"FLOORTWENTY" almost over, TORCHE tour dates and TILTS + Fox News (?!)

Sup! We're entering the last few days of the "FLOORTWENTY" coupon code's availability as well as the 15% off the TORCHE albums we released. Holla at the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you've been slacking on this, as it all ends in just a couple days and is a great cheap way to get some mega essential heavy tunes!

Related, some footage has surfaced of FLOOR's performance at All Tomorrow's Parties in London this past week, definitely check it out here.

Unable to keep Steve Brooks (and crew) out of the UK, TORCHE will be hitting Jolly Ol' England and the mainland Eurozone for a phat stack of tour dates this Sept:

09/13 MANCHESTER Moho Live
09/14 NOTTINGHAM Rock City Basement
09/15 GLASGOW Captain’s Rest
09/16 LONDON XOYO
09/17 BRIGHTON Haunt
09/18 SOUTHAMPTON Cellar
09/19 EINDHOVEN Effenaar (Netherlands)
09/20 PARIS Divan Du Monde (France)
09/21 BRUSSELS Magasin 4 (Belgium)
09/22 OSNABRUCK Bastard Club (Germany)
09/23 HAMBURG Hafenklang (Germany)
09/24 WIESBADEN Schlachthof Wiesbaden (Germany)
09/25 STUTTGART 1210 (Germany)
09/26 MUNICH 59 to 1 (Germany)
09/27 ZURICH Abart (Switzerland)
09/28 BERLIN Bi Nuu (Germany)
09/29 COLOGNE Luxor (Germany)
09/30 DORTMUND FZW (Germany)

And in some weird "members of" news, TORCHE co-guitarist Andrew Elstner's other gnarly band TILTS got some randomajor love from Fox News "Redeye" host Greg Gutfeld on twitter these days. WTF?

* FLOOR in the Robotic Empire - Online Store
* TORCHE in the Robotic Empire - Online Store
* TILTS in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

AIDAN BAKER tour dates and new release information

Hot on the heels of the release of his encompassing The Spectrum of Distraction 2xCD+digital release on Robotic Empire, Berlin-via-Montreal's AIDAN BAKER will further fill the pages in his passport! Here are the latest tour dates from easily the most prolific artist we've ever worked with:

NADJA + VAMPILLIA + AIDAN BAKER Japan Tour:
28-01-12: Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, JP
29-01-12: Unagidani Sunsui, Osaka, JP
01-02-12: Club Quatro, Hiroshima, JP
02-02-12: Voodoo Lounge, Fukuoka, JP
03-02-12: Wakayama, Rub Luck Cafe, JP
05-02-12: Soup, Tokyo, JP

AIDAN BAKER + A-SUN AMISSA EU Tour:
15-02-12: West Germany, Berlin, DE
16-02-12: Astrostube, Hamburg, DE
17-02-12: Christuskirke, Bochum, DE
18-02-12: (H)ear, Heerlen, NL
19-02-12: DB’s, Utrecht, NL
20-02-12: Waggon, Offenbach, DE
21-02-12: Komma, Esslingen, DE
23-02-12: L’inventaire, Le Mans, FR
24-02-12: L’espace B, Paris, FR
25-02-12: Le Plané Ari Home, Wanquetin, FR

Baker is touring in support of January's The Spectrum of Distraction 2xCD+digital release, on which he collaborated with 17 other percussionists to create a whopping 96 (!) tracks, intentionally established to be played on "shuffle". Contributing drummers include current and former members of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, JESU, GODFLESH, LOCRIAN and many more.

The Spectrum of Distraction 2xCD is physically available now from Robotic Empire, and digitally via pre-orders from iTunes, Amazon and others for the official January 17th street date.

GODS & QUEENS touring Europe, losers skip their homeland... again

GODS & QUEENS are touring Europe, again. If you can, please go see them and then punch Jamie Getz in his fat head for never touring the damn states like a wimp and making us sit on these dust-collecting but totally awesome LPs. The jerk!

Seriously though, Ben the bassist is awesome and I'm sure whatever sucker they found to play drums is alright too. Go see these dudes, Euros!!

