Tour's a comin'

Hey everyone. Happy Turkey (tofurkey) Day, depending on your choice of dish. Either way, hope your stomachs are feeling filled, and your spirits are spirited.

So, this weekend we start a few shows that ultimatley lead into our slightly longer tour. Things kick off tomorrow in Providence, RI as we play two shows with our buddies The Headies from Delaware.

Our buddy, Todd from the Headies drew this up. And speaking of Todd drawing things up, here's a poster for our full tour.

Here's the spots.

11/26- Providence, RI- New Catalonia

11/27- Bethpage, NY- Mr. Beery's

11/29- New Hope, PA- John and Peters

11/30- Queens, NY- Hi-5 Bar

12/2- Baltimore, MD- The Bell Foundry

12/3- Asheville, NC- So. French Broad St. House

12/4- Nashville, TN- Little Hamilton Collective

12/5- Birmingham, AL- TBA

12/6- Tallahassee, FL- The Shark Tank

12/7- Gainesville, FL- Wayward Council

12/8- Atlanta, GA- The Wonderroot

12/9- Durham, NC- The Motorco

12/10- Harrisonburg, VA- TBA

If you need any info, email us @ vikingoncampus@gmail.com

Also, on December 12h, we're playing a killer show in New Brunswick, NJ @ Rehab House with:

Manipulation (members of This is My Fist), Black Wine, and 3Jane 6:30 PM. There will be treats served for the holidays. Don't be a bitter punk. Eat treats. Don't miss it.

Happy Jollydays.

We Will Run in the 2012 Election

.... Just kidding. 3 people can not run under the same ballot, to in fact, become the same president. It does now work this way folks.

We are however, working on some BIG (fuc*ing) plans for 2012 (fucking) 12. That's twice the 12's, man. You can't go wrong.

But first, let's see where we're at. We're still working on filling a couple of holes for our Nov/Dec tour. Here's the places we'll be!

11/26- Providence, RI

11/27- Bethpage, NY

11/29- New Hope, PA

11/30- Queens, NY

12/2- Baltimore, MD

12/3- Asheville, NC

12/4- Nashville, TN

12/5- Alabama!/South Carolina/ Georgia/south (HELP!!!!!)

12/6- Tallahassee, FL

12/7- Gainesville, FL

12/8- Atlanta, GA

12/9- Durham, NC

12/10- somewhere in VA (HELP!, please, maybe)

So that's about that. If you can help in any of these spot that say HELP, it would be awesome. We'll give you a free drink (beer, soda, or a bottled water of your choice. But don't waste it by choosing bottled water).

As for the upcoming events, here's how 2012's shaping up so far:

1. NEW LP recording in March or so (anyone wanna put this out? We're broke.)

2. Split LP with Black Wine on Viking on Campus Records, recorded around the same time for the same budget as above LP (we're broke).

3. split 7'' with Snow What from Massachusetts

4. Spring tour (south) and summer tour (all over the f'in Continental map)

5. Finish planning the rest of the year.

Ok, so that's that. We are finishing up crafting a tub load of new songs in the basement, woodsheding our days away on busted guitar cables and cheap wine (not to mention holding down killer day jobs).

SO on that note. See y'all out there. If anyone needs info on a show or wants to book something/ hang out and watch a movie, email us @:

vikingoncampus@gmail.com

-Eric

Upcoming Shows/December Tour

Hey fellow patrons of the free nation. It's been some time since we've posted on this internet Juggernaut known as "the blog."

Guess I just got tired of typing and writing bullshit. However, things are still as nutty as ever in the Brick Mower universe. Bunch of shows coming up.

(that's one scary-ass lookin' flyer)

10/28/11 @ Stanhope House- Stanhope, NJ w/ Gypsy Wig, + more

11/3/11 @ Rehab House - New Brunswick, NJ w/ Failures Union, Black Wine, Street Eaters

11/4/11 @ The Root Cellar at Bard College- Annandale-on-Hudson w/ Giant Peach, Ink Mouth

11/19/11 @ The Trash Bar- Brooklyn, NY w/ TBA

AND THEN,

We'll be embarking on a little tour around our area and then down south. We'll be posting dates soon as things become more solidified.

