In February of 2011, we convinced our then former drummer to learn some new songs we had put together since recording “Climbing up a Mountain…” and lay down some tracks for a split. At the time we had no idea who we would share the release with, no idea what label would put it out, and few pre-conceived notions as to whether or not people would even give a shit. As has been the case with this band since day one, I couldn’t be more thankful for the small but generous support from family, friends (new and old, near and far), and music lovers. If you’re in the Northeast and not doing anything, come celebrate a record that has been LONG in the making.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012
@ Klub Monika (665 Myrtle Avenue, Albany, NY)
7:30 PM /// $5

KOJI (recording part of Spring Songs V. 2)

w/ CALEB LIONHEART (acoustic), STEVE LAYMAN, ORPHAN LEGS, and CARL DANIELS

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Friday, May 11th, 2012
@ Hudson River Coffee House (227 Quail Street, Albany, NY)
8:00 PM /// $5

STATE CHAMPS (Pure Noise Records)
CALEB LIONHEART
DAYBREAKER (Pure Noise Records)
THE STEREO STATE (Creator-Destructor Records)

We contributed “Dutch Guts” to Generic Insight Volume 2 Compilation. So many good friends are part and parcel of this comp and I’d like to give particular shout out to Barrie for putting it together, the lovely and talented Genna Howard for painting the artwork, and to all of my good friends who also contributed songs. I’m looking at you Punishment Due, Marine Electric, Timeshares, Caseracer, The Stereo State, Half Hearted Hero, and Living Room! Link is below. Listen up and download.

christianbeale:

Generic Insight Volume 2 Compilation!

FREE DOWNLOAD:

http://genericinsightradio.bandcamp.com/album/generic-insight-radio-volume-2

I booked a show for some friends of mine who are on tour and coming through Albany next weekend. I hand-made the flyer above. Righteous! Check it out!

March 10, 2012 at Hudson River Coffee House
(228 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12208)

NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK (Academy Fight Song)
Kingston, NY - like Matt Pryor singing for Lucero
http://www.facebook.com/ nightmaresforaweek

AFTER THE FALL (acoustic set)
Albany, NY - Mike Moak sings the blues
http://www.facebook.com/afterthefall518

BANQUETS (Black Numbers)
Jersey City, NJ - Catchy, Hummable Mid-Tempo Punk
http://www.facebook.com/banquetsamerica

SHIP ME OVERSEAS (ex/current members of Drug Church, Vessels)
Albany, NY - like a chain-smoking Hot Rod Circuit on a whiskey binge
http://www.facebook.com/shipmeoverseas

THE STEREO STATE (Creator-Destroyer)
Holyoke, MA - like Samiam, Face To Face; Melodic Punk
http://www.facebook.com/thestereostate

6:30 PM | $5

Please come out to this show, check out some really incredible, sincere punk derivative bands from all over the Northeast, and tip your barista. I promise you, if you live in the Capital Region, you have nothing better to do.

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/308318665892823/

Pre-orders just went up for my band’s split with After The Fall. Orders should ship in late April. The record includes 2 songs and a Descendents cover from ATF and 3 songs from CLH.

/25 - Solid Black (Silkscreen cover)
/125 - Half Black / Half White (ATF color)
/125 - Black / White Marble (CLH color)
/225 - Solid Black

The silkscreeen cover is limited to 25 and will only be available in the 4-pack. It will be hand numbered, and those who purchase the 4-pack will automatically be entered to win a free test press. Do it if you like Caleb Lionheart, After The Fall, or fast, melodic punk and pop punk.

http://www.betterdaysrecords.com/products/16300

stevelayman:

Local zoning laws are looking to make Restaurants, Coffeeshops and Bars in Albany pay an annual fee to the local government for hosting live music events. We all know small venues are closing up all over America since times are tough, but this plan to help stimulate Albany’s economy isn’t going to…