Wed, Nov 9 7:00 pm La Miroiterie Paris, France
Thu, Nov 10 7:00 pm Le Bar des Capucins Lyon, France
Fri, Nov 11 7:00 pm Edoné Bergamo, Italy
Sat, Nov 12 7:00 pm Arci Valverde Forli, Italy
Sun, Nov 13 7:00 pm Borederline Pisa, Italy
Mon, Nov 14 8:00 pm Voodoo Arci Club, Comacchio, Italy
Tues, Nov 15 8:00 pm MKC, Koper, Slovenia
Wed, Nov 16 10:00 am Radio Student FM 89,3 (Jamie Solo/Acoustic LOL) Ljublijana, Slovenia
Wed, Nov 16 7:00 pm Pekarna, Dvorana Gustaf Maribor, Slovenia
Thu, Nov 17 7:00 pm Menza Pri Koritu Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fri, Nov 18 7:00 pm Palah, Rijeka, Croatia
Sat, Nov 19 7:00 pm TBA Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovnia
Sun, Nov 20 Off (boring)
Mon, Nov 21 7:00 pm Venue TBA Split, Croatia
Tue, Nov 22 7:00 pm Széfra Budapest, Hungary
Weds, Nov 23 Vester 99, Vienna, Austria
Thurs, Nov 24 8:00 pm SUB, Graz, Austria
Fri, Nov 25 7:00 pm AZ Conni Dresden, Germany
Sat, Nov 26 3:00 pm Saechsischer Bahnhof Gera, Germany
Sun, Nov 27 3:00 pm Schokoladen Berlin, Germany *Early Show*
Mon, Nov 28 7:00 pm Exhaus Trier, Germany
Tue, Nov 29 7:00 pm Waldmeister Solingen, Germany
Wed, Nov 30 7:00 pm AZ Aachen, Germany
Thu, Dec 1 7:00 pm De Onderbroek Nijmegen, Netherlands
Fri, Dec 2 9:00 pm Secret Spot Oostende, Belgium
Sat, Dec 3 8:00 pm Vera Groningen, Netherlands *FREE SHOW*

PYGMY LUSH fall tour dates (Oct/Nov, east coast)

PYGMYLUSH is hitting the road to The Fest and back (plus a lil some some). Just east coast style this time, but here ya go:

10/25-Blacksburg, VA-130 Jackson w/ Circle Takes The Square, Regents
10/26-Greensboro, NC-Glenwood Coffee w/ Circle Takes The Square, Systems
10/27-Birmingham, AL-Spring St Firehouse w/ Coliseum, Regents
10/28-New Orleans, LA-Big Top w/ Leaving, Habitat
10/29-Tallahassee, FL-Farside w/ Salt Altars
10/30-Gainesville, FL-The Fest/The Atlantic w/ Ampere, Punch, The Catalyst, Pianos Become The Teeth
10/31-Atlanta, GA-Wonderroot w/ Loma Prieta, The Catalyst
11/1-Richmond, VA-Gallery 5 w/ Screaming Females, Big Eyes
11/2-Baltimore, MD-Golden West w/ Ladypiss
11/3-Rochester, NY-Montys Crown w/ Like Wolves
11/4-Boston, MA-Democracy Center w/ Ampere
11/5-NYC, NY-Death By Audio w/ Ghastly City Sleep, Ancient Sky

"Here's the final routing and info for the east coast Fall tour....
No other touring plans... until Spring 2012... European Tour... info TBA...."

Big update! New items from TORCHE, BLACK TUSK and even more extreme sales!!

TORCHE is one of the few bands that we've been alongside for the entire ride, from inception up to present activity. We love this band, they are seriously awesome dudes who write seriously catchy, heavy music. It always feels good to post updates in regards to TORCHE and today we're happy to announce their two full-length albums have been newly re-pressed on vinyl.

