KYLESA TOUR UPDATE

As We mentioned beforeKYLESA are once again on tour, their Previous April tour has been called off and the band is now touring in April with MASTADON and INTRONAUT!

Here are the dates:
KYLESA / MASTADON / INTRONAUT :
04/10/09 Workplay Theater, Birmingham AL w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/11/09 House of Blues, New Orleans LA w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/13/09 Granada Theater, Lawrence KS w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/14/09 Fox Theatre, Boulder CO w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/16/09 Martini Ranch, Scottsdale AZ w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/17/09 Echoplex, Los Angeles CA w/Intronaut, Made Out of Babies **No Mastodon**
04/19/09 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/20/09____Paradise Lost, Chico CA w/Intronaut
04/21/09 Hawthorne Theatre, Portland OR w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/22/09 Neumos, Seattle WA w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/23/09 Commodore Ballroom , Vancouver BC w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/24/09 MacEwen Ballroom, Calgary AB w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/25/09 Starlite Room, Edmonton AB w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/26/09 Odeon Nite Club, Saskatoon SK w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/28/09 The Garrick, Winnipeg MB w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/29/09 Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis MN w/Mastodon, Intronaut
04/30/09 Metro, Chicago IL w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/01/09 Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac MI w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/02/09 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/03/09 Time to Laugh, Kingston ON w/Intronaut **No Mastodon**
05/04/09 Le National, Montreal QC w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/05/09 Opera House, Toronto ON w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/06/09 The Haunt, Ithaca NY w/Intronaut ** No Mastodon**
05/07/09 House of Blues, Boston MA w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/08/09 Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/09/09 Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza, New York NY w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/10/09 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/11/09 Talking Head, Baltimore MD w/Intronaut **No Mastodon**
05/12/09 9:30 Club, Washington DC w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/13/09 Cat's Cradle, Carborro NC w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/14/09 Orange Peel, Asheville NC w/Mastodon, Intronaut
05/15/09 Center Stage, Atlanta GA w/Mastodon, Intronaut
06/19/09____Hellfest, Clisson France w/Torche, Amebix, Pentagram, Electric Wizard

ENORMOUS DOOR STUDIO= A NEW PROJECT FROM JACK CONTROL!

Jack Control ( severed Head of state, Mind COntrol Records, World Burns to Death) has opened a new studio in Austin, Texas called "Enormous Door" He's recently done mastering work for MARTYRDOD, ATTAKE, GOVERNMENT WARNING and others. Soon he will also be able to record bands at the studio. Here's his message about it:

"So after 15 years of producing/engineering/mastering all of the wb2d/shos/mind control stuff, i've spent the loot and opened my own studio.

i can work wonders with flat/bad recordings. can add depth and dynamics, and with meticulous EQ'ing, compression, limiting, etc... I can lift "the blanket" off of your recording.

can also sequence, do fades, and general editing of your recording.

i don't do vinyl laquer mastering. i do CD mastering/volume maximizing/parametric EQ and multi-band dynamics/stereo imaging/mastering reverb/etc... basically, you track and mix, send it to me, i make it sound way better before it's sent off to be cut to laquer for the vinyl pressing plant.

for cd's i do the same with volume maximization/brickwall limiting/dithering/etc....

i will start tracking and mixing bands here in the next couple of months."

HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY EXTREME NOISE!

Extreme Noise Records is one of Prank's favorite Record stores in the country. In business since 1994, it's an all volunteer run punk rock record store and must visit when in the twin cities ( 407 West Lake St. (Lake St. at Grand Ave.)
Minneapolis, MN 55408 612-824-0100 open everyday 12-8). For their 15th anniversary, they are throwing some great shows that will make it worth the pilgrimage!!! Here's some info they've been sending out:

2009 is Extreme Noise's 15th Anniversary and we are doing a series of shows to celebrate!

Tickets will be available at Extreme Noise and online at www.triple rock social club beginning at noon on Tuesday, March 17th (Tomorrow!!). All these shows will be at the Triple Rock in Minneapolis.
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Saturday, April 25, 4 pm, $12 adv, $15 door. All Ages.
Disembodied (Reunion!)
Coalesce (Kansas City, MO)
Veil of Maya (Chicago, IL)
Architect (Syracuse, NY)
Frontier (MN)

*Influential 90s Metal HC band Disembodied is back. We asked them to play a local show before they head out of town to headline the sold out Burning Fight Book Release show in Chicago. They've put together a great lineup of bands to join them, so this show should be a memorable one.

