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 | Alive Records Official Website: http://www.alive-totalenergy.com/ About:
Patrick Boissel of Bomp! Records started the Alive imprint in 1993. The label specializes in garage punk with blues and folk influences. Its catalogue has included the Black Keys, Boyskout, Milky Ways,
the Bloody Hollies, Detonations, and Two Gallants among others.
Artists with releases on this label: Recent ReviewsRecent NewsBlack Diamond Heavies Nashville punk / blues duo the Black Diamond Heavies are headed out on a spring tour of the US this April in support of their 2007 full length Every Damn Time. A European tour will follow in late May. The band's follow up full length has also been completed. The record, titled A Touch of Someone Else's Class, was recorded by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. It will hit stores on May 27th via Alive Records.…Turpentine Brothers (Europe) Boston's Turpentine Brothers will kick off a European tour next week in support of their self-titled sophomore full length. The follow up to 2005's Alive Records released We Don’t Care About Your Good Times has hit Europe on Alien Snatch! Records, featuring 9 tracks plus two from an aborted 7" release on Shit Sandwich. There's no word yet…Turpentine Brothers 2008 releases Boston's Turpentine Brothers have unveiled some of their plans for the coming year. The three piece is planning to open the year with a new 7-inch Red Lounge and a new 9 song 12-inch on Germany's Alien Snatch Records. Both were recorded by Dick Curtis and are expected in February of next year. You can also check out a new song, "Time Min" on their myspace page. The band, which features members of the…Black Diamond Heavies (UK, Europe) Nashville punk-blues duo Black Diamond Heavies have fleshed out their recently begun UK tour with additional dates in the UK as well as shows in surrounding Europe. Black Diamond Heavies are supporting their new Alive Records full length Every Damn…Black Diamond Heavies / Scott H. Biram (UK) Nashville punk-blues duo Black Diamond Heavies will hit the road in the UK this October with Austin's Scott H. Biram. Black Diamond Heavies are supporting their new Alive Records full length Every Damn…Brimstone Howl: "One Quick Minute" The video for "One Quick Minute" by Lincoln, Nebraska garage fuzz bluesmen Brimstone Howl is now online.…Alive signs Left Lane Cruiser and November 6 Street Alive Records has added two new bands to their roster. The label has signed Fort Wayne, Indiana's garage / blues / punk duo Left Lane Cruiser. The band will hit the studio in September to record a full length for a January 2008 release. The label has also signed November 6 Street, a new band from Memphis multi-instrumentalist "musical cardshark" Ron Franklin. The band, which plays what the label describes as "a mess of alleyway…Trainwreck Riders in car crash The tour van of San Franciscan folk-punks the Trainwreck Riders was struck by a drunk driver this past weekend. The band explained the incident: For those of you who have not heard (or maybe you have, and that's why you're here), we were side-swiped by a drunk driver late Saturday night / Sunday morning (6/24). Our van was flipped and rolled. Luckily (miraculously), the van itself and our equipment took the worst of it. As far as we can tell, we did not sustain any serious injuries - various scrapes and bruises, a broken arm, maybe a rib -…Turpentine Brothers hit the road Boston's Turpentine Brothers are headed out on tour later this month. The band, which features members of the Kings of Nuthin’ and Mr Airplane Man, will be playing with a number of bands including Cococoma, Spider Bags and the Coffin Lids. The band released We Don’t Care About Your Good Times in 2005 on Alive followed by a number of 7" releases for a variety of labels.…Black Diamond Heavies / Trainwreck Riders Nashville punk-blues duo Black Diamond Heavies will hit the road in the US this summer, playing many dates with their San Franciscan folk-punk labelmates Trainwreck Riders. They'll share the stage with another Alive Records act, the Iowa based blues-rock band Radio Moscow, in early July as well. Black Diamond Heavies are supporting their new full length Every Damn… |
