SGG TEXAS TAKEOVER 2014

There has been an ominous rumbling coming from the strange state of Texas for quite some time and, whenever we can, we like to go down there, poke it with a stick, and contribute to and document that rumble. While we’re not necessarily interested in the circus that descends upon the lovely town of Austin every year, we can’t seem to stay away and stop ourselves from sneaking in and spiking the test tube.

SGG Texas Takeover 2014

Sleeping Giant Glossolalia presents:

Friday, March 14th

Rusted Shut

Shit and Shine

SUR

Bludded Head

Coma In Algiers

Lechuguillas

Tropical Trash

FREE BEER. FREE NACHOS. NO BULLSHIT.

Arturo’s Underground
314 W 17th St, Austin, TX 78701
$Free$ (Donations for bands accepted)
Doors at 5pm… music at 6

RSVP on Facebook here

Multicult & Roomrunner Feb/Mar 2014 Tour

Starting off appropriately here in NYC with VAZ..

2/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Death by Audio w/ Vaz + Big Ups

2/17 Boston, MA @ Charlie’s Kitchen w/ Pile + Choke Up

2/19 Montreal, QB @ Drones Club w/ Steve Jr. + Vomit Squad

2/20 Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo w/ Mass + Nice Head

2/21 Ferndale, MI @ New Way Bar w/ Bars of Gold + Destroy This Place

2/22 Champaign, IL @ Error Records w/ Earth Witch + Withershins

2/27 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Mutwawa, Mens Room + New Turks

2/28 Abingdon, MD @ Stem Graphics w/ Two Inch Astronaut, One Watt Sun + Enemy Insects

3/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House w/ Bleeding Rainbow + Hunters

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Digital version of Bobb Bruno’s “Mellowdramas” has a special bonus track available here exclusively!

Bobb’s classic solo LP which we released back in 2011 is now available for download from us with an exclusive bonus track. Our enthusiasm for Bobb’s work hasn’t diminished one bit since we first met him on an Epileptinomicon tour many moons ago. We’re excited to once again offer this recording to new sets of ears and to unearth some unheard content from these sessions. We’re also thrilled to soon be releasing the long-awaited debut LP by Submissions, Bobb’s band with Ralph K. German of Merx and German Army. More news soon. Things are hectic here as usual but no fat lady within earshot.

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VAZ “Visiting Hours” Release Party/Homecoming show in Brooklyn

Because so many fine friends were unable to come out to the tour kickoff/record release with Melt Banana(due to it selling out in nanoseconds) we’ve added a homecoming show here in Brooklyn to officially celebrate the existence of Visiting Hours, the brand-new punishing platter from Vaz that has been peeling paint all over planet Earth since its recent release. How’s that for tasteful alliteration??

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Joining Vaz on the bill are ORNAMENT, the solo project from long-time Vazociate Joe DeNardo of GROWING, as well as PC Worship.

RSVP here and don’t let the intimidating amount of dollar signs on the flyer fool you as we’re sure they’re for art’s sake and not indicative of the cost of this gig!

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“Visiting Hours” is available physically here and digitally here.

SGG at the WFMU Record Fair

Looks like Christmas comes early for you Glossolalians in the NY area this weekend. We will be at the WFMU Record Fair, Sunday November 24, 2013, at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street in New York City. It’s the best record shopping weekend of the year! Expect solid deals and rare gems. Uncle John says “Get with it”.

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Submissions play rare show in support of Vaz & Big Business in Los Angeles

On November 17, SGG post-industrial hermits Submissions come out of hiding to support Vaz on the LA stop of the Visiting Hours tour and play material from their forthcoming LP. Also on the bill, old pals Big Business..so you can expect this show to be a memorable(and crowded!) one. RSVP right here.
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The new Vaz LP “Visiting Hours” is available in our store. Stay tuned for a release date on the upcoming Submissions LP and other news.

Vaz can also be caught the next day, November 18, at Vacation Vinyl for a special in-store.

Bay Area Takeover

Two nights in the Bay for Vaz, two ferocious bills. November 14 in SF with Burmese and November 15 in Oakland with The Body, Prizehog, and Pinky Swear. Psyched to bring together so many longtime SGG friends/cohorts for these very special shows. See you there!

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Poster by Suny Gao!

Vaz “Visiting Hours” video premiers over at Noisey..