Wednesday, May 27, 5 pm, $15. All Ages.
Amebix (UK)
Misery
Warplague

*80s UK Peace Punk/Metal legends Amebix are back and as amazing as ever. Recently played a series of sold-out dates in the US to rave reviews. We got them to play one of only a few dates in the US this time around! Of course, locals Misery and Warplague round out a great bill!

Saturday, May 30, 5 pm, $10 adv, $12 door. All Ages.
Skitkids (Sweden)
Assrash (Reunion!)
Living Hell
Detonate

*The Skitkids are definitely one of the best active HC bands in the world and we are bringing them in for their only show in the Midwest! Mpls ragers Assrash are back as well--reunited for the first time since the 90s! Living Hell and Detonate--some of Mpls' finest will kick your ass as well!

Friday, July 10, 5 pm, $10 adv, $12 door. All Ages.
The Kids (Belgium)
The Daily Void (Chicago)
The Retainers

*Getting the Kids is very exciting for us here at EN. True legends of the late 70s Euro punk scene, the Kids first LP is a masterpiece of KBD melodic punk. They played a few shows in the US last year and blew everyone away. We got them for their only Midwest date. Chicago's Daily Void (ex-Functional Blackouts) have a slew of 7"s and a great LP out and will surely be amazing. Local faves, The Retainers will rock the house after just releasing a fantastic new LP on PTrash Rec in Germany.

Saturday, July 11, 5 pm, $10 adv, $12 door. All Ages.
Tragedy (Portland)
Condominium

*We talked Tragedy into stopping for a show on their way to a tour of Finland and Russia. These guys have defined modern HC for years and always blow everyone away. This will be there first appearance in MN in a couple of years. Condominium are one of the Twin Cities' best HC bands and are not to be missed!

TRAGEDY- EUROPEAN TOUR 2009

TRAGEDY are returning to Europe! Here are the dates:
THURSDAY APRIL 16TH AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
FRIDAY APRIL 17 LIEGE, BELGIUM
SATURDAY APRIL 18 WERMELSKIRCHEN, GERMANY
SUNDAY APRIL 19 STUTTGART, GERMANY

MONDAY APRIL 20 BREMGARTEN, SWITZERLAND
TUESDAY APRIL 21 MILANO, ITALY
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 ROME, ITALY
THURSDAY APRIL 23 day off
FRIDAY APRIL 24 ATHENS, GREECE
SATURDAY APRIL 25 THESSALONIKI, GREECE
SUNDAY APRIL 26 day off
MONDAY APRIL 27 BOLOGNA, ITALY
TUESDAY APRIL 28 MUNICH, GERMANY
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
THURSDAY APRIL 30 WROCLAW, POLAND
FRIDAY MAY 1 GDYNIA, POLAND
SATURDAY MAY 2 WARSAW, POLAND
SUNDAY MAY 3 POTSDAM, GERMANY
MONDAY MAY 4 MALMO, SWEDEN
TUESDAY MAY 5 GOTEBORG, SWEDEN
WEDNESDAY MAY 6 OSLO, NORWAY
THURSDAY MAY 7 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
FRIDAY MAY 8 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
SATURDAY MAY 9 HAMBURG, GERMANY
SUNDAY MAY 10 UTRECHT, HOLLAND

SF's ABRUPT - NEW LP OUT NOW!

San Franciso's ABRUPT just released their Debut LP on Inspired By Angst records, featuring Wyatt From BORN/DEAD on Bass and Sam From DESOLATION on Guitar, Abrupt consist of the main line up of SCURVY DOGS with a new singer. Riveting hardcore like the last blasts from SCURVY DOGS, Check it out!

Sam also has been letting the word out that these Lp's are $8 at shows ( They're playing on Tuesday in SF at the elbo room with Dopecharge and others for St. Patricks Day), $10 by mailorder Post Paid C/o Sam Abend 521 8TH Ave San Francisco, CA 94118. For wholesale rates or international orders contact him Via the band's Myspace or via INSPIREDBYANGST ( at) HOTMAIL (dot) COM

AS CD's TRAVEL TO THE DUST BIN OF HISTORY...

We meant to post this Closer to X-mas, but as CD's slowly creep aside Betamax, VHS Tapes, Cassettes, 78's and other outmoded formats, there's some amazing deals out there on Used and new CD's. Even for a store or distro you can buy some Prank CD's with shipping cheaper than the wholesale price on Amazon.com-Largely due to large bulk re-sellers and the fallout from large closures like TOWER flooding the resellers that buy huge amounts of CD's in bulk.

