Stray Cats Farewell Tour

...And they just came back!

The Stray Cats are one of my very favorite bands, and the group who introduced me to rockabilly before I even knew that there were different kinds of music! I was 4 when I first saw the video on MTV for Stray Cat Strut, and the memory stuck! Here I am 24 years later and still mesmerized.

Brian Setzer has announced that there will be a farewell tour in the not too distant future on his website, BrianSetzer.com. No further details, like dates, have yet been added, but I'll keep my eyes open.

I've only seen them once, at the original reunion gig at Hootenanny, but it was awesome and well worth suffering from the 105 degree heat. I skipped their shows last summer because I had no interest in seeing the Pretenders or, in Dallas, Don Henley. Now I just hope they'll swing through here on their way out the door.

Pineda Psychobilly Meeting

One of the major international Psychobilly festivals is moving! The Psychobilly Meeting, a two week run of kick ass music and debauchery, is moving from Calella in Spain to Pineda, also in Spain. It still promises to kick ass, here is the line-up:

Wednesday, 25th of june

Free gig at the Beach Bar with Season of Nightmares (USA)

Thursday, 26th of june

Dead Kings (Europe), Boppin Kids (Italy), Spellbound (Ireland), Ben Cooper Rockin (UK), As Diabatz (Brazil)

Friday, 27th of june

Batmobile (Holland), Frantic Flinstones (International line up), Klingonz (UK/Mars), Tabaltix (USA), Chibuku (Germany)

Saturday, 28th of june

Guana Batz (UK/USA), Long Tall Texans (UK), Rochee and the Sarnos (UK), Bamboula (USA), Tight Fitting Pants (France)

Sunday, 29th of june

Nigel Lewis and the Zorchmen (UK), Stringbeans (Finland), Bang Bang Bazooka (Holland), Cracks (Japan), Lucky Dados (Spain)

This is the official gig schedule, but the Psychobilly meeting is famous for also hosting kick-ass overflow gigs. Someday I'll make it out there...

Get more info here:

Pineda Psychobilly Meeting

Sorry for the wait.

I got hit pretty hard by some school obligations. I'm going to try to keep this up a little better.

Rezurex and Stellar Corpses Euro Tour 2008

Here are the dates for the Rezurex and Stellar Corpses in Europe coming soon!

"REZUREX (USA) + STELLAR CORPSES (USA)
www.rezurex.com
www.stellarcorpses.com

05.04.2008 DEU Lichtenfels 21st Satanic Stomp
08.04.2008 DEU Berlin Wild At Heart + Stellar Corpses (USA)
09.04.2008 POL Bydgoszcz Estrada + Stellar Corpses (USA)
11.04.2008 HUN Budapest Dead Cat Night No. 2 + Stellar Corpses (USA) + more!
12.04.2008 AUT Vienna Arena + Stellar Corpses (USA)
18.04.2008 GBR Weston Super Mare Hobbits Nightclub + Stellar Corpses (USA)
19.04.2008 GBR Leicester The Charlotte + Stellar Corpses (USA) + more!
20.04.2008 GBR London The Underworld + Stellar Corpses (USA)
21.04.2008 GBR Plymouth The White Rabbit + Stellar Corpses (USA)
25.04.2008 DEU Bochum Zwischenfall + Stellar Corpses (USA)
26.04.2008 DEU Solingen Fiend Force Fest @ Cobra + many international acts!
30.04.2008 DEU Kiel Hinterhof Musikclub + Highschool Nigtmare (GER) + Stellar Corpses (USA)
08.05.2008 DEU Straubing Tiefenrausch + Stellar Corpses (USA) + Out Of Luck R´n´R (GER)
09.05.2008 DEU Lindau Club Vaudeville + Nigel Lewis & The Zorchmen (UK) + Stellar Corpses (USA)
10.05.2008 DEU Heilbronn Stereo Total + Stellar Corpses (USA)
12.05.2008 DEU Leipzig Live @ WGT + Stellar Corpses (USA) + many international acts!"