Meanderthal is the album that took TORCHE from the underground to the semi-aboveground. It was on many best-of lists in 2008 (including the #1 spot in the fantastic Decibel Magazine). As it turned out, this ended up being their final album with 2nd guitarist Juan Montoya* and the end of the first era of the band. We ultimately outdid ourselves (and many others) with the first layout/packaging for this thing, with two die-cut tri-folding LP jackets attached together.... and while we would've loved to keep it in print that way, it just wasn't financially feasible. So in an effort to keep one of our favorite albums in print, a new and somewhat simplified version of Meanderthal has been newly re-pressed.


Now packaged in a standalone gatefold jacket, Montoya and Aaron Turner's original artwork has been mostly kept intact, and overall it still looks pretty damn killer (photo proof). We're glad there was a way to keep this album in print, as it truly is stellar! 2000 more of this have been pressed, with standard black vinyl available along with three "color in color" versions of oranges, silvers and yellows, as well as a red/white/blue tri-blend) . The ones photographed above compliment the layout quite well, and we're happy to announce that this is now available again in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

+ We also have a small amount of the original/deluxe jacket version, as described above. Last copies available anywhere. +


In addition to Meanderthal finally being available on vinyl again, we're now up to the fifth(!) pressing of the Self-Titled Reissue debut LP. This time around we kept the color vinyl (relatively) simple for a change and went with a Jah-inspired rasta tri-blend! 1000 more copies for this pressing (500 black, 500 rasta jawns), also available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

++ Both Meanderthal and the Self-Titled Reissue LPs are now nicely priced at $11.99 each, about 4 bucks cheaper than before for S/T and $8 cheaper for Meander. ++

All of this recent TORCHE activity is culminating just in time for a massive summer tour (dates below), hot on the heels of guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks "other" band FLOOR just completing their first proper US tour in eight years! We recently re-pressed the FLOOR Below & Beyond discography 8xCD set for their tour and still have some copies in stock. Seeing as how the band may be (relatively) dormant for a while with TORCHE getting busy again, we've just discounted the 8xCD FLOOR set to $29.99 , which can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store. We also have a slew of classic FLOOR t-shirts available and are now down to the last half dozen (or less) copies of the ultramega 10xLP, 1x7", 8xCD, 32-page-booklet deluxe vinyl edition... Seriously: last chance to dance on that beaut!

As we mentioned above, TORCHE is hitting the road for a substantial US tour, co-headlining alongside BIG BUSINESS (plus HELMS ALEE or THRONES, depending on what part of the country you're in). The "new guy" 2nd guitarist (and longtime Robo-ally) Andrew Elstner** is firmly in the band now and they are officially on fire once again! Wisely witness this commotion IRL:

w/ BIG BUSINESS & HELMS ALEE:
7/07 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
7/08 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
7/09 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe
7/11 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
7/12 Miami, FL @ Churchill's
7/13 Orlando, FL @ The Social
7/14 Atlanta, GA @ EARL
7/15 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
7/16 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
7/17 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
7/19 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
7/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/21 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
7/22 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
7/23 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
7/24 Newport, KY @ The Historic Southgate House
7/25 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
7/26 Detriot, MI @ Magic Stick
7/27 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hoosier Dome
7/28 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
7/29 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
7/30 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
7/31 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
8/02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
8/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
8/04 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s

w/ BIG BUSINESS & THRONES:
8/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
8/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
8/07 West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
8/08 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
8/09 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
8/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
8/12 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
8/13 San Antonio, TX @ Korova
8/14 Austin, TX @ Red 7

TORCHE-related footnotes:
* Juan Montoya is now playing in MONSTRO, who recently signed to Vagrant (wtf?) and are going on tour with KYUSS and THE SWORD in September/October. Congrats Juan!
** Andrew Elstner was in the criminally underrated RIDDLE OF STEEL and is simultaneously now in the also criminally underrated TILTS. Check them out ASAP.

In addition to all the TORCHE related news, we have also expanded our already outlandish store-wide sales! For the rest of the month, 99% of the 7" EPs we carry are reduced further to only $1.99 apiece. That now matches our store-wide CD sale of just $1.99 per CD, CD-R, 3"miniCD, etc, etc etc. We got a little crazy there, but are only remaining this insane until the end of the month as we've actually cleared a good amount of much-needed space. Still lots of great items available at dirt cheap prices (including newly discounted CANNABIS CORPSE sweatpants), please check out the Robotic Empire - Online Store for all of our ridiculous discounts.