These deals won't last forever and some of these titles We're not planning to re-press..but if you go over to Amazon.com you can find:
The Health Hazard /Suffer for under $2!
Guyana Punch Line "direkt Aktion" for $1!
Guyana Punch Line "Irritainment" for under $4!
Scrotum Grinder for close to $3.50 PPD
Artimus Pyle "Civil Dead" Used for $2!
Bury The living starting at 74 cents!!
Desolation for under $3!
Signal Lost "children Of the wasteland for under $5 PPD!

Some of these sellers are often complete automated huge bulk buyers and sellers, which runs the price down to these ridiculous, non existant profit margins as automation always insures they have the lowest price.....but Hey We've already been paid for them and still think these are great records....so their loss is your gain......and then again you can also buy the KYLESA 110 Heat degree index for $81.68!???. Move now! It's going to be re-pressed soon and back down to a normal price!

So dig out those Amazon gift cards left over from X-mas, add some Cheapo-Prank CD's to your "wish list" . To keep the prices reasonable on New CD"s prank sells direct on Amazon...and watch for Prank in the upcoming months to add more titles to Amazon, pictures and band descriptions, vinyl and more!

CHAOS IN TEJAS 2009 Finalized line up!

Might be old news by now, but Timmy in Austin has put together another wild Weekend in May in Austin for Chaos in Tejas- this one might be the Biggest year yet! And it's not too late to book a ticket there!

WEDNESDAY MAY 20th
Wed Night at RED 7 (all age's) 611 E. 7th Street - Austin, TX 78701.
chaos in tejas kick off party with...
PONYTAIL
HARLEM
TEENAGE COOL KIDS
YELLOW FEVER

THURSDAY MAY 21st
THursday Night at Mohawk(all age's) 912 Red River, Austin, TX
PROPAGHANDI
TRASH TALK
CANADIAN RIFLE

Thursday at Emo's (outside) (all age's)
CRO-MAGS
SKITKIDS ( Sweden)
CRUDE ( Japan)
ANNIHILATION TIME
FUK ( england...ex Chaos UK)
No Tolerance
Vaaska

Friday at Emo's (outside/inside) (all age's)
Cock Sparrer
Brutal Knights
Peligro Social (last show ever)
Destino Final (spain..ex Invasion)
Hjertestop (denmark)
Young Offenders
Obliteration
the Hex Dispensers

Friday at Mohawk 912 Red River, Austin, TX
the Thermals
Shakey Hands

Friday After Party at Broken Neck (all age's)
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH
惡AI意 ( Japan)

Friday After Party on the Bridge FREE! (all age's)
CAREER SUICIDE

Sat Day Party at Beerland (21 and up)
CAREER SUICIDE
DOOMSDAY HOUR
Porkeria

Sat Night at Emo's (outside) (all age's)
Amebix
Judgement (japan..only U.S. show)
Pierced Arrows (2/3 of Dead Moon)
AI (japan)
Warcry
Outlaw Order
Midnight
Drunkdriver

Sat Night at Emo's (inside) (all age's)
Times New Viking
Nodzzz
the Strange Boys
XYX (mexico)

Sat at RED 7 (all age's) 611 E. 7th Street - Austin, TX 78701. (all age's)
the Business (england)
Krum Bums
the Broadsiders

Sat After Party at the Broken Neck (all age's)
SEVERED HEAD OF STATE
SACRED SHOCK


Sunday at RED 7 611 E. 7th Street - Austin, TX 78701. (outside) (all age's)
EYEHATEGOD
Harvey Milk
CRUDE ( Japan)
Mind Eraser
IRON AGE
UNIT 21

Sunday at Red 7(inside) FREE! (all age's)
SCUMPUTER

Sunday at Beerland ( 21+)
special guest
YOUNG OFFENDERS
MANIKIN
DESKONOCIDOS


There's a THREE DAY PASS for the Emo gigs- Save a little $$$$ with the pass versus buying individual tickets:

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1107614 [www.ticketweb.com] »

NOTE: This pass is good for EMO'S ONLY GIGS May 21-23 (not may 22-24).

****This pass WILL NOT WORK for the Chaos gigs happening at Beerland, The Broken Neck, The Mohawk, or Red 7.****

CAN'T MAKE IT to TEXAS? Look for SACRED SHOCK and DESKONOCIDOS on the East Coast, WARCRY and 惡AI意 on the West Coast, CRUDE and UNIT 21 on the East Coast, SKITKIDS on the West Coast, HJERTSTOP accross the US, AMEBIX doing select mid-west dates and more!