Sat. November 26th- Rhode Island/CT (HELP)
Sun. November 27th- Long Island NY (HELP)
Mon. November 28th- New Brunswick, NJ @ TBA
Tue. November 29th- New Hope, PA - John and Peter's
Wed. November 30th- Queens, NY- Hi-5 Bar
Fri. December 2nd- Baltimore, MD- The Compound
Sat. December 3rd- Asheville, NC- @ TBA
Sun. December 4th- Nashville, TN- Little Hamilton Collective
Mon. December 5th- Birmingham, AL- (HELP)!!!!!
Tue. December 6th- Tallahassee, FL- (HELP)
Wed. December 7th- Gainesville, FL- Wayward Council
Thur. December 8th- Atlanta, GA- The Wonderoot
Fri. December 9th- Raleigh, NC- @ TBA
Sat. December 10th- Fredricksburg/Richmond, VA (HELP)

Yea, some places we still need help with. If you have any suggestions, please email us at:

vikingoncampus@gmail.com

Until then, we're woodsheding some new material.

We plan to record a split LP with Black Wine early next year, and then head in to do our follow-up LP a month later. Lot of recording coming up. So little cash. Give us your money NOW!

That is all. Thanks all.

-Eric

Searching for a New New England

Hey neighbors to our north. No, I ain't talking 'bout Canada. I'm talking England. You know, the new one. This weekend Brick Mower will be touring up to some of our most poetic states to drink hot cider and frolic in the leaves, even if it's still 80 degrees 'round these parts. Also, we'll be playing with our buds Real Good from Jersey City.

Here's the scoop.

9/30/11 @ O'Brien's

Allston, MA

w/ Tornado Riders, The Inhalers, Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children Macnuggets

7 PM, 21+

10/1/11 @ 242 Main

Burlington VT

w/ Trapper Keeper

7 PM

10/2/11 @ The Handsome Woman

Willimantic, CT

w/ iwishididntexistrightnow, The Living City

6 PM

Also, we're gonna be dropping down to some of our southern states too for Columbus Day weekend. Here's some details.

10/7/11 @ The Depot- York PA

10 PM

10/8/11@ Haircut 9000- Virginia Beach, VA

10/9/11 @ TBA -Frederick, MD

10/10/11 @ The Main Man's- New Castle, DE

Also, we're in talks with recording a rad split 12'' with a band of note in January or February. ALSO, around this time we're going to be recording our new full-length LP. Songs coming down the pipe.

FINALLY, for now, we're working on booking a 2 week tour in late November/December. Sounds good? Good.

Back to School...

Well it's September again.

Back in May, it was all like...

Now it's all like....

And we here at Brick Mower couldn't be happier about the everpresent onward pursuit toward a higher education. Go get 'em Tiger.

As reported a while ago, we still have an 7'' coming out on Lok Rok Records. The Why Are We Doing This? 7'' of older recordings. It'll be up for pre-order soon on the Rok Lok Records website.

Also, we've got some shows coming up both in NJ and out in the lands.

9/17 @ Mason Gross School of Arts- Piscataway, NJ w/ Alien Father, Snoozer, Rasputin's Secret Police, + more. 5 PM

9/24 @ Rehab- New Brunswick, NJ w/ Vacation, Husky Dudes, + more 6 pm

9/30 @ O'Brien's- Allston, MA w/ Joey Ebola and the Children McNuggets, Real Good 7 PM

10/1 @ 242 Main- Burlington, VT w/Real Good, Burning Streets, Trapper Keeper

10/2 @ The Handsome Woman- Willimantic, CT w/ Real Good, plus one

10/8 @ Haircut 9000 House- Virginia Beach, VA

10/9 @ TBA in Delware

Stick around. Keep up on your studies.

