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Well, 2010 it’s been a good one! We released our first full-length album, played about 25 shows, opened up for Titus Andronicus, and headlined the first night of the inaugural Restoration Festival. There were some zombies, some vampires, feline dictators, glow in the dark facepaint, lasers, and a big green monster. All in all, we had a heck of a time and we want to thank everyone who came out and partied, put us up for the night, and/or picked up a copy of our cd!
Although BEWARE! will not be performing again until January 8th, members Matt, Kamran and Ryan will join some friends (including Dan M. from Barons in the Attic) for an insanely epic set of chart topping hits. Expect the unexpected. We’ll be joined by Barons in the Attic, Steer, Summer People, and Barrow Burrow as well as a dance party straight into the early morning! We’ll have both floors at Valentine’s shaking as well as free champagne and pizza! Definitely come check this one out! 18+, 8:00pm, $7 and the facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=138668536188795
Looking into 2010: we’ve got one heck of a party January 8th in Troy at our favorite DIY space – 51 3rd st. (Troy Bike Rescue). We’ll be playing with Cattle Drums (Oneonta, NY), SIRS (Purchase, NY), and TBR in house party-starters Crossbow (featuring the inimitable Ryan Jenkins). It’s a steal at only $5! Doors at 8pm! You can check out the facebook event page here for more details: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=177801338914643
Also, the new myspace is horrible. I mean, it’s been bad for years but their ‘shows’ feature worked great! Now all that has changed, so we’re not sure what we’re going to do about that. In the meantime we’ll be posting all upcoming events on the blog and also on our facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/bewaretheotherheadofscience
Have a very happy New Year and we’ll see you soon!
Love,
BEWARE!
So Much Pie!
Hey guys, we hope everyone enjoyed their Funsgivings and Thanksgivings. We certainly did! The 3rd Annual Funsgiving was super-rad and we hope you guys all enjoyed the special set that we played. For anyone interested I will include a list of the songs and the bands they are by at the end of this post. In the meantime we’ve cleaned up the blog a little and are looking forward to December 10th where we will play at Savannah’s for the first time with old friends Severe Severe and Ghoul Poon as well as the inimitable Skeletons in the Piano. This show is going to be awesome, it’s like having Halloween all over again… but in December! Like, Decemberween! We hope you’ll come check it out. I’ve heard that Savannah’s has a great sound system and some choice beer on tap! Check out theFacebook event for more info!
Funsgiving Set list:
The Boston Celtics – DUYD (Dig Up Your Date) (off of the ‘Flower Moon’ EP)
Desperately Obvious – Mind Over What Matters (un-released)
Littlefoot – Joints Give Way (off of the ‘Rock and Roll Car Wash’ EP)
Matt Ferguson – Lemons (off of the ‘Hey, Brain’ EP)
Nursing Home Discoveries – Cold Storage (off of the ‘March’ ‘Memorized’ EP)
Littlefoot – Rock and Roll Car Wash (unreleased)
Littlefoot – Blush (off the ‘Rock and Roll Car Wash’ EP)
The Boston Celtics – Flower Moon (off of the ‘Flower Moon’ EP)
Desperately Obvious – Lack of Communication (off of the ‘Fall’ LP)
BEWARE! the Other Head of Science – Holy House Party (off of the ‘3rd Annual B3nson Family Funsgiving’ compilation)
BEWARE! the Other Head of Science – Champ (off of the ‘Big American Godzilla Party’ LP)
3rd Annual Halloween Freak-Out!
This Friday, October 29th will see the 3rd incarnation of the Annual Halloween Freak-Out at Valentine’s, which will once again see B3nson’s own Sgt Dunbar and BEWARE! the Other Head of Science team up with local faves Sea of Trees. This year Albany up-and-comer’s Around the World and Back will also join the bill (check them out currently on the cover of Metroland!). The past 2 years have been quite the party and this year will prove to be no different; prepare for tricks, treats, and an evening of great music! There will be prizes for the best costume and if last year was any indication, this year will have some serious competition. Step up your game, folks!
Showtime is 8pm, $7 cover, ages 18+
Valentine’s (upstairs) is located at 17 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY
We’ll See you There!
Busy! Rest Fest and more!
