Leaving for Tour. Don't throw out my stuff.

Hey folks. Bye.
We’re heading out for a short US trek to the mid-west and back. Here’s a flyer for it all. (also, a "shows" section's been added to the right side of this blog, so you can check that for additional info).


We kick things off tonight at The Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ. It’s one of the last The Tea and Whiskey shows, so make it out. Or better yet, make-out, just not in front of me.

Also, for this show tonight, and for the tour we’ll have an new cassette tape we’ll be gallivanting around with, in hopes of some extra gas and coffee money. The tapes are limited to 30 and come with download codes, so you can have your songs and sell it on ebay. If you want a tape, and can’t make it to a show, give us a holler and we’ll put one aside for you. It sorta looks like this.

I say sorta because, it's slang for "sort of," and because my scanner ain't scannin' like it used to. So don't kill us. Please... don't. No seriously. Don't kill us.

Eye think that's it.

NEW LP in the works!

Hey folks. What's going on? Not much? Cool. That's good. My patchwork telepathy is causing me to hear apathetic answers to my general question. This of course is a bullshit statement.

So, this past weekend we finished recording basic tracks to our 2nd LP which we're calling My Hateable Face (aka LP2; 12 More Tunes). It'll be out sometime in late summer, early fall (we hope). This slab of tunes is a load of 12 songs in just over a 1/2 hour. Featuring such hits as "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," "Light My Fire," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and "Paint It Black," this album is so incredibly ...... Oh wait, no those are other people's songs. Nevermind. We did not record songs named that. But, here's some action shots from the studio.

That's a bass lying on the floor.

That's a tape machine, another tape machine, and a bunch of preamps and compressors that may or may not be functioning at the time of this picture (most are not based on the lack of cables in the patch bay). And that's all the inside visual scoop you can get because we're bad at working cameras under the duress of recording.

So, yeah. We're finishing up backing vocals and then venturing into the process of mixing this monstrosity, mostly in the key of D and E.

Also, tomorrow night we're playing in Washington DC at Casa Fiesta with Spook Houses, LVL Up, an Foozle. Check it out, senators.

Also, we'll be playing Treasure Fest in Charlotte, NC on Friday May 18th @ Lunchbox Records. It's gonna be rad. Our buds Black Wine and Hooking Up are playing with us the same night/same place. We'll also be doing a couple show down there on the east coast and couple back. Check that too, if you want.

AND.....

As reported earlier, we'll be releasing a split 7'' with Black Wine before our summer tour. This will see the light of a new dawn rising in June. The cover was drawn up by Daniela and Justin Fullam who we send a big thank you to. 2 songs by each band. Black Wine does "Pants" with Devo's "Freedom of Choice." We do "Shitty Parade" with Gaunt's "Jim Motherfucker." Details forthcoming.

Yawn. Gasp. Goodbye for now. And thank you for listening/checking in.

-Eric

The Ides of Starch (new t-shirts/show/new 7'')

What's going on with this winter/spring in the USA? Hey, meteorologists! We want answers.

Oh well. Anyway, the weather is nice and doesn't have anything to do with this band. We'd like to take credit for the nice weather that's pervaded the west to east of the states, but that'd be as pointless as taking credit for provolone cheese.

SO, tomorrow (today, because it's past eastern midnight), we're playing at The Cakeshop in NYC with Black Wine, Noun, and Pets with Pets (on tour from AUSTRALIA). Australia's far off, and the tolls from there to here have to suck worse than trying to take a day trip into Manhattan from NJ, and they are pretty bad nowadays. The show's at 8. Bands at 9. Get there and dance your bonkers off. This is a blurry flyer for it that's been online.

This flyer is very AOL circa '97. Rad!

Also, tomorrow, we'll have some new t-shirts for sale. These bad boys were drawn up by our buddy Tom Lowell of Slaughterhouse 5 fame out in New Hampshire, but now settles his rad bones in Seattle. Geography is neither here nor there, but here's a sample of the threads. Actually, geography is exactly here and there.

Also, thanks to our good as gold shirt pal Dragana Drobnjak for being out shirt screening partner in crime.

We'll be posting these on our webstore soon in case anyone wants to pick some up. Most are printed in tan and gray but we have a few in red and orange. Please inquire if interested.

Finally, our split 7" with Black Wine is finished with its mixing stage and will be out on Viking on Campus Records sometime before our summer tour with those good folks. Our side features the song "Shitty Parade" along with a cover of Columbus, OH's Gaunt and their tune "Jim Motherfucker." Black Wine's side has their song "Pants" b/w their much anticipated recording of Devo's "Freedom of Choice." !!!!

"That's all folks"- Bugs B.