MORPHEME- SO CAL TOUR

We've written before here about our exictement for new Bay Area band MORPHEME -who play a sick blown out chaotic blast of raging Japanese-style noise crust- think CONFUSE, KURO, etc...They are one of our favorite Live bands to see locally right now and next weekend they are headed to Southern California- here's the dates of the tour - be sure to check them out!

March 19th-Santa Cruz, CA @ Cafe Pergolesi 418 Cedar
March 20th- San Diego, CA @ King's Music 3952 Lemon Grove 91945 W/ Crime Desire, Cold Stare, Waco Fuck, OK?
March 21st - Los Angeles, CA- TBA House show-Check bands myspace for details!
March 22nd- Tijuana, MX @ Billares El Travieso w/ Violent Pacifist, Anomalia and one more TBA.
March 23rd- Pomona, CA @ Characters 276 E. 1st Street 91766 W/ Holokaust, Nuclear annihilation
March 24th- Isla Vista, CA @ Pink Mailbox House 6668 B Pasado

PRANK WELCOMES ACEPHALIX TO THE ROSTER!

Prank is proud to report We will be releasing the debut 45 for San Francisco's ACEPHALIX a new local band featuring former and/or current members of DEFIANCE, DEPRESSOR, DEATHCHARGE, POISON IDEA and THE RIFFS. Combining the downbeat bone breaking lumbering of some more metal edged NYC/ SXE bands ( Judge, Cro-mags) with the metallic blasting of various past Punk metal Fusions (Sacrilege, Nausea, late Anti-Cimex) with a heavy dose of modern crushing metal punk, We're really stoked to return to releasing something this heavy and great!

Since the start of the band, it's experienced a bunch of line up changes but has it's most solid line up currently and The band has already garnered Some Cool press. The last is a blog post that has a download link to the band's demo, some of which has been re-mastered for this prank Debut and some of the same tracks are featured on the band's myspace. Expect the 7" (in a deluxe foil stamped sleeve!) in May.

SACRED SHOCK / DESKONOCIDOS EAST COAST TOUR!

Austin, Texas'SACRED SHOCK who feature members of HATRED SURGE, ARMY OF JESUS, REPURCUSSIONS (and Matt also did some time in SIGNAL LOST )are headed on a tour in support of their upcoming LP on residue records. Joining them will be Austin's DESKONOCIDOS who will have a debut 45 out on 540 Records in time form the tour as well as a split 7" with Sacred Shock!DESKONNOCIDOS play Raging Lo-Fi spanish punk with members of BSA. Go check 'em out!!!

I expect to see some better Footage that this from the tour folks!!!

Sacred Shock/Deskonocidos East Coast Tour!

Mar 24 2009 @Club 1808(Austin, TX)
Sacred Shock/Deskonocidos tour kick off w/Serious Tracers and Night Siege


Mar 25 2009 @The Exploding House (Ft. Worth, TX) w/Unit 21, Raging Boner, and Wiccans

Mar 26 2009 @Little Hamilton (Nashville, TN) w/Symptoms, + Life Trap

Mar 27 2009 @The Beat Kitchen (Chicago, Il)
w/Ultratumbados, Chronic Seizure


Mar 28 2009 @The Garfield House (Milwaukee, WI)
w/Herds, Abaddon + Krunchies

Mar 29 2009 @House Show(7216 Wicker Ave) (Hammond, IN)
w/No Slogan, Sin Orden, + more

Mar 30 2009 Now That’s Class (Clevelan, OH)
w/ Sex With Trevor, No Control, + more

Mar 31 2009
TBA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Apr 1 2009
TBA Buffalo, New York

Apr 4 2009 Cambridge Elks Lodge (Cambridge,MA)
InDisgust(CA) + Mind Eraser,+ more

Apr 5 2009 @Land O Heaviness & Joy(Pawtucket, RI) w/InDigust(CA) and Neon Bitches

Apr 6 2009 @The Charleston (Brooklyn, NY)
w/VAASKA, + In Disgust(CA)

Apr 7 2009 @Death By Audio (Brokklyn, NY) w/Drunkdriver and Teenage Night War,

Apr 8 2009 @Adobe Cafe (Philly, PA) w/Aledriver + more

Apr 9 2009
TBA Baltimore/DC Area

Apr 10 2009 @Nara Sushi (Richmond, VA)
w/tba!

Apr 11 2009
TBA Athens, Georgia

Apr 12 2009 @Anartica (Chatanooga, TN)
w/ Late Night Rage + more tba

Apr 13
TBA New Orleans, Louisiana

Apr 14 2009 @TMMC Warehouse (Houston, TX)
w/No Talk, + Fan Death


Image of Sacred Shock Ripped off the Humming to a dead song blog