Kiss of Death Records

KOD will soon be releasing a split 7″ featuring New York’s WAX PHANTOM and Tampa, Florida’s CRIMINAL CULTURE. WP has members of Iron Chic, Down In The Dumps, Jonesin’ and Small Arms Dealer while Criminal Culture are one of Tampa’s up-and-coming bright, shining stars. I would describe the bands to you, but I don’t have to because you can go listen for yourself! Both bands have the songs posted on their bandcamp sites. So go check it out and we’ll have more details on the release (aka when you’ll actually be able to buy it) soon!

Listen to WAX PHANTOM HERE

Listen to CRIMINAL CULTURE HERE

– Alex

As promised, I’ll be posting some footage and photos from this years Fest 9 in Gainesville, Florida. It was a pretty ridiculous weekend as always and I think we all took about a month to recover from it. Orlando, Florida’s VRGNS were just one of the many Kiss of Death bands that performed this year. The band recently released their new LP “Manimals” on the label, which you can pick up HERE or download it for free HERE. Since Sam is currently a new member of Fat Wreck badasses Dead to Me, VRGNS shows will be a little fewer and further between so you’ll have to get your VRGNS fix via internet. Here’s a video of them performing “Perfect World” and “Atheists in America” off of their debut LP “Miscarriage.”

Watch it HERE

So it’s been a while. Fest sort of destroyed our brains over here for a month or so, but we’re back on the ball with new news and new records for you!

Firstly, SENDERS are about to embark on a tour of the southern US with their buds LITTLE LEAGUE. The two Florida bands are part of a very recently released four-way split 7″ on KOD and I’ll post more info about that in just a moment if you’ll bear with me. The tour starts in exactly one week so check out the dates below:

Senders/Little League Tour!

12/10 – Gainesville, FL @ Boca Fiesta
12/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Cut
12/12 – Athens, GA @ The Hangar
12/13 – Clemson, SC @ The Bengal Tiger
12/14 – Birmingham, AL @ God’s Butt
12/15 – Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music Hall
12/16 – Denton, TX @ TBA
12/17 – Austin, TX @ Trailer Space Records
12/18 – San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven
12/19 – New Orleans, LA @ The Saint
12/20 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Here Today Gone Tomorrow
12/22 – Tallahassee, FL @ Coolifornia

Secondly, we have three brand new releases in our webstore for you to check out!

KOD 61 – Timeshares/Captain We’re Sinking Split 7″

Timeshares bring a lot of what one would expect from an ex-The Knockdown band to their side of the split. Tight playing, some noodling guitar riffs, some staccato ones, and an overall knack for bringing an extra catchy chorus to your ears without beating you over the head with it. They’re talented dudes and they know just how to get you feeling good and singing along. On the flip side of this split, Captain We’re Sinking tear through a couple of tracks of vocal driven punk. Sometimes fast, sometimes plodding and head-nodding, Captain We’re Sinking have enough tricks up their sleeves to open a magic school, but their too busy writing great vocal lines that will get fused to your brain stem.

Buy it HERE

KOD 62 – Forget Me-Not Split featuring: Senders, Little League, Backpocket, Small Talk

This 4-way split showcases the powerful resurgence of bands influenced by the 90’s emo scene. Little League’s rocking mid-tempo romp brings to mind Texas is the Reason, Small Talk’s noodly tendencies and sometimes cracking vocals calls to mind the Promise Ring, Senders’ heaviness and sense of melody is reminiscent of Hum and Backpocket sound like an amalgamation of all three. Anyone who was a fan of emo before it was about “cutting” and haircuts will totally dig this.

Buy it HERE

KOD 63 – Teenage Softies/Stolen Parts split 7″

This split 7″ features two new projects from the members of not-quite-totally-defunct-yet KOD alumni Monikers. Side A is a super snotty blast of female/male duel vocaled pop punk in the shape of Orlando’s Teenage Softies. Side B is a more mature approach to the same idea as Brooklyn’s Stolen Parts trade in their teenage angst for a more dynamic and layered approach. Depending on what kind of mood you’re in, this 7″ has something for everyone.

Buy it HERE

Stay tuned for tons of news in the coming weeks! We’ll try to keep you entertained as you get stuck with your weirdo families during the holidays with tons of video, photos and media from Fest!