New Video!- and more gurgles from the Storm Drain

So for all you eastcoasteners, it's post Hurricane Irene clean up time! For some of you, this means still waiting around for your power, so you can get on the internet and read Brick Mower updates, I'm sure. If you do not know what Hurricane I'm talking about, or why I'm talking about Hurricanes, I understand.

So a couple of things on the beat. First off, our good buddy and keeper of darkest secrets, Miranda Taylor (also full time drummer/guitar slinger in a bunch of rad bands), has put together this rad music video for our song "Slow Too Fast" with some footage from out past mid-west tour we just finished with Black Wine (in which Ms. Taylor plays the kit).

Also, we got a pretty rad write up on Seattle's 90.3 KEXP's blog for our album "Under the Sink" Take a moment to browse the review in the link below, if you wish.

KEXP review- Brick Mower "Under the Sink"

Finally, we have some shows coming up this weekend. And a few more scattered about. We'll be doing a weekend tour later in September with NJ's own Real Good up to MA, VT, and CT. BUT first, stick around for these shows.

-Sept. 2nd- New Brunswick, NJ @ House Party Vietnam w/ Trash Ride, No Dice, The Terrordactyls (on tour from MN)

-Sept. 3rd- Richmond, VA @ The Hospital 7 PM ask for address

-Sept. 4th- Washington, DC @ The Velvet Lounge w/ Crimes, Monteclair

OK. Also, with the cold weather coming, it's time to hunker down and finish up a batch of new tunes. So stay tuned.

Upcoming shows in the tri-state...

Hey everyone. Here's 3 show's coming up in NJ and on Long Island over the next week. Check them out and donate some greenbacks to the touring bands at each show. Get at them.

This is in New Brunswick, NJ. 6:30 PM email: vikingoncampus@gmail.com for address

This is @ The Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ 8 Park St. 9 PM Please bring some bucks for Warm Needles on tour.

This is in Bethpage, NY at Mr. Beerys. Come hang out.

That's all for now dudes.

Back from Summer Tour

Hey guys. We made it back from our trek out to the mid-west with our buddies Black Wine. In past post tour entries I've posted some semi-detailed accounts about the travels. But this was on the longer side, and too much happened to already separate the mundane from the notable and quotable. SO, here's some tour stats for you to better sum it all up.

Miles traveled: 4, 064

Total shows: 15

States played: 9

New states for brick mower: 3

Vehicle of choice: 4 door sedan, Nissan Sentra (Black Wine in super cool red mini-van with bird sticker on the back)

Broken strings during sets: 6

Broken eyeglasses during sets: 1

Cracked windshields: 1

Items lost on tour: cell phone charger, t-shirt in Chicago, underwear somewhere, a bunch of change when relaxing in a sofa, more items to be discovered MIA.

Shows canceled: 1 (Appleton, WI)

State with most shows played: Ohio (3)

Times Eric freaked out over car keys being lost: 5

Number of times Eric felt awesome after finding said keys: 5

Times we couldn't find our camera: 1

Coolest dude who found our camera: Luke from Grist Mill

Places that we ate at named Melt: 2

Best food: Melt- Lakewood, Ohio

Times Eric ordered the exact same thing as J. Nixon: 2 (embarrassing, but crucial)

Freakouts over possibly running out of gas: 2

Number of dumb, but kind of awesome roadside pictures taken next to statues: between 7 and 94

Shortest drive: Elgin, IL to Chicago

Longest, coolest drive: Chicago to Duluth

Longest, uncoolest drive: Milwaukee to Cincinnati

Cool cats met on tour: 7,020+

Mean cats: 0

Blind dogs: 1

Crazy, fun dogs: 4

Number of BBQ/hot sauces obtained by Brick Mower and Black Wine: 6 (I think)

Smelliest day in the car: Last day of tour. WOOF!

Thank you again to our friends in Black Wine for lending us some gear, helping us out, and being all around great people. Can't imagine hanging out with any other 3 nuts who love to eat awesome food and are as willing to do it as much and as often as we do. And thank you to all the people we met on the road who put us up, helped out with the shows, picked up some stuff from us, and gave us free food. Now, time to shower.

Photos coming shortly!