Why Are We Doing This? 7''/Recording/Tours, myself, and I

Finally, the much blogged about, never-materailized 7’’ Why are We Doing This? has in fact materialized. You can pick it up here at Rok Lok Records, the gracious Long Island label that put this slab of wax out for us. Thanks a ton to Mike Andriani for doing a bunch of leg work on this.

Brief history lesson on it for those who care about such things. The 7’’ is made up of old recordings made back in early 2010!!!! when the band was just getting its sea legs. And, ummm. That’s about it. After some delays in pressing, it’s finally out, and hope you enjoy.

Moving on. We spent a bunch of time this weekend at the Hunt Studio with our right-hand band Black Wine and trusty engineer Eric Bennett. The weekend resulted in both bands recording our respective sides to the split 7’’ we’re going to be doing together. 2 songs from Black Wine. 2 songs from us Mowers, recorded direct to the Tascam 388 and it’s ¼ tape of glory.
7’’ will be out in a little while. Hang tight folks.

And in recording news, we’re going back to the Hunt Studio to record our new LP My Hateable Face in 2 weeks. A new batch of tunes. That’ll be out sometime, somewhere, somehow.

And finally, here’s what our April tour’s lookin’ like so far.

4/11- Asbury Lanes- Asbury Park, NJ
4/12- The Legion- Brooklyn, NY w/ Teen Demon, Living Room, Timeshares
4/13- The Depot- York, PA
4/14- Dag House- Cleveland, OH
4/15- The Painted Lady- Detroit, MI
4/16- Ground Zero- Milwaukee, WI w/ Big Eyes
4/17- TBA - Chicago, IL w/ Lipreader, Rad Payoff
4/18- TBA- Cincinnati, OH w/ Vacation, The Sidekicks
4/19- 15th House- Columbus, OH
4/20- Aces High- Logan, WV
4/21- Most Wanted Art Space- Pittsburgh, PA

Also, we’re gonna be printing up some new shirts in the next couple weeks with a rad new design by our buddy Tom Lowell! We’ll post that jazz soon.

That’s it for now. Take it easy. Yeah, you.

Other shows:
3/15 – Lindenwold, NJ @ the Sex Dungeon w/ Eureka California (Athens, GA), Pink Type

3/24 – New York, NY @ The Cakeshop w/ Black Wine, Noun, Pets with Pets (Australia)

Making the most of an unseasonably warm Saturday

Yes, the title of this blog will one day be the title of our rarely read, scantily published memoir. (publisher's note: no such book is in the works).

Today we demoed 5 songs from our upcoming 12 song "yet to be named" LP that we're going to be recording at the end of March at the Hunt Studio with master of the 29 track, Eric Bennett. Today, we recorded with the master of the home studio, Eric Gieg at his Vhit Huse studio. Here's some action shots.

Kit says, "F the BS"

Eric Gieg mentors Steve on how to grow the perfect beard.

Eric plays a gut-wrenching song to a chair.

4th take of vocals by special guest star.

These demos may see the light of day some day. But for now, let's mix 'em. Will be done by the beginning of March after some personal endeavors, so we can stress over them in group therapy.

Also, we'll be out and about for Kit's b-day weekend. Come out and say congrats on getting older to her and the rest of us as well.

2/24 @ Barclay House- Baltimore, MD

2/25 @ Church of Abraham- Richmond, VA

updates on tours, 7'' and LP recording, and general BS comin' shortly.

Brick Mower - Weaving

Hey Champs. Got some stuff to watch, if you're eyes are getting dry. Here's a live video of us out in Ithaca, NY at The Space @ Greenstar from a week and some change ago. Looks like we're playing a death lair. Thanks Joe for posting this.






Also, our good compatriots Black Wine have put out this killer video for "Through the Foam" directed by Kate Sweeney which, unfortunately for us, was recorded while we were playing up in Ithaca doing that performance above. So hence, we are not extras. However, props to Miranda for wearing a very familiar and sharp looking t-shirt, if I do say so myself.






Also, for those in the south of NJ area of the USA, we'll be playing 2/24 @ Barclay House in Baltimore, MD and on 2/25 @ Church of Abraham (house, not church) in Richmond, VA. Hope to see yous'ses there.

The Groundhog is Pissed...

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

OK, let's get serious a minute here folks. We here at Brick Mower don't actually know whether the groundhog saw his shadow this year or not. Frankly, a quick google search would have turned up this info. Instead, this gnarly Veitnam era groundhog was googled, and we're happy with that.

NOW, last night we did a live set on WRSU 88.7 FM for Rutgers college radio. Thanks to Jared and Jeff Pape for having us, and having us in the studio for one ridiculously rambling interview. Should be up online soon. Oi.....

