The Copyrights, Ray Rocket (Teenage Bottlerocket), The Lippies, Cumplete Basturds, Danvers
The Smiling Moose Pittsburgh, PA
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The Copyrights, Ray Rocket (Teenage Bottlerocket), The Lippies, Cumplete