Torpedo Booking shows in 2008

Here is a huge update from Torpedo Booking, home of bands like the Heartbreak Engines, Frantic Flintstones, The Creepshow, Klingonz, etc...

"For booking one of our Bands please email:
info@torpedo-booking.com


Heartbreak Engines
08.02. - D-Rostock - Mau Club
17.05. - D-Königstein - Burgruine *Rock auf der Burg Festival*
21.05. - D-Essen - Turock

Frantic Flintstones
15.02. - D-Weinheim - Café Central
16.02. - D-Dortmund - FZW
14.03. - AT-Bad Ischl - Stockschützenhalle
15.03. - AT-Vienna - TBA
23.03. - D-Speyer - Halle 101 *I sold my Sould for Rock'n'Roll Festival*
29.03. - UK-Northampton - Soundhouse *Bedlam Breakout #5*
26.06. - ES-Pineda de Mar - Psychobilly Meeting
23.08. - SE-Eskilstuna - Blacksmith Bluesfestival

Francine
14.03. - NL-Eindhoven - The Rambler
15.03. - D-Berlin - Wild At Heart
19.03. - D-Regensburg - TBA
21.03. - D-Konstanz - Contrast
22.03. - D-Heilbronn - Stereo Total

Evil Devil
04.04. - IT-Milano - Transilvania Live *w/ Tiger Army*
19.04. - IT-Florence - CPA Firenze Sud
11.05. - D-Potsdam - Lindenpark *Psychomania Rumble #2*
11.10. - D-Osnabrück - N8 *Rock'n'Roll Hell Festival*

Klingonz
29.02. - IT-Selargius/Cagliari - Titty Twister
11.05. - D-Potsdam - Lindenpark *Psychomania Rumble #2*
26.06. - ES-Pineda de Mar - Psychobilly Meeting
11.10. - D-Osnabrück - N8 *Rock'n'Roll Hell Festivall

The Creepshow
*** BAD BOYS FOR LIFE TOUR 2008 - w/ US BOMBS, DEADLINE, THE CREEPSHOW, DARKBUSTER, RADIO DEAD ONES***
20.03. - D-Frankfurt - Batschkapp
21.03. - D-Berlin - SO 36
22.03. - D-Chemnitz - AJZ Talschock
23.03. - CZ-Prague - Futurum
24.03. - D-München - Backstage
25.03. - AT-Wien - Arena
26.03. - D-Lindau - Club Vaudeville
27.03. - D-Hannover - TBA
28.03. - D-Hamburg - TBA
29.03. - D-Bochum - Matrix
30.03. - BE-Borgerhout - Hof Ter Lo
31.03. - LU-Esch sure Alzette - Kulturfabrik
01.04. - D-Stuttgart - TBA
02.04. - CH-Luzern - Schüür
03.04. - IT-Milano - Music Drome
04.04. - FR- Tulle - Des Lendemains qui Chantent
05.04. - ES-Barcelona - TBA
06.04. - ES-Madrid - TBA
07.04. - PT-Lisboa - TBA
08.04. - ES-Durango - TBA
11.04. - UK-Newport - TJ's
12.04. - UK-Sheffield - Plug *City Invasion*
13.04. - UK-London - Islington Academy *City Invasion*

*** RECORD RELEASE TOUR ***
02.05. - D-Rostock - Mau Club
03.05. - D-Hamburg - Logo
07.05. - HR-Zagreb - KSET
10.05. - SK-Banská Bystrica - Club 77
12.05. - D-Leipzig - Werk 2 *Wave Gothic Meeting*
15.05. - D-Düsseldorf - Stone im Ratinger Hof
16.05. - D-Nürnberg - Z-Bau
17.05. - D-Heilbronn - Stereo Total

The Killertunes
16.02. - D-Achern - Die Möhre

Bamboula + Season of Nightmares
27.06. - ES-Pineda de Mar - Psychobilly Meeting

Phantom Rockers
11.10. - D-Osnabrück - N8 *Rock'n'Roll Hell Festival

For more information and updates please check our Website: http://www.torpedo-booking.com"

Peacocks news

From lead singer, Hasu:

"That's right lotsa news, semi-important stuff.

