OFF! are at it again with a west coast tour kicking off this Thursday. If you’re in need of some straight up punk rock, ditch the TV for a night and snatch up some tickets for a show or two.
Also, if you’re in the LA area, Friday’s show at the Henry Fonda is being recorded for Last Call With Carson Daly. Get on it.
Tickets and info at offofficial.com/tour
Oh, what’s that? Sorry, can’t hear you. I think I’ve got a little too much punk in my ears. OFF! are coming to town and they’re going to destroy your ear drums in 30 seconds flat. Negative Approach, Double Negative, The Spits, and Power Trip will be joining them for select dates. For dates and ticket links, head on over to offofficial.com/tour.
And we’ll have fun, fun, fun till daddy takes the T-Bird awayyyy. Or, y’know, just for one weekend in Austin this November. That works too.
The line-up for the Fun Fun Fun Fest was announced this week, and let’s just say it’s pretty stellar. You see that list with the little skull hanging out next to it? Yep, that’s what I’ve got my eye on. Turbonegro, X, Against Me!, OFF!, Valient Thorr? Sold.
We’re all about the music lineup, but make time for all of the art, food, and fashion while you’re there as well. Keep an eye on funfunfunfest.com for all the latest info.
Another fresh new music video to sink your teeth into: OFF! just released a little spitfire of a video for the song “Cracked”. I’m sure you’ve seen those guys and gals paid to hold signs on the street, telling us to buy sandwiches and cell phones and whatnot. Sometimes they’re dressed up as monkeys or Lady Liberty, as if embarrassing outfits really drive up business factors. Turns out the key to awesome sign spinning isn’t costumes, it’s a lil’ bit of OFF! on the cassette deck.
If you want to up your game on the sign spinning business, the band just released a smashing little record last month. You can pick it up now on iTunes, as well as on vinyl or CD.
“Can’t a guy be angry and just play fast and pissed off music?” Yes, Keith Morris, yes you can. While he may be best known for his years upon years tearing apart the punk scene in Black Flag and Circle Jerks, we took a trip up to Hollywood’s legendary Whisky A Go Go for the record release show from his current punk rock supergroup, OFF!. Needless to say, I don’t think The Whisky knew just what it was in for when Keith came and taped down a giant three-page set list to the stage.
“Uncle Keith” paused throughout the night for storytime with the audience, reliving tales of drinking in a parking lot up the street and setting dumpsters on fire. It was a punk rock history lesson with an insanely animated soundtrack to accompany it.
FIDLAR opened the sold-out show with an incredible set of their own. Just give some punk rock a kick of dancing, and this band is what you’ve got. They’ll be continuing along the California coast for more shows this week, and we send them off with high recommendations and a tip o’ the hat.
Check out more photos from the show on our Flickr page.
My oh my, do you have your hands full, Europe. Sacramento hardcore-punks Trash Talk are leaving behind California’s June gloom for a summer Eurotrip next month. Did we mention they’re touring with OFF!? Yep.
This is probably the tour your mother should’ve warned you about, which is really all the more reason to go. In fact, why don’t you bring along mother dearest? Family bonding for the modern age.
Is it May 8th yet? No? I’m just going to crawl back under the covers and you can wake me up next Tuesday with the gritty punk rock goodness that is OFF!. Their new, self-titled record hits stores on the 8th, pummeling through 16 songs in 16 minutes. Who needs all those three minute radio singles anyway? Nah, man. OFF! know how to get things done in a third of the time.
It wouldn’t be a proper album release without some shows to rage through all those brand new tracks. Some shows are almost sold out, so check out the dates above and get those tickets in advance!
Hey California,
As mentioned in the previous post, the weather has been a little gloomy with cloudy skies and random spring showers. But summer is right around the corner, and I guarantee you that all its incessant sun and heat will make you look back on these days fondly. Beach time and summer music festival will eventually be calling out your name, so you gotta get prepared.
Here’s a handy step by step photo guide on how to stay cool this summer, demonstrated by FIDLAR at a recent show in heat stricken Indio, CA.
They’ll be playing at the record release show for OFF! @ The Whiskey on the 8th of May before traveling along the coast for a short Cali tour:
May 08 The Whisky w/ OFF! (Record Release Show) @Los Angeles, CA
May 11 Slim’s w/ OFF! @San Francisco, CA
May 12 Pioneer w/ Meat Market @Santa Crus, CA
May 15 Che Cafe w/ OFF! @San Diego, CA
Get back to the roots of west coast skate culture with OFF!’s first single from their upcoming self-titled album, due out May 8th. The punk rock supergroup is kickin’ it old school some massive surf and skate tumbles in their new video “Wiped Out”. Props to the kids making out in the midst of the pit. Ah, young punk love at its finest.
Don’t forget to catch the dudes at their record release parties in May.
16 songs. 16 minutes. That’s how OFF! gets things done. This self-titled full-length, coming out May 8th, coincides with the start of their summer touring. They’ll be playing with the recently reunited Refused on some of the dates. Yeah, we know. We’re stoked too.
Tour dates:
05-08 Los Angeles, CA – Whiskey a Go Go
05-11 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
05-14 San Diego, CA – The Casbah
05-15 San Diego, CA – Che Cafe
05-29 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
06-02 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
07-15 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Music Park *
07-16 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore *
07-18 Brooklyn, NY – Williamsburg Summer Garden *
07-19 Philadelphia, PA – Penn’s Landing (Riot Fest) *
07-20 Boston, MA – House of Blues *
07-21 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis *
07-22-23 Toronto, Ontario – The Sound Academy *
07-25 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater *
07-26 Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre *
*with Refused
Last Saturday, the boys and girls of Burger Records presented the first annual “Burgerama” in Santa Ana’s The Observatory, with a line-up that would make any suburban garage weep destructive tears of joy. With the Fi turned down extra Lo and waffle soles pounding mosh-pits and faces alike, Fidlar and OFF! laced up their Vans kicks and joined fellow bands Wavves, Strange Boys, and Ty Segall (to name a few) for one night of impulsive stage diving and crown surfing fun. If it was past your bedtime and you couldn’t make it that night, check out this recap.
Are ya ready, Australia? OFF! are heading down your way, and the tour kicks off this Friday!
OFF! are kicking off their US fall tour with Cerebral Ballzy and Retox this Friday. You should be there. Nuff said.
If you need your music just as loud, fast and dirty as the streets of New York, Cerebral Ballzy are just the band you’ve been after. With a self-titled debut album of 12 songs slammed into 20 minutes, these dudes are in it for the pure attitude and energy of a discontent youth. Don’t miss Cerebral Ballzy out on tour this fall. They’re going balls out with a run of headlining dates before joining up with OFF! in mid-October.
Tour dates (headlining):
9/26 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe
9/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
9/28 - Covington, KY @ Radiodown
9/29 - Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
10/1 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
10/2 - Toronto, ON @ Parts & Labour
10/3 - Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
10/5 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
10/7 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
10/9 - Oklahoma, OK @ The Conservatory
(*opening for OFF!):
10/12 - Dallas, TX @ Sons of Herman Hall
10/13 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/14 - Houston, TX @ The Studio - Warehouse Live
10/15 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
10/17 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/Inn
10/18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell Stage)
10/20 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
10/21 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
10/22 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
10/23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
In case your calendar missed the memo, the next party at the House of Vans is coming up on Thursday, 8/18. Tokyo Police Club, Against Me!, Big Freedia/Japanther, and Team Robespierre are ready to take on Brooklyn and we are more than stoked to have them.
Webcast details are comin’ up soon. Check vans.com/houseparties for more info or to RSVP for the show.
While you’re waiting on that, Keith Morris from OFF! gives us the lowdown on rad places to see and eat in Brooklyn. Featuring live clips from House Party #2 with OFF!, Lemuria, and Superchunk last month.
Check it out on OffTheWall.TV
