Thinker Thought Records UPDATE (TTR moved, Scouts Honor farewell tour, press)
It's 4am and Christmas is a week away. Here's the news from Thinker Thought Records...
WE'VE MOVED! Please update your address books. If you try to send mail to our Washington address, it will not reach us. Please send all future mail to:
Thinker Thought Records
PO Box 478352
Chicago, IL 60647
Mayhew The Traitor received a new review for "Deathwish" from Skyscraper Magazine:
"Mayhew the Traitor’s Deathwish opens with 'Shakin’ with John Wayne,' an upbeat mixture of jangle guitar and gritty country. The combination works incredibly well, recreating familiar sounds but still managing to inject a sense of the band’s own personality. 'See You in Hell' follows, utilizing the same template to just as rich of an effect. Its bouncy yet gloomy beat, a la The Db’s, weave its tale of heartbreak with equal parts sunshine and melancholia. As Deathwish progresses, however, the band seems to shed itself of its shimmering guitars, shifting its focus solely on world-weary country laments. Make no mistake, Mayhew the Traitor plays country similar to Murder by Death, both bands’ cherry-picking of the genre’s hallmarks (alcohol drenched lyrics, Morricone licks) placing them within a moody rock context. ...Its initial potential marks Mayhew the Traitor as a band to watch out for." - Matthew Siblo of Skyscraper Magazine
Meanwhile, Scouts Honor received a new review for their digital EPs "A Spirited Conversation Between A Blind Man And A Mute" and "Remembrance Of This That I Loved / Six Skeletons" from Big Takeover:
"Scouts Honor, I swear this is a punkish blues-metal trio out of Chicago that figure they've played over 400 shows in five years. And the tightness of these two Eps, and almost prog-like complexity of their hard rock onslaught backs up such claims. Having seen the Melvins, a group SH has been compared to, I hear the same over the top, in your face, top-heavy, Sabbath-gone-hardcore anvil smash, which are cut up by quiet parts that break up the assault and battering. Only singer/guitarist Jared Grabb sounds a lot like Ian MacKaye. That's right, he's got a foghorn bellow right out the old Minor Threat/Embrace/Egg Hunt/Fugazi records, or the work of Sean Stern from Youth Brigade. This is real bomb-drop stuff." - Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover #63
In other Scouts Honor news, the band has decided to break up and will be performing a Farewell Tour in March. This is what their myspace had to say about it:
"I suppose I need to come out and make an announcement for Scouts Honor. The band will be traveling for its FINAL TOUR in March 2009. After six years of doing this band and fighting to keep it's line-up filled, I've decided to call it a day. Around the release of 2006's I Am The Dust, I was struggling to keep things afloat. In the course of one year, Scouts Honor played 150+ shows with four different drummers and two different bass players.
"Finally, after moving to Chicago, I found a new Scouts Honor "family" in David Dobbs and Ernesto Castillo. We had written most of an album, toured Europe, and just had a blast joking around in the van. Well, in recent months, our drummer David returned to Arkansas for family reasons, greatly limiting his activity with a band based out of Chicago. He has decided to return to college, keeping him in Arkansas until 2010. Meanwhile, our bassist Erny is focusing more and more on his career. I no longer have an interest in teaching new members to play old songs. It just doesn't seem like Scouts Honor is a good use of my time anymore. So, I'ved called it.
"Scouts Honor's final tour will take us down to SXSW in Austin, TX and around the Midwest in March of 2009. We will be recording a final EP of new material during the tour to be released after the band's breakup. If you would like to follow each of our musical projects after March, David will be rocking in Har Meggido, Erny will be rocking in a new project called Dorsia, and Jared will be touring with an acoustic guitar and releasing his 2nd solo album.
