Crystal Antlers "Tentacles" April 7th Release

So the first full-length from this California band will hit stores on April 7th and entitled "Tentacles." Touch & Go has released the first single off the album. Crystal Antlers sound leans toward very layered guitars and literally a wall of sound hitting you from all directions. The recordings remind me of the Rock-a-teens sound. Not that these 2 bands sound alike, as they don't, it is just the way the music comes across in the recordings. Intense and building layers of sounds. Can't wait to hear the whole album.


Download - "Andrew"


Crystal Antlers Tour
03/04/09 - Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
03/05/09 - Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
03/06/09 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
03/07/09 - Ekko, Utrecht, Netherlands
03/08/09 - Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
03/10/09 - White Heat, London, United Kingdom
03/11/09 - The Harley, Sheffield, United Kingdom
03/12/09 - The Retro Bar, Manchester, United Kingdom
03/19/09 - Club 1808, Austin, TX
03/20/09 - Flamingo Cantina, Austin, TX
03/21/09 - FYeahFest-Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
03/25/09 - Club Congress, Tucson, AZ - with Monotonix
03/26/09 - 4th & B, San Diego, CA - with Cold War Kids
03/27/09 - Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, CA - with Cold War Kids
04/16/09 - Cntr For Arts-Eagle Rock, Los Angeles
04/21/09 - Commodore, Vancouver, Canada - with Cold War Kids
04/22/09 - Showbox, Seattle, WA - with Cold War Kids
04/23/09 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR - with Cold War Kids
04/26/09 - Crystal Bay Club Crown Rm, Crystal Bay, NV
04/27/09 - Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
04/28/09 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA - with Cold War Kids
04/30/09 - Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
05/01/09 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
05/02/09 - Slowdown Jr, Omaha, NE
05/04/09 - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN
05/06/09 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
05/07/09 - The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI
05/29/09 - Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain
08/13/09 - Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

Die Kreuzen

One of my most favorite bands from the past would have to be Die Kreuzen. The first time I ever heard them was way back in '85. I used to listen to a few different "punk" shows on WREK, WRAS and WRFG here in the ATL. Of course I would record the whole shows to cassette and listen back for years afterwords. Die Kreuzen has always stood out to me.
The first 2 Touch & Go releases are my favorite. I actually lost interest a bit after October File and thought they went a bit metal for my taste. I belive all the main records are still available.


October File Review


Discog


Amazon Buy

Touch & Go Rumor Alert

UPDATE ....
1. Chicago Tribune


2.CMJ


3. Pitchfork


Is Touch and Go records moving to a catalog only format? Reports have been moving around the web as to this fact. Anyone else hear about this? Touch and Go has for years put out some amazing music. Lately noteworthy acts are MiAmi and Crystal Antlers.