Spanish Prisoners are playing with the legendary Suicide tonight at Europa in Brooklyn.   SP is performing in between one of Suicide's sets downstairs.  The Downstairs is free,  Admission to Suicide is $22,  Starts at 8 pm. 

Exit Stencil is excited to announce the signing of  Like Bells from Oberlin !     Like Bells are in the studio right now and are prepping for a spring release and summer tour with their new full length.    Get ready to swim around in some atmosphere.    The Bells have an Oberlin gig scheduled on Dec 5th @ the Sco,  a Cleveland date will be forthcoming.

Hot Cha Cha is playing 9pm Friday night in NYC @  The Annex 152 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side.  If you're in the area go have fun with them, you deserve it.

Mystery of Two is in the studio working on their next record  Live. Love. Listen. Repeat.  Hot Cha Cha is about to be working on their next one and Blake Miller's  Burn Tape is in the final stages of mastering!  It's going to be a busy Spring,  but not till we all get buried in winter.

We all made it back from CMJ,  it was a great night.  Thank you to all the people that came out,  Spike Hill, and the CMJ fest for having us . . . as my grandfather says about working, it's  back to the salt mines in Cleveland. 

The Cleveland Scene named the new ESR Studio the Best in Cleveland.   Thank you!          Mystery is pounding out their next record  in there right now and Hot Cha Cha is just about to get started.

The Exit Stencil Team is headed to NYC for CMJ this year!  Swing in at Spike Hill on Bedford in the heart of Williamsburg Tuesday Oct 21st.    The line up is below.
Spanish Prisoners @8 pm
Mystery of Two @ 9 pm
Hot Cha Cha  @ 10 pm
The Dreadful Yawns @ 11 pm
Home and Garden @ Midnight

Hot Cha Cha played the Midpoint Music Fest in Cincinnati this weekend . . .  here's the word on that.  "Man, I fell in love with that Hot Cha Cha guitarist. Beautiful and could really play the rock. The whole band was great. The singer was jumping on the tables and swinging from the rafters, really. I don't think the bar owner was too happy about that, but... they need to come back! Thanks to Courtyard Cafe for being a great venue for us. "


 

Mystery of Two made it back from tour!   We're about to roll out the ESR blog so check out some photos and stories on that shortly.  Mystery is headed into the ESR Studio Sunday to start work on their next LP . . . !

The new Dreadful Yawns LP is out and about,  it comes with a download code and a giant silkscreen poster.    Well worth the cash on all fronts. 

Exit Stencil is headed to CMJ in NYC this year,  stay tuned for showcase details.     

There's more oh so much more on the way . . . in . . .  just . . . a  . . . few . . .  more . . .  

' Take Shape'  the new full length from The Dreadful Yawns is out and about right now in media and radio land.     It's also available right here on LP,  CD, and digital download.   One option on it is a 12.5"x14"  Silk Screen poster of the album art by Jon Hicks that included a digital version of the record!    Put it on your wall and your ipod in one fell swoop.     The LP also includes the poster and a download code,  talk about bang for your buck.     

Mystery of Two has been in the studio finishing up a digital seven inch for tour.  It includes some art work by Jacob Lang and two new songs,  Gravity and Strange Town.    M2 also has a new video up  here,  and is heading out on the road next week with a pocket full of new songs,  so swing out if your around. 

Aug 29  House Party!!                           Albany, New York
Aug 30 Death By Audio                         Brooklyn, New York
Aug 31 The Velvet Lounge                    Washington DC
Sep 2 The Tree Swing House                  Riverdale, MD
Sep 3 The Artist Underground Cafe        Richmond, Virginia
Sep 4 Milestone                                       Charlotte,  North Carolina
Sep 6 Dayton Dirt Collective                   Dayton, Ohio
Sep 7 Used Kids Records (4pm) in-store Columbus, Ohio

We're also getting ready to all head to CMJ this year,  more info on that soon!  

Blake Miller just sent up his new record,   look out for more on that tip in the coming weeks.  

The ESR blog is about to hit,   more on that one soon too.  

I need another cup of coffee.  

The Dreadful Yawns album release show is Saturday August 16th at the Beachland Tavern.  The Lp, Cd, and Poster with download code will all be ready for you to devour,  hope to see you there. 

Oh how does the time fly.

We'd like to send a big thank you to K. Ward for the Hot Cha Cha pics in the Laundromat. . .   check them out under the photos section here.

"...If there is such a thing as karma, the Dreadful Yawns will get the recognition and momentum they deserve for their beautiful, unique sound. When that day comes and the Yawns are as big as Rilo Kiley, the nameless sound guy and I will tell our tale of the intimate set we witnessed to all the yuppie hipsters who’ll claim they knew of the Dreadful Yawns way before the group got its much-deserved musical props."

—John Stish    Magnet Magazine

"I Said it Once, And I'll Say it Twice

 Hot Cha Cha have the best live show in town."

- I Rock Cleveland


Cleveland proto-punk-avant-psych legends Mirrors are reuniting and playing at the The Beachland July 19th with Home and Garden and Rainy Day Saints.  

Check out the live review and video from the recent Mystery of Two performance at the Rock Hall on Cleveland.com

Hot Cha Cha debuted on the CMJ Radio 200 Add chat at #20 this week! 

Read the latest Hot Cha Cha Review in CMJ Magazine.  

Mystery of Two is playing at the Rock Hall Wed at 7 for Free,   check out a podcast interview with M2 on cleveland.com.

Check out ESR in CMJ magazine here! 

The Dreadful Yawns are in the midst of their summer tour right now.   All the dates below,  help spread the word and drop in at the show in your town.   You can also check up on what's happening with them on their tour blog!

June, 10 2008 08:00 PM - Hi Tone , Memphis, Tennessee -

June, 11 2008 06:00 PM - Indy CDs and Vinyl IN-STORE 806 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 - Your Soul

In store at the world famous and universally awesome Indy CDs and Vinyl. http://www.indycdandvinyl.com/

June, 11 2008 09:00 PM - Melody Inn , Indieanapolis, Indiana -

June, 12 2008 09:00 PM - Ronny's , Chicago, Illinois -

June, 13 2008 08:00 PM - Elbow Room w/ DABENPORT!!!!! , Ypsi, Michigan -

June, 16 2008 10:00 PM - Tower , Cleveland, Ohio - $5 Donation

w/ Sharks! with Knives! and extra medium ponies.

The Spanish Prisoners hand numbered LP's are up on the store.   They include a digital code so you can download the MP3's with it, all for $12 ppd in the states.  Visit the ESR Store here  and check it out.

Hot Cha Cha and roue'  are on the way to NYC for a three night stand,   one van,  two bands, a trailer and New York City  = well ...you tell me.  If you're in the area check them out at  Death By Audio on May 2nd,  The Knitting Factory May 3rd, and The Cake Shop May 4th.   yeah, yeah. 

There's an interview with Ryan in The Cleveland Scene this week about the studio here.

    Mystery of Two is in Brooklyn tonight,  if you're in the area stop out and say hello at Tommy's Tavern  1041 Manhattan Ave in Green Point.

The Spanish Prisoners LP's are done done done.   Hand numbered with download codes and all.    Should be up on the store early next week.