busy busy busy!

So much going on. Our trip to San Francisco was killer!!! The new studio by Elton Ridge and crew is coming along nicely, Thrillhouse shows were a blast, and we are planning to be back for New Years Eve with Japanther! It would be one of 2 US shows to launch our RTW [round the world] Tour with Japanther planned for January and February of 2011. Shellshag will start 2011 off with shows in Australia, Japan, Europe, and the UK! and it wont take us 80 days either....just about 65! Keep your eyes peeled for dates and info on this. Also, we are working on a new record and a new video that we hope to have out by the time we come back. Today we are driving up north to play at the Democracy Center in Cambridge and at the Picnic arts and music fest in Portland Maine. we will be back next week for the Starcleaner Stupid Party at Don Pedro in Brooklyn, check it out:
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Marvin Berry and the New Sound
TV Buddhas [from Israel]
Nude Beach
Stupid Party
doors 8pm, shellshag at 9pm sharp
see ya there-
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Next show July 23 at Don Pedros in Brooklyn!

Wow. So much has happened since our last blog I do not know where to begin! Our return from tour show is July 23rd at Don Pedros with forgetters and Joe Porters newest band called Marvin Berry and the New Sound (this is also they're return from tour show!) also PIGS from SF CA which is Hammy from Fleshies new band and the amazing 97-shiki from Chicago! This show is going to be awesome. We got home about 2 weeks ago...The tour was the best one yet! really. Despite 2 van breakdowns and Nashville. Where I met and unfortunately worked with the worst promoter in the world! The tour was enhanced by 2 sweetheart roadies on 2 different legs of the tour. Greg Rice Harvester from Black Rainbow took care of us all the way from Chattanooga to SF CA after an amazing tour with Black Rainbow. Greg played bass with us, drove, carried stuff, sold stuff, sighed and smiled and even puked once. We fell in love with him! We said our teary goodbyes after a mind blowing show at El Rio in SF CA with Grass Widow, Dirty Marquee, and Street Eaters..We lived in SF for years...God do we love that town! Hooked up with the incredible RVIVR for a few shows in the northwest, oh and the new and improved Taco Cat!, then after a super warm welcome from old friends in Missoula we began the dreaded 16 hour drive to Fargo where we were greeted by the greatest hosts in the world! Leif, Justin and friends. We parked, everyone loaded our gear,set it up, handed us countless drinks, all in about 5 minutes then even drove us to Justin's house. Justin then stayed with us all the way to our DOA show in Cleveland acting as driver, roadie and all around inspiration! In Chicago Shellhead recorded with the fabulous Al Scorch before a great show at Schubas. And Minneapolis blew our minds! Frozen Teens and Jeff the Brotherhood and Natural Helpers, complete with the bartender from our last show there in 1998!- the infamous 50 Million show with Violent Femmes. Long story...I'll explain more another time. Justin and Joey Shithead from DOA were like 2 peas in a pod in Cleveland! Just great seeing those two hang. We put Justin on the greyhound, played a fun show in Wilkes Barre PA then came back to NY. We have great footage and pictures that I will post soon...including the highly anticipated Shagatwat Rainbow from Idapalooza, that for some reason would not upload last time...I will try again now... Bye for now!-Jen

The ShagaTwat Rainbow!!

Tour so far has been amazing!! Our stint with Black Rainbow and Twat Sauce was an awesome adventure through the woods and the cities, Crabbfest, Idapalooza, Columbus Ohio, and of coarse our 4 days in Chattanooga at Do Ya Hear We fest- the van has broken down and been repaired, we've seen many great bands play, and now we are at the new Sluggos south in Pensacola FL. It is the third sluggos that I have played at, back at the original location of Victor Hugos, the pre Sluggos spot in Pensacola. The place is amazing, huge, great vibe, with a ridiculously large and comfortable porch out front!!
Love it hear so much. We've been to all our favorite stops, Rosettas and Static Age in Asheville, JJ's, Sluggos North and Pickle Barrel in Chattanooga, Sluggos south and the In Line in Pensacola. We are about to go see the progress that BP (Beach Poluters)are having ruining our favorite beach before heading to New Orleans for tonights show. So many stories to tell, videos to share, and bands to brag about (like the new Future Virgins record that is done, is awesome, and is coming soon/Dead Dog recordings that are amazing), way too much info to share in this blog. So we leave you with this glimpse into our world, a video shot at Idapalooza, a fest in Ida TN, of Twat Sauce, Black Rainbow, and Shellshag together on stage performing the AK77's song "Fuck Society"!
Enjoy-

I just found out Shotwell is playing at Crabbfest!!!