The video for the title track off the new Vaz opus “Visiting Hours” debuted over at Noisey, which is apparently an interweb place cool people look for things that other cool people deem worthy of being cool. Thanks for spreading the good word, Noisey.

The clip was directed by our man Antony Milton(he of such esteemed NZ underground crucial-units as Mrtyu, Birdcatcher, Superbugger, AM, etc.) and serves the paranoia up properly cold.

Oh, and in other news of noteworthy praise, The New Yorker recently called Vaz a “heavy, prog-rocking band”. So, there’s that.

Check out “Visiting Hours” above. Pre-order the LP now in our store. Digital version forthcoming. Catch the band on tour NOW!

Vaz “Visiting Hours” LP available for pre-order now, in stores November 12. Tour dates below..

“Visiting Hours”, the newest long-player from Brooklyn’s Vaz for the SGG label, following 2011’s precedent-obliterating “Chartreuse Bull”, manages to at once capture the live ferocity of the band as well as highlight their use of the studio as another weapon in a formidable aural arsenal. Our use of alliteration here should illustrate that we mean business. In fact, it’s safe to say that the needle was buried so deep in the red that recording engineer Ben Greenberg(The Men, Hubble) still hasn’t managed to excavate it.

Vaz are touring for the entirety of November in support of “Visiting Hours”, making stops all across the U.S. and sharing bills with label-mates and old and new friends alike. It is advised that you attend these shows.

“Visiting Hours” will be in finer shops everywhere on November 12 and is available for early adopters now from the SGG store and from the band on tour.VAZ VH_FRONT_small
11.01 Brooklyn, NY- Saint Vitus Bar w/Melt Banana (Sold Out)
11.02 Baltimore, MD – Golden West Cafe w/Roomrunner, Multicult
11.04 Pittsburgh, PA – Smiling Moose w/Microwaves
11.05 Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class w/Murderedman, Homostupids
11.06 Chicago, IL – Permanent Records (free, early)
11.06 Chicago, IL – Township
11.07 Des Moines, IA – Underground Rock Shop
11.08 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
11.09 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
11.11 Missoula, MT – The Badlander
11.12 Seattle, WA – The Highline
11.13 Portland, OR – The Know w/RABBITS, Prizehog
11.14 San Francisco, CA – The Knockout w/Burmese
11.15 Oakland, CA – Stork Club w/Prizehog
11.16 Davis, CA – Third Space Theory
11.17 Los Angeles, CA – Handbag Factory w/Big Business, Submissions (Album Release for Submissions debut LP on SGG)
11.18 Los Angeles, CA – VACATION VINYL
11.19 Tijuana, MX – Otras Obras
11.20 San Diego, CA – The Void
11.21 Tucson, AZ – Plush
11.22 Midland, TX – The Pine Box
11.23 Austin, TX – Mohawk w/Rusted Shut, Sur, Shit & Shine
11.24 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves w/Bludded Head
11.25 New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar
11.27 Atlanta, GA – 529
11.29 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
***more dates to come…watch this space

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http://www.facebook.com/vaztheband

Allow us to plan your Halloween….

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(image stolen from John Microwaves, but where did he steal it from?)

First, come over and repair Mr. Mike’s VCR so he can watch Phantasm. THEN:

Listen to Diane Kamikaze’s show on WFMU from 12-3 to hear VAZ perform songs from their new LP “Visiting Hours” and likely speak unfathomable truths into the microphone. 91.1 on yr FM dial in the greater NYC area, WFMU.org worldwide.

Go see the finest(only?) Mummies cover band, comprised of humans from two particularly ominous SGG bands(OK, it’s Vaz & Hammerhead), over at Union Pool in Brooklyn. Video of “The Mummies” getting spooky at Zebulon last year below.

Finally, run over and catch our old friends The Body at Saint Vitus Bar.
There, now you don’t even have time to worry about razor blades in the candy bars.

Vaz “Visiting Hours” LP release party/tour kick-off!

Vaz are on first, supporting old friends Melt Banana and Brain Tentacles(feat. Dave Witte of Discordance Axis, Phantomsmasher, MB, etc), but are given top billing on this insane poster by Suny Gao because we’re so excited for what they’re doing. Vaz are on first! Get there early!

UPDATE: This show is sold out. We will soon announce a homecoming show for Vaz here in NYC with an equally impressive lineup when the tour wraps up. Keep yr eyes peeled.

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(peep the nod to our Indonesian pals on this poster, look closely!)