We've also got a meaty update as far as new items & restocks go! One big score this time around is the original BLACK TUSK demo EP, The Fallen Kingdom, finally pressed to wax by our homies at Hyperrealist. Eight songs, badass Baizley artworkin, raw sludgey goodness as only the dirty South knows how to properly do... and oh yeah, some logo-matched yellow vinyl copies too if you're quick! Chop chop.

In addition to that jammer, we've got new stock from ANNIHILATION TIME (the II LP reissue with limited bonus 7"), CAPSULE's righteous new No Ghost album on ltd color vinyl, CHURCH OF MISERY and EYEHATEGOD essentials from Emetic, the unstoppable FELL VOICES LP from Gilead brethren, horribly difficult to obtain Throne imports (FLESHPRESS, LUDICRA, UNEARTHLY TRANCE), lotsa skramz (DANSE MACABRE, DOLCIM, HER BREATH ON GLASS, etc) for all the screamos out there, KICKING SPIT's awesome debut 12", PYGMY LUSH's unbearably good Old Friends album on import wax (with slightly different artwork), and heaps more killer stuff.

For restocks, we've got ARKTIKA, CANNABIS CORPSE, COMADRE, ELECTRIC WIZARD, GIANTS, MEWITHOUTYOU, SALOME, THOU, TITAN and more! Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Annihilation Time - II - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Tank Crimes) - $11.99
* ANS / Ramming Speed - Split 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Austrasian Goat, The / Hollow Sunshine - Split 12" (Vendetta) - $14.99
* Big Eyes - Self-Titled Cassette (Tank Crimes) - $4.99
* Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - BLACK VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Black Tusk - The Fallen Kingdom - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) - $14.99
* Capsule - No Ghost - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) - $12.99
* Church Of Misery - Volume 1 12"+7" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Danse Macabre - Einerseits Andererseits 10" (React With Protest) - $9.99
* Dead To A Dying World - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Tofu Carnage) - $26.99
* Dolcim - We Carry The Fire 12" (React With Protest) - $10.99
* Electro Quarterstaff - Aykroyd 12" (War On Music) - $11.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick - BLACK COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - In The Name Of Suffering 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12" (Emetic) - $19.99
* Fell Voices - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) - $13.99
* Fleshpress - Rebuild / Crumble 12" (Throne) - $14.99
* Fleshpress - No Return 12" (Throne) - $14.99
* For Want Of - Self-Titled 7" (Resuscitate) - $4.99
* Gehenna - Malice - RED ORANGE COLORED VINYL 3x12" (Dark Symphonies) - $54.99
* Her Breath On Glass - We Aimed Straight Down - RED BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (IFB) - $9.99
* Kicking Spit - Psychrockbullsh!t - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Ludicra - The Tenant 2x12" (Throne) - $29.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - BLACK IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Pygmy Lush - Old Friends - RED COLORED IMPORT VINYL 12" (Adagio830) - $14.99
* Resurrectionists / Battle Of Wolf 359 - Split 10" (React With Protest) - $10.99
* Suma / Unearthly Trance - Collaboration 12" (Throne) - $19.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - RASTA COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - CUBAN FLAG COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - ORANGE BLOB COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - TAINTED SILVER COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - YOLK COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $11.99
* Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal 12" (Vendetta) - $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Arktika - At Zero 2x12" - COLORED VINYL (Narsharda) - $19.99
* Arktika - Heartwrencher 12" - GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Narshardaa) - $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - The Weeding 12" - ORANGEL COLORED VINYL (Tank Crimes) - $9.99
* Comadre - Wolf Ticket 12" (Adagio 830) - $14.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) - $11.99
* Giants - Old Stories 12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Cavity) - $9.99
* Mewithoutyou - AB Life 12" - BROWN COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99
* Mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Gilead) - $14.99
* Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split 12" - CLOUD GREY VINYL (Vendetta) - $10.99
* Salome - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) - $12.99
* Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio) - $9.99
* Thou / Human Intruder - Split 7" (Dead Earth) - $5.99
* Titan - Colossus 12" (React With Protest) - $12.99
* Torche - Meanderthal - [DELUXE JACKET] BLACK VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) - $19.99