"Thank you all so much for your support over the years. I've slept at a lot of houses, rocked a lot of shows, and drank a lot of alcohol with you. I can never thank you all enough for sharing this dream, whether you played in the band, sang along, hung out, bought a record, cooked us food, recorded our music, released our music, or put us up for the night. Thanks." - Jared Grabb/ScoutsHonor
Finally, here's the updated tour shedule for Thinker Thought Records artists:
12-21-08- EMPTY ORCHESTRA in Flint, MI at The Machine Shop.
12-22-08- THE DOWRY in Metamora, IL at Johnny's Coffeehouse.
12-23-08- 1090 CLUB in Billings, MT at Indie Bell Rock at The Railyard.
12-23-08- TINA SPARKLE in East Peoria, IL at Pair-A-Dice.
12-26-08- BILL TUCKER AND FRIENDS in Freeport, IL at Higher Grounds.
12-27-08- EMPTY ORCHESTRA in Flint, MI at Salvation Army.
12-31-08- MAYHEW THE TRAITOR in Galesburg, IL at Billiards On Main.
01-03-09- TINA SPARKLE and JARED GRABB in Washington, IL at Venue Off The Square.
01-08-09- THE DOWRY in Denver, CO at Meadowlark.
01-08-09- LOW RED LAND in Monterey, CA at Monterey Live.
01-09-09- LOW RED LAND in Santa Cruz, CA at Crepe Place.
01-10-09- LOW RED LAND in San Francisco, CA at El Rio.
01-12-09- LOW RED LAND in Sacramento, CA at The Press Club.
01-17-09- THE FORECAST in Pontiac, MI at The Pike Room.
01-18-09- THE FORECAST in Akron, OH at Musica.
01-21-09- JARED GRABB in Chicago, IL at Ronny's Bar.
01-24-09- LOW RED LAND in San Francisco, CA at The Hemlock.
01-24-09- EMPTY ORCHESTRA in Flint, MI at The Machine Shop.
01-31-09- THE FORECAST in St. Louis, MO at Fubar.
02-06-09- 1090 CLUB in Bozeman, MT at The Underground.
02-20-09- 1090 CLUB in Missoula, MT at The Badlander.
http://www.thinkerthoughtwrong.com
http://www.myspace.com/thinkerthought
http://www.virb.com/thinkerthought
WE'VE MOVED! Please update your address books. If you try to send mail to our Washington address, it will not reach us. Please send all future mail to:
Thinker Thought Records
PO Box 478352
Chicago, IL 60647
Mayhew The Traitor received a new review for "Deathwish" from Skyscraper Magazine:
"Mayhew the Traitor’s Deathwish opens with 'Shakin’ with John Wayne,' an upbeat mixture of jangle guitar and gritty country. The combination works incredibly well, recreating familiar sounds but still managing to inject a sense of the band’s own personality. 'See You in Hell' follows, utilizing the same template to just as rich of an effect. Its bouncy yet gloomy beat, a la The Db’s, weave its tale of heartbreak with equal parts sunshine and melancholia. As Deathwish progresses, however, the band seems to shed itself of its shimmering guitars, shifting its focus solely on world-weary country laments. Make no mistake, Mayhew the Traitor plays country similar to Murder by Death, both bands’ cherry-picking of the genre’s hallmarks (alcohol drenched lyrics, Morricone licks) placing them within a moody rock context. ...Its initial potential marks Mayhew the Traitor as a band to watch out for." - Matthew Siblo of Skyscraper Magazine
Meanwhile, Scouts Honor received a new review for their digital EPs "A Spirited Conversation Between A Blind Man And A Mute" and "Remembrance Of This That I Loved / Six Skeletons" from Big Takeover:
"Scouts Honor, I swear this is a punkish blues-metal trio out of Chicago that figure they've played over 400 shows in five years. And the tightness of these two Eps, and almost prog-like complexity of their hard rock onslaught backs up such claims. Having seen the Melvins, a group SH has been compared to, I hear the same over the top, in your face, top-heavy, Sabbath-gone-hardcore anvil smash, which are cut up by quiet parts that break up the assault and battering. Only singer/guitarist Jared Grabb sounds a lot like Ian MacKaye. That's right, he's got a foghorn bellow right out the old Minor Threat/Embrace/Egg Hunt/Fugazi records, or the work of Sean Stern from Youth Brigade. This is real bomb-drop stuff." - Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover #63
In other Scouts Honor news, the band has decided to break up and will be performing a Farewell Tour in March. This is what their myspace had to say about it:
"I suppose I need to come out and make an announcement for Scouts Honor. The band will be traveling for its FINAL TOUR in March 2009. After six years of doing this band and fighting to keep it's line-up filled, I've decided to call it a day. Around the release of 2006's I Am The Dust, I was struggling to keep things afloat. In the course of one year, Scouts Honor played 150+ shows with four different drummers and two different bass players.
