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Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:57:14 -0500

Show Tomorrow night

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:34:29 -0500

Once again we are playing a show tomorrow night, here’s the info.

Decibel Magazine presents the art of Decibel’s head designer and chief illustrator Bruno Guerreiro with a special Kung Fu Necktie art show and musical showcase February 10th at 8pm.

Performing:
- Rosetta (rosettaband.com)
- Restorations (restorations.tumblr.com)
- Batillus (www.batillusdoom.com)
- Sunburster

Showing:
- Collection of original metal and rock show posters
- Original illustrations featured in Decibel
- Other original Bruno Guerreiro works

Free Stuff:
- Decibel Magazine back issues
- Decibel Magazine coasters and stickers

Tickets ($10) Ages 21+
Click here to purchase.

Restorations: February 10th @ KFN

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:55:06 -0500

Restorations: February 10th @ KFN:

restorations:

Decibel Magazine presents the art of Decibel’s head designer and chief illustrator Bruno Guerreiro with a special Kung Fu Necktie art show and musical showcase February 10th at 8pm.

Performing:
- Rosetta (rosettaband.com)
- Restorations (restorations.tumblr.com)
- Batillus (…

In the opening of "Blue day for Croatoa" there is what sounds to be words spoken by a woman then a whispered reply from a man. If there is, what is it that is being said? or am I just hearing voices?

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:25:51 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLaTmro5MfE

Do you guys ever play "bad shows"? By that I mean, do you ever play shows that you don't feel you performed your best at, or were sloppy? What do you do to recover from this? ie; practice more, take time off, write more? what was the worst show you ever playeds?

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:11:50 -0500

Sure, we play bad shows all the time. The way we recover is by trying to do better the next night. Sometimes on tour you just make mistakes because you’re tired, but the upside is that you get to try again the next day. Since the vast majority of shows we play are on tour and not one at a time, you just have to keep going. And anyway, it usually takes 3-4 shows on a tour before we hit our stride and start playing really well. Many times it’s not actual mistakes or sloppiness so much as a low energy level or feeling of distance from the audience that’s most frustrating.

I don’t know about worst show we’ve ever played. When I think “worst” I don’t just think about making mistakes, I think about awkward or dangerous situations, and maybe not eating, or sleeping outside. How you play is a passing moment. It’s better to not worry too much about it and just do your best. Most times when we remark to people that we thought we played poorly, they’ll say they didn’t notice anything was wrong.

hey! i was wondering, what is the cover of Wake/Lift supposed to be?

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:06:14 -0500

It’s a transmission tower motif that Paul Romano created, after having some conversation with Matt about the Roxborough Tower Farm in Philadelphia. It’s on Domino Lane in Philadelphia, you can Google-map it.

Hey I'm a drummer and was wondering if you all had any tips on drumming or anything that you could recommend looking at

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:04:06 -0500

One of the best things you can do is to get a practice pad, and find a way to strap it to your chest (marching band style) so that you can play blast beats (no fills) while you go jogging. We have been urging BJ to do this so that the rest of us can spend less time at practice while he figures out the latest 13/6 polyrhythm.

Question for Matt, how can I hold the ambient sound of delay (feedback on max) in loop A and play over this sound distorted parts that are coming direct from the amp?

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:57:17 -0500

You can’t, at least not in the way that I have my setup configured (with all effects in front of the amp). To do this, you would need a mixable multi-loop FX setup in the FX loop of a channel-switching amp.

It's probably a bit (read: very) out of the way for you guys, but have you ever considered touring Australia again in the future? Or do the logistics and cost involved with touring very far outside of the traditional US/Europe route render this improbable?

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:54:01 -0500

Actually, Australia was our first overseas tour, and we had a great time. It’s been a long time since then, admittedly; and plane tickets are more expensive now, but we’d still like to come back if we can make it work.

Have you guys ever played So Warm A Solitude live? Do you intend to? Jesus Christ just to imagine. Ivan (Budapest)

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:18:43 -0500

Nope. At this point, the songs we haven’t and won’t ever play live are: anything from TGS disc 2, Project Mercury, (Temet Nosce), Homesick, So Warm a Solitude, Blue Day for Croatoa, and the Soundgarden Cover.

We have now played Monument live at least 5 times.

Do you still have any shirts by Santos Illustrations from the European tour for sale? Preferably Size Small. Price? Contact?

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:24:03 -0500

Nope, they’re all sold out, sorry. It’s possible there could be a reprint in the future, but there are no plans for it at the moment. Santos does killer work though, so I’m sure that there will be more designs from him in the future.