Not a bad update after a slight gap there, hopefully something caught your eye and you're keen to hit the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Last but not least, a quick update on a few current projects: both THOU and PG.99 will see new vinyl on Robotic Empire in early August! We've got a "megaEP" for THOU at the plants now titled The Archer & The Owle, and while we may obviously be biased, it absolutely rules! The PG.99 release is the long-overdue vinyl treatment of their Singles collection, along with a repress of the Document #8 album, both to coincide with their (now sold out) pending reunion at Best Friends Day in Richmond this August. We're hoping to have those for sale sometime in July or August, depending on when things wrap up.

That's it for now, please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you can! Peace!

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THOU to crush ancestral homelands (aka, our dawgs are touring EUROPE!)

Our southern sludge brothers THOU are about to embark on a journey to the ancestral lands... in other words, Europe: watch out!

10.06 - Brighton, England at Cowley Club
11.06 - Groningen, Netherlands at Vera
12.06 - Eindhoven, Netherlands at Area 51
13.06 - Leiden, Netherlands at 071
14.06 - Bielefeld, Germany at AJZ
15.06 - Hamburg, Germany at Flora
16.06 - Copenhagen, Denmark at Stengade
17.06 - Berlin, Germany at Cassiopeia
18.06 - Leipzig, Germany at Zoro
19.06 - Praha, Czech Republic at 007 Club
20.06 - Wien, Austria at Arena
21.06 - Koper, Slovenia at Pandamonium
22.06 - Milano, Italy at Dauntaun / Leocavallo
23.06 - Bologna, Italy at XM24
24.06 - Stuttgart, Germany at JH West
25.06 - Versmold, Germany at Cry Me a River Fest
26.06 - Mülheim, Germany at AZ Mülheim
27.06 - Utrecht, Netherlands at dB's CAB-Rondom 100
28.06 - Kortrijk, Belgium at Cinepalace
29.06 - Portiers, France at Le Confort Moderne
30.06 - Paris, France at La Miroiterie
01.07 - London, England
02.07 - Nottingham, England at Stuck on a Name Studios

Shortly upon their return we'll have a substantial new release from these burly boys titled The Archer & The Owle. More info forthcoming, but in the meantime... check out these fiends in action if you live on that side of the pond!

TIDELAND is touring Europe... RIGHT NOW!

Attn EUROZ: TIDELAND is all up in your business RIGHT NOW. Booked by our awesome Italian bros at Sons of Vesta, Sterling Virginia's TIDELAND are on your shores. Seriously, check them out!!

05/09 milano, IT - dauntaun
05/10 marseille, FR - enthropy
05/11 toulouse, FR - le cri de la mouette
05/12 st. feliu de codines, SP - incivic zone
05/13 madrid, SP - el perro club
05/14 oviedo, SP - - bar l'gamonal
05/15 torrelavega, SP - la oveja negra

05/17 nantes, FR - chez jules

05/19 leiden, NL - SUB071
05/20 utrecht, NL ACU
05/21 detmold, GER - alte pauline

05/25 essen, GER - emo-keller
05/26 giessen, GER - AK44
05/27 leipzig, GER - G17
05/28 berlin, GER - schockoladen

05/31 treviso, IT - bianconiglio
06/01 noventa padovana, IT - parco della fornace
06/02 bologna, IT - atlantide
06/03 forlì, IT - valverde
06/04 arezzo, IT - habitat skatepark
06/05 napoli, IT - perditempo

TIDELAND - Braindead on the Interstate

TIDELAND - Crash

ABOOYA!

FLOOR touring for first time in over eight years

Floridian heavy trio FLOOR are about to embark on their first proper tour in over eight years. Since disbanding, FLOOR's overdue notoriety has slowly grown, due in part from laying the foundation for guitar player/vocalist Steve Brooks' non-stop activity in TORCHE.

