I'm off to Indonesia for 2 weeks!

My friends 7 Crowns asked me to come along on their Indonesian tour:

APRIL 7th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - BALI
The Beat Rock Fest at The Wave, Kuta
With: The Djihard, Psychofun, Parau

APRIL 8th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - SURABAYA
With: Superman Is Dead (Bali), Suicidal Sinatra (Bali)

APRIL 9th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - SURABAYA
With: Superman Is Dead (Bali), Suicidal Sinatra (Bali)

APRIL 12th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - MALANG

APRIL 13th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - JOGJA

APRIL 15th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - BANDUNG

APRIL 16th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - JAKARTA

APRIL 19th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - MEDAN

APRIL 19th 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - MAKASSAR

APRIL 22nd 2006
INSDONESIAN TOUR 2006 - BALI
Superman Is Dead Album Launch Party
at The Hard Rock Cafe

So, before I leave I wanted to post some Jewdriver MP3s. Jewdriver is doing a west coast tour with our friends from New York - The Shemps. Catch them if you can:

Mar 30 2006 11:00P
San Diego w Jewdriver Zombie Lounge San Diego, CA
Mar 31 2006 8:00P
LA Workman's Circlew Jewdriver and Reagan SS Los Angeles, CA
Apr 1 2006 9:00P
Oakland/Berkeley California Gilman Street Berkeley, CA
Apr 2 2006 8:00P
San Francisco Annie's (Old CW) with Jewdriver& The Mothballs! San Francisco, CA
Apr 3 2006 8:00P
Sacramento @Junta w Jewdriver & The Four-Eyes Sacramento, CA
Apr 4 2006 8:00P
Reno satellite bar w jewdriver & Young Lions! reno, NV
Apr 5 2006 8:00P
Chico Off Limits Bar with The Pawns Chico, CA
Apr 6 2006 8:00P
Medford Oregon w Jewdriver at Southern OR HC House Central Point, OR
Apr 7 2006 6:00P
Portland OR IWW Hall w Jewdriver & Misfats! Artimus Pyle portland, OR
Apr 8 2006 8:00P
Seattle -The Funhouse w Jewdriver/Dateless/Amazombies Seattle, WA
Apr 9 2006 7:00P
Olympia w Jewdriver The Manium All Ages OLYMPIA, WA

Jewdriver - Get Up And Bake (parody of Skrewdriver's Europe Awake)
Jewdriver - Hail The Jew Gong (parody of Skrewdriver's Hail The New Dawn)
Jewdriver - Manischewitz (original)
Jewdriver - Shikker (original)

See you all in a few weeks. Enjoy.

MP3: America's Dirty 30s (friends from Fresno)

Coming out of Fresno (home of Capitol Punishment), I'm not sure how long this band has been together (maybe two years?) but if you like Doom and/or Discharge, you'll dig this, for sure. The tracks below were taken from their second demo (the first demo, at least the CD-R that I have skips horribly). They recently released a CD with the demo songs re-recorded (I dont have it in front of me, and I cant remember which label did it, or if they did it themselves).

Several lineup changes (they have a new drummer and are now a 4 piece) later, the band matured and playes killer discore.

Go visit them on myspace http://www.myspace.com/dirtythirtys and enjoy:

America's Dirty Thirtys - Drinking In The Streets
America's Dirty Thirtys - Mission Decontrol
America's Dirty Thirtys - Open The Eyes
America's Dirty Thirtys - Roll Against The Power

MP3: Jesus Fucking Christ (friends from Oakland)

One of my favorite local bands, at the moment (seeing how Strychnine is, pretty much, broken up), Jesus Fucking Christ is Larry (of Rickets who also runs Puke Records), Dave (of Neurosis) and Jaime (of Pitch Black), who play damn good 80s inspired hardcore. Think Poison Idea meets DOA.

Jesus Fucking Christ - Deadly Levitation
Jesus Fucking Christ - My Manure
Jesus Fucking Christ - Panic Attack
Jesus Fucking Christ - Solitary Confinment

These 4 tracks were taken from their demo. They have recently finished recording a full length (which is yet to be released) and are working on a Japan tour.

MP3: 7 Crowns (friends from Bath, UK)

Originally they were called Tiny Elvis. What a great name. They came over to the West Coast of the US twice for two very unsuccesfull tours (lack of promotion, mainly). In the UK, however, they made enough noise and got themselves signed to Golf Records (home of Snuff, Less Than Jake and the euro re-releases of Poison Idea, 7 Seconds and Youth Brigade). After releasing one full length - We're Not All Civilians (click the link to buy it), the band broke up, only to reform with a different guitar player (who they've replaced twice since then, I beleive) as 7 Crowns.

I met the band, apparently, on their second US "tour" when they played with Jewdriver in Oakland. I really met the band when they came out for BOBFest 2007 in Oakland and stayed with us. What a fun group of guys.

They're tourin in Indoneisa in April (yep. Indoneisa. and yep. I'm going!).

7 Crowns - Steintor
7 Crowns - Punish Yourself
7 Crowns - Fools Ballad
7 Crowns - Armour Plated

Enjoy