Shows and Shirts and Stuff

Hey, we played a show in August!  It was great and we have only a very small handful of shirts left.  Whatever we have is up for sale on our Bandcamp page.  More updates when they exist!

Bandcamp Update

Feel Ways About Stuff and our track from the B Sides compilation 7" are now up for streaming/download on our Bandcamp page!

Check it out here:  http://boilerman.bandcamp.com

Shirts On Sale

Thanks to everyone who came out to the LP release show!  We have a small smattering of shirts in random size quantities left, so those are all up for mailorder, along with all of our in print records, and priced to move!

Check it out here:  http://hipkidrecords.storenvy.com

Help clear some space and get some dough!  Thanks!

9/2 Chicago LP Release Show

See you there!

Japan Tour/New Shirts/New Record

Thanks to everyone who helped with our Japanese tour.  We've got a new shirt design and a new CD/LP out on Waterslide Records/86'd Records/All In Vinyl/Sad Punk Records.  LPs are up for pre-order and the CDs are out now!

You can grab CDs or new shirts from us stateside at http://hipkidrecords.storenvy.com

They look like this:

10" Shirt

Our other shirt we had for tour is now up for sale online at http://hipkidrecords.storenvy.com .  There aren't many left, so if you want one, grab it!

Thanks

Thanks so much to everyone who helped us out on tour and everyone involved in OTTAWA EXPLOSION.  We won't be playing many shows in the near future due to geographical constraints, but we've got a brand new 7" coming soon on ALL IN VINYL and 86'd RECORDS and have another full length recorded.  Any updates on those will be posted here.

We also have a new shirt design from this past tour.  It looks like this:

It's available in the Hip Kid distro for mailorder here: http://hipkidrecords.storenvy.com

Thanks for the support!

June Tour + Record News

Thanks to those who came out to the show last Thursday.

We just got our copies of the B-Sides comp 7" on Rad Girlfriend.  The release show for it will be the kickoff show for our tour in June.  Here's the details on that:

6/6 - Chicago (B-Sides comp 7" record release) @ The Flowershop w/ Brickfight, Boxsledder, Scoundrel
7 - Cincinnati @ Black Plastic w/ Deep State, Swim Team
8 - Columbus w/ Raging Nathans, Nuclear Moms, Easy Pieces
9 - Richmond @ Strange Matter w/ Hysterese, Hot Dolphins, Omega Boys
10 - Raleigh @ Slim's w/ Laika's Orbit, Crete
11 - Alexandria, VA @ The Lab w/ Sundials, Lilac Daze, Polyon
12 - Philly @ Lava Space w/ Crybaby, Kyle Gilbride (of Swearin')
13 - Long Island @ Quaker Meetinghouse w/ Grave Blankets, Yum Yuckers
14 - New Haven, CT @ Osborn House w/ Spit-Take (7" release), Worn Leather
15 - Boston @ Charlie's Kitchen w/ Witches With Dicks, Bundles
16 - Portsmouth, NH @ Red Door w/ Notches, Little My, Gravel
17 - Portland, Maine @ Brown Haus w/ Gout, Seasonal Disorders
18-21st - Ottawa Explosion (we play on Friday)
22 - Toronto, ON @ The Central w/ Brauer, Winter 94

We spent this last weekend recording 18 songs, many of which will be on an upcoming LP.  Stay tuned for more news and tour updates as they become apparent.  Thanks as always for the support.

4/16 Show and Recording News

We're playing a cool show in Chicago on April 16th.

4/16 @ Fizz w/ Signals Midwest, Please and Thank Yous, Birches

The weekend following, we'll be recording for our second LP.  We just got test presses for our new three song 7" that will be released in the US by the mighty 86'd Records and in Europe by the equally mighty All In Vinyl.

In June, we will be touring the US up to play OTTAWA EXPLOSION.  We can't wait.  Details soon.

Thanks for the continued interest and support.

SCOUNDREL Midwest Weekend/10" Release Weekend

More details on the weekend with SCOUNDREL. We'll have 10"s.

March 6th - Lansing, IL @ Tommy's Parents' House w/ Tenement, Scoundrel, Bullnettle
March 7th - Cincinnati, OH @ Cide Central w/ Scoundrel, Sleeves, Smut ($5 - 10 PM - 2159 Central Ave)
March 8th - Champaign, IL @ Dingbat Dungeon w/ Scoundrel, Dingbats, Nectar

There was a printing error on our 10"s, so we'll have special corrective inserts on this weekend for our band copies!

One-Sided 10" Pre-Order Up Now!

Yo, the new BOILERMAN one-sided 10" is up for pre-order now too!

You can get it at: http://www.86drec.com/products/538042-boilerman-s-t-one-sided-10

You can stream it at: http://www.scenepointblank.com/news/records/2015/02/03/spb-exclusive-stream-boilerman/

Art by Jesse Smith​.  All pre-orders come with a free Fellow Project CD!  Get on it.

B-Sides Compilation 7"

The B-Sides compilation that Boilerman, Boxsledder, Brickfight, and The Brokedowns are on is up for pre-order.  Scope the haps:

http://radgirlfriendrecords.storenvy.com/collections/768849-pre-orders

Razorcake #84 Interview

We got interviewed and it's printed up in the latest issue of Razorcake (#84 to be precise).  Here's what it looks like:

Go pick one up and read all the dumb stuff we had to say!  The official release date for the issue is February 2nd, but I've seen a couple around Chicago so far, so go pick one up ASAP or head over to Razorcake.org and order one/subscribe.  

Update/Weekend Tour/10"!

Sorry for the radio silence.  We've been writing a ton and have been working in secret on plenty of stuff.  Some of it is as follows:

We're playing a show in McHenry County on Feb 17th with Boxsledder. The Nesmins, and more.  Details shortly.

We're doing a weekend of shows in March.
March 6th - Kalamazoo, MI
March 7th - Cincinnati, OH
March 8th - Champaign-Urbana, IL

The weekend will be just in time for the release of our new one-sided, five song 10" on 86'd Records/Crapoulet Records/Waterslide Records.  We are so excited for this record to be out.

Additionally, test presses were approved for a 7" compilation entitled B Sides featuring us, Brokedowns, Brickfight, and Boxsledder which is going to be out on Rad Girlfriend Records in hopefully not too long.

There's more on the horizon.  Thanks for the continued support.

Kids Shirt Reprint

Thanks a lot to the Milwaukee and Iowa City/Cedar Falls crews for an excellent couple of shows.  We did a small reprint of the kids shirt design for the weekend and have a small handful left.  Check them out here:

http://hipkidrecords.storenvy.com/collections/42074-all-products/products/3679174-boilerman-kids-shirt

As for shows, see you on Nov 11th at Township!

Midwest October Weekend

We're doing a weekend of shows in October.  Here's the plan:

10/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Ground Zero House w/ Estates, Platypodes
10/18 - Iowa City, IA @ PS1 w/ Kitten Crisis, Lover's Speed

We're also playing a show in Chicago on 11/11 at Township with Typesetter, Astpai, and Chumps.

YOUR PEST BAND and SANHOSE Show

We're playing an excellent show next week that you should be sure to attend.

9/10/14 at The 2040 w/ Your Pest Band (Japan), Sanhose (Japan), Sick Sad World, and Boxsledder

It's at 7PM, is all ages, and costs $7.  Email boilerxman@gmail.com if you need the address!  This will be our only gig until October.  Seeya there!

Grand Rapids!

In addition to our show 8/26 in Chicago, we're going to be playing in Grand Rapids, MI on 8/27.  It's at The Bunker with DISHPIT (from MN) and SHITTY NIGHTS.  Come get wild and eat some pizza.  We will.

10" artwork is being finalized.  More news on that soon.

Upcoming Gigs

Thanks a lot to everyone involved in the Extreme Noise Anniversary Weekend: Round II.  It was one of the most, if not the absolute most, fun and well organized punk fest I've ever attended.  We were all stoked to play and be there in general.

We've got two shows coming up right now.

7/24/14 @ 86 Mets w/ Nesmins and a Super SpeciAl gueSt

8/26/14 @ Township w/ Bad Doctor, Staring Problem, Empty Isle

Artwork is VERY close to done for our 10" we've got coming out.  Once it's all complete and I've got release details, I'll make a big deal out of it.  Until then, see you at the gigs!

Extreme Noise 20th Anniversary Weekend

We're super pleased to have been asked to play at the Extreme Noise 20th Anniversary weekend.  EN is one of the coolest record stores/places in the country and this weekend is going to be incredible.  We're playing an after show Saturday night at the Hexagon Bar.  Here's information on the whole weekend which is seriously insane:

Hexagon Pre-Party Show Friday June 20th:
Teenage Moods
Animal Lover
Miami Dolphins
Rabbit Holes

Main Show Saturday June 21st:
Los Crudos (Chicago)
Organism (Osaka, Japan)
Cleveland Bound Death Sentence
Mean Jeans (PDX)
Banner Pilot
Kontrasekt

Bowling Alley After-Show:
Question (MPLS/NYC)
Gas Rag (Chicago)
Pillage (Chicago)
Varix

Hexagon After-Party Show:
Arms Aloft (Eau Claire)
Boilerman (Chicago)
Griswold
The Okerlunds

Main Show Sunday June 22nd:
Iron Lung (Seattle)
Lebenden Toten (Portland)
Radioactivity (Texas)
Frozen Teens
Condominium

Hexagon After-Party Show:
Bad Sports (Texas)
Real Numbers
Joust
Hot Rash

Record Swap: 10am-2pm
Main Show Doors at 3pm. ALL AGES. $5
After-Show Doors at 10pm. 18+. FREE.
Hexagon Shows at 10pm. 21+. FREE.

This weekend will also feature:
-Friday night TC punk art show opening at Extreme Noise Records
-Extreme Noise Anniversary Zine Release
-Games and Giveaways


In other news, our NWI show on June 16th has been moved to Soap Land.  Here's a flier for the gig: