Fangs Touring Their Next Bite
News posted Friday, July 10 2009 at 11:00 AM.
Related: Fangs Of A TV Evangelist.
Think you’re underground? Think you’re diffident about any chance of commercial success? Think again. Melbourne’s self-styled ‘power trio’ Fangs of a TV Evangelist are a band who change their name with every release, hand-make all their records and screen-print all their artwork. Take that, Eskimo Joe.
Jace (Pigman Vampire, Meandering Funeral Posse, Bikini Eyebolt), Mikey (Brain Resin) & Jem (Fire Witch, Inappropriate Tough Guy Behaviour) are the deranged malcontents who don’t understand the protestant work ethic and the brains behind the Fangs of and Fangs of Satanic Soccer Mums CD-R EPs released in 2008.
The current incarnation of the band apparently ‘sees them walk a darker, more slow burning path than that seen in the past’. Personally we’re more down with walking around charmingly pleasant hipster enclaves with cafes specializing in organic food but whatever takes your fancy, I guess. Fangs of A TV Evangelist was recorded over two days at Headgap Studios by Neil Thomason and Sloth. We really, really, really hope it is the Sloth from The Goonies finally breaking free from the shackles of the Fratelli crime family to live the dream of recording deliberately uncommercial music in Melbourne.
The record is out via self-described ‘boutique/DIY/Independent as fuck Melbourne label’ WeEmptyRooms.com and the band hit the road again in August.
FANGS OF A TV EVANGELIST TOUR
Thursday, August 6
Bowlo, Wombarra, NSW
Friday, August 7
Repressed Records, Sydney, NSW (afternoon show)
Friday, August 7
Red Rattler, Sydney, NSW
Saturday, August 8
North St. Café, Bateman’s Bay, NSW
Sunday, August 9
Honey I Blew Up The Kids, Canberra, ACT
Friday, August 14
Hyde Park Hotel, Perth, WA
Saturday, 15 August
Norfolk Basement, Fremantle, WA
Sunday, August 16
208, Perth, WA (All Ages)
Friday, August 21
Eastern Station Hotel, Ballarat, VIC
Saturday, August 22
The Old Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday, August 27
The Nash, Geelong, ACT
Sunday, August 30
Round and Round Records, Melbourne, VIC (All Ages 3pm)
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i need to see this band.
this Sunday night at Bar Open, 9pm they're playing with us kandos.
SOP - i'll be at the old bar, fingers on faders.
old bar aug 22 looks pretty tasty. i rekkin i'll be there, mixing or no.
sweet, they're awesome. you'll dig them.
Repressed show is with Dick Diver?
also playing:
Saturday July 25th @ PONY
w/
HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS (NZ Tour Farewell show)
IVENS & GORE CROW TONES
GATEPOST.
i swear, and i told them this, last time i saw them they reminded me of Nirvana when Nirvana were good. Bikini Eyebolt was killer too!
PLease don't mention Nirvana as a reference for us!
Nah Dick diver are playing quite soon at RR i think? Ours is with MAUS (ex-Massapeal) and Bare Arms.
WE're hoping to do Hoodies for this tour. If anyone is interested in pre-ordering one please contact us (Band myspace or here or at a show etc.) along with your size.
if we get enough people keen we should be able to afford to do it. The Hoodies would be good quality and sell for $40 i reckon.
i guess nirvana has a lot of baggage associated with them but i can remember the feeling when sliver came out and for a few months there there was this sense of impending awesomeness about to be unleashed. and that is the feeling i get with FO!
Future looks bright.
We'll put out a couple of massive budget albums, get stuck playing one song every night.
One of us will kill ourselves and i will embark on a highly succesful mighly mediocre solo career.
but that one song! haha!
Yo Kandos, Athol are on the August 22 bill too!
Just banged out 200 A2 posters on the Screen print. Hope someone likes them!
We're doing an array of merch for this tour.
Is anyone interested in Underpants with the Fangs logo on the crotch or arse cheek?
Doing pillow cases too.
Tour starts this week.
Canberra show maybe CXLLD/rescheduled. Sorry about that. doing all we can.
Oh and we don't really look as daggy as that picture above. Sometimes we look worse.
First leg of the tour was killer. Red rattler is a tops venue.
WA people let us know if you want any particular merch stuff (or things from the WeEmptyRooms catalogue or Distro) 'cos we can't take a whole lot on the plane.
Perth Kicked arse. Fast becoming my favourite city to play gigs in.
Ballarat and Melbourne this weekend. Pillow cases almost sold out. some shirts left.
Article in todays Inpress for anyone interested.
They be ruling at The Eastern right now! -- TCB, Ballarat Correspondent