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Hey folks. If you’re heading to Austin next week, here’s a complete guide to FAT WRECK CHORDS artists at SXSW 2016! Here goes: THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH MEAN JEANS (1:30PM) Brooklynvegan Day Party @ Cheer Up Charlies NOFX book panel (3:30PM) @ Austin Convention Center Room 12AB FAT WRECK CHORDS Official Showcase @ Buffalo Billiards Doors @ 7:00PM. Ray Rocket (8:00PM), The Dirty Nil (8:40PM), Mean Jeans (9:30PM), toyGuitar (10:30PM), Night Birds (11:30PM), NOFX (12:30AM). SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH FREE SHOW!!! @ DES MOINES EMBASSY (522 E. 6th Street) ALL AGES. First come, first served. Doors @ 11:45AM. No Parents (12:00PM), Drakulas...
Movies can define our humor and character as individuals. We’ve spent way too much time at the FAT office debating important topics like, “Who would you rather be friends with, the kids in Goonies, or the kids in Stand By Me?” These are real debates people! Hours are spent deconstructing the merits of both. Obviously, we are doing this while packing your records, answering our buddy Sam Doerr’s phone calls, and performing necessary tasks to keep the ship upright. You’re welcome. But the important thing to remember is there are bands who take such things as seriously as we do....
The wait is over! face to face’s heralded return to Fat Wreck Chords—Protection—is officially out today! You can blast their new record at The Big Takeover, Spotify or Bandcamp. When you’re done and can’t get their songs out of your head, order the record already! Trust us, or trust the tastemakers; Brooklynvegan gave it a nod in their notable releases this week. Protection is collecting stellar reviews—just read this one over at Dyingscene and another at Punknews. For further insight into the process of how they tackled writing and recording their latest opus, read this interview, and another here. Can’t...
The wait is over! Listen to a brand new PEARS song right now! The title track from Green Star is now streaming at Brooklynvegan. Green Star is PEARS’ hotly anticipated second full-length, and we’ll be unleashing it on April 1st. Pre-order your copy right now! Don’t miss them on tour, dates here!
face to face is set to release their new album, Protection, on March 4th, but you can stream it in its entirety right now by heading to The Big Takeover! And as you’ll hear, with the balance of pop hooks, blistering guitars and rallying choruses, Protection is a return to band’s roots on this, their 25th anniversary. Grab your copy today. Then, check out their tour dates which include a number of festivals including Musink, Groezrock, Punk Rock Bowling, and Punkspring!
