete with a bubble gun that he used to punctuate many of the lyrics, "I...(bubbles)...Have(bubbles)...No Direction on the Water(bubbles)!!" kind of like that. They raged through their set and blew more brains out of unsuspecting showgoers ears. All in all our CMJ showcase was outstanding. All the bands rocked and the ACG crew descended into drunken reverie.
9/8/05
Hey Radio! Rock some Attack Formation! (please)
So everything here is going just swimmingly. We are preparing for our killer CMJ Showcase in NYC next week. It is going to be a blast as Gorch Fock, Tia Carrera, and Attack Formation rock the living junk right out of New York. Gorch Fock will be touring their way up there so all you kids in Columbia MO, Akron OH, Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Asheville NC, Pensacola FL, Beaumont TX and Houston TX are in for another Rock and Roll treat.
In other news our records are now at tons of stores and more and more are adding them everyday. If your favorite purveyer of rad rock hasn't yet gotten hip to our scene tell 'em about us and demand quality rock. You can also get our stuff through Amazon, This Website, Wherehouse.com right now and Insound soon. We really think everyone ought to own at least one of our records.
Attack Formation are in the formative stages of planning a winter tour. If you book venues and dig'em then email info@australiancattlegod.com and let us know. We're not sure of the routing yet so anything's possible.
Also, go catch Tsu Shi Ma Me Re on tour with the Suicide Girls nationwide for the whole month of October! We're going to be partnering with their label, Benten Records, in Japan and starting a new label called Benten Tokyo with TSMMR's Pregnant Fantasy as our first release. It will be available at the Suicide Girls shows and in stores 11/1/05 along with Redneck Manifesto's I am Brazil
8/22/05
So Here's the skinny on the last month. The Attack Formation release shows went off like a frikkin bottle rocket. Beerland was nice cozy and had a beautiful party atmosphere with libations flowing and Attack Formation showing they know how to have a release party. The Emo's show with Oneida and Ume was the icing though. Big crowd, big sound, and big ups to all who performed and attended.
Tia Carrera and Gorch Fock left for tour on the 16th for their Mountain West and West Coast tours. The press has picked up on their blazing trail well with good stuff showing up in The Salt Lake City Tribune, The Missoula Independent, Seattle Weekly, The Stranger, and The Portland Mercury. I think their compatriots at the weeklies in CA should take a lesson.
Our entire Catalog will hit shelves nationally On Sept 6th so go out and buy a record!!! Or at least enquire with your local purveyer of killer sound about getting our stuff in their shop. Also, thanks to Insound for picking up our fine, Austin made wares.
Things are in full swing for our showcase at CMJ in Sept. Our trusty intern Jared and I have been screenprinting posters like mad (my arms are about to fall off!) and the comp that we're putting together is being made as I type.
The Redneck Manifesto record, after several fits and starts, is totally on track to be in stores on Novemeber 1st!! Can Not Wait!
7/15/05
BREAKING NEWS!!!
CMJ Music Marathon has selected our lowly little upstart of a rad international label for a label showcase!!! That's right we'll be showcasing at Trash Bar in Brooklyn of September 15th 2005! Of the congregation of the cattle god that will be performing ar Gorch Fock, Tia Carrera, and Attack Formation. There are going to be a couple of non ACG bands on the bill as well but we'll quickly assimilate them into the fold....
And now hear this!!
Less than one month until Attack Formation's new record Somebody as Anybody hits store shelves and you can get it first here and receive a bonus 2 song covers CD with tunes by the Big Boys and Lungfish. Pre-orders only on that one though so times'a wastin'. They'll be performing a CD release show with Oneida at Emo's on August 13th so be there!
Also in less than a month Gorch Fock and Tia Carrera hit the road for a West Coast Rock and Roll Vacation, bringing the good vibrations along from Austin to Anaheim to Seattle and back. Check the dates here.
Also check back for more Gorch Fock tour dates in September and October including 2 Texas dates on the Mono/Bellini tour in October.
6/18/05
What's up peeps?
I guess it's been about a month since the last update not that we didn't want to update, it's just been a hella busy month with lots of killer stuff happening with ACG. First, we are officially re-releasing Tia Carrera'sThe November Session and Gorch Fock's first S/T record. We're pressing more so the love can continue to spread. And believe me, it is gonna spread...here's why. We have officially been picked up by two super rad distributors. Carrot Top Distribution out of Chicago and NAIL Distribution out of Portland (hey Portland Bleach03 will be there on the 24th!!). With their help our records will soon be available in stores around the globe!! So go down to your local record shop and demand the quality of Australian Cattle God releases be sold in your town.