Reuniting to celebrate the release of their massive Below & Beyond discography/box set, FLOOR returned for a few key shows over the past year to an overwhelmingly positive response. As a result, the band is now hitting the road for the first time since 2003. In regards to the tour, Brooks had the following to say:

"It's a celebration. Celebrating our 19 years together, apart, back together, apart and back together again! Dropping bombs like it's Floorld War III!"

The (updated) scheduled dates are as follows:

4/9 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds - w/ Hawks
4/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl - w/ Hawks
4/11 - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone - w/ Hawks
4/12 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter - w/ Hawks, Amarok
4/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg - w/ Hawks
4/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - w/ Hawks
4/15 - Providence, RI @ Club Hell - w/ Doomriders
4/16 - Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab - w/ Doomriders
4/17 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - w/ Doomriders
4/18 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen - w/ Doomriders
4/20 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
4/22 - Missoula, MT @ Secret Show
4/23 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse - w/ Totimoshi
4/24 - Portland, OR @ Branx - w/ Totimoshi
4/25 - Oakland, CA @ The Uptown Nightclub - w/ Totimoshi
4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater - w/ Totimoshi
4/29 - Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall - w/ Mammoth Grinder
4/30 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/1 - Houston, TX @ Walter's - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/2 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
5/3 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room

http://www.myspace.com/Floor

YOUNG WIDOWS - April-->June TOUR DATES

YOUNG WIDOWS - 2011 TOUR DATES
April 28 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's
April 29 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
April 30 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic
May 1 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
May 2 - Orlando, FL - The Social
May 3 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
May 4 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
May 5 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
May 6 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny brenda's
May 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
May 8 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
May 9 - Burlington, VT - The Monkey Bar
May 10 - Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo
May 11 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
May 12 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
May 13 - Detroit, MI - Small's
May 14 - Chicago - Beat Kitchen
May 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
May 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
May 17 - Madison, WI - The Project Lodge
June 2 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
June 3 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
June 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Burt's Tiki Lounge
June 5 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
June 7 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern
June 8 - Portland, OR - Rotture
June 10 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
June 11 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA
June 12 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
June 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
June 15 - Austin, TX - Red 7
June 16 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory

As of posting this, we're down to the last 69 copies of the Live Radio Performance April 6, 2009 12" LP we released on 180gram vinyl. Nab that in the Robotic Empire - Online Store, and/or their new album In and Out of Youth and Lightness on Temporary Residence Limited!

SHITSTORM touring too (Flordia related)

Can't believe we spaced on posting this with the last update about Florida bands touring. Whoops!


4/21 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery - w/ D.O.C., Cell Graft, Devout
4/22 - Miami, FL @ Churchill's - w/ Asshole Parade, D.O.C., Maruta, Cell Graft, Mauser, Last
4/23 - Gainesville, FL @ Boca Fiesta - w/ Asshole Parade, D.O.C., Mauser
4/24 - St. Augustine, FL @ TBA - w/ Asshole Parade, Mauser
HOT BREAK
5/19 - Jacksonville, FL @ TBA - w/ TBA
5/20 - Savannah, GA @ TBA - w/ TBA
5/21 - Charlotte, NC @ TRESURE FEST (www.facebook.com/treasurefest)
5/22 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Street Pizza
5/23 - Washington DC @ TBA - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Magrudergrind, Mind As Prison
5/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Bordello - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Backslider, Chainsaw To The Face
5/25 - New York, NY @ Public Assembly - w/ Noisear, The Kill, Magrudergrind, Cripple Bastards
5/26 - MARYLAND DEATH FEST - w/ Witch Haven, Flesh Parade, Noisear, Tragedy, Miasmal, Lack Of Interest, Buzzov*en, Extortion, Cathedral + more
5/29 - Athens, GA @ TBA - w/ Noisear
5/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse - w/ Noisear
5/31 - Shreveport, LA @ TBA - w/ Noisear
6/1 - Dallas, TX @ The Phoenix Project - w/ Noisear, Kill The Client
6/4 - CHAOS IN TEJAS @ Emo's (inside) - w/ Xibalba, Miasmal, Nukkehammer, The Impalers
6/6 - Houston, TX @ 4202 Canal St. - w/ Niburu
6/7 - New Orleans, LA @ TBA - w/ Thou, White Lung, Nü Sensae
6/8 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside Collective - w/ TBA
6/9 - Orlando, FL @ Hoop's Tavern - w/ TBA

Keep up to date on the band's badass blog, which they'll keep more updated than we will. WORD.