After a really long drive, we arrived in Athens GA at the Hanger with just 30 minutes to say hi before Hidden Spots had to take the stage. They were incredible, playing a patient set of perfectly performed hits. It was nice to catch a set by these guys outside of Chattanooga. The show moved quickly and in no time Black Rainbow was belting out killer jam after killer jam. Tough like Motorhead and crafty like X, these guys are an amazing band!! Its going to be great to play together every night for another week. Shellshag had gotten quite excited seeing all our friends after being stuck in the van all day and night, and we drank quite a bit in a short period of time. We held it together despite this, but it was definitely a first show of tour set for us, but one of our nicest Athens trips for sure. We were sad that Hot New Mexicans were unable to play, as they are an awesome band. So the tour has begun. We crashed with Dead Dog after jamming some acoustic Cure and had breakfast at The Grit with Sarah T, James, and others. Everyone took naps once we got to Asheville, so we were all well rested and ready for the show at Static Age Records! Pox Americana killed it with traditional punk riffage and classic vocal stylings reminiscent of high school punk bands in the 70's and early 80's. They were followed by Front Porch regulars, a stripped down duo with a stand up bass, playing folk punk porch jams, they were really good. They had me thinking of our buddies Thee Headliners, as I feel these two band belong together in a group of band growing in numbers, that give a glimpse at a modern gypsy America centered around music that somehow captures a taste and feel of American history while being auspicious about a future America. Somehow Black Rainbow was even better than the night before, which due to more focus and less drinking, inspired Shellshag to play a really powerful set, which we were able to do and now feel more complete and happy to be alive than before. We are heading out to Cindy and Katy Crabbs place for Crabbfest in an hour. We'll be settin up tents, cooking great food, and watching great bands all weekend; its gonna be so much fun! Sunday Night both Black Rainbow and Shellshag play our Crabbfest sets. While all this is goin on with the Shellshag Black Rainbow tour, The Reaction is preparing to fly out to NY for a week of shows that are a must see! Several decades of playing and performing power these guys and their mod punk sound. Make sure you catch one of their shows- tour dates at Starcleaner.com; you will also find the rest of the SC bands schedules there. Thee Headliners are all over the west coast this summer, Songs for Moms are in Ida TN June 5th, and Hidden Spots, Street Eaters, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb and Ukebox all have shows these next two weeks. Keep checkin in and spread the word about our blog, as we hope to have many great stories for you in the next month-
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Shellshag Summer Tour 2010

Killer!!! We are psyched for the Shellshag Summer Tour, which starts with 10 days of shows with the fabulous Black Rainbow, who has a split 7" with Hidden Spots [who we also play with] out on Starcleaner Records. We play at Do Ya Hear We Fest in Chattanooga, a great punk fest with a ton of bands in one of our favorite towns- look out Pickle Barrel here I come!

We continue on across America on our own, playing with great bands like Shanghai River, Dude Jams, The Latest, Shang-A-Lang, Stoned at Heart, Grass Widow, Turbo Fruits, and Jeff the Brotherhood just to name a few. We will be traveling with our new record "Rumors in Disguise" out on Don Giovanni Records, available on vinyl or cd.
Here is the tour poster.

The dates are:
-The Hanger in Athens, GA w/ Black Rainbow, Hidden Spots
-Static Age Records in Asheville, NC w/ Black rainbow
-Crabfest in Athens, OH w/ Black Rainbow, Rag Rage
-Carabar in Columbus, OH w/ Black Rainbow
-House Gone Wylie in Bloomington, IN w/ Black Raibow
-Idafest in Ida, TN w/ Black Rainbow and Songs for Moms
-Discoteca in Chattanooga, TN w/ This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
-The End in Nashville, TN w/ Pujol and Deluxin
-Sluggo's in Pensacola, FL
-Circle Bar in New Orleans, LA w/ Bipoloroid
-The Ten ElevenThe Ten Eleven in San Antonio, TX
-Cavern Ale House in Dallas, TX w/ Woodsman and Tjutjuna
-Beerland in Austin, TX w/ Shanghai River, Dude Jams, The Latest
-Hideaway Lounge in El Paso, TX w/ Buckeye
-Trainyard in Las Cruces, NM w/ Shang-A-Lang
-The Casbah in San Diego, CA w/ Dan Padilla
-Spaceland in Los Angeles, CA w/ Stoned at Heart, Signals
-Uptown Night Club in Oakland, CA w/ Turks, Pocos Pero Locos
-El Rio in SF, CA w/ Grass Widow, Dirty Marquis, Street Eaters
-East End in Portland, OR w/Howie and the Hotknives
-The Northern in Olympia, WA w/ Jeremy Jay
-The Comet Tavern in Seattle, WA
-The PalaceThe Palace in Missoula, MT
-First Avenue in Minneapolis w/ Jeff the Brotherhood, Frozen Teens
-Eagle's Nest in Milwaukee, WI w/ Holy Shit
-Schubas Tavern in Chicago, IL w/ Turbo Fruits
-"Now Thats Class" in Cleveland, OH w/ D.O.A.
-Cafe MetropolisCafe Metropolis in Wilkes Barre, PA

I expect to see you 7 subscribers at every show! haha, we need more subscribers- you guys rule!
love, shellshag

shellshag double header tonight

We play tonight at 8pm at goodbye blue monday with Antoinette Goroch from San Francisco and Tippy Canoe! Then again at 538 Johnson Street with Pink Houses, hey baby, big soda and Toby Foster! Super excited..

Getting to Know... Shellshag :: Music :: Features :: Paste

Getting to Know... Shellshag :: Music :: Features :: Paste