Besides the "usual" shows and tours there's a 7inch in the pipeline with unreleased songs, that could see the lights in the future. Also we're in the studio next Friday to record two songs for two different "tribute" CD's. One's a Elvis Presley one for a South African Label I think and the other's gonna be a Groovie Ghoulies tune for some German Label called Kamikaze. Both records should be out this year.
Also there will be a PLY DVD with some live stuff from the "Bound for the Bar-Tour". Too bad that the show they filmed and recorded was the one where the night before I broke some ripps, which means it wasn't my best ever since I couldn't hardly move and was high on painkillers and shit. Oh well, haven't seen it yet but....
Oh yeah by the way, thanks to all the people that came to all the shows we did last year. We had some good ones and met some new friends and bands like SAINT ALVIA CARTEL, THE FLATLINERS, PETER PAN SPEEDROCK, ANGEL CITY OUTCASTS or MAD MARGE AND THE STONECUTTERS. Check out those bands if you haven't done already.
We already started to write new stuff for a new record but drop us a line if you wanna hear some of the old songs live and we might relearn some.
See you soon
Hasu"

Find out more at their Myspace or their homepage.

Tiger Army News

First of all, the most interesting news:

"Geoff Kresge has returned as the stand-up bassist for Tiger Army -- this is a name that will no doubt be familiar to Tiger Army fans, Kresge performed all live shows with the band from 1999 to mid-2004, as well as performing on the band's second and third albums. Jeff Roffredo has left the band as a friend, to pursue other interests.

Kresge says, "I don't think people understand what a difficult decision it was for me to make when I left the band in late 2004, or that it may or may not have been for the reasons that the fans have heard or read about. Being given the opportunity to rejoin the band is an exciting prospect!" Nick 13, Geoff Kresge and James Meza hit the road in the U.S. this week, check out Tourdates for ticket links and all other info..."

Yes, Geoff has returned to Tiger Army. I'm glad that if anyone takes Roffredo's place, it is Kresge. They both added something very crucial to the show and the records. Apparently Roffredo is now playing bass for LA reggae act The Aggrolites. I'm not a huge reggae fan, but these guys are just a good band. I think this is more where Jeff's heart is at this point anyway, he's been a huge reggae/rocksteady/ska fan for at least the last 9 or 10 years that I've known him, and most people don't realize that he's probably played with more reggae and related bands than psychobilly ones. I expect he'll turn up with something new for the psychos before too long, but for now, I wish him the best. I now have a good reason to check out The Aggrolites live!

Geoff returning is definitely going to add something to Tiger Army's live act that more recent fans will be lucky to see. He has always been the band's biggest cheerleader on stage and has a great stage presence. I'll be seeing all of them on Tuesday, and I'm super excited.

In addition, they've announced some more dates in Japan, including the Tokyo Big Rumble, and some Australian dates. Here is the current tour schedule:


January 18, 2008 (Friday) -- San Diego, CA @ SOMA
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 3350 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110
Venue website: somasandiego.com
Tickets are available at: https://tickets.somasandiego.com/
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW! Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended for this show!

January 19, 2008 (Saturday) -- Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 136 N. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719
Venue website: rocktucson.com
Get tickets at: Ticketmaster.com or Bookman's Books & Music
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

January 22, 2008 (Tuesday) -- Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75206
Venue website: granadatheater.com
Tickets are available at: tickets.granadatheater.com
- Ages 16 & up! -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

January 23, 2008 (Wednesday) -- Corpus Christi, TX @ House Of Rock
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 511 Starr St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Venue website: texashouseofrock.com
Tickets are available at: thundertix.com
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

January 25, 2008 (Friday) -- New Orleans, LA @ The Parish - House of Blues
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 225 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Venue website: http://www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/neworleans/parish.asp
Tickets are available at: Ticketmaster
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