Europe tour 2012

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:59:07 -0500

As Armine mentioned, Rosetta and Kings Destroy will be doing a short Europe run next summer, from June 29th to July 16th. If you’re interested in doing a show, please email mike.persilbooking@gmail.com

Canada

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:55:06 -0500

We’re coming back to Canada in March with our friends in Restorations for a few days.

Friday, March 2
Montreal
Casa del Popolo
4873 St Laurent Bvld
8$ advance 11$ atd //
Local support from le Kraken
8:30 doors / 9pm show

Saturday, March 3
Ottawa
Mavricks
221 Rideau St
Tickets / support / more info TBA

Sunday, March 4
Toronto
Hard Luck Bar
772A Dundas St W
Ticket / doors info TBA
Local support from Titan and Kosmograd

Monday, March 5
Ithaca, NY
The Space
700 W Buffalo St
8$ / 8pm doors
Local TBA

Do you guys ever consider the impact your music has on people's lives? After a failed suicide attempt, I found myself in hospital with a lengthy recovery process ahead of me. Your music, particularly The Galilean Satellites, was really one of the things that got me through that entire ordeal. It was as if there was this other, peaceful, world I could climb into and be alone with. Looking back now I can't help but wonder if any of you think about or realize just how... monumental your art can be.

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:54:00 -0500

As in the earlier answer, this is one of those cases where it’s hard to imagine what the music might mean to someone else. Sure, we consider what our music might say to people, but sometimes it’s intimidating to think about and can provoke a sense of unease — because there’s a tension between artistic freedom and integrity on one hand and responsibility to people on the other. Put another way, it’s uncomfortable sometimes to realize that what you make does affect and influence others, but in ways that you can’t ever really control. Further, there’s also a realization that the people who make the music can never BE as “epic” or “monumental” as the music itself is… because we’re just people like anybody else. So there’s always the risk that the reality of the people behind the music may disappoint the fans of that music.

I really love your cover of "4th of July" from the Junius split. Soundgarden have been a favorite band of mine since I was very young and growing up in Seattle. How did you guys decide on that song? Who among the band are Soundgarden fans?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:12:13 -0500

It was initially Dave’s suggestion, quite a while back actually. Everyone in the band likes Soundgarden, and we actually discussed a whole range of tracks from Superunknown. We settled on 4th of July because it just seemed like the most fun to do. The original has an apocalyptic acid-trip weirdness to it, yet there are elements that almost conjure Hendrix. We wanted to make it a big dumb pop-sludge song — replace the acid with weed, metaphorically speaking. Dave, Armine, and Eric Jernigan from City of Ships all did vocals.

I'm curious about the way you guys respond when people preface their questions with gushing compliments about your music. There doesn't appear to be much care/appreciation. I've noticed from a good amount of bands, that they don't know how to take compliments well and clam up attributed to shyness and the like, but genuinely still appreciate it. These experiences are from meeting people in person, so I'm wondering if that holds true with you guys since it's quite hard to tell over the internet.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:35:24 -0500

Well we certainly do care. At the same time though, sometimes it feels like the compliments are unwarranted. It’s impossible to look at your own work objectively… and easy to be self-critical. Besides which, people whose lives have been deeply affected by something can’t look at it objectively either (nor should they need to).

So yeah, who knows how to respond to seemingly undeserved favor? Grace takes a long time to learn. I’m not old enough to grasp it yet. Doesn’t mean that affirmation isn’t appreciated; it is… but this is a question box on the internet, and that can be awkward for communicating heavy things.

On a related note, everyone in the band is introverted, so that might explain some of it. If our band had its own personality, it would be INTJ.

Would you allow other touring artists you are unfamiliar with the option of openeing for you ? Or booking an event with you ??

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:21:50 -0500

Sure. However in most cases it’s not up to us, it’s up to the promoter who’s doing the show. Typically, if you want to jump on a show we’re on, just get in touch with the promoter and ask.

how do you guys feel about people getting your lyrics or artwork tattooed on them? i'm considering getting "release, revolve, renew", but i wanted to make sure that you're ok with it. maybe i'm being silly, but i would never use someone's art without permission.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:11:10 -0500

It’s ok with us if people are sure that they really want it. With a decision like that, hopefully what we think wouldn’t be the biggest factor. If our music speaks to people, we want them to feel free to respond in whatever way they like.

Revolve, 7/28/11, Kiev, Ukraine. Last show of the summer tour,...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:09:33 -0500

Revolve, 7/28/11, Kiev, Ukraine. Last show of the summer tour, before all the bad stuff happened.

Do you have any future plans to reschedule the shows that were cancelled due to lost luggage. You have quite a following up here in Canada.

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:49:40 -0400

Yes, we’re planning on coming up with Restorations in March. Info coming soon.