Swedish rockers The Bones have lined up some summer dates around Europe, mostly with Social Distortion:
06/08 - Bataclan, Paris (FRA)
06/19 - Zitedelle, Berlin (GER)
06/28 - Devil Side, Duisburg (GER)
06/30 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
07/06 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
07/08 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK)
Swedish rockers The Bones will be recording their show at SO36 in Berlin on October 11 for an eventual DVD release.
The Bones are the kind of band I would've loved as a teenager, but find harder to get excited about as I near 30. I still love a lot of the pop-punk from my youth, but I'm not exactly clamoring for more, y'know? Still, The Bones are good at what they do and far more enjoyable than most of their Warped Tour-ready brethren. Part of that is personal nostalgia as their sound definitely harkens back to 90s-era SoCal punk ala NoFX or maybe The Vandals and Guttermouth. They don't indulge so much in the typical fast Fat Wreck-style skatepunk beats, but they've got the same smooth, super-tight sound, ripe with unexpectedly dense vocal harmonies and the same sort of self-depreciating juvenile humor. Like I said, not necessarily my thing, but I can still appreciate it. There's certainly enough strong powerpop hooks to make it work and I dig the dual vocalists. For contrast, consider fellow Swedes Smalltown, a contemporary melodic pop-punk band I like a lot. They both come from the same place, 'cept that Smalltown takes a rougher, more heartfelt approach that wins me over. The roughness of The Bones comes from more of a superficial, Social Distortion-esque place; you know the type: black leather jacket, heavy drinker, down on his luck, probably has the number 13 tattooed somewhere. I can't help but that of that stuff as some sort of glamrock pose. So yeah, definitely not my scene, but good enough for a few listens.
The Bones - Mighty touchdown
Swedish rockers Sator and The Bones contribute a cover of "Touch too much" by The Arrows to a new comp entitled "Wild sound from the past dimension", a tribute to rock'n'roll from the 60s and 70s out now on Italian label GoDown Records. Sator frontman Chips Kiesbye also sings a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both sides now" together with White Flag. More details: http://www.godownrecords.com/index.php?page=store&scheda=god021
Swedish rockers The Bones recorded a song for their local hockey team, the Karlskrona Hockey Klubb. It's called " KHK fight song (You can't touch the puck)" and will be released as a limited CD-single, only available for purchase in Karlskrona.
Swedish rock'n'rollers The Bones will be releasing an album of covers to be entitled "Partners In Crime Vol.1" sometime around March 2006. The first single will be "It's my life" which was originally performed by Wendy O Williams and will feature guest vocals from Mia Coldheart of Crucified Barbara. It comes out in December and will also include some exclusive b-sides.
New tourdates for Swedish rockers The Bones:
11/11 - Sputnikhalle, Münster (GER)
11/12 - Blinddog Festival, Obdach (AUS)
11/13 - Halle 2, Hanau (GER)
11/24 - tba, Kassel (GER)
11/25 - Underground, Köln (GER)
11/26 - AJZ, Leisnig (GER)
11/27 - Leinbachtalhalle (Gerach), Bamberg (GER)
11/28 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
12/01 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
12/05 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg(GER)
12/16 - Kino, Karlskrona (SWE)
New European tourdates for Swedish rockers The Bones:
09/02 - Rockin´ Nightmares 6 / Ostseekai, Kiel (GER)
09/03 - Rockade Open Air, Lennestadt/Südwestfalen (GER)
09/09 - Jugendzentrum, Leer (GER)
09/10 - School Opening Open Air, Naturns (ITA)
09/11 - Conrad Sohm, Dornbirn (AUS)
09/12 - Kultiplex, Budapest (HUN)
09/13 - Futurum, Prague (CZ)
09/14 - Konne Island, Leipzig (GER)
09/15 - Zentrum, Erfurt (GER)
09/16 - SO 36, Berlin (GER)
09/17 - Sound Of The Suburbs, Essen (GER)
11/11 - Sputnikhalle, Münster (GER)
11/12 - Blinddog Festival, Obdach (AUS)
11/13 - Halle 2, Hanau (GER)
11/24 - tba, Kassel (GER)
11/25 - Underground, Köln (GER)
11/26 - AJZ, Leisnig(GER)
11/27 - Leinbachtalhalle, Bamberg (GER)
Swedish rock n' rollers The Bones report that they just recorded a new song for an undisclosed cover album and Nicke Borg from Backyard Babies stopped by the studio to help out. More info to come.
Swedish rock n' rollers The Bones have been forced to cancel their upcoming UK dates, but plan to reschedule soon.
Updated tourdates for Psychopunch:
03/18 - Bunker, Chemnitz (GER) w/Diversion
03/19 - ROCK IT, Aalen (GER) w/Diversion
04/01 - Teestube, Lindern (GER)
04/02 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/03 - Cubus, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/04 - K 19, Kassel (GER)
04/05 - tba
04/06 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
04/07 - Arcadium, Graz (AUS) w/Southpaw, Roter Stern Silberstern
04/08 - Shelter, Wien (AUS)
04/09 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau (GER) w/V8 Wankers
04/10 - tba
04/11 - Kulturladen, Konstanz (GER)
04/12 - Garage, München (GER)
04/13 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
04/14 - Mocca, Thun (SWI)
04/15 - tba
04/16 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (SWI)
04/17 - Espace B, Paris (FRA) w/Highschool Motherfuckers
04/18 - Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
04/19 - Day off, Paris (FRA)
04/20 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/21 - Klangstation, Bonn (GER) w/Sombrero Skulls, Playground Zero
04/22 - Schulz, Ottweiler (GER)
04/23 - JK´t Hoekske, Gierle (BEL) w/Electric Eel Shock
05/27 - Omi Open Indoor, Oberndorf (GER)
06/17 - Dalmstock, Leutenbach (GER)
06/17 - Bretthart Open Air, Limbach (GER) w/Tankard, Samael, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
06/18 - Eurospeedaway Lausitz, Lausitz (GER) w/Böse Onkelz, Monster Magnet, DAD
06/19 - Wild at Heart, Berlin (GER)
07/30 - Riders Café, Lubeck (GER)
07/31 - Force Attack, Behnkenhagen (GER) w/The Bones, Peepshows, UK Subs
Swedish rock n' rollers The Bones have updated their tour schedule:
03/16 - Black Out Bar, Boston, MA
03/17 - Avalon, Boston, MA
03/19 - Emo's SXSW, Austin, TX
US tour w/The Black Halos, River City Rebels & The Queers
03/20 - Atomix, San Antonio, TX
03/21 - Mary Jane's fat Cat, Houston, TX
03/22 - Twi Ropa Tchoup Room, New Orleans, LA
03/23 - Beta bar, Tallahassee, FL
03/25 - Orpheum, Tampa, FL
03/26 - The Factory, Ft Lauderdale, FL
03/28 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
03/29 - New Brookland Tavern, W Columbia, SC
03/30 - Soapbox Laundro-Lounge, Wilmington, NC
03/31 - Ace's Basement, Greensboro, NC
04/01 - Pontiac Grill, Philadelphia, PA
04/02 - Continental, New York City, NY
04/03 - TT The bears, Cambridge, MA
04/05 - Webster Theatre Underground, Hartford, CT
04/06 - Buffalo Icon, Buffalo, NY
04/07 - Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, OH
04/09 - Ten Bells, Grand Rapids, MI
04/10 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
04/11 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
04/13 - Fat Tuesday's, Spokane, WA
04/14 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
04/16 - Alex's Bar, Long Beach, CA
04/17 - Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
04/18 - Troubadour, Hollywood, CA
04/19 - Roadhouse Casino, Las Vegas, NV
04/20 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
04/23 - Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
04/29 - Les Nuits De l´Entreopt, Arlon (BEL)
06/09 - City Invasion Festival, Sheffield (UK)
06/10 - City Invasion Festival, London (UK)
06/29 - Mühlbergfest, Johannesberg (GER)
06/31 - Force Attack, Rostock (GER)
08/05 - Sucks´n´Summer Festival, Leisnig (GER)
08/18-20 - Summer Breeze Festival, Abtsgmünd (GER)
Swedish rockers The Bones will be touring the US alongside The Black Halos, River City Rebels and legendary pop-punkers The Queers starting in mid-March. Dates:
03/19 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/20 - Houston, TX
03/22 - New Orleans, LA
03/23 - Tallahassee / Pensacola, FL
03/24 - St. Petersburg, FL
03/25 - Orlando, FL
03/26 - Jacksonville, FL
03/27 - Atlanta, GA
03/29 - Charlotte, NC
03/30 - Richmond, VA
03/31 - Washington, DC
04/01 - Philadelphia, PA
04/02 - Continental, New York City, NY
04/03 - Boston, MA
04/05 - Burlington, VT
04/06 - Poughkeepsie, NY
04/07 - Cleveland, OH
04/08 - Detroit, MI
04/09 - Chicago, IL
Kalle Metz from 69-Hard has a new band called Jet Black Combo. They'll be entering The End studio at the end of January to record their debut full-length, tentatively set for a March release. Check out the band live:
02/04 - Punk and Billy Bush w/Kings of Nuthin', The Bones
02/28 - Måndagsklubben (La Couronne), Malmö