Unfortunately, I really don’t have the time to do this anymore.  Chomping On Dandelions, which I named after a running joke in Berkely Breathed’s “Bloom County” comic strip, is more or less over.

For music-related writing, reviews, and even a bit of news, go to Fistfight At The Arthouse or my main site, Costa K Writes Things.

I’ll probably keep this up on WordPress.com as a sample/example for future potential work.

Been a wild ride. OK, that was a lie, because this was basically a news feed. It was a decent ride.

-Costa

Pop-punk renegades The Wonder Years are on tour forever through the US this fall, so check ‘em out when they hit up your town.  You won’t regret it.

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SEP 21 – Nangatuck, CT @ Nangatuck American Legion w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 22 – Albany, NY @ Bogies w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 23 – Amityville, NY @ Broadway w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 24 – Binghampton, NY @ American Legion Post 80 w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 25 – New Berlin, PA @ American Legion w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 26 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom and Tavern w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Warsaw Arena w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 28 – Whitesburgh, KY @ Whitesburgh Shriners Building w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Studio 8 / The Murphy Arts Center w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
SEP 30 – Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep Cafe w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 01 – Springfield, MO @ Club Neon w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 02 – Lawrence, KS @ The Jackpot w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 03 – Denison, TX @ Fat Daddys Sound Shack @ Joshuas Crossing w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 04 – Abilene, TX @ Rose Park Activity Building w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 05 – Mcallen, TX @ Nikki Rowe VFW w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 06 – San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 07 – El Paso, TX @ The Spot w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 08 – Albuquerque, NM @ Amped Theater w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 09 – Mesa, AZ @ Badlands Music Venue w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 11 – Whittier, CA @ The Green Turtle w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 12 – Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 13 – San Francisco, CA @ Sub-Mission Art Space w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 14 – Sacramento, CA @ Branch Street House w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 15 – Chico, CA @ Paradise Lost w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 16 – Olympia, WA @ Black Lake Grange w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ V2 w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 19 – Denver, CO @ Quixotes w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 21 – Buffalo, MN @ The Vault w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 22 – Aurora, IL @ Doug’s Rockhouse w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 23 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Metal Frat w/ Energy, A Loss For Words
OCT 24 – Rochester, PA @ Blue Violet Cafe w/ Energy
OCT 25 – Doylestown, PA @ Maennerchor Field w/ Energy
OCT 26 – Holmdel, NJ @ Holmdel Firehouse w/ Energy
NOV 01 – Erie, PA @ Forward Hall w/ Energy
NOV 02 – Nitro, WV @ The Brickhouse w/ Energy
NOV 03 – Mt. Airy, MD @ Mt. Airy Firehall w/ Energy
NOV 04 – Altoona, PA @ Eldolyn Terrace w/ Energy
NOV 06 – Bucksport, ME @ The Kave w/ Energy
NOV 07 – Manchester, NH @ Rocko’s w/ Energy
NOV 08 – Holyoak, MA @ Water Front Tavern w/ Energy

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Punknews.org is reporting that keyboardist of the renowned English post-punk band Echo & The Bunnymen has died, succumbing to injuries substained last Tuesday. On his motorcycle, he collided with a converted ambulance while on the Isle of Mann.

Brockman was 53. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

The band has also released the free-to-download, self-released Ghosts, which you can get via the band’s website for a limited time (and also donate if you feel generous).  The record will be available via CD at all of the shows on this farewell tour, and in stores September 29th.

Check out the tour dates below, and if you get a chance, go see them.

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AUG 31 – New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern w/ Disarmor
SEP 01 – Washington, DC @ TBA w/ Trophy Wife, Avec
SEP 02 – Baltimore, MD @ The Talking Head w/ Avec, Lingos Clamore
SEP 03 – Richmond, VA @ Plaza Bowl w/ Landmines, Marionette, Cities For Small Towns
SEP 04 – Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley w/ Desolation Wilderness, Attica! Attica!, Alcohawk
SEP 05 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Good Luck, Attica! Attica! Eric Ayotte
SEP 06 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop w/ I Am Champagne, Swarm of Bats, Attica! Attica!
SEP 07 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place w/ Lemuria, Attica! Attica!
SEP 08 – Ithaca, NY @ The Shop w/ Attica! Attica!, Beach Parade
SEP 09 – Binghamton, NY @ TBA w/ Summer People
SEP 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium – Buddy Fest / Day 1 (2nd to last show!) w/ Avec, The Reveling, The New Dress
SEP 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium – Buddy Fest / Day 2 (last show!) w/ Cities For Small Towns, Lemuria, I Am Champagne, Man Without Plan, Trophy Wife, Summer People, Ludlow Lions, One Main Riot, Rapid Cities, Kill Wealthy Dowager

Indie/emo power-trio Gray Young are on a jaunt through August, in support of Firmament, their self-released full-length.  The band will also be performing love on an upcoming episode of NPR’s The State Of Things.

Check out the dates below.

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AUG 06 – Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong w/ Eat People, Prisms, Solar Powered Sun Destroyer
AUG 07 – Frederick, MD @ Braddock Community Center w/ Eat People, My Best Friend’s Birthday, Solar Powered Sun Destroyer
AUG 08 – Manassas, VA @ El Taco w/ Eat People, Me Monster
AUG 14 – Winston Salem, NC @ Elliot’s Revue w/ Jews and Catholics
AUG 28 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Live on NPR 91.5 “The State of Things”
AUG 29 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Jack Sprat w/ Battle Rockets and Goodbye, Titan

Latin For Truth have released their latest EP, We Are Sick Of Not Having The Courage To Be Absolute Nobodies, for free online.

You can download the whole package right here.

The band are gearnig up to release the 7-inch The ‘95 Sound, a seven-inch of demos to be released on Pittfall Records this fall, as well as the full-length Youth Crew Blues, which will be out next year.

On the tail-end of the release of their awesome CD Consider This Your Curse, Over Stars And Gutters are hitting the road through August and might just roll through your living room and drink all your orange juice and eat all your graham crackers.

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AUG 01 – Oklahoma City, OK @ VZD’s w/ John Moreland & The Black Gold Band, The Pretty Black Chains
AUG 03 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
AUG 04 – Topeka, KS @ The Boobie Trap Bar
AUG 05 – Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers
AUG 06 – Papillion, NE @ Papio Bowl
AUG 07 – Des Moines, IA @ The Haunted Basement
AUG 08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Get the Fuck Outta my HOUSE!
AUG 10 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
AUG 12 – Belleville, IL @ Illegal Tone
AUG 13 – Joplin, MO @ Blackthorn Pizza & Pub
AUG 14 – Claremore, OK @ The Tree
AUG 20 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory w/ O Pioneers!!!, The Anchor

The Reptilian are on the road through the end of July and August.  Check out the dates below, and then check out this technical post-punk outfit when they roll through your town.

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JUL 28 – South Bend, IN @ Cabana House w/ Sohns, Sleep Patterns, Inbirdseye
JUL 29 – Chicago, IL @ Mt. Happy w/ Sohns, Cloud Mouth
JUL 30 – Bensenville, IL @ 921 David Drive w/ Sohns, Pisces at the Animal Fair, Truman and His Trophy
JUL 31 – St. Louis, MO @ The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center w/ Sohns, Robot Cuisine
AUG 01 – Bloomington, IN @ Spazm House w/ Grown Ups
AUG 02 – Bowling Green, OH @ Castle Fest / Castle Sunshine w/ Grown Ups, Cloud Mouth, Antilles, Cougar Den
AUG 03 – Bowling Green, KY @ Rory’s House w/ Grown Ups, Bears!, Man oh Man
AUG 04 – Nashville, TN @ Grant Guinane’s House of Payne w/ Grown Ups
AUG 05 – Terry, MS @ Springbridge UMC w/ Grown Ups
AUG 06 – Tallahassee, FL @ TBA w/ Grown Ups
AUG 07 – Melbourne, FL @ Cassette House w/ Grown Ups, Cassettes on Fire, Vessels of Energia
AUG 08 – Somewhere, FL @ TBA w/ Grown Ups
AUG 09 – St. Augustine, FL @ Nobby’s w/ Grown Ups
AUG 10 – Savannah, GA @ TBA w/ Grown Ups
AUG 11 – Charlotte, NC @ TBA w/ Grown Ups
AUG 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Treetown Showspace w/ Grown Ups
AUG 13 – Richmond, VA @ TBA w/ Grown Ups
AUG 14 – Baltimore, MD @ Cycle Space w/ Grown Ups
AUG 16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The DAAC w/ Cougar Den, Cloud Mouth, Good Teeth Gold Teeth
AUG 28 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Rotten House w/ the Number Eight

You can stream Planets Of Old, the new EP from the recently reunited Cave In online right here, courtesy of the excellent Hydra Head.  Check it out.

From Alternative Press -

Adam “MCA” Yauch, one-third of legendary rap group the Beastie Boys, has announced that he was diagnosed last week with having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. According to his publicist, Laura Eldeiry, the tumor was caught early, which makes it “very treatable.” The cancer will reportedly not affect his vocal cords; however, the band have canceled all upcoming concert appearances, including their upcoming headlining spot at this summer’s Lollapalooza festival, and have pushed back the release of their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, from Sept. 15 to a new date TBD.

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Our thoughts are with Yauch and him having a speedy recovery.