• MONKEY is headed to Europe in a couple of days and need help with some shows! Sept 15 (North - Germany/Luxemborg/France) and Sept 26 (Italy - Northern) are the days with which they need help. They will play anywhere—Houses, backyards, cafes, etc… Please get in contact with the band on Facebook or with Mike on the Asian Man Facebook page.

And from last week’s Newsletter…

• KEVIN SECONDS has set up a Kickstarter page to help fund his quest for a new touring van. You can help him out here!
• CLASSICS OF LOVE are almost recording their first full-length record. Fans of Operation Ivy and punk music should prepare themselves accordingly.
• SPRAYNARD is opening for Kid Dynamite this coming weekend. They are excited.

June

14 - St. Catherines, Ontario (CAN) @ L3 w/CHUCK RAGAN, DAVE HAUSE & more. All-ages.

15 - Toronto, Ontario (CAN) @ El Mocambo  w/JOEY CAPE & THE BAD LOUD, CHUCK RAGAN, DAVE HAUSE & more. 19+.

16 - Toronto, Ontario (CAN) @ Lee’s w/EVAN DANDO & JULIANA HATFIELD. 19+.

17 - Buffalo, NY @ Spiral Scratch Records  w/CHRIS MALACHOWSKI. All-ages.

18 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern w/PETER WOODWARD & BEACH STAV. All-ages.

19 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge w/IAN GRAHAM (Cheap Girls), CITY YARDS & DINNER DATE. All-ages.

21 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Mulligan’s Pub w/IAN GRAHAM (Cheap Girls), TOMMY GUNN. 21+.

22 - Appleton, WI @ The Patti Mayonnaise w/OWEN MAYS, ORANGE IGUANAS & DO WHAT NOW? All-ages.

23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/TBA. 18+. 

24 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater w/WHISKEY PIG, THE GUSTO & AMERICAN DEAD. All-ages.

25 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho’s w/BRENDAN KELLY (Lawrence Arms). 18+.

27 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ Paul Engle Center w/HARMONY ABIGAIL. All-ages.

28 - Indianapolis, IN @ Rock Lobster w/TBA. 21+.

29 - Newport, KY @ Parlour/Southgate House w/2 CAR GARAGE. All-ages.

30 - Columbus, OH @ Rhumba Cafe w/2 CAR GARAGE. 21+.

Just confirmed: KEVIN SECONDS, BUCK-O-9, UNSTEADY, SHORT ROUND, GRANT OLNEY, READY THE JET, MIKE HALE, CLASSICS OF LOVE, O PIONEERS!, THE SAINTE CATHERINES, and more coming…

View the current list of confirmed artists HERE.

THROWBACK THURSDAY

“Extra Something”
Kevin Seconds
Split [Matt Skiba & Kevin Seconds] (2002)

Releases on Asian Man:
AM-094 Kevin Seconds / Matt Skiba “Split” CD/LP
AM-165 Kevin Seconds and His Ghetto Moments “Rise Up, Insomniacs!” CD/LP
AM-200 Kevin Seconds “Good Luck Buttons” CD/LP

ASIAN MAN RECORDS: VOL.1
We are really excited to put this up for you. We been working hard on it and we hope you like it as much as we do. 
Pretty much this is a collection of all our favorite music (new and not so new) that has inspired us here at Asian Man Records. It’s great and crazy because this is what we are surrounded with. 
Click on the picture for your free download, this one is on us.

Here the track listing:
1. TOGETHER ON THE GROUND - THE WILD
2. CAN I PAY MY RENT IN FUN? - BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
3. SLOW CAR CRASH - CLASSICS OF LOVE
4. HUNG UP - THE RIPTIDES
5. …BUT THEN SHE SMILES - THE APERS
6. NO GOOD EGGS - KEVIN SECONDS
7. COLD EMBRACE - NOISE BY NUMBERS 
8. THE PRETTY ONE - LAURA STEVENSON AND THE CANS
9. AS THE CROW FLIES - SUNDOWNER
10. PAPER BAG (SPILLING) - JAAKE MARGO
11. S.O.S - SKIBA
12. BYE BYE BRAIN - KEPI GHOULIE
13. AIN’T EVERYTHING - MUGWUMPS
14. HOT LUNCH - MONKEY
15. MAX’S MANKINI - THE HOT TODDIES
16. LONG DAY - SMOKING POPES
17. OR DOES IT EXPLODE? - FOR.THE.WIN.
18. CREATIVE DESTRUCTION - THE MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE
19. SENSE, SENSIBILITY - ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD

Leo Henderson approves.