When I was a Senior in High School I booked shows in several small towns in Upstate New York near where I lived and worked. I was in between bands but wanted to feel like I was a part of the independent music scene, so I tried to create a vein directly between Albany and Kingston/Poughkeepsie where kids could see touring bands and touring bands could add an extra stop. In 2004 and 2005, my friend and I had Cartel, The Receiving End of Sirens, Plain White T’s, The Matches, Chiodos, Donnybrook, E-Town Concrete, the Sleeping, and various others in 100 capacity rooms. That immediately came to a screeching halt when I accidentally broke a window bringing PA speakers into the Conference Room of a Hotel that I booked out of in Hudson, NY. Despite immediately paying for the damage I caused, the Hotel asked that I lay down a $1,000 deposit at every single show I held, even if it contained only locals. As far as I know, every subsequent attempt at holding DIY shows in Hudson has been short-lived or immediately stifled.

Flash forward to 2012. Most of the venues in my new home of Albany cost hundreds of dollars to rent for the evening. Over top of damages that might be accrued and paying bar-tenders, bouncers, and sound people, I can understand this rental fee as some assurance that whether there are 10 people or 350 at the door the venue can keep its lights on. With the crackdown on basement show culture in Albany since the last Mayoral Election, these venues are basically the only places left where DIY promoters can showcase touring acts.

Add to these difficulties the Albany Common Council’s recently proposed “Cabaret Law.” Under this new regulation local businesses would have to submit an annual review to the City Clerk in order to obtain and pay for a Cabaret License. Without this license local coffee shops, bars, venues, restaurants, book stores, and record stores would not be able to hold open mic nights, trivia nights, karaoke, and of course, DIY punk and hardcore shows. The license is projected to cost small businesses an annual fee of $300-900. This doesn’t sound like much, but I promise you this will make it difficult for some and impossible for others to provide an atmosphere conducive to local, independent, and touring musicians. Keep in mind how quickly an added expense kept me from continuing to bring bands through Hudson. When given the chance, a business that is already struggling to stay above water will always choose not to do shows rather than pay an annual fee and deal with a municipal bureaucracy.

Please, make it known that this is not a solution but an added problem. Please, sign the petition or call your local officials. Please, give a shit.

http://www.change.org/petitions/reject-albanys-proposed-live-music-tax

Pre-orders for our split 7” with After The Fall are forthcoming. Check out the cover art above. The artwork is by a local artist named RADICAL! Check out more of his work here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/518graff

Remember the song “We’re Rooted Here and You Can’t Pull Us Up” we posted a few weeks ago? Well, our new friends across the pond over at Disconnect Disconnect Records are releasing it as one of several unreleased tracks from bands all over the world (U.S., U.K., Canada, France, Australia, and Sweden). Our buddies The Stereo State, After The Fall, and PJ Bond have contributed tracks and we’re so stoked to be among such good company. Here’s the complete track-listing:

1) Uncommonmenfrommars - Jim Got In A Fight With Brian Molko

2) Hit The Switch - Retroactive

3) IVS - Storm Warning

4) Our Time Down Here - Under Dim Light

5) Counterpunch - Blue Skies

6) The Fear - Great News For Typists

7) Booze Cruise - I Said Light Cream Cheese, Not Light On The Cream Cheese

8) 3 Cards Short - Ashitaka

9) Harker - Loyal Than Most

10) The Stereo State - Altamont

11) Rebuke - Libertine

12) Samuel Caldwells Revenge - The REAL Lost Boys Of Sudan

13) After The Fall - Forgive And Forget

14) Darko - The Smarter I Think I Am The Dumber I Get

15) Caleb Lionheart - We’re Rooted Here and You Can’t Pull Us Up

16) She Likes Todd - Explode

17) Friends With The Enemy - Waking Up

18) Versus The World - In Fear Of Finale

19) Overtime Heroes - Open Hands

20) The Braces - What Happened

21) PJ Bond - Solitude

It should be available early next year and John over at Disconnect Disconnect is planning a record release show (fuck I wish we could play it). Keep an eye out for it, and check out all these great international bands. Here’s the Album art: 

weightandmalice:

Saturday, November 12th @ Bogies (Albany NY)

A Wilhelm Scream, No Trigger, After The Fall, Caleb Lionheart & I Was A Hero

7pm - 10$adv/12$dos - 16+ (Bring ID)