CATTLE DRUMS - Spring Tour Announced
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* Spring Tour (5/17 - 5/31)
* New demos up on the Cattle Drums Bandcamp
* Debut LP coming Fall 2012 on Tiny Engines
* The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 available for free download on Bandcamp
* Sample "Who Punched Pat Moore's Face" from RCRD LBL

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Cattle Drums (Oneonta, NY) are heading out for a two week Spring tour ahead of finishing recording on their debut LP, due out in the Fall of 2012 on Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, Restorations, CSTVT, Look Mexico). You can hear two early demos from the upcoming album at the Cattle Drums Bandcamp.

The band's debut LP will be the follow up to The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 EP which was released digitally on Tiny Engines in 2011. The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 is an eight song collection that put together the original debut of the band with three newer tracks that were recorded near the end of 2010. The EP can be downloaded for free here. Of course you can still download via iTunes as well.

You can sample the track "Who Punched Pat Moore's Face" on RCRD LBL. Additionally, you can listen to "Sluts And Coconuts" from The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 (mp3)

Remember when indie music was wild and unpredictable? Remember when bands were hard to pigeonhole into neat little sub-genres? Well, Cattle Drums will remind you if you have forgotten. Hailing from upstate NY, you might shrug your shoulders at a band named Cattle Drums but you would be remiss by doing so. Mixing post-punk, emo/hardcore, shards of math rock and even traces of dark Americana, Cattle Drums distinguish themselves as purveyors of a sound not yet recognizable to our pampered, innocent ears. Lyrically ambiguous and instrumentally ambitious with harsh, aggressive tones, Cattle Drums truly are a wild awakening for the senses. These songs truly defy classification and open the listener up to create their own unique interpretation of the Cattle Drums sound. Need a shock to the system to break you from the mundane of the daily grind? Delve into the madness of the Cattle Drums experience and witness a band operating only by their keen sense of artistic expression. Eccentric and chaotic yet always melodic and intoxicating, Cattle Drums are kicking up dust and noise unlike anybody else right now. Just imagine what is yet to come.

TOUR
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MAY 17 - Binghamton NY @ 16 Walnut
MAY 18 - Philladelphia, PA @ The Treehouse w/ Greek Favorites, Lana Avacada
MAY 19 - Richmond VA @ 2815 Garland Ave.
MAY 20 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox w/ Museum Mouth
MAY 21 - Greenville, NC @ The Pool House (402 Highland Drive)
MAY 23 - Aiken, SC @ HIC Warehouse Indoor Skateboard Park
MAY 24 - Savannah, GA @ No Control
MAY 25 - Gainesville, FL @ Turkey Town w/ Dikembe
MAY 26 - Jacksonville, FL @ Shantytown Pub
MAY 27 - Valdosta, GA @ TBA w/ Farm
MAY 29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Latest Disgrace Showcase
MAY 30 - Raleigh, NC @ House Show
MAY 31 - TBA

Go listen to the title track for Red Collar’s Welcome Home on Shuffle Magazine

http://tnyn.gs/rcpreorder

We have new Tiny Engines tees now too. Men’s and women’s sizes. Yay capitalism!

RED COLLAR: Welcome Home LP Pre-Order Available Now

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* Welcome Home Out 6/12/12
* Stream tracks on Punknews.org and Alternative Press
* Band named one of Alternative Press' 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2012
* Upcoming shows with Less Than Jake, Restorations, Signals Midwest + The Fest

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Welcome Home, the sophomore full-length from Durham, NC rock band Red Collar, is now available for pre-order from Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations). The 12" LP will see a June 12, 2012 release date. Also worth noting, all vinyl pre-orders come with an instant mp3 download for the 10-song album. The album is also available for early digital purchase here.

The Welcome Home 12" vinyl is limited to 500 pressed on three colorways (75 White w/ black swirl 180 gram vinyl / 150 Clear w/ black smoke 180 gram vinyl / 275 Black 180 gram vinyl). All pre-orders will be entered to win a test pressing of the record. There are also vinyl combo packs and vinyl + tee packages available.

You can hear a brand new song, "Choices" on Punknews.org. Also, "American Me" can be heard on Alternative Press as well. The band was recently named as one of Alternative Press' 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2012 along with fellow Tiny Engines labelmates, Signals Midwest (Issue #285).

Three years in the making, Red Collar's Welcome Home fulfills the promise of the band's acclaimed debut full-length, 2009's Pilgrim. Welcome Home continues the tradition of heart pounding indie punk & roll from the Durham, NC quartet but expands the palette with dynamic results. Red Collar combine the jagged rhythms of DC punk along with the soulful, working class spirit and lyrical bend of bands like The Hold Steady and The Gaslight Anthem. Never shying away from their influences, the band proudly displays the earnestness of Springsteen, the boldness of The Replacements and the swagger of The Clash firmly on their sleeves. All that you know and love about Red Collar remains but Welcome Home opens up into hauntingly beautiful songwriting territory that touches on the timelessness of Americana roots. Red Collar is back and they are better than ever! Welcome home indeed.

Red Collar will be playing Treasure Fest in Charlotte, NC later this month sandwiched in between a show with Less Than Jake and their LP release show in Durham with labelmates Restorations and Signals Midwest. The band will also be playing Death To False Hope Fest in June and are confirmed, once again, for The Fest in Gainesville in October.