Also, this Monday we'll be at Rehab in New Brunswick with Traveling (Ginger from Good Luck's new band), Lauren Measure, Dads, and Tiny Teeth. Be there by 6:30. Catch the show. Catch a wave. Catch the drift. AND catch the rising stars....

So yeah. Someone actually spent money on that. Probably A LOT of money.

Also, our much blogged about, sporadically asked about 7'' Why are We Doing This?, just got the green light from us after the test press came in. SO, record collector's, get your grubby paws ready. The 7'' should be out next month.

Finally, we're doing a tour out to the mid-west in April. Here's the plan so far (some dates might be added before hand).

4/12- TBA in Brooklyn, NY

4/13- The Depot- York, PA

4/14- Dag House- Cleveland, OH

4/15- TBA- Detroit, MI

4/16- Ground Zero- Milwaukee, WI w/ Big Eyes

4/17- TBA- Chicago, IL

4/18- TBA- Bloomington, IN

4/19- TBA- Cincinnati, OH

4/20- Ace's High- Logan, WV

4/21- TBA- Pittsburgh, PA

Who knew there were so many venues named TBA across the country?

And finally for now, still on track to record our 7'' with Black Wine in March. Then, 3 weeks later in March we'll be doing the next record. 12 songs on that slab to get your through this apocalyptic summer.

Later beach bums.

Shows:

2/6- Rehab- New Brunswick, NJ w/ Traveling, Lauren Measure, Dads, Tiny Teeth

2/10- The Loft- New Brunswick, NJ w/ Secret Photos, The Grains

2/24- Barclay House- Baltimore, MD w/ Crimes, + more

2/25- Church of Abraham- Richmond, VA w/ Trust Fall, Dial

3/16- TBA (the best venue on earth)

3/17- TBA (the second best venue on earth)

Hello world! Welcome to 2012

Pondering the future, one rest stop at a time.

Hey folks. It's been some time since we've updated this thing. Guess our fingers got a bit of the sleeptitus when it came to hammering on the keyboard. Since our last post, back in November, we've gone down to the southeast (of America), and celebrated some holidays. So let's recap, shall we?... and see where this new year is takin' us mowers.

First off, if you find yourself in Birmingham, AL, don't try to lick the lid of a can of beans like it's a popsicle. You will cut your mouth and bleed for a long time. Like hours.

Also, this dog bit Krisin's face in Tallahassee, FL. What a pup! We miss you Shark Tank....wherever you "fetch."

Secondly... well, we just want to belatedly thank our friends and do-gooders who helped up out on our November/December tour last month. Last month? That's like 4 years internet time. Oh shit. Time to get crackin' again.

Also, we just got back from doing a weekend tour to Frederick, MD and New Castle, DE. Thank you, as always to our good buddy Todd for setting up the DE. Do not skip Delaware people. It does exist, and in spite of popular needless jokes about Delaware. Also, thanks to our pal Dylan in Frederick for letting us make noise in the All Episcopal Church's basement. We rattled the Hell out of the place! That's a slam-dunk of a church joke if I ever heard one. Holy smokes!

Ok, so if by any chance you're reading this now, we're playing 1/10 in New Brunswick with Trust Fall (on tour from VA), Melissa & Paul, and Scary at the Rehab House. Email us for the address. Show's at 7pm sharp!

So now, onto more news. Our long delayed, forever and year 7'' Why Are We Doing This, is finally being plated FOR REAL this very week, and should be up for release on the Rok Lok Records website by the end of the month. 4 tunes for you in a fairly short run (250 I believe). Be on the lookout.

Also, we'll be heading down to VA in February for a couple shows, the northeast in March, the mid-west in April, and touring out to the west coast and back with Black Wine over the summer. Details to come.

Finally (thanks for stickin' around), we are heading into the studio in March to record both our split 7'' with Black Wine AND our 2nd LP. Songs are about done and we hope to have both releases out for our summer tour. Again, details to follow.

Many thanks and happy new year for all of you and yours. May it be a year without fear tears. No use in crying too long. Gets ya nowhere but a trip to the Visine aisle. Until next time.

Upcoming shows:

1/13- Hanover, PA @ Kclinger's

1/27- Philadelphia, PA @ The Bikery

1/28- Ithaca, NY @ The Space at Greenstar

1/29- Nyack, NY @ Vinyl Lounge

2/10- New Brunswick, NJ @ The Loft

2/24- TBA in Baltimore, MD

2/25- Richmond, VA @ Church of Abraham

3/24- New York, NY @ the Cake Shop

More comin' soon.