R.I.P. Positive Noise

If there is one band that has done more for us than anybody else it has got to be Positive Noise. We shared our first two shows with them, and they have become great friends ever since. From Ryan booking us countless times in G.R. to Kevin recording us for the Waves split, to Sock and Casey being among the warmest, most welcoming people we have ever met, they have been so awesome to us. Positive Noise embodies everything pure, honest, and amazing about diy hardcore punk. Sadly, none of us were able to make this show, but this video captures some of the passion and raw energy that these guys embodied. I know each of them will continue to contribute in various ways whether it is playing in other bands, running restaurants, recording bands, booking shows, etc., but we owe them a lot, and wanted to acknowledge what they have meant to us. Thank you so much to Ryan, Kevin, Casey, and Sock.
Scobie/Rev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcKAeohuhHg

To the Ends of the Earth

We are beyond psyched to announce that our new e.p. "To the Ends of the Earth" has an official release date of February 14th, 2012. The record will be out on CD and 10" vinyl, as well as in the digital format. I think I speak for all of us when I say we really poured ourselves into these songs, and we're incredibly excited about how the release turned out. On a personal level, I started coming up with song titles and portions of the lyrics before this band even formed. So it's been a long time coming and it feels amazing to see this project coming to fruition. Big thanks to Jamie at American Enemy for believing in us and helping make this thing a reality. Check his label out, he is doing some really rad things (including recently signing Wells, which features our beloved friend and sixth member Jimmy Lawson)! I'm sure pre-orders will be up and running in the next month or so, and we'll be putting together details for a record release show some time around the release date.

So Stoked!

Scobie/Rev

Deathbed Flyer

So this show is a couple of Wednesdays from now. Come hang out. Deathbed will be on tour from Atlanta and they are an awesome, young band that needs support. Plus it's at Refuge which is always a pleasure. Oh yeah, tonight we are playing the church in Royal Oak with Clockwork and a bunch of our friends. Be there. In other events, layout stuff for the record is coming along, it's gonna look sweet.
Scobie/Rev

Kind of a Big Deal....

We are beyond excited to announce that we have a label partner to release our new e.p. "To the Ends of the Earth". American Enemy Records from Kansas City will be releasing the songs on CD and on 10" vinyl. We are super pumped to work with Jamie and his crew. When I sent him the songs about a month ago he literally emailed me within thirty minutes and told me the songs almost had him in tears. I was pretty much sold right there. The record should be out at some point in the Spring. We are currently putting together layout ideas with some help of an old friend of mine Kris Schofield who does some stunning photography (check out his work at www.istaphoto.com). The first song off the record "Open Wounds" is streaming at the American Enemy Facebook page. Go check that out (a link to the AER Facebook is on the right). I don't know what else we can say other than that we are stoked beyond belief.
Eric/Great Rev

Clockwork Record Release

We are psyched to be playing the Clockwork 7" release show. Those guys are not just awesome musicians but some of our favorite people. In fact, pretty much every band on this show is comprised of our friends. Should be awesome, come out!

One Show Scrapped, Two Shows Added

Alright, Fall is in full swing and we are gearing back up. We were supposed to get back to Grand Rapids, our home away from home on November 19, but there were some issues with the venue so that show got nixed. Hopefully we can get that rescheduled soon. In better news, our good friends in Clockwork have a 7" coming out and we are playing the record release show December 3rd in Royal Oak. Also playing are our pals in Homelife and Sunlight Ascending. That will be sweet. In addition, we are playing December 14th with Deathbed from Atlanta. They are pretty much like Foundation Jr. Come get your pre-Christmas shopping mash on. Most importantly, we are really close to being able to announce details regarding the release of our new e.p. "To the Ends of the Earth". We're psyched. Finally, this Saturday Xerxes is playing Hybrid Moments in Ferndale with Shudders, Old Soul, and Light Years. Don't be a dork, be there. Peep the flyer below.
Scobie/Rev

Movement....

So a lot has been happening. The babies have arrived. Aaron & Candice had their baby girl Francis and Steph & I had our baby boy Asher. We joked all summer about how insane it would be if we ended up at the hospital together, and as it turned out, that's exactly what happened. It ruled. In other news, we got the final mix back from Jay yesterday so we should be lining up mastering in the next few weeks here for the new record. We're going to put one of the songs on a Midwest hardcore comp that Mike at Lost Time Records is putting together. We're pretty stoked about it (see flyer). Next week we start practicing again. Alex is sitting on a couple of new songs, I know we're all itching to start putting those together. Otherwise, Justice Records is closing soon and their second to last show will be next Friday, September 16th. Steve's other band Tharsis They is playing, as well as our good friends in Under Anchor, Old Soul, The Oily Menace, and Shudders. Rorik Brooks is an amazing person who has done a lot for us and for Michigan hardcore as a whole, so if you are free, go see some amazing bands and buy some stuff from Rorik before things wind down.
xoxo
Scobie