Sweet glory. Girlfriends have a seven inch. Finally everyone's favorite neighborhood hooligans are on vinyl. F-vinyl-ly!!! Yes, the kids you heard about on the old timey radio that received a medal of honor for valor from The Boston Phoenix are coming to a living room near you. You can figure out how to get this artifact here or pick one up at a show. Tour dates are below.
Since this is the first time I'm mentioning it, how about a round of applause for the runners up, Hands and Knees, Thick Shakes, Needy Visions and QUILT. That was a beastly amazing category with a lot of hard decisions. Check them all out. Wouldn't it be great if they all played together? oh wait... (pretty close anyway. Damn that was a good show).
'Gov't Seizure' is a sidewinding cobweb drawl that groovily drags its feet at the end. B-side "Creep Stuff" is just as much fun as a lazy tempo experiment. The way they record themselves is also really key to the sound. It wouldn't be the same if it was cleaner. Just like their cassette, the overdriven vocals and white noise splashes from cymbals and amps punctuate both the sound and the lyrics.
Speaking of those latter things, what's great about the GFs has always been the fearless, smartly written words. This tune isn't trying to hide anything at all:
"the Census came calling, I said 'hey man whats this all about?' Said 'i'm not sure we matter, so i dunno why we should count.'Ask any citizen-soldier how he knows who's who. As for truth, the best that you can do is hope that someone votes like he shoots."
This reminds me of ignoring my census guy not too long ago. Very specific, vivid and tangible observations, not some grandiose unfounded ideas of "the gov't lies" and "war is wrong." I have to say it brings back fond memories of the Christians & Lions days a la 'Skinnyfists' or 'Stay Warm.' This sound and words just fit well together. Loud in your face music with loud in your face lyrics. Very punk rock dudes.
Hopefully these folks will unleash "Cave Kids" upon the world soon!
They are coming to a town near you: (p.s. pretty sure they booked this all themselves....wowza!)
7/1 @ Great Scott
7" Release / Tour Kickoff
w/ Doomstar!, Four Eyes
cheap / 18+ / 8pm
7/2 @ Bruar Falls
NYC 7" Release
w/ The Specific Heats, Overlord, Party Photographers (PA)
cheap / 18+ / 8pm
7/3 @ Haus en Cleve
Philadelphia, PA
w/ Creepoid, Cannons
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/4 @ Fan Death Recs
Baltimore, MD
cheap / all ages / ask a punk?
7/5
Roanoke, VA
w/ Weed Hounds
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/6 @ Incognito Dojo
Winston-Salem, NC
w/ Weed Hounds, Richardbenjamin
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/7 @ The Birdhouse
Knoxville, TN
w/ Weed Hounds
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/8 @ Red Star Bar
Oxford, MS
w/ Weed Hounds
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/9 @ The Ole Tavern
Jackson, MS
w/ Weed Hounds, Dead Gaze
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/10 @ The Dairy
Memphis, TN
w/ Weed Hounds
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/11 @ Circle Bar
New Orleans, LA
w/ Weed Hounds
Dead People, The Dives
cheap / 21+ / 8pm
7/12 @ Super Happy Fun Land
Houston, TX
w/ Weed Hounds
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/13 @ Club1808
Austin, TX
w/ Weed Hounds
Cowabunga Babes
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/14 @ The Basement
Amarillo, TX
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/15 @ The Treehouse
Albuquerque, NM
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/16 @ Skrappy's
Tuscon, AZ
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/17 @ House Show
San Luis Obispo, CA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/18 @ House Show
Fullerton, CA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/19 @ Pissed Off Pete's
San Francisco, CA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/20 @ House Show
Oakland, CA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/21 @ House Show
Arcata, CA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/22 @ Ducketts
Portland, OR
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / 18+ / 8pm
7/23 @ Mango House
Olympia, WA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/24 @ Neurolux
Boise, ID
w/ Colleen Green, Mean Jeans
Mystery Lights, Parallels, + Indian Wars
cheap / 18+ / 8pm
7/25 @ The Meth House
Twin Falls, ID
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/26 @ The Compound
Provo, UT
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/27 @ DIY Space
Denver, CO
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/28 @ Cultiva Cafe
Lincoln, NE
w/ Colleen Green
FREE / all ages / 7:30pm
7/29 @ Ames Progressive
Ames, IA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/30 @ Fecal Manor
Minneapolis, MN
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
7/31 @ BFG House
Appleton, WI
w/ Colleen Green
Harlequin Kid, Technicolor Teeth
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/1 @ The Cave
Chicago, IL
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/2
Chicago, IL
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/3 @ Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
St Louis, MO
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/4 @ Birdy's Bar
Indianapolis, IN
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/5
Ypsilanti, MI
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/6 @ Another Part of the Forest
Cincinnati, OH
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/7
Louisville, KY
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/8 @ The Empty Glass
Charleston, WV
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/9
Hagerstown, MD
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/10
Philadelphia, PA
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/11
Hoboken, NJ
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/12 @ Death by Audio
New York, NY
w/ Colleen Green
My Teenage Stride
German Measles
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/13
Hartford, CT
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/14
Providence, RI
w/ Colleen Green
cheap / all ages / 8pm
8/18 @ Great Scott
Allston, MA
w/ Eux Atres, Reports, Colleen Green
cheap / 18+ / 8pm
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