BEACH IMPEDIMENT BANDS ON TOUR THIS SUMMER / NEW SONGS POSTED

HASSLER live in Montreal, photo by Ben Pepin

Summer is in full swing and all that fun stuff, and as a result many of the groups associated with B.I.R. are hitting the road. I've compiled a list of tour dates for each band, along with links to check for any updates should my information eventually be wrong. Go see these stellar bands if they come near you!!!

HASSLER

8/4 – MONTREAL, QC – CASA DEL POPOLO – RRROOOAAARRR FESTIVAL

8/8 – HALIFAX, NS – GUS’S w/ TBA

8/9 – PEI – MAPLEWOOD ROOM w/ TBA

8/10 – MONCTON, NB – THE CAVEAU w/ TBA

8/23 – HAMILTON, ON – TBA w/ SMOOTH BRAIN, BORN WRONG, + more

9/7 – VANCOUVER, BC – DISTORT FEST

9/8 – VANCOUVER, BC – DISTORT FEST BBQ SHOW

9/10 – SOMEWHERE, BC – TBA

9/11 – KARNLOOPS, BC – TBA

9/12 – EDMONTON, AB – TBA

9/13 – CALGARY, AB – TBA

For more information, please consult the HASSLER blog.

GAS RAG

7/23 - BLOOMINGTON, IN - TBA w/ TBA
7/24 - COLUMBUS, OH - LEGION OF DOOM w/ TBA
7/25 - BUFFALO, NY - TBA w/ Jewish Star
7/26 - TORONTO, ON - TBA w/ KREMLIN, VIOLENT FUTURE, and WEAK LINK
7/27 - MONTREAL, QC - DEATH HOUSE w/ TBA
7/28 - ALBANY, NY - 19 GRANT w/ CANCER
7/29 - WMASS - TBA w/ HOAX and STOIC VIOLENCE
7/30 - BOSTON, MA - BOILER ROOM w/ SAVAGE HEADS, EXIT ORDER, and FLACCID
7/31 - NYC - 538 JOHNSON w/ GREEN BERET, SATAN'S SATYRS, WARTHOG, and MISSIONARY

8/1 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - MOONBASE w/ BAD SIDE, LOW CHARGE, LOTUS FUCKER, and SLIT LIPS
8/2 - PITTSBURGH, PA - GOOSKI'S w/ DRUG LUST, HUNTED DOWN, STOIC VIOLENCE, and NO TIME

For more information, please consult the Facebook event page for the tour.

DESPERAT

9/6 – VANCOUVER, BC – DISTORT FEST – WISE HALL

9/8 – SEATTLE, WA

9/11 – SANTA ANA, CA

9/13 – BAY AREA, CA

9/14 – PORTLAND, OR

DESPERAT will only be playing a few dates on this tour, they are posted above. However, MOB 47 will be doing the whole tour! For complete dates, please refer to the Facebook event page for the tour and also stay tuned to the DESPERAT blog.

THE IMPALERS / VAASKA

* = IMPALERS ONLY

8/12 – NEW ORLEANS, LA – SIBERIA w/ GAS MIASMA *

8/13 – ATLANTA, GA – 529 w/ MANIC, MERCENARY, and PARADOX *

8/14 – RALEIGH, NC – THE MAYWOOD w/ MERCY KILLINGS + more *

8/15 – RICHMOND, VA – STRANGE MATTER w/ ORGAN DONOR and MERCY KILLINGS

8/16 – BALTIMORE, MD – THE OTTOBAR w/ RINGWORM, MUNICIPAL WASTE, NOISEM, and POWER TRIP *

8/17 – NEW YORK, NY – THE ACHERON w/ BACK TO BACK and MISSIONARY

8/18 – BOSTON, MA – TBA

8/19 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – WOLF CYCLES w/ BAD ENERGY and CONGENITAL DEATH

8/20 – PITTSBURGH, PA – TBA

8/21 – CHICAGO, IL – TBA w/ VIOLENT END and PILLAGE

8/22 – ST. LOUIS, MO – TBA

8/23 – DALLAS, TX – RUBBER GLOVES w/ TOLAR, DEAD LINE, VULGAR DISPLAY, and THE SENTENCED

8/24 – AUSTIN, TX – BEERLAND w/ KURRAKA, BREAKOUT, and PINKOS

For more information, please consult the Facebook event page for the tour.

SEE THESE BANDS IF THEY COME NEAR YOU!!!!

Others items of note:

-As stated in the subject line, I got around to posting some new songs from some upcoming releases; a track from the MERCY KILLINGS - S/T EP and a VAASKA song from the upcoming split 7" between THE IMPALERS and VAASKA. You can hear those tracks by clicking the "TUNES" button above or by clicking here.

-I've got 3 releases at the plant; the aforementioned MERCY KILLINGS 7" and THE IMPALERS / VAASKA split 7", along with another release that I have yet to announce but will get around to doing so sometime soon. Here's a hint- it's a 7" from one of my favorite Boston projects from the later 00's.

-MERCY KILLINGS have 3 shows this summer, 2 in Richmond (7/24 at The Green Room w/ STOIC VIOLENCE & 8/15 at Strange Matter w/ THE IMPALERS and VAASKA) and 1 in Raleigh (8/14 at The Maywood w/ THE IMPALERS). After that, most likely laying low for a bit on the gig front and writing more hardcore when time permits. For these 3 gigs, we will have 2 song promo tapes. I'm making 100 of them. These will only be available at said gigs, if there are any leftovers I'll try and put em up in the webstore.

THAT DOES IT,
-B.I.R.