"Finally, after moving to Chicago, I found a new Scouts Honor "family" in David Dobbs and Ernesto Castillo. We had written most of an album, toured Europe, and just had a blast joking around in the van. Well, in recent months, our drummer David returned to Arkansas for family reasons, greatly limiting his activity with a band based out of Chicago. He has decided to return to college, keeping him in Arkansas until 2010. Meanwhile, our bassist Erny is focusing more and more on his career. I no longer have an interest in teaching new members to play old songs. It just doesn't seem like Scouts Honor is a good use of my time anymore. So, I'ved called it.
"Scouts Honor's final tour will take us down to SXSW in Austin, TX and around the Midwest in March of 2009. We will be recording a final EP of new material during the tour to be released after the band's breakup. If you would like to follow each of our musical projects after March, David will be rocking in Har Meggido, Erny will be rocking in a new project called Dorsia, and Jared will be touring with an acoustic guitar and releasing his 2nd solo album.
"Thank you all so much for your support over the years. I've slept at a lot of houses, rocked a lot of shows, and drank a lot of alcohol with you. I can never thank you all enough for sharing this dream, whether you played in the band, sang along, hung out, bought a record, cooked us food, recorded our music, released our music, or put us up for the night. Thanks." - Jared Grabb/ScoutsHonor
Finally, here's the updated tour shedule for Thinker Thought Records artists:
12-21-08- EMPTY ORCHESTRA in Flint, MI at The Machine Shop.
12-22-08- THE DOWRY in Metamora, IL at Johnny's Coffeehouse.
12-23-08- 1090 CLUB in Billings, MT at Indie Bell Rock at The Railyard.
12-23-08- TINA SPARKLE in East Peoria, IL at Pair-A-Dice.
12-26-08- BILL TUCKER AND FRIENDS in Freeport, IL at Higher Grounds.
12-27-08- EMPTY ORCHESTRA in Flint, MI at Salvation Army.
12-31-08- MAYHEW THE TRAITOR in Galesburg, IL at Billiards On Main.
01-03-09- TINA SPARKLE and JARED GRABB in Washington, IL at Venue Off The Square.
01-08-09- THE DOWRY in Denver, CO at Meadowlark.
01-08-09- LOW RED LAND in Monterey, CA at Monterey Live.
01-09-09- LOW RED LAND in Santa Cruz, CA at Crepe Place.
01-10-09- LOW RED LAND in San Francisco, CA at El Rio.
01-12-09- LOW RED LAND in Sacramento, CA at The Press Club.
01-17-09- THE FORECAST in Pontiac, MI at The Pike Room.
01-18-09- THE FORECAST in Akron, OH at Musica.
01-21-09- JARED GRABB in Chicago, IL at Ronny's Bar.
01-24-09- LOW RED LAND in San Francisco, CA at The Hemlock.
01-24-09- EMPTY ORCHESTRA in Flint, MI at The Machine Shop.
01-31-09- THE FORECAST in St. Louis, MO at Fubar.
02-06-09- 1090 CLUB in Bozeman, MT at The Underground.
02-20-09- 1090 CLUB in Missoula, MT at The Badlander.
http://www.thinkerthoughtwrong.com
http://www.myspace.com/thinkerthought
http://www.virb.com/thinkerthought