Ontario’s best kept secret Birthday Boys will be taking their enraging and visceral live performance on the road in March alongside Detroit’s Electric Six. The band is also unleashing a complimentary feast for the ears, the Tin Head EP. Stacked with some of their most lively recordings to date. The single “Daughters Man” is a grit-filled anthem pleading to be sung along to.
While on the road, Birthday Boys will take on the impressive feat of releasing 10 rockumentary webisodes, one per day. They will be posted on the front page of TruthExplosion.com . The webisodes will follow the band on their various adventures. Last time Birthday Boys toured the country they recorded 30 songs in 30 days. See the results on their Youtube channel here.
Birthday Boys have shared stages with the likes of Band of Skulls, The Stills, Pierced Arrows, and many more. ChartAttack has exclaimed, “Loaded with swank, swagger and soul, this is a band that won’t stay unsigned for long. Do yourself a favour and see Birthday Boys now before you have to spend $300 on scalped tickets from Craigslist.” Don’t miss your chance to witness one of Birthday Boy’s unforgettable sets on their upcoming show dates. Tour dates, links, and bio posted below.
DOWNLOAD Hi-Res Media Materials:
http://www.audiobloodmedia.com/?page_id=2593
VIEW Music Video for single “Daughter’s Man”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcLtb-ciscE
BIO
There’s no way to prepare yourself for the moment when Peterborough, Ontario’sBirthday Boys stumble out on stage. If you’ve come for the howling, piss-and-vinegar punk-rock - you’ll be stunned by the slow, dark rhythms weaving through the set like a call to raise the dead. Come for the haunting blues-stomp - and be flattened by the wall of sound and fury.
Unleashed, the four men look as if they’re possessed by rock and roll. They stomp, spit, and sweat - their veins pop out, their eyes roll back, their pompadours hang in defeat. They drag The Blues across explosive guitar riffs and eerie desert soundscapes as they smash-and-grab their way from Muddy Waters to The Clash. All the while the duelling lead-vocalists spin blue collar tales of biblical proportions. Their bodies often sway and seem to fall back into the sounds they create - giving them a sense of confidence to match the urgency. They look at each other as if they share a secret, a gang with a secret sound. They look at you as if to say, “You want in? Just listen.”
This on-stage energy spills on to their recorded material. Their albums possess a strange and visceral energy, the inner workings of true and honest men who tell the world the way they see it.
Birthday Boys began their career by recording a full-length album Bad Blood with Greg Norman (Guided By Voices, Built To Spill) at Steve Albini’s studio in Chicago. Even this was done the honest, hard-working way. The instruments (except vocals) were recorded live - 13 songs in 14 hours. Bad Blood was released in the fall of 2008. They have since recorded and released the Daughter’s Man 7” single, and theTin Head EP is due out in March, produced by Shawn Bradley (Mellowdrone, Rikers).
Birthday Boys have toured and played with The Novaks, Band of Skulls, The Stills, Airbourne, Pierced Arrows, and many more. March 2011 will see them cross western Canada supporting Detroit’s Electric Six. They have become known for their ambitious online antics. Last year they wrote 30 songs in 30 days while on the road, posting a new song daily. The results can be seen here. For the upcoming western Canadian tour the band will produce 10 rockumentary Webisodes in 10 days while on the road! Expect to hear much more from this small town band with big ideas.
TOUR DATES
Feb. 10 @ The Casbah, HAMILTON (w/ The Reason)
Feb. 11 @ The Red Dog, PETERBOROUGH (w/ The Reason)
Feb. 12 @ Call the Office, LONDON (w/ The Reason)
Mar. 10 @ Mod Club, TORONTO (**CMW Showcase w/ Crash Karma)
Mar. 12 @ Merchant Ale House, KINGSTON
Mar. 15 @ Jacks, THUNDER BAY
Mar. 16 @ Pyramid Cabaret, WINNIPEG (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 17 @ Amigos, SASKATOON (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 18 @ The Starlite Room, EDMONTON (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 19 @ The Gateway SAIT, CALGARY (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 22 @ Spirit Bar, NELSON (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 23 @ Garibaldi Lift Co., WHISTLER (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 24 @ Commodore Ballroom, VANCOUVER (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 25 @ Sugar Night Club, VICTORIA (w/ Electric Six)
Mar. 26 @ Red Room, VANCOUVER
LINKS
http://myspace.com/birthdayboysmusic
http://twitter.com/birthdayboys
http://birthdayboysmusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/birthdayboys
