Front is going to be at the Brooklyn Bridge Park tonight. To rock the mic? No, just to watch The Day The Earth Stood Still. Also, he’s staffing the popcorn booth ahead of the show. Come by, say “hi.” Say “extra butter.” No, don’t say “extra butter.” You’ve already had plenty. Show starts at sunset, with hipster space music from six o'clock. Free.
New Yorkers are ignoring the heck out of the citywide No Fireworks ordinance. It is a multi-borough explodey phenomenon, perhaps in anticipation of tomorrow’s Skull-Hump The Queen In The Eye Socket Day festivities! Out national hurrah. Front will be at a barbecue.
Speaking of barbecues, the last one Front attended was the punk-rock record store foofaraw where one mc chris bought the whole crowd their burgers. What a nice fellow! Attend one of his many impending tour dates. Also: make sure you catch Honeycreeper’s current tour – and when you do, say howdy to Igor who is a frontalot.com dev superstar.
Foreigners! See/hear/read about Frontalot at Der Spiegel (German) and/or Nouvo (Swiss (so, in French)).
And finally: omg look who is guest-starring on Goats this week!!
Front’s back in town! Two New York shows are coming right up: a free in-store with mc chris at Brooklyn’s ownPassout Records (4 in the afternoon on Saturday the 23rd), then a nice n’ early all-ages show at The Knitting Factory on Weds the 27th with Clara Lofaro [buy tix!].
Also: take just a second away from the schadenfreude factory to dig on Front’s RSS newsfeed.
Front drops a wee little verse into the song “Mecha Mechanics” for the impending Whoremoans album. You canhear the not-quite-final version now. You’ll recognize Mr. ‘Moans from his cameo on Secrets. Need we remind you that iTunes stocks Front?
Have you ever wanted to have a rapper’s medium-sized white one-axle gear trailer in your garage, driveway, or yard? Do you live within about 75 miles of New York City? If you just said “oh hell yes” under your breath, write in. Front seeks to pay incredibly minimal rent on a storage place for the touring caboose between now and October.
Oh Keith, when will you stop making awesome little internet things? And! How come all the best comic books are web pages these days?
Well! That was a pretty kick-ass tour. Twenty-five shows in twenty-one states, eleven thousand miles, twenty-three hundred nerds who got their glasses fogged up. And it is done. Front and company are back in Brooklyn, plotting the next round of mayhem.
What have we learned? Lots! In no particular order: Tucson is the friendliest town there is. Vannah’s stereo plays MP3 CDs even though this functionality is not mentioned anywhere in the user manual. The PA guys are not joking around with their ping-pong skillz. The PSP version of Puzzle Quest has a serious bug with the companion NPCs; also: most GameStop locations do not have a copy of Loco Roco, but the one in the strip mall near JBB’s place in Atlanta totally does. Spider Man III is better than its reviews would lead you to believe, particularly at 2AM on opening night with hells of hollering Mississippi people in the theater. Venues called “The Basement” or “The Alley” don’t tend to have figurative names. Elvis had a surprisingly modest kitchen. Luggage,Effingham & Wheatstraw, Tha Gosh Darn Transmissions, K-Flay, Attractive Eighties Women, Schaffer the Darklord, ytcracker, The Former Fat Boys, Beefy, The Principles, and Hello Lobster all put on excellent shows. The boys from Garmin love them some nerdcore. The proprietor of Wide Screen Gamingknows the right way to take you out to dinner. KOL kids do not balk at long drives when a concert is involved. Optimus Rhyme is good at throwing dinner parties. MC Lars enjoys Porky Piggin’ It, but otherwise has fairly good morals.
Still four chances to check out Frontalot on tour: tonight in Memphis, Sunday in Atlanta (also known as “Hotlanta,” we’re told), Monday in Chapel Hill, and finally Tuesday in Richmond, VA. Then Front drags his sorry ass back to Boston, packs up shop, and returns to Brooklyn for another year or two of co-habitatiing with Blak Lotus, Gm7, and Doggy Fresh. Perhaps you will sight these members of the nerdcore royalty frolicking inProspect Park.
Hey people who throw CDs away right after you buy & rip them! Hush yer fussin’. Front’s new album Secrets From The Future is live on iTunes.
At Stubb’s in Austin tonight (Weds): if you see the Blonde Redhead show, they let you stay for Frontalot’s set free. Not a bad deal, kids. Get on it.
The tour winds up soon! The DC/Baltimore show looks like a no-go. But there are still plenty of chances to catch Front. Get tix.
LA is about how you figure it is: hot, glossy, smoky, diffuse. The drinks are expensive but Andy Richter sits next to you at the bar. Knitting Factory was a blast. Check out opener The Pirate Signal who put on a compelling show. Front and band-mates bid a tearful farewell to Lars and Optimus after. Now it is time to embark on the southern return leg. Get your tickets! Tell your kinfolk!
And, stepping backwards a moment, big thanks to the sell-out crowd at San Francisco’s Cafe Du Nord, Snyderand Scarlet Witch who guested, and our mystery friend who made an incredibly nice sounding bootleg. Expect a professionally mastered live album to come out of it.
The tour proceeds swimmingly. Seattle was unbelievable. Portland, San Francisco, Reno, and the southern regions have a lot to live up to. Get ready.
Did you see this Diesel Sweeties? It caught Front by surprise. Like a punch in the left one by Weng Weng. How about Lars’ video thingie? Also a shocker. Shockingly informative. For philosophy enthusiasts. Featuring Gm7.
New album lyrics are up! You’ll have to sort them out from the old ones, as a dedicated CD page & track listing is still in the works.
Frontalot, Optimus, and Lars are in Denver tonight, with ytcracker on the bill. A nerdsplosion of heretofore unimagined magnitude. The tour is going swimmingly. Many thanks to everyone we’ve met so far.
Reno and Salt Lake City have had the times moved up! Don’t miss these shows.