Robo Florida Bands Tour Assault: CAPSULE, FLOOR and TORCHE all hitting the road (separately)

The bulk of the active Floridian bands that we've worked with are substantially hitting the road within the next week/month... go see some righteous dudes in action! In chronological order:

CAPSULE

3/15 - Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub
3/16 - Gainesville, FL @ Wayward council - w/ Pygmy Lush, Des Ark
3/17 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Bar
3/18 - Nashville, TN @ Little Hamilton Collective
3/19 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hoosier Dome
3/20 - Chicago, IL @ Kostner house
3/21 - Grand Rapids, Mi @ DAAC
3/22 - Cleveland, OH @ Now that's class
3/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks - w/ Lil Daggers
3/24 - Bethlehem, PA @ St.Bernards
3/25 - NYC, NY @ The Acheron
3/26 - Boston, MA @ O'Briens (two shows)
3/27 - NYC, NY @ Silent Barn
3/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Marvelous Records
3/29 - Baltimore, MD @ The Bell Foundry
3/30 - Washington, DC @ Corpse Fortress
3/31 - Richmond, VA @ strange matter
4/1 - Greensboro, NC @ Legitimate Business
4/2 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Macrock
4/3 - Chapel Hill, NC @ The Resevoir
4/4 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
--MINIBREAK/WEEDNAP--
4/16 - Pensacola, FL
4/17 - New Orleans. LA/Baton Rouge, LA
4/18 - Houston, TX @ Mangos
4/19 - Austin, TX @ TBA
4/20 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Bad Granny's
4/21 - Albuquerque, NM **
4/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Sound Kontrol
4/23 - San Diego. CA @ Che Cafe - w/ Ghostlimb
4/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Blvd
4/25 - Ventura,CA @ TBA
4/26 - Oakland, CA @ TBA
4/27 - San Francisco, CA @ TBA
4/28 - Portland, OR @ Red & Black Cafe
4/29 - Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge - w/ Ghostlimb, Owen Heart, Tempest
4/30 - Vancouver, BC @ Garbage Mountain
5/1 - Victoria, BC @ TBA
5/2 - Seattle, WA
5/3 - Salt Lake City, UT**
5/4 - Denver, CO**
5/5 - Lincoln, NB
5/6 - St. Louis, MO @ Cranky Yellow
5/7 - Atlanta, GA**
** MEANS STILL IN MOTION, BUT THIS IS WHATS CONFIRMED SO FAR

CAPSULE's debut album, Blue, was recently repressed on 12"+CD (in a fineass gatefold jacket) and we also have t-shirts and their Demo+Tape+Tour+More Collections LP too. New album No Ghost coming soon on Richmond's Rorschach Records.
* CAPSULE stuff in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

TORCHE

3/16 Atlanta, GA @ 529 - w/ Post Teens
3/17 Norfolk, VA @ Jewish Mother - w/ Post Teens
3/18 Richmond, VA @ Stranger Matter - w/ Post Teens
3/20 West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx - w/ Post Teens
3/21 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room - w/ Post Teens, Tilts
3/22 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar - w/ Post Teens, Tilts
3/23 Memphis, TN @ The Hi-Tone - w/ Post Teens, Xray Eyeballs
3/24 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room - w/ Post Teens
3/25 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds - w/ Post Teens, Bedwetter
3/26 Lake Worth, FL @ Propaganda - w/ Post Teens

TORCHE are awesome, and newly joined by 2nd guitarist/backup vocalist Andrew Eltsner (TILTS, ex-RIDDLE OF STEEL)!!
* TORCHE stuff in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

FLOOR

4/9 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds - w/ Hawks
4/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl - w/ Hawks
4/11 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone - w/ Hawks
4/12 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter - w/ Hawks, Amarok
4/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg - w/ Hawks
4/14 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - w/ Hawks
4/15 Providence, RI @ Club Hell - w/ Doomriders
4/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab - w/ Doomriders
4/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - w/ Doomriders
4/18 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen - w/ Doomriders
4/20 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
4/23 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse - w/ Totimoshi
4/24 Portland, OR @ Branx - w/ Totimoshi
4/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater - w/ Totimoshi
4/29 Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall - w/ Mammoth Grinder, more
4/30 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/1 Houston, TX @ Walter's - w/ Mammoth Grinder
5/3 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
More updates and gaps in the holes will be posted at the band's Myspace page

First proper FLOOR tour in like a decade? Unbelievable! We also just re-pressed the 8xCD version of their Below & Beyond discography which they'll have with them on the road. GO SEE FLOOR LIVE!!!
* FLOOR stuff in the Robotic Empire - Online Store

PYGMY LUSH is on tour: GO SEE THEM! +new cassettes n' junx

PYGMY LUSH just hit the road... go see one of our favorite current bands live!

March 4 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City
March 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ Beaumont Warehouse
March 6 - Purchace, NY @ Whitsons Hall
March 8 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Hey Girl
March 9 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Antlers & Little Gold
March 10 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight w/ Bellafea
March 11 - Columbia, SC @ Hunter Gatherer
March 12 - Asheville, NC @ Broadways
March 13 - Jacksonville, FL @ Warehouse 8B
March 14 - Tallahassee, FL @ Farside
March 15 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions Gallery
March 16 - Gainesville, FL @ Wayward Council
March 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
March 18 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge
March 19 - Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Fire House
March 20 - New Orleans, LA @ Euclid Records w/ Thou & Lovey Dovies
March 21 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Perkins Parlour
March 22 - Austin, TX @ Trailerspace
March 23 - Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony
March 24 - Albuquerque, NM @ Blackbird Buvette
March 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Sound Kontrol
March 26 - Riverside CA @ Division 9
March 27 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Biko
March 29 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Arlene Francis Center
March 30 - Portland, OR @ Red and Black Café
March 31 - Olympia WA @ The Northern
April 1 - Seattle, WA @ Healthy Times Fun Club
April 2 - Missoula, MT @ Zootown Arts
April 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cellar 108
April 5 - Beloit, WI @ C -Haus
April 6 - Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
April 7 - Louisville, KY @ Keswick Democratic Club
April 8 - Chicago, IL @ Strangelight
April 9 - Detroit, MI @ Trumbleplex
April 10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Goetz Alley
April 11 - Columbus, OH @ Carabar
April 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
April 13 - Ithaca, NY @ Green Star Annex
April 15 - Boston, MA @ Democracy Center
April 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron

We printed up some nicer Bitter River tapes compaired to the first press, plus the killer split with TURBOSLUT on cassette as well... and as of South Carolina they should have a NEW 2-song cassingle as well that is totally soul crushingly good.

We'll have all that junx and more from these dudes in our Online Store before too long, but if you're anywhere even remotely near any of the dates above: GO SEE EM LIVE with DES ARK and pick up something from them direct. Witness one of our favorite active bands going right now, and if possible please help fill our bro's tank, as gas prices are through the roof and that makes DIY-touring even harder than it already is.

Also, you can scope a new song here:
http://soundcloud.com/communion5/yellow-hall/s-RPvfA

They're releasing their new album "Old Friends" on Lovitt Records pretty soon, and have the CD of it available with them on tour. Now that they're on the road though, any updates will be less frequent for the time being. But you can still keep an eye on what's what here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pygmy-Lush/110146402382386
and
http://pygmylush.wordpress.com

WORD!

p.s. CB from GHASTLY CITY SLEEP posted a rad video of PL in Philly: