COLORADO'S BAST BAND IS NOT FROM DENVER

Have I raved about Candy Claws to you yet? They're these super great people from Ft. Collins Colorado. Underwater music. I remember this one time my friend Mason stole a big industrial tank of Nitrous Oxide. Candy Claws kind of remind me of that. They are by far my favorite band in Colorado. Trip out on this video of theirs:

Catamaran from Candy Claws on Vimeo.

DENVER SHOWS...

We have some cool Denver shows coming up. First off our good friends Hearts of Palm are having their last ever show on Nov 7th. @ the hi-dive and we are honored that they have asked up to help them hang up their hat. 

And then... There's a super posh party for FM Magazine print issue #7 on Nov. 20th. @ The Sugar Cube Building 1555 Blake St. 3rd. floor. My favorite DJ. (El Brian) will be gettn' it crunk and there will be a fashion show. (We will not be in the fashion show!)

• Saturday Nov. 7th @ Hi-Dive (7 South Broadway Denver, CO)
• Friday Nov. 20th @ The Sugar Cube Building, 3rd floor (1555 Blake St. Denver, CO)

Shows!

• Oct. 18th. @ Wax Trax Records Denver, CO 
• Oct. 20th. @ Rhinoceropolis Denver, CO (w/ Mt. EERIE, No Kids and Nervesandgel)

More fall shows announced soon!

MORE VIDJA!

Let's Get High from Bad Weather California on Vimeo.

Logan made this from stolen youtube footage for you to trip out on. I forgot about this song. I liked this recording...

What else is new....? Working on a bunch of new songs for you all. Then recording. Then album... you know the drill. 

Oh! and... Steve at states rights asked me to get him raw tracks from 'young punks' (guitars, bass, drums, vocals etc all separately and alone) for a ROCKBAND version of the album that you can play at home, so I've been digging into the old pro-tools sessions to get that ready. Hope this project comes together! More on that soon. 

VIDJA!

Bad Weather California - Pt.1 from Off Tempo on Vimeo.

Our bro Kenneth at off tempo put this together from some footage he shot in Olympia in August. You can read the full story on his blog here. This set was played at the end of a long day of drinking... enjoy. 

GROOVES MAN, GROOVES...

The good folks at hhbtm sent me some of these. One BWC song. 'It Don't Matter'. Want one?

WEST COAST WAS RAD... THANKS.

Here's proof that we're a real live band who plays to real live people, not just the internet sensation that you get on this web-log. Spotted outside of the evergreen forest in the great northwestern United States. Thank you west coast for the hospitality. 

August shows...

• Aug 5th. Grand Junction, CO @ The Attic
  
• Aug 6th. Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
  
• Aug 7th. Portland, OR @ The Artistry
  
• Aug 8th. Olympia, WA @ Mikrofest
• Aug 9th. HELP! Seattle/ Portland surrounding areas.
• Aug 10th. Eugene, OR @ Sam Bond's Garage
• Aug 11th. DAY OFF !!!
• Aug 12th. San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
• Aug 13th. Oakland, CA @ Lobot Gallery
• Aug 14th. Davis, CA @ Sophia's Thai
• Aug 15th. Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
• Aug 18th. Denver, CO @ Red Rocks

YOUNG PUNKS!!!

People from the 'indie' world have been asking me, "Why did you name the album 'young punks' if you aren't a punk band?" I dug this video up to help articulate my answer. 

I named the album 'YOUNG PUNKS' because I can relate to this more than I can to the over thought, art-school-driven, 'indie-style' music of today. 

I knew something had to change in my world when we found ourselves sharing stages with groups that reminded me more the Johnas Brothers than of the original reason I got into playing music. (see above.) 

We try to bring this influence to every show we play. Come. Get in. Get young. Get punk. 

love,

Chris