– Alex

HI every one, i know there is some missing orders, our store has been taking a huge crap on us and some are falling through the internet gaps. please email what you are missing, an order number if you have one. title the email MISSING ORDER. i have been gone from the office for about a months with pre-fest, fest9 and funfunfun fest then got home and was sick as crap. so please bear with me as i get all the backed up mail order out. sorry about the huge delays to all of you patience and awesome peeps!! there will be bonus goodies for all of you i promise to make up for the waiting. just so you know this is a one man operation over here in the mail order and i am currently buried in it.

new jams coming soon?

Timeshares/Captian, We’re Sinking – split 7″ (Timeshares is the Knockdown without vic, the old singer)

timeshares @if you make it
timeshares @ bandcamp
CWS @ if you make it
CWS @ myspace

Stolen Parts/Teenages Softies – split 7″ (both bands have dudes from monkiers and other cool bands)
stolen parts @ myspace

4 way split 7″ w/ Senders, Small Talk, Little League and Backpocket
Senders @ bandcamp
Small Talk @ bandcamp
Little League @ bandcamp
Back Pocket @ myspace

Wax Phantom/Criminal Culture – split 7″ (WP has dudes from Iron Chic, Down In The Dumps, Jonesin’ and Small Arms Dealer)

Wax Phantom @ if you make it
Criminal Culture @ bandcamp

if you live in the Tampa Bay area and want to come help out, please drop us an email!! thanks a ton!

-Glenn

Do you want to know more about Bryon Lippincott? Besides being our fearless leader here at KOD, he’s also the crooning frontman for KOD staples New Bruises. Scene Point Blank just conducted an interview with him that discusses New Bruises, the label and of course the upcoming FEST 9 in Gainesville, Florida. Click HERE to learn all of his deepest darkest secrets.

– Alex

With Fest approaching a bunch of bands are starting their annual migration down to Florida. What does this mean to you? Well there’s a shitload of shows happening this month, that’s what! And not just here in Florida, but everywhere else too. I’m gonna post them all below. Check them out!

ABOVE THEM

10/14/10 Chemnitz, Germany @ Subway to Peter w/ Living Daylights
10/15/10 Munich, Germany @ Kafe Marat w/ Living Daylights
10/16/10 Erfurt, Germany @ Tikolar w/ Living Daylights
10/17/10 Zittan, Germany @ Emil w/ Living Daylights
10/18/10 Berlin, Germany @ Wild at Heart w/ Living Daylights
10/19/10 Bamberg, Germany @ Morph w/ Living Daylights
10/20/10 Heemskerk, Netherlands @ Cafe Lokaal w/ Living Daylights
10/21/10 Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Cafe Aloys w/ Living Daylights
10/22/10 Geel, Belgium @ Bacchus Cafe w/ Living Daylights
10/23/10 Itterbeek, Belgium @ JK Zomaar w/ Living Daylights
11/05/10 Norwich, UK @ The Marquee w/ Broken Few and Lead the Way
11/06/10 Leeds, UK @ Santiagos w/ Tiltwheel
11/07/10 Newcastle, UK @ TBA w/ Tiltwheel
11/13/10 Swansea, UK @ Bar Signma w/ Menzingers, Leagues Apart
11/14/10 Bristol, UK @ The Croft w/ Menzingers, Leagues Apart
11/18/10 Derby, UK @ Big Blue Coffee Shop w/ Menzingers, Leagues Apart
11/20/10 Kingston, UK @ The Fighting Cocks w/ The Arteries
12/19/10 Cambridge, UK @ The Portland Arms w/ Hardskin and 5 Shitty Fingers

BANNER PILOT

10/22/10 University City, MO @ Cicero’s w/ The Dopamines
10/23/10 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory w/ The Dopamines
10/24/10 Austin, TX @ Emo’s w/ The Dopamines
10/25/10 Houston, TX @ The Mink w/ The Dopamines
10/26/10 New Orleans, LA @ Dragons Den w/ The Dopamines
10/27/10 Pensacola, FL @ Big East Tavern w/ The Dopamines
10/28/10 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery w/ The Dopamines
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/01/10 Atlanta, GA @ 529 Venue w/ The Dopamines
11/02/10 Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records w/ The Dopamines
11/03/10 Asheville, NC @ The Get Down w/ The Dopamines
11/04/10 Lexington, KY @ The Roxy w/ The Dopamines
11/05/10 Newport, KY @ The Southgate House w/ The Dopamines
11/06/10 Indianapolis, IN @ The Dojo w/ The Dopamines

BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

10/23/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Europa w/ Cheap Girls, Laura Stevenson and the Cans
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

CAPTAIN WE’RE SINKING

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

CRIMINAL CULTURE

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

GATORFACE

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

THE HOMEWRECKERS

10/30/10 Brooklyn, NY @ 1041 Manhattan Ave w/ Titfit, Younger Lovers

HOW DARE YOU

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

JONESIN’

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

JUNIOR BATTLES

10/20/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo
10/21/10 Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill Basement
10/22/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
10/23/10 Richmond, VA @ Exit 76
10/24/10 Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records
10/25/10 Atlanta, GA @ 529
10/26/10 Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank
10/27/10 Gainesville, FL @ 1982
10/28/10 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/03/10 Grand Rapids, MI @ Mulligans
11/04/10 Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz
11/05/10 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s

LAURA STEVENSON AND THE CANS

10/23/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Europa Night Club w/ Bomb the Music Industry, Cheap Girls, Carptenter
10/24/10 Asbury Park, NJ @ Bands on a Budget Storefront (matinee) w/ Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/24/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/25/10 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space w/ Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/26/10 Richmond, VA @ Tighthouse (matinee) w/ Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/27/10 Durham, NC @ Duke Coffee House w/ Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/28/10 Athens, GA @ The Go Bar w/ Fake Problems, Bomb the Music Industry, Cheap Girls, Carpenter
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

LITTLE LEAGUE

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

MAYFLOWER

10/25/10 Queens, NY @ The Hi-5 Bar & Grill w/ Rations, Hands Like Feet
10/27/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ Smoke or Fire
10/28/10 Savannah, GA @ The Co-Laboratory
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest 9
11/06/10 Syracuse, NY @ The Spark Art Gallery
11/07/10 Oswego, NY @ The Raven, w/ Another Breath, Jeff Rowe

MONIKERS

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

MOUTHBREATHER

10/27/10 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Strike Anywhere, A Wilhelm Scream, Flatliners
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

NEW BRUISES

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

NO FRIENDS

10/25/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Ox Warehouse w/ Dead to Me
10/26/10 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 w/ Dead to Me, Nightbirds
10/27/10 Baltimore, MD @ TBA w/ Deep Sleep
10/28/10 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ Strike Anywhere, A Wilhelm Scream
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest w/ a shitload of bands

O PIONEERS

10/20/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo
10/21/10 Trenton, NJ @ Mill Hill Basement
10/22/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
10/23/10 Richmond, VA @ Exit 76
10/24/10 Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records
10/25/10 Atlanta, GA @ 529
10/26/10 Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank
10/27/10 Gainesville, FL @ 1982
10/28/10 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

SENDERS

10/27/10 Gainesville, FL @ Pre-Fest Show at 1982 w/ O Pioneers, Junior Battles, more TBA
10/31/10 – Gainesville, FL @ The Fest 9

STOLEN PARTS

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

THE ANCHOR

10/16/10 Austin, TX @ Beerland w/ Broken Gold, Nuclear Family, Everyday Massacre
10/20/10 Denton, TX @ House Show w/ TBA
10/21/10 Oklahoma City, OK @ TBA
10/22/10 Arlington, TX @ Arlington Info Shop w/ Plastic Assassins, Genius Party
10/23/10 Shreveport, LA @ Bear’s w/ Infamous Jaguar Shark
10/24/10 Baton Rouge, LA @ Here Today Gone Tomorrow Thrift w/ TBA
10/25/10 Pensacola?/Hattiesburg?
10/26/10 Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank w/ O’pioneers, Junior Battles, Captain We’re Sinking
Oct. 27th Tampa, FL @ Transitions Skate Park PRE FEST!
Oct. 28th Tampa, FL @ ADD House Backyard pre-fest BBQ w/ Too Many Daves, Dan padilla, Unfun, and more!
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/01/10 St. Petersburg? TBA w/ Unfun
11/02/10 Valdosta, GA @ The Blue Pub w/ The Measure [SA], Worn In Red, No More Analog
11/03/10 Houma, LA @ The Boxer & The Barrel W/ Dead To Me, Cobra Skulls, The Outsiders,
11/04/10 Houston, TX @ TBA

THE MEASURE (SA)

10/15/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio w/ Bridge and Tunnel
10/23/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Dad’s House
10/24/10 Washington, DC @ TBA
10/25/10 Asheville, NC @ Edge Frat
10/26/10 Chattanooga, TN @ Discoteca
10/27/10 Gainesville, FL @ TBA
10/28/10 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/01/10 Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside
11/02/10 Valdosta, GA @ Bleu Pub
11/03/10 Atlanta, GA @ 529 Bar
11/04/10 Carlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records
11/05/10 Richmond, VA @ Exit 76
11/06/10 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
11/07/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
11/08/10 New Brunswick, NJ @ House Show
11/09/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Coco 66

TIMESHARES

10/15/10 Rochester, NY @ Flying Squirrel Community Space w/ Lemuria
10/16/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ 222 Ormsby
10/17/10 Toledo, OH @ Ottawa Tavern
10/18/10 Rockford, IL @ The Hippie House
10/19/10 Kalamazoo, MI @ The Fat Guy House
10/20/10 Columbus, OH @ TBA
10/21/10 Indianapolis, IN @ The Dojo
10/22/10 Berea, KY @ Black Feather Cafe
10/23/10 Louisville, KY @ The Birdhouse
10/25/10 Raleigh, NC @ TBA
10/26/10 Greenville, SC @ Suite 8 w/ Iron Chic
10/27/10 Atlanta, GA @ WonderRoot w/ Iron Chic
10/28/10 Orlando, FL @ Hoops Tavern w/ The Riot Before
10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/01/10 Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside w/ The Measure (SA)
11/02/10 Athens, GA @ TBA
11/03/10 Clemson, SC @ TBA
11/04/10 Charlotte, NC @ TBA
11/05/10 Richmond, VA @ Tighthouse w/ The Measure (SA)
11/06/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Dad’s Haus

TEENAGE SOFTIES

10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

TOO MANY DAVES

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

UNWELCOME GUESTS

10/28/10 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11/06/10 Buffalo, NY @ The Adam Mickiewicz Polish Library and Dramatic Circle

VRGNS

10/29/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/30/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
10/31/10 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

Hey everybody, THE FEST 9 is just around the corner and if you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, made travel plans, and primed your livers then you’re definitely missing out on the greatest weekend of the year. A staggering number of former, current and future(?) KOD bands are going to be showcasing their “talents” that weekend and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to catch them all (like some goddamn Pokemon). Here’s the rundown of where you can catch everybody by day and time!

FRIDAY:

Stolen Parts – 7:10-7:40 @ Jeff’s Deli
Too Many Daves – 7:50-8:20 @ the Atlantic
Jonesin’ – 8:50-9:20 @ 1982

SATURDAY:

No Friends – 4:40-5:10 @ The Atlantic
Teenage Softies – 4:50-5:20 @ The Venue (Sidestage)
Banner Pilot – 5:20-5:50 @ The Venue
Unwelcome Guests – 6:20-6:50 @ Rumrunners
The Measure (SA) – 6:30-7:00 @ 8 Seconds
Laura Stevenson and the Cans – 6:50-7:20 @ Commongrounds
Mayflower – 7:10-7:40 @ Rumrunners
Captain We’re Sinking – 8:50-9:20 @ 1982
Mouthbreather – 8:50-9:20 @ The Atlantic
Cutman – 10:30-11:00 @ Rumrunners

SUNDAY:

Criminal Culture – 1:50-2:20 @ Rumrunners
O’Pioneers – 2:20-2:50 @ 8 Seconds
Junior Battles – 2:30-2:50 @ 1982
Monikers – 3:00-3:30 @ Commongrounds
Senders – 3:00-3:25 @ Spin Cycle
Timeshares – 3:20-3:50 @ The Venue (Sidestage)
Little League – 3:45-4:10 @ Spin Cycle
New Bruises – 4:40-5:10 @ Commongrounds
VRGNS – 5:30-6:00 @ Commongrounds
How Dare You – 6:00-6:30 @ Rumrunners
Gatorface – 6:20-6:50 @ Commongrounds
The Anchor – 7:50-8:20 @ The Venue (Sidestage)
Bomb the Music Industry – 8:20-9:00 @ The Venue

Now that’s a shitload of bands. And let’s be honest here, I probably left one or two out because you can only stare at that schedule spreadsheet for so long before your brain starts to implode. Anyways, come to Fest and support your favorite KOD bands while you’re out there! It’ll be fun, we promise.