January 26, 2008 (Saturday) -- Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed + Safety
Venue is located at: 809 Railroad Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32304
Venue website: thebetabar.com
Tickets are available at: Ticketweb
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

January 27, 2008 (Sunday) -- Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Live
w/ The Dear & Departed + Kings of Hell
Venue is located at: 200 N. First St., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Venue website: freebirdlive.com
Get tickets at: freebirdlive.com or musictoday.com
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

January 29, 2008 (Tuesday) -- Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 400 West Tremont Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203
Venue website: tremontmusichall.com
Get tickets at: Etix.com
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

January 30, 2008 (Wednesday) -- Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 401 6th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37203
Venue website: rocketown.com
Get tickets at: selloutpresents.com and Grimey's Records
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

February 1, 2008 (Friday) -- Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 2126 South Preston St, Louisville, KY 40217
Venue website: unclepleasants.com
Tickets are available at: Ticketweb
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

February 2, 2008 (Saturday) -- Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter Club
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 620 Scott St., Covington, KY 41011
Venue website: madhatterclub.com
Get tickets at: Cincyticket.com & local record shops
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

February 04, 2008 (Monday) -- Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201
Venue website: rumbarevolution.com
Tickets are available at: ticketalternative.com + local record shops
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

February 5, 2008 (Tuesday) -- Tulsa, OK @ Bob's at Cain's Ballroom
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 423 North Main St., Tulsa, OK 74103
Venue website: cainsballroom.com/
Tickets are available at: gettix.net
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

February 7, 2008 (Thursday) -- Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 120 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Venue website: sunshinetheaterlive.com
Tickets are available at: Ticketmaster
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW!

February 8, 2008 (Friday) -- Flagstaff, AZ @ Studio 111
w/ Revolution Mother + The Dear & Departed
Venue is located at: 111 S. San Francisco, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Venue website: myspace.com/madiflagstaff
Get tickets at: ktix.net + Soul Sticks Board Shop
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

February 9, 2008 (Saturday) -- Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
w/ Revolution Mother + Love Equals Death
Venue is located at: Mandalay Bay Resort, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Venue website: http://www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/lasvegas/
Tickets are available at: Ticketmaster
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

February 23, 2008 (Saturday) -- Costa Mesa, CA "MUSINK" Festival @ OC Fair & Exposition Center
w/ Guana Batz + Throwrag
Venue is located at: 88 Fair Dr. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Venue website: musink.org
Get tickets at: Ticketmaster.com
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: Tickets are on sale NOW! Advanced tickets are highly recommended, this show will sell out!

AUSTRALIA 2008:

7 March 2008 (Friday) -- Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA @ Coolangatta Hotel
w/ Zombie Ghost Train + The Wrath
Venue website: thecoolyhotel.com.au
Venue is located at: corner of Warner Street & Marine Parade, Coolangatta, GOLD COAST, QLD 4225
Tickets are available at: oztix.com.au Coolangatta Hotel, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Music Mania, Moshpit Music & Rockinghorse
Age limit: 18+

8 March 2008 (Saturday) -- Brisbane, AUSTRALIA @ The Zoo
w/ Zombie Ghost Train + Mourning Tide
Venue website: thezoo.com.au
Venue is located at: 711 Ann Street, The Valley, Brisbane
Tickets are available at: oztix.com.au , Music Mania, Moshpit Music & Kill The Music
Age limit: 18+

9 March 2008 (Sunday) -- Sydney, AUSTRALIA @ The Metro
w/ Zombie Ghost Train + The Wrath
Venue website: metrotheatre.com.au
Venue is located at: 624 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Tickets are available at: ticketek.com.au (phone: 132 849) & The Metro Box Office (phone: 02 9550 3666)
- ALL AGES -

12 March 2008 (Wednesday) -- Adelaide, AUSTRALIA @ Fowlers Live
w/ Zombie Ghost Train + The Wrath
Venue website: fowlerslive.com.au
Venue is located at: 68-70 North Tce, Adelaide, SA 5000
Tickets are available at: moshtix.com.au & Moshtix outlets
- ALL AGES -

14 March 2008 (Friday) -- Melbourne, AUSTRALIA @ The Hi-Fi
w/ Zombie Ghost Train + The Vaudevillians
Venue website: thehifi.com.au
Venue is located at: 84 Bridge Rd, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia
Tickets are available at: ticketek.com.au (phone: 132 849), thehifi.com.au & Missing Link
Age limit: 18+

JAPAN 2008:

2008 March 19 (Wednesday) -- Fukuoka, JAPAN @ CB
w/ Battle of Ninjamanz
- More info coming soon -

2008 March 20 (Thursday) -- Anjo, JAPAN @ Radio Club
w/ Battle of Ninjamanz
- More info coming soon -

2008 March 21 (Friday) -- Osaka, JAPAN @ Pipe 69
w/ Battle of Ninjamanz
- More info coming soon -

2008 March 22 (Saturday) -- Tokyo, JAPAN @ Earth Dom
w/ Battle of Ninjamanz
- More info coming soon -

2008 March 23 (Sunday) -- Kawasaki, JAPAN @ Club Citta (Festival)
w/ Battle of Ninjamanz
- More info coming soon -

EUROPE 2008:

2 April 2008 (Wednesday) -- London, ENGLAND @ Mean Fiddler / Astoria 2
w/ TBA + The Grit
Venue website: Meanfiddler.com
Venue is located at: 165 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2 0EN
Tickets are available at: gigsandtours.com
Age limit: 14's & up with adult, 16's & up without
NOTE: This is the ONLY U.K. show of the tour!

4 April 2008 (Friday) -- Milan, ITALY @ Musicdrome (ex-Transilvania)
w/ Evil Devil + Andead
Venue websites: www.musicdrome.it & www.myspace.com/musicdrome
Venue is located at: Via Pier Alberto Paravia 59, Milan, ITALY
Tickets are available at: www.ticketone.it
- ALL AGES -

5 April 2008 (Saturday) -- "21st Satanic Stomp" Psychobilly Festival @ Townhall Lichtenfels, GERMANY
Tiger Army headlines the 2nd night!
Festival websites: Satanicstomp.de and Mental-hell.de
- ALL AGES -
NOTE: For full lineup and ticket info, please check the festival websites above! This is the ONLY German show of the tour!

6 April 2008 (Sunday) -- Vienna, AUSTRIA @ Arena Wien
w/ The Go Gets
Venue website: arena.co.at
Venue is located at: Baumgasse 80, 1030 Wien, AUSTRIA
Tickets are available at: http://www.oeticket.com
-ALL AGES-

8 April 2008 (Tuesday) -- Helsinki, FINLAND @ Tavastia
w/ The Apple Thieves
Venue website: tavastiaklubi.fi
Venue is located at: Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 / 00100 Helsinki, FINLAND
Tickets are available at: www.tiketti.fi/
Age limit: 18+
NOTE: *SOLD OUT*

9 April 2008 (Wednesday) -- Helsinki, FINLAND @ Tavastia
w/ Multi Climex
Venue website: tavastiaklubi.fi
Venue is located at: Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 / 00100 Helsinki, FINLAND
Tickets are available at: www.tiketti.fi/
Age limit: 18+
NOTE: *SOLD OUT*

10 April 2008 (Thursday) -- Stockholm, SWEDEN @ Debaser Medis
w/ TBA + The Camtwisters
Venue is located at: Medborgarplateen 8 - 118 26 Stockholm, SWEDEN
Tickets are available at: tickster.com/events/ *UPDATED LINK*
Age limit: 18 & up

11 April 2008 (Friday) -- Malmo, SWEDEN @ KB
w/ TBA + The Camtwisters
Venue is located at: Norma Parkgatan 2 - 214 22 Malmo, SWEDEN
Tickets are available at: http://www.ticnet.se
Age limit: 13 & up

That is a lot of dates.

For more info hit their Myspace page, or TigerArmy.com