Ponds Release, Showz With Bandz

Hello friends,

It's been a couple of months since I've updated ye olde tyme blog, but I've been busy so you can go to hell. Either way, I wanted to draw your attention to this beautiful slice of music that I've spent a good deal of time on over the past few years:

http://ponds.bandcamp.com/

Yep, Ponds finally got around to releasing our recordings with the wonderfully patient Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere, Bucket Full Of Teeth, Vaccine, The Toll). We spent about 4 days recording these songs, and then sat on them for about a year for no discernible reason. Either way, we finally pushed it out like a breach birth and it's available for download. If you come see us play live you will be able to buy a physical copy, as well as other great merchandise.

Our CD release show with Two Tents, Black Norse, and Goddard went really well. 25 or so rabid fans came to watch us play through a couple of new songs, a couple of old ones, and butcher a cover of Night Goat by The Melvins. Black Norse opened up with their chainsaw-like performance. I'm always amazed that 2 guys with such a small amp and drum kit can make such and ungodly racket. Two Tents set up and got the ball rolling with a set of Zappa-esque mindfuckery that was completely different than the last batch of music I saw them perform. They're always doing something different and awesome, please take the time to check them out. Goddard hopped on to the show last minute because Komondor had to cancel due to an emergency hospital stay for their guitar player. I know Jason and Anne from their days in Calumet-Hecla, and they're good friends. They only played 3 songs so that we could have a little bit longer set, but MAN was it good! I look forward to seeing them play a full set and hearing their full-length when it's finished. Please take a few minutes and check out the great bands that we played with that night. As always, support them by purchasing their music if you dig it.

SHOWZ:

w/Graph:
3/26 @ The King Street Manor, Northampton, MA w/Bonezone
4/3 @ Diamond Junction Bowling Lanes, Palmer, MA w/Nat Baldwin, Kurt Weisman
4/13 @ The Flywheel, Easthampton, MA w/Mail The Horse, Pile
4/14 @ The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH w/Mail The Horse, The Maples, & The Migs
4/16 @ Starlab, Somerville, MA w/Mail The Horse, others TBA
4/30 @ Armadillos, Keene, NH w/Goddard, Motel Mattress, & others TBA
5/4 - 5/9 Details TBA Soon

w/Ponds:
4/10 @ The Elevens, Northampton, MA w/Lich King & others TBA
5/16 @ The Flywheel, Easthampton, MA w/Power Blessings, Flies Around It

More bullshit as I find it out. More info on other Collapsible Cat releases when I get the time as well.

~ AK