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BLACKOUT Fest was Amazing, Thank you all!

ORDER the debut LPs from THE HAPPY THOUGHTS and MICKEY >> Right HERE!

All Pre-orders shipping this week!

Check out photos and recaps from the Blackout HERE:

TIME OUT CHICAGO photos+recap

CHICAGO READER photos+recap

IMPOSE Magazine photos+recap

QRO MAG photos+recap

CANDERSON photos

TIGER LILY’S MESSIN AROUND Blog photos+recap

TIGER LILY’S photos

UNDERGROUND BEE Blog photos+recap

TINY GROOVES Blog photos+recap

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New Releases OUT NOW: PEOPLES TEMPLE LP, + debut 7″s by WAX IDOLS & THE SHRAPNELLES

Grab your copies of the 1st pressings in our discounted Spring Pack right HERE!

….and STREAM THE FULL ALBUM HERE.

PEOPLES TEMPLE performing an acoustic version of “Starstreamer” off the debut LP:

WAX IDOLS music video for their debut 7″ “All Too Human” (Shot/Directed/Edited by Hayden Shiebler):


THE SHRAPNELLES Live at the Hub in Sacramento, kicking off with the a-side of their debut 7:

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Hozac BLACKOUT FEST is BACK!

We said we wouldn’t do it again after five years of overindulgence, but the folks at the Empty Bottle twisted our arm and we figured we’d give it another shot, and what a shot it’s gonna be.

That’s right fine people of the Internet, HoZac Records was requested to curate the BLACKOUT Fest once again and since it had been five long years since the last one, we figured it was worth a shot. No more of the four-six day marathon standing/leaning/drinking/puking all in the same room monotony (where even your favorite bands on earth can sound bland), it’s now cooked down to just TWO DAYS of bands, which makes the whole “fest” experience so much more tolerable, and we know you’ll agree.

May 27-28th 2011 at Chicago’s most sophisticated ballroom, THE VELVET PERINEUM in Logan Square (capacity 500+).

There will be 250 “golden tickets” for discounted Friday/Saturday entry, details below.

Friday 5/27:

The Spits
The Brides
K-Holes
TV Ghost
The Happy Thoughts (debut LP available at the show!)
Mickey (debut LP available at the show!)
Squish

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Saturday 5/28:

Nervous Eaters
Nobunny
Tutu & the Pirates
Timmy’s Organism
Puffy Areolas
Idle Times
Reading Rainbow
People’s Temple
Heavy Times
Radar Eyes
Outer Minds
Nones

and don’t forget!!
May 26th: FREE Art Show/Blackout Opening Party at THE VELVET PERINEUM with works on display by:

TIMMY VULGAR
CANDERSON
NATHAN JERDE
MAC BLACKOUT
CHRISTOPHER ILTH
ROB KARLIC
BEN LYON
+ bands TBA!

There will be 250 “golden tickets” for discounted Friday/Saturday entry, then 250 available at the door for each date.

TICKETS ON SALE >> Right HERE

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K-Holes April Tour

K-HOLES April tour dates, and if you don’t already have it, grab their debut debut LP/CD HERE!

Check out video #4 from the debut K-Holes LP for “The Gutter’ made by Alice Cohen, right here:

K-Holes “The Gutter” from alice cohen on Vimeo.

april 13: Mobile, AL @ Music Box w/ Wizzard Sleeve
april 14: New Orleans, LA @ SpellCaster w/Hunx and his Punx + Shannon and the Clams
april 15: Atlanta, GA MessAround Fest @the Earl w/ THE TESTORS, The Oblivians, et. al.
april 16 Asheville, NC @ Broadways w/ Soft Opening
april 17 Washington D.C.@ Comet Ping-Pong w/ AIDS Wolf
April 20 Brooklyn NY @ secret Project Robot w/ Knyfe Hyts + XRay Eyeballs
april 23 Brooklyn Ny @ Glasslands w/ Hunx and his Punx + Shannon and the Clams

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Reading Rainbow Spring Tour Dates

Don’t Miss READING RAINBOW out on the road this Spring with Dodos and Dum Dum Girls

2/24/11 – The OX, Philly w/ Lower Dens, Adventure

3/8/11 – Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC w/ Dum Dum Girls and Dirty Beaches

3/9/11- Milestone Club, Belmont, NC w/ Dum Dum Girls and Dirty Beaches

3/10/11- The Earl, Atlanta, GA w/ Dum Dum Girls and Dirty Beaches

3/11/11- Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL w/ Dum Dum Girls and Dirty Beaches

3/13/11- Denton, TX Conferette Festival

3/15-20/11 – SXSW!!

3-20 Norman, OK – Opolis w/ The Dodos

3-21 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar w/ The Dodos

3-22 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room w/ The Dodos

3-23 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center w/ The Dodos

3-24 Fargo, ND – Aquarium w/ The Dodos

3-25 Winnipeg, Manitoba – West End w/ The Dodos

3-26 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Amigo’s w/ The Dodos

3-28 Calgary, Alberta – Republik w/ The Dodos

3-29 Edmonton, Alberta – Starlite w/ The Dodos

3-31 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw w/ The Dodos

4-01 Victoria, British Columbia – Sugar w/ The Dodos

4-02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo w/ The Dodos

4-04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s w/ The Dodos

4-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir w/ The Dodos

4-07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore w/ The Dodos

4-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater w/ The Dodos

4-09 San Diego, CA – Casbah w/ The Dodos

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People’s Temple March Tour

PEOPLE’S TEMPLE debut LP/CD ‘Sons of Stone’ out April 19th!

check our PEOPLE’S TEMPLE performing “Starstreamer” off the upcoming debut LP right here:

March 12 @ Empty Bottle – Chicago (w/ Obits, Jaill, Loose Dudes)
March 13 @ Brass Rail – Fort Wayne, IN
March 14 @ Hi-Tone – Memphis (w/ Obits, Jaill)
March 17-18 @ SXSW (Hozac Showcase @ Beerland 3/18)
March 21 @ 529 in Atlanta, w/ outer minds!
April 9 @ Mac’s Bar Lansing – LP/CD release show!
April 12 @ Magic Stick – Detroit (w/ Davila 666, Terrible Twos)

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Outer Minds March Tour

OUTER MINDS hit the road for their first tour, don’t miss one of Chicago’s best!!

March 14- Lafayette IN (The Black Sparrow) w/Terrible Twos
March 15- Memphis TN (Murphys) w/River City Tanlines, Zoobombs
March 17- Austin TX Certified PR showcase (Trailer Space) @7PM
March 17- Austin TX (Headhunters @8PM Blackout Showcase) w/ Mickey, Rayon Beach
March 18- Austin TX (Cheapo Discs) @12pm w/Terrible Twos, Birthday Suits
March 18- Austin TX (Beerland HoZac Showcase) @4PM (1:00PM – 6:00PM
March 19- New Orleans LA (Siberia) w/Human Eye, Drugs Dragons, Head On Electric
March 20- Hunstville AL (The Warmer) w/Human Eye
March 21- Atlanta GA (529) w/Peoples Temple, Gestapo Khazi, more
March 22- Greensboro NC (The Science House) w/Hurricanes of Love, Matilda
March 23- Baltimore MD (the Windup) w/Lands & Peoples, Secret Mtns
March 24- Brooklyn NY (Fireproof)
March 25- Brooklyn NY (Bruar Falls) w/Jacuzzi Boys
March 26- Athens OH (The Union) w/Whalezombie
March 27- Columbus OH (The Summit)