Daniel James Gang Rides Again

My new solo single “Misery” is out now. I had initially written this song for the next Indonesian Junk LP before we had broken up, and I’m stoked as hell that it’s finally seeing the light of day.

Logan Stang plays drums, and Miski Dee sings backing vocals. Ian Olvera recorded the drums and mixed everything over at Wire & Vice, and it was mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering.

Expect some more tracks over the coming weeks and months. There’s currently a 45 with “Misery” and one more song in queue at the pressing plant that will be coming out on Sioux Guitars . Also, I’m going to be playing a pair of shows with the Daniel James Gang to celebrate the new song in Milwaukee on May 31st at Bremen Cafe and in Chicago on June 1st at Liar's Club.

Chinese Telephones On Tour

ChiTels got a bunch of tour dates coming up. All dates except for Green Bay are with our friends Constant Insult. Chicago and Milwaukee are also with the Marked Men.

2/24 Green Bay, WI (At The Tracks)

3/15 Madison, WI (Mickey's Tavern)

3/16 Cincinnati, OH (The Hub)

3/17 Washington, DC (Slash Run)

3/18 Philadelphia, PA (Foto Club)

3/19 Lake Como, NJ (Salty's Beach Bar)

3/20 Malden, MA (Faces Brewery)

3/21 Queens, NY (Trans-Pecos)

3/22 Pittsburgh, PA (Rock Room)

3/23 Cleveland, OH (Little Rose Tavern)

4/5 Chicago, IL (Empty Bottle)

4/6 Milwaukee, WI (Cactus Club)

New Chinese Telephones 7" is out now!

Hey. I'm bad at updating this stuff. Chinese Telephones have a new 7" out though on Dead Broke / Bloated Kat. It's the first thing we've recorded in fifteen years. We also have some tour dates that will be getting posted soon.

 

Order vinyl at  Dead Broke Rekerds or Bloated Kat Records

World In Action EP

 The debut EP from WORLD IN ACTION is available now for free download on Bandcamp. Our first show is at Cactus Club on May 27th with Subhumans. worldinaction.bandcamp.com

Solo Shows

 I got a handful of solo shows around the region coming up. I got some new recordings coming soon too.

World In Action

I guess the word is out that I’m in a new band. We’re called World In Action. Fans of anarcho and peace punk take notice. Our first show is May 27th at Cactus Club with Subhumans (UK) and Cop/Out. Tickets available here. Recordings coming very soon.

Photos by Paul Mirenda

So Long, And Thanks For All The Drink Tickets

Despite previous claims (which were at the time truthful) that we were only taking a break from shows, Indonesian Junk has decided to call it quits as a band. It’s been a great 8 1/2 years playing with Mike, Johnny, and all of the other amazing people who have been in and out of this band. There’s no bad blood or anything, we’re all cool with each other and just decided that it was time. 

Thank you to everyone who came to our shows, bought our records and t-shirts, fed us, let us sleep on their floors and couches, booked our shows, put out our records, played us on their radio shows, wrote about us in their zines and blogs, etc. Extra special thanks to Malibu Lou and Lisa at Rum Bar Records for all the amazing work they’ve done for us and Shane at Howl Street Recordings for always making us sound so cool.

And of course thanks to Mike, Johnny, Justin, David, Miski, Mark, Adam, Jim, DJ, Terry, and Tony for putting up with all my shit for as long as you did, and never making me drive the van once.

I got a couple of real cool musical projects in the works that I’m not ready to talk about just yet, and I’m sure the other guys got stuff coming up too. In the meantime you can catch me playing solo shows and doing stuff with Chinese Telephones.