• So far, we have raised $6,250 through our JAPAN RELIEF packages! Mike has been working with YOKO UTSUMI to figure out where to send the money. A check should be sent out by next week!
• DAN ANDRIANO IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM (Dan Andriano of ALKALINE TRIO)’s “Hurricane Season” CD/LP due August 9th!!! Follow Dan on Facebook and Twitter.
• DAN POTTHAST of MU330 and members of SLOW GHERKIN have formed a new ska band called DAN P AND THE BRICKS! The band just wrapped up a recording session produced by CHRIS MURRAY. No ska punk. Just ska! Release date TBA.
• THE SAINTE CATHERINES “Dead Dogs” 7” has been delivered! It is a total pressing of 400 records, 200 on clear gold, 200 on black. This is a one time only pressing, so don’t miss out! Special deal TBA.
• SPRAYNARD needs your help on tour! If you can help them find shows in Memphis, TN, Louisville, KY, Sacramento, CA and somewhere else in California, please get in touch with the band here: spraynardpa@gmail.com. View the full list of tour dates HERE.
• The fine folks at Jaded in Chicago just posted an interview with our very own MIKE PARK. Check it out HERE.

SMOKING POPES pre-orders.  CD’S have shipped out, but the vinyl is slightly delayed. The vinyl pre-orders won’t be going out until around March 15th. I have sent download codes to all of you who ordered the vinyl.  If you didn’t get one, please let me know and I’ll get that to you. The Popes have a new video for the song PUNK BAND.  You can view here: http://vimeo.com/20445213

What else?
KUDROW/HARD GIRLS split 7”
SAINTE CATHERINES “DEAD DOG” 7”
and SPRAYNARD “FUNTITLED” are all at the pressing plant now.
Should have the 7 inches ready for mailorder starting in April.
Wayne Stahl from the band FOR.THE.WIN has just finished a solo album that we have available in the webstore.

We also got a bunch of the LEMURIA/CHEAP GIRLS 7” on No Idea up in our webstore.  And we got the last 31 copies of the KEPI GHOULIE ART OF THE UNDERGROUND 7” series.  Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

and then the almighty SPRAYNARD is coming out on May 10th.
The new SPRAYNARD album sounds delicious.  We’ll be posting some songs on their facebook page soon. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Spraynard/131227036929985

They’re album cover make me giggle and I just so the full layout of the LP and all I can say is GENIUS.  I’m looking forward to meeting these kids in June as they make their way out for the AM festival.

Speaking of the asian man festival, I will be getting up an information page in the next week or so, but if you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

The wonderfully amazing band THE WILD are doing a 2 week tour starting this Friday.   YAY.  Here are there dates.  Please go see them and make them feel loved.
3/5 Atlanta, …GA @ The Cut (166 Stovall St) w/ the Contra Verse
3/6 Memphis, TN @ 2089 Harbert Ave. w/ the Perfect Vessels
3/7 Ft Worth @ 1919 Hemphill w/ Those Damn Kids, Bad Times
3/8 San Antonio, TX @ the shed
3/9 Austin, TX @ the Babysitter’s Club w/ Chicken Little (818 w. lynwood)
3/10 Las Cruces, NM @ The Train Yard (S. Main and Conway)
3/11 Tucson, AZ (brootal sun fest!)
3/12 Tucson, AZ (brootal sun fest!)
3/13 Tucson, AZ (brootal sun fest!)
3/14 Phoenix, AZ @ Judy w/ Rumspringer, Dr Dinosaur, Thats Life
3/15 Albuquerque, NM -TBA
3/16 Pueblo, CO @ The Red Raven (1143 East Evans) w/ chicken little and more!
3/17 St. Louis/Florissant, MO @ McCluer North High School (705 Waterford Drive)
3/18 Chicago, IL @ The Juicer w/ Sweet Talk, O’er the waves, and Matt Whispers (1238 N. Noble St.)
3/19 Mt. Sterling, KY @ Smoots Shack (514 Chenault Lane) w/ Elsinores and Six Six Sex
Their music is beautiful.

And finally, I hate plugging my own stuff, but I have finished my children’s album.  It’s called “SMILE” (11 songs)  I’ve tested them on my own kids (ages 4 and 2) and they have given it the thumbs up.  So look for this sometime in May or June.  I will do a limited run on vinyl just for those collector nerds.  So some thing small like 100 copies will be going out.

And that’s it folks.  Be well.  Smile big.
peace, mike park

Happy Wednesday!
THE QUEERS begin a 6 week tour starting tomorrow in beautiful Pensacola, FL..  Along for the ride are the beloved KEPI GHOULIE and the GHOULTONES.  I just made up the ghoultones because Kepi is coming in with a full band playing the ROCK N’ ROLL and the other guys and girl should have a name.  And for the first time in a long time, our friends the RIPTIDES from eastern Canada will play their RAMONES influenced punk rock to us AMERICANS.  YAY!!!

It’s gonna be a fun tour as I patiently wait for their arrival in San Francisco in exactly 17 days.  Please do us a favor and help spread the word about the QUEERS coming to your town.  As always, we rely on word of mouth for everything, so please help get the news out.
THE QUEERS, KEPI GHOULIE, THE RIPTIDES-ROCKET TO AMERICA TOUR 2010
11.11.10-Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11.12.10-New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
11.13.10-Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
11.14.10-Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
11.16.10-San Antonio, TX @ Korova
11.17.10-Austin, TX @ Red Seven
11.18.10-Denton, TX @ The Boller Room
11.19.10-Oklahoma City, TX @ The Conservatory
11.20.10-Albuquerque, NM @ the Launch Pad
11.21.10-Tempe, AZ @ Chasers
11.23.10-San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11.24.10-Victorville, CA @ Victorville Events Center
11.26.10-Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
11.27.10-San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11.28.10-Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon
11.29.10-Stockton, CA @ Plea For Peace Center
11.30.10-Sacramento, CA @ Plea For Peace Youth Center
12.01.10-Porland, OR @ Dante’s
12.03.10-Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
12.04.10-Spokane, WA @ Cretin Hop
12.05.10-Billings, MT @ Railyard
12.07.10-Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
12.08.10-Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
12.09.10-Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
12.10.10-Madison, WI @ Frequency
12.11.10-Chicago, IL @ Reggies Rock Club
12.12.10-Detroit, MI @ Small’s
12.14.10-Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
12.15.10-Newport, KY @ The Southgate House
12.16.10-St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
12.17.10-Paducah, KY @ Gamers Paradise

In about 4 hrs I’ll be leaving for STOCKTON, California where our non-profit art space the PLEA FOR PEACE FOUNDATION will host the ALKALINE TRIO.  Pretty darn exciting to be honest.  I’m looking forward to seeing my friends play a 350 capacity room.  If any of you are coming, please say hello.  I’ll be the asian man.

And finally, the METHADONES play their last show ever this Saturday at REGGIE’S in Chicago.  Please give them a strong farewell.
be well friends.
peace, mike park