In other news, Gorch Fock has been selling well in merry old England and is confirming the final dates for upcoming US tours in August, with Tia Carrera along the West coast and mountain states and in the Midwest, NE, and south for September and a trip back out West for October. Dates will be on the Tours page soon.
The Attack Formation record Somebody as Anybody is at the pressing plant now for an Aug. 9th street date and the Redneck Manifesto artwork will make it's way from Ireland tomorrow.
Also Australian Cattle God has found a new headquarters! It's way closer to downtown Austin on East 6th St and man is it cool. It's a lot bigger and has a great room on the back for a bigger screen printing operation than we have now and, get this, IT'S GOT A STAGE IN THE BACK YARD!!! You read correctly, ACG now has its own outdoor venue. Many of you Austinites may remember the Chicken Wire Ranch from FXFY 4 and FXFY 5 well that's the place. We want to rename the place. Help us rename the compound!! The lucky winner (if there is one...we reserve the right to use one that we make up if it's that killer) will receive a complementary Gorch Fock "typeset" T and a pre-release copy of Attack Formation's Somebody as Anybody and Redneck Manifesto's I Am Brazil !! Just email info[nospam]@australiancattlegod.com with "New Name Contest" in the subject line.
That's all for now folks...
5/14/05
Well April and May have been busy around here in the Australian Cattle God camp.
Here's a recap:
We are happy to announce that we have an official release date for the new Attack Formation album titled "Somebody as Anybody" and Redneck Manifesto's "I am Brazil". Those will be in stores on August 9th 2005.
Gorch Fock and Bleach03 toured together on the East coast and the tour went really well. Bleach03 also played two dates of Japunks shows, one in Philly and one in NYC. Those shows were with lots of other Japanese bands and from what we hear they were fantastic. The tour went splendidly and the ACG family wants to thank everyone who came to the shows and let the bands crash.
Gorch Fock and Bleach03 have been charting on College Radio Stations that were on their tour route as well as a few other places they've hit before, and some just out of the blue. Thanks to:
WORT Madison, WI - WUVT Blacksburg, VA - KWWC Columbia, MO - WRBB Boston, MA - WTCC Springfield, MA - KDUR Durango, CO- KBOO Portland, OR - KDUP Portland, OR - WRDP Chicago, IL - WZBC Chestnutt Hill, MA - KUGS Bellingham, WA - KBUX Columbus, OH - WBUL Tampa, FL - WEFT Champaign, IL - KSVR Mt. Vernon, WA - WMBR Cambridge, MA - WNYU New York, NY - WCSB Cleveland, OH - WTCC Springfield, MA
Thanks again College Radio!! Keep your eyes peeled for more of our records coming to you soon.
In other fantastic ACG news. We will be re-releasing Gorch Fock's self-titled album as well as Tia Carrera's "The November Session" in mid June. Hopefully these releases are going to coincide with the national releases of "Lying and Manipulating" and "Bleach03" they we all four be in stores nation wide. We're still seeking a distributor but there are some very promising discussions out there.
We're pleased to say that our CDs are going to be carried by the Rough Trade shops in London and hopefully that might translate in to something more far reaching over there. Thanks to Chris at Rough Trade
West Coast Bleach03 fans never fear... Bleach03 are coming back your way in June. Check the tours page for shows near you.
We should be getting the Blue Healer releases underway soon. We're in the final pre-production stages for the first few so hang tight for music you might never hear otherwise.
4/5/05
A few words
So, we here at Australian Cattle God are very happy to say that March was a good month and April promises to be even better.
Bleach03 and Gorch Fock made it through a combined 9 shows during SXSW 2005. Unfortunately one of Bleach03's shows had to be cancelled. For all of you out there that had hoped to catch that one but couldn't, our deepest apologies. They did however fly to Seattle the Sunday of SXSW to begin a West Coast Speed tour. In other news, Bleach has been in the top 30 at KBOO and very nearly charted last week at KDUP both in Portland. Thanks Portland.
Gorch Fock has also been getting spins on KSCU in the Bay Area. Fortunately Gorch Fock is going to be out on the West Coast this summer - July/August will be hot in Texas.
Gorch Fock 4:20 pm
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