Sunday (Matinee), January 13th @ Comet Tavern

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Saturday, January 12th @ Cabin Tavern (Bellingham)

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Death By Steamship/Verbal Tip tour poster (01.10-01.13)

Layout and design by Eric Simplot.

Thursday, January 10th @ East End (Portland)

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Friday, January 11th @ Prosody (Ellensburg)

Layout & design by Anthony Davis.

Wednesday, October 31st @ Dr. StrangeHouse

Layout and design by Eric Simplot.

Saturday, October 6th @ The Rendezvous

Layout and design by Eric Simplot.

Saturday, August 25th @ The Comet

Layout and design by Eric Simplot.

Wednesday, August 22nd @ The Funhouse

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Death By Steamship/Girl Guts tour poster (07.20-07.23)

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Monday, July 23rd @ The Comet

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

June 2012 tour poster

So, we're heading out on a quick, little ten day tour to Central California and back in support of our new 7", "Facetious". It's one of those things where it seems hella close, but can't come soon enough. I'm ready to go. It'll be over 2,300 miles starting on Eric's birthday in Portland, and highlighted by four solid days in the Bay area. Plus we get a day off in the Redwoods, are planning on stopping by Crater Lake on the way to Salem, and we finish up in Tacoma, playing an 80's themed "punk rock prom". I've asked Bobby to be my date, but he won't stop fretting about what to wear. The plan, for now, is to try to do a tour diary of sorts while we're on the road but we'll see. It's tough to drag yourself to type and put into words the previous day when there's so much music to listen to, and bad conversation to be had.

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Friday, June 1st @ Electric Tea Garden (release party!)

Layout & design by 
Eric Simplot.





















Layout & design by 
Marcus Goodsell.

Wednesday, May 30th @ The Kraken

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

"Facetious" 7" test pressings & jackets.

The test pressings for "Facetious" (you can stream track one, "Smoke And Sweat" from this link) are here! They've been officially approved, and ridiculously over played in our living room, and we're pretty hip to 'em. It's three songs spinning at 45 rpm in a limited press on both blue (pressing of 100) and black (pressing of 200) vinyl from Whoa! Boat Records. And they're sooo cute. Sure, seven inches themselves are inherently, aesthetically pleasing, appearing so tiny in comparison to the larger, long play 12", but these fuckers are baby blue! Seriously. Couple that with the drop dead, layout and design job done by Eric. Plus, we went all out this time around, with full-color front and back, inside and out covers. Live photos in a negative strip, a lyric sheet, a snapshot of our trusty, road-tested vehicle, John Claude Band Van, and a digital download code with each order. What more could you possibly want from us?
Maybe some live shows? We've got a handful of local shows in the very near future, namely with French Letters, Whiskey Radio, Mutiny, Mutiny, and Spy Device at The 2 Bit Saloon on Cinco De Mayo, or May 5th for the Spanish illiterate. At the end of May, our buddies, Catch Hell from S.F. will be in the area and we'll be playing two shows with them. The first will be May 30th at The Kraken in the U District, with Verbal Tip and a to-be-determined band. The second show with Catch Hell will be our record release party for the "Facetious" 7" at the Electric Tea Garden in Capitol Hill, with a boat load of dj's. Should be a fun night. Additionally, we've got a June tour in the works, a quick, ten day trip to Central California and back with an extended stay in the beloved Bay area, we'll have the dates posted soon. In the meantime, if you feel so inclined, the aforementioned 7" recording, "Facetious" is now available for pre-order via Whoa! Boat Records. Hop to and get yourself one, shipping with free first class postage by, or before June 1st. The appropriate buy now button can be found below.

Blue vinyl $6.00 USD Black vinyl $5.00 USD

Saturday, May 5th @ The 2 Bit Saloon

Layout & design by the French Letters.

Saturday, May 5th @ The 2 Bit Saloon

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Monday, March 19th @ Comet Tavern

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Friday, February 10th @ Tony V's Garage (Everett)

Layout & design by Eric Simplot.

Saturday, February 11th @ Cabin Tavern (Bellingham)

Layout & design by Alejandro Myers.

"Facetious" 7" recordings

A1: Smoke And Sweat
A2: Dirty Venetian Blinds
B1: You Need A Super, Special, Specialized, Specialist

Back in August, on the 28th to be exact, we spent the day in Tacoma cutting four tracks with Jeff Southard at Swoon Recordings. Three originals intended for a 7" titled "Facetious" on Whoa! Boat Records, and one cover song (The Sonics "Shot Down") to include as a free track with every digital download/code. We just recently, on the 8th of January 2012, made it back to Tacoma to mix said tracks, and we're pretty fucking keen on how they turned out. They're not as dry as the "S.S. Endurance" recordings were, these are heavy on the reverb, and cut to be hot as hell. Honestly, it sounds like we recorded in a trash, and stuff filled basement. Which, we, uh, did. Don't get me wrong it's still punk forward with some obvious hardcore leanings (oh, and a weird, obscure Beehive & The Barracudas reference) but it certainly has a 60's garage feel as well. It's dope. We're happy with how they turned out. The next step is mastering, which is also being taken care of by Jeff at Swoon and should be done some time in the near future. The artwork for the aforementioned seven inch is being finalized by Eric, but the front cover is here, in all it's glory. The jackets will be full-color, inside and out, with a lyric sheet on the inside of the jacket. The vinyl? Glad you asked, expect 100 on color (Baby blue? Light yellow?) and 200 on black, all spinning at 45 rpm with a digital download code. We're hoping for an early May release, and a little ten day tour to follow within the month, probably just to San Francisco and back. There's been talk of a quick run to the Midwest this summer as well, since we all dig lightning bugs.
That said, we also have a few shows coming up. We're heading North for a weekend next month, stopping in Everett on February 10th at Tony V's Garage to play with Be My Grave, and another band still to be determined. On the following day, the 11th, we'll be heading to Bellingham to play with Girl Guts and Muppet Fetish at the Cabin Tavern. Then in March, our buddies and label mates from San Francisco, Guntown, will be hitting the Pacific Northwest where we'll be joining them for three dates. We've got a night in the works at The Comet (the 19th or 20th of March) and we're also looking for something in the South Sound area, as well as a night North of the City. We'll keep you posted.