Acting Hard
Captain Ahab, of Los Angeles, is Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson. Snipes produces, records, writes and performs the music while Snipes dances. They tour with frequency and have played with a slew of interesting artists.
The rest of this press release read like it was written by a hippy William Faulkner, if you can imagine such a thing. I am not sure this is a bad thing if it is evocative of the music. It asksrhetorical questions such as “Do you love Powermetal even though it is just for thirtysomething LARPers”? or “Do you like shaking your ass to some Electro-Clash even though your neighbor scoffs because you forgot it’s called Nu-Rave now.” No, my neighbor doesn’t but then he is a 50-something Jehovah’s Witness.
I say these questions are rhetorical mainly because they do not seem to really require an answer. The band’s new album is called The End of Irony…although the release equates irony with “guilty pleasures”…And I am not sure what that means. You should read the release. Go HERE.
I am including one track provided (Acting Hard). Have a listen. Really, don’t be scared. There are more tracks on the website above. A tour is also imminent.
TOUR
APRIL
Fri 1 - Oakland, CA @ Church Of The Buzzard
Sat 2 - Sacramento, CA @ The Hub
Sun 3 - Reno, NV @ tba
Mon 4 - Salt Lake City, UT@ Kilby Court
Tue 5 - Grand Junction, CO @ House Show
Wed 6 - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
Thu 7 - Manhattan, KS @ Ghost Parlor
Fri 8 - Iowa City, IA @ The Wherehouse
Sat 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ tba
Sun 10 - Madison, WI @ tba
Mon 11 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's
Tue 12 - Cincinnati, OH @ Mockbee
Wed 13 - off
Thu 14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Shop
Fri 15 - Philladelphia, PA @ tba
Sat 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death by Audio
Sun 17 - Manhattan, NY @ Santo's Party House
Mon 18 - Providence, RI @ tba
Tue 19 - off
Wed 20 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
Thu 21 - Greensboro, NC @ CFBG
Fri 22 - Johnson City, TN @ Hideaway
Sat 23 - Atlanta, GA @ 529atl
Sun 24 - Nashville, TN @ Betty's
Mon 25 (daytime) - St Louis, MO @ Apop (instore)
Mon 25 (nighttime) - St Louis, MO @ Way Out Club
Tue 26 - Hot Springs, AR @ The Exchange
Wed 27 - Dallas, TX @ tba
Thu 28 - Santa Fe, NM @ High Mayhem
Fri 29 - Tucson, AZ @ Hangart (The Real Coachella Fest)
Sat 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
MAY
Wed 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
Thu 12 - Portland, OR @ tba
Fri 13 - Seattle, WA @ Cairo
Sat 14 - Vancouver, BC @ tba
Sun 15 - Portland, OR @ tba
Mon 16 - off
Tue 17 - Boise, ID @ tba
Wed 18 - Salt Lake City, UT@ The Loft
Thu 19 - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
Fri 20 - Santa Fe, NM @ tba
Sat 21 - Phoenix, AZ @ tba
Sun 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ tba
The rest of this press release read like it was written by a hippy William Faulkner, if you can imagine such a thing. I am not sure this is a bad thing if it is evocative of the music. It asksrhetorical questions such as “Do you love Powermetal even though it is just for thirtysomething LARPers”? or “Do you like shaking your ass to some Electro-Clash even though your neighbor scoffs because you forgot it’s called Nu-Rave now.” No, my neighbor doesn’t but then he is a 50-something Jehovah’s Witness.
I say these questions are rhetorical mainly because they do not seem to really require an answer. The band’s new album is called The End of Irony…although the release equates irony with “guilty pleasures”…And I am not sure what that means. You should read the release. Go HERE.
I am including one track provided (Acting Hard). Have a listen. Really, don’t be scared. There are more tracks on the website above. A tour is also imminent.
TOUR
APRIL
Fri 1 - Oakland, CA @ Church Of The Buzzard
Sat 2 - Sacramento, CA @ The Hub
Sun 3 - Reno, NV @ tba
Mon 4 - Salt Lake City, UT@ Kilby Court
Tue 5 - Grand Junction, CO @ House Show
Wed 6 - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
Thu 7 - Manhattan, KS @ Ghost Parlor
Fri 8 - Iowa City, IA @ The Wherehouse
Sat 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ tba
Sun 10 - Madison, WI @ tba
Mon 11 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's
Tue 12 - Cincinnati, OH @ Mockbee
Wed 13 - off
Thu 14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Shop
Fri 15 - Philladelphia, PA @ tba
Sat 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death by Audio
Sun 17 - Manhattan, NY @ Santo's Party House
Mon 18 - Providence, RI @ tba
Tue 19 - off
Wed 20 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
Thu 21 - Greensboro, NC @ CFBG
Fri 22 - Johnson City, TN @ Hideaway
Sat 23 - Atlanta, GA @ 529atl
Sun 24 - Nashville, TN @ Betty's
Mon 25 (daytime) - St Louis, MO @ Apop (instore)
Mon 25 (nighttime) - St Louis, MO @ Way Out Club
Tue 26 - Hot Springs, AR @ The Exchange
Wed 27 - Dallas, TX @ tba
Thu 28 - Santa Fe, NM @ High Mayhem
Fri 29 - Tucson, AZ @ Hangart (The Real Coachella Fest)
Sat 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
MAY
Wed 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
Thu 12 - Portland, OR @ tba
Fri 13 - Seattle, WA @ Cairo
Sat 14 - Vancouver, BC @ tba
Sun 15 - Portland, OR @ tba
Mon 16 - off
Tue 17 - Boise, ID @ tba
Wed 18 - Salt Lake City, UT@ The Loft
Thu 19 - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
Fri 20 - Santa Fe, NM @ tba
Sat 21 - Phoenix, AZ @ tba
Sun 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ tba
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