Upcoming Shows
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MAY 16 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall w/ Less Than Jake
MAY 18 - Charlotte, NC TREASURE FEST @ Snug Harbor w/ Restorations, Signals Midwest, Jr. Astronomers & more
MAY 19 - Durham, NC LP RELEASE SHOW @ Motorco Music Hall w/ Restorations, Signals Midwest, Maple Stave
JUN 29 - Durham, NC DEATH TO FALSE HOPE FEST @ Motorco Music Hall w/ The Holy Mess, Mixtapes, Elway, Banquets, The Fake Boys & more

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BEST PRACTICES: The EP LP 12" Pre-Order Available Now

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* The EP LP Out June 19, 2012
* Stream full album here
* Upcoming shows / The Fest / Recording soon

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Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations) welcomed Providence, RI's Best Practices to its expanding roster earlier this year. The label is excited to announce the band's debut, The EP LP, is now available for pre-order on one-sided 12" vinyl. The 12" will see a June 19, 2012 release date. Also worth noting, all vinyl pre-orders come with an instant mp3 download for the 9-song album. The album is also available for early digital purchase here. You can stream the entire record on Bandcamp.

The The EP LP 12" vinyl is limited to 500 pressed on three colorways (75 Yellow / 175 Black w/ screened B-side / 250 Translucent Green). All pre-orders will be entered to win a test pressing of the record. There are also vinyl combo packs and vinyl + tee packages available.

Featuring current/former members of Light The Fuse And Run, Wow, Owls!, Weak Teeth and Jesuscentric, Best Practices is a return to the fundamentals of punk rock. On the band's Tiny Engines debut, The EP LP, the quartet lets loose a whirlwind of (garage power pop) punk fury. Recorded with Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere) at Dead Air Studios, Best Practices pummel their way through 9 songs in 12 glorious minutes. The band comes close to careening off the edge at points but never seem to overtake themselves. Chock full of razor sharp hooks Best Practices lays down a furious gauntlet that is as catchy as it is exhausting. All your left with as The EP LP fires towards the finish line is the feeling that you just want to do it all over again.

Best Practices have some confirmed hometown shows upcoming and will be swinging South down to VA and back up through Philly in August (details to come). The band has also been confirmed for The Fest in Gainesville in October. Also, the band will be heading back into Dead Air Studios in late June/early July to record new material. Stay tuned!

Upcoming Shows
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MAY 23 - Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ Peace Be Still, Greys
JUN 06 - Providence, RI @ Squid Amps w/ Homelife, Eyes Wide
JUL 02 - Providence, RI @ Dusk w/ You Blew It, The World Is A Beautiful Place...

RESTORATIONS – Premiere New Song From Upcoming 7″ on TINY ENGINES
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* “A” exclusively debuting on Alternative Press
* Recorded with Jon Low (Twin Sister, mewithoutYou, Sharon Van Etten)
* A/B 7″ Artwork / Tracklisting Revealed
* Upcoming shows with labelmates Red Collar, Signals Midwest and Monument

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Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico) is excited to unveil the newest release from Philadelphia, PA’s Restorations, a 7″ titled A/B. The band entered Miner Street Studios in Philadelphia in March to record two new songs with Jon Low (Twin Sister, mewithoutYou, Dr. Dog, Sharon Van Etten) and Tiny Engines will be releasing the 7″ this Summer. The release follows up Restorations critically-acclaimed Self-Titled debut LP, released on Tiny Engines in 2011.

You can stream the first track off A/B, simply titled “A”, on Alternative Press right now.

Restorations is currently writing for their upcoming sophomore full-length, tentatively scheduled for early 2013. The band will be stepping out for a weekend celebration of shows with label mates Red Collar, Signals Midwest and Monument in May.

WEEKEND TOUR
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MAY 18 – Charlotte, NC TREASURE FEST @ Snug Harbor w/ Red Collar, Signals Midwest, Jr. Astronomers & more
MAY 19 – Durham, NC RED COLLAR LP RELEASE SHOW @ Motorco Music Hall w/ Red Collar, Signals Midwest, Maple Stave
MAY 20 – Washington, DC @ The Dugout w/ Signals Midwest, Monument, Ryan Ford

Hey everyone, just a quick update on the Desolate Peaks vinyl. No huge news here but we're shifting the release date back on these a few weeks to May 8th but vinyl should still start to ship out before then. You'll receive email confirmations when your order is shipped. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to hit us up (info@tinyengines.net). As always, thanks for the support! 

Go listen to the entire "Desolate Peaks" album on the almighty ORG right now!

NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS: VOTE AGAINST AMENDMENT ONE ON MAY 8, 2012.

Red Collar and Tiny Engines are offering a free download of “This House” from the band’s upcoming new record, Welcome Home, in exchange for a tweet against Amendment One. We are doing this as an incentive to get fans involved in the effort to defeat this amendment in NC, but a tweet is only a start. We need everyone to do more. Vote against Amendment One. Take people with you to vote against Amendment One. Call your family. Talk to your friends. Knock on doors. Give money. Whatever it takes. We can make this happen, but it’s up to you.

On September 13, 2011, the North Carolina Legislature proposed an amendment to the State Constitution that would ban legal recognition for all unmarried couples, strip protections and benefits from families across our state, hurt our business climate and economic development and put our children in danger. The actual text on the ballot will read, Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. If this amendment were to pass, it would be a huge step backwards for our state. The wording is too vague, the amendment is itself redundant, and, in short, it’s a cheap political stunt that will negatively impact many families and businesses. It will impose limits on the equal rights of every resident of North Carolina.

Nobody should be forced to defend their equal rights and that is why we in Red Collar are asking all of you to join us in voting against Amendment One. This is not just an issue for North Carolina, it’s an issue for us all. Even if you don’t live in North Carolina, you can still help by spreading this message.

For more information about what you can do, please follow the links:

Protect NC Families

Equality NC

All Of Us NC

Stream a new State Lines song, “5’s On The Elephant”, from the upcoming Self-Titled 7” from State Lines!

Check out the premiere of “American Me” from Red Collar's upcoming sophomore album, Welcome Home, due out June 12th.