Having just wrapped up a tour with Joyce Manor and Andrew Jackson Jihad, Chicago psych-punk outfit Treasure Fleet have released their debut on Recess Records . The band includes members of The Lawrence Arms , The Arrivals , Smoking Popes and the band is described as " a melange of mod and psych inspired indie rock. ." They've posted two songs from the Cocamotion , and you can find them here: "Vice" and "High on a Bicycle."
Alternative Press is streaming the new Complete Control Sessions EP from Chicago's The Smoking Popes . The EP is set to be released tomorrow May 1st, 2012 . You can check out the stream here .
Photo by Katie Hovland Three run, don't walk, reasons to get over to Township tonight... 1. As far as Chicago supergroups go, Treasure Fleet is pretty low-key, keeping most of its music hidden from view except for a few collage-like videos posted to YouTube. The quintet features Eli Caterer of Smoking Popes, Neil Hennessy of The Lawrence Arms, Mike Oberlin of Sass Dragons and Isaac Thotz and Dave Merriman of the Arrivals. Treasure Fleet taps into the members' softer sides, opting for a more sunny, funny surf-inspired [...]
Smoking Popes have been announced for the fourth in Side One Dummy Records ' Complete Control Sessions series. Previous participants include Anti-Flag , Scream and the Bouncing Souls . For this 10-inch, due out May 1, 2012 , the Popes have recorded two new songs - "Lets Call It Love" and "Hey Renée" - two newly recorded favorites - "Writing A Letter" and "Grab Your Heart and Run" - and a show-stopping cover of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables .
According to drummer Neil Hennessy , Chicago's Smoking Popes will be entering Atlas Studios in Chicago next week to begin recording new material. The band's most recent release was This Is Only a Test in 2011.
Eli Caterer of Smoking Popes has unveiled a new side project called Invisible Solids. The band ten tracks available on their Bandcamp page and will be playing a show on Friday, Dec 23 at Pancho's in Chicago, IL. Caterer's main project is also playing a short tour around the new year, and has announced Ohio and Illinois shows in February. Smoking Popes released This Is Only a Test , their latest full-length, earlier this year.
Speaking of Josh Caterer, The Smoking Popes ' Daytrotter session has been posted, and in addition to performing the first two tracks from their 2011 release, This is Only a Test , the band performed to of their classics "Need You Around" and "Megan". You can check out the session here .
Smoking Popes are the latest artist to contribute a Daytrotter Session with the band tackling four songs for the website including "How Dangerous," "Wish We Were Here," "Need You Around," and "Megan." Check it out here .
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Aside from having the coolest name of any punk-leaning Chicago-area band since Big Black, Smoking Popes have been blessed with core fan base that refused to quit on the outfit. [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Aside from having the coolest name of any punk-leaning Chicago-area band since Big Black, Smoking Popes have been blessed with core fan base that refused to quit on the outfit. [...]
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Aside from having the coolest name of any punk-leaning Chicago-area band since Big Black, Smoking Popes have been blessed with core fan base that refused to quit on the outfit. [...]
My recent arrival in Chicago has been beneficial for two reasons: 1) I have a fulfilling job, and 2) I get to a shit ton of rock shows. For example, over the course of the four weeks of October, I made it to six shows. No two shows were alike: I welcomed fresh-faced James Blake and Ty Segall; cheered for past-their prime Glenn Danzig, Smoking Popes and Frank Turner and turned Japanese with Boris. James Blake @ The Metro (9/29) September 29 was a very eventful night for Chicago's hipsters. Due to [...]
If tonight's Best Bets were a Snow Cone flavor it would be Dreamsicle. Tonight: Smoking Popes, the Also Rans, Sundiver at the Riot Room Bella Gaia: Kenji Williams at Yardley Hall at JCCC Dream Wolf, Boom Chick, Heidi Gluck at Record Bar The Associates at Davey's Uptown Jucifer (Relapse/ Nomadic Fortress/ Alternative Tentacles), Hot & Ugly at Replay Lounge Future Islands at Jackpot Saloon Olassa, The Carper Family, Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company at the Bottleneck [ Subscribe to the [...]
A Tundra | Photo by Donny Mahlmeister Three break-out-the-maracas-so-you-c an-jam-with-the-bartender reasons to head down to Panchos tonight... 1. Chicago mellow indie poppers A Tundra have literally been around the block. Mostly, just picking up strays from bands like Crush Kill Destroy, Joan of Arc, Smoking Popes, and Tortoise. The end result is a musical gumbo that sounds like equal parts Deerhoof and Joan of Arc with its calculated melodies and endearing male and female vocal dynamic. Also worth mentioning is the group's penchant for punny song titles such [...]
Recorded live at the Hi-Dive in Denver, CO 10/11/11 at The Morning After Girls show. PLAYLIST: The Drums - Money Hospital Ships - Love or Death Olivia Tremor Control - Holiday Suprise 1, 2, 3 The Soundcarriers - Glide All Natural Lemon And Lime Flavors - Yellow Smoking Popes - Paul Cinerama - Tie Me Up The Young Knives - Grand Opening British Sea Power - No Lucifer Wolfhounds - Rent Act Ride - Time of Her Time Darker My Love - [...]
Oh, what a weekend Chicago has in store for us all. Riot Fest , which technically kicked off yesterday, continues with big, big, big shows around town including DANZIG, Smoking Popes and Weezer. But if you're not into the insanity of our annual punk-a-thon, look no further than T-Bone at Quenchers, Great Society Mind Destroyers at the Viaduct and a few more fests we think you'd enjoy immensely. You don't want to find hell with me, mother. So let's get to it. [...]
Smoking Popes Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio were celebrating their 20th and 15th anniversaries, respectively, at the first of two sold-out shows at the Metro on Monday evening, and the bands both reflected their relative ages. While the older-brother Popes were mainly content (with notable exceptions) to forego high-octane physical performances in exchange for precision and crispness, the still-rambunctious Trio cranked up the energy, letting the band members' adroitness on their instruments fade behind the wall of sound. However, the show delivered exactly what the fawning crowd came to see: two [...]
The term pop-punk had an entirely different meaning fifteen or so years ago. Back then, bands like Jawbreaker, The Descendents, Green Day and Screeching Weasel embodied the angsty sneer associate... Continue reading "Smoking Popes At The Firebird, 7/27/11" >
Josh Caterer, lead singer and one of the three Caterer brothers in the four-piece Smoking Popes, was compared to his grandparents' crooners while he wrote torch songs like "Need You Around" in hi... Continue reading "Smoking Popes' Josh Caterer On Deciding To Do A Concept Record And Touring" >
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