Ahhhhh! It has been a while since we’ve blogged, but I promise to you that we have been busy. We opened up for Titus Andronicus in July with Hallejeluah the Hills. If you have not checked out either of those bands, please do so. They were very nice and fun people and ‘The Monitor’ is one of my favorite albums of the year so far. We also performed at SAW Fest a few weeks back and that was a ton of fun. Many thanks to everyone to worked to put that event on and thanks to everyone who came out and danced hard! We recorded a new song ‘I Only Date Girls that Look Like Carrie Fisher’ at Boomstick Recording Studio in Warwick with our friend Jeffro (of Paper Ships). We are very pleased with the results. You can stream it over at our Myspace Page and it will be available on an upcoming compilation to promote the Restoration Funstival (Rest Fest) at the end of August. Which brings us to our final topic:
Buy your tickets for REST FEST at restfest.net! 2 days of great local music from 16+ bands with art from regional artists, multimedia performances, and food from local businesses in a surreal and historical setting deep in the heart of Albany. The Festival is being presented by the B3nson Recording Company in conjunction with the Historic Albany Society as well as help from 97.7 WEXT, 90.0 WCDB, alloveralbany.com, and local record stores Last Vestige and the Beat Shop. The Festival will take place at St. Joseph’s Church at 38 Ten Broeck st. in Albany on Saturday August 28th and Sunday August 29th. This historic landmark is a sight all on it’s own with original painting, carvings, stained glass and magnificent architecture. Add some of the regions most distinguished musicians, artwork from across the region and good food (and a beer garden!) and it suddenly becomes the most exciting event in the Capital Region!
The Festivities start at 12:00pm both days and will run until about 11pm. This event is all ages, but children under 16 must be accompained by a guardian. You will need your ID’s for will-call if you order tickets online and if you wish to enter the beer garden. You can also pick up tickets at Last Vestige (173 Quail st., Albany) or at the Beat Shop (197 River st., Troy). Tickets for this event are currently $15 for the whole weekend or $10 per day. Get them soon because the price will be going up as the date approaches.
Saturday Line-up:
Mathematicians
BEWARE! the Other Head of Science
Aficionado
Barons in the Attic
The Red Lions
El Duke
Restys
Que Caro
with DJ sets and multimedia from The Goodship and LMNOPF all day!
Sunday Line-up:
Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
Railbird
Alta Mira
Grainbelt
Scientific Maps
We Are Jeneric
Swamp Baby
Matthew Carefully
with DJ sets and multimedia from The Goodship and LMNOPF all day!
Get all of the latest information on the festival (including some suprises!) by BECOMING A FAN on Facebook!
We’ll see you there!
BEWARE!
Chart Attack briefly reviews BAGP!
WHOO HOO!
We want to thank everyone who came out to our CD Release show, it was wild and crazy and we wouldn’t have had it any other way! There are some pictures from the show that our friend Patrick took here. Some video is on the way!
Check out our myspace page for upcoming shows, we’ll be all over the northeast in the coming months. Also, we have one last Albany show for a while coming up March 10th. More info can be found here.
BIG AMERICAN GODZILLA PARTY!
BEWARE! the Other Head of Science celebrates the release of their debut full-length Big American Godzilla Party Friday, February 26th @ Valentine’s (downstairs). Joining us will be special guests: Barons in the Attic, Spread ‘Em, and Pablo Dinero. Doors at 8:30pm, ages 18+, $5 at the door. Drink specials all night!
BIG AMERICAN GODZILLA PARTY will be available at the release for a ONE NIGHT ONLY low low cost of $6
Please join us!
RSVP on Facebook
it’s quiet, too quiet…
This is the calm before the storm. There are many things that we cannot wait to share with you. Unfortunately, now is not yet the right time.
I will, however, divulge the following information:
–Our CD is finished. It was a grueling process, but after a lot of hard work on everyone’s part we are very pleased with the outcome.
–Dates for our upcoming tour in March are starting to firm up. We will be stopping in Southern NY, Cleveland OH, and will be opening up for This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb in Houston, TX. Anyone with friends or family in Nashville, TN or Austin, TX, please get in touch with us. We could use some help in these areas. We will also be playing out like crazy in the Northeast after we get back from tour. Anyone who wants us in their town should contact us at beware@b3nson.net
–Jesse found this on the ‘ol interweb. We found it to be amusing – http://backfortypresents.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/myspace-connections-journey-through-music-profiles/
We will be seeing you soon.
Triple Release at V-Tine’s
All sorts of things are going on here at camp BEWARE! like tons of recording, prep for our spring tour, and other exciting projects. No shows for the rest of 2009, we’re getting our act together and getting this record DONE!
However, some exciting BEWARE! related performances are coming up. On December 4th our own Tristan Buzzkill of the one-man band Littlefoot will be celebrating the release of his debut full-length ‘If You Give A Grouch A Guitar’ at Valentine’s (Albany, NY). Alongside him will be our own Richard Nolan and Ryan Stewart’s The Boston Celtics, who will also be releasing their new CD ‘The End of Mont Pleasant’ the same night. As if that wasn’t enough, our good friends in The Hoborchestra will be performing and releasing a new set of recordings as well. GADS! Head on over to B3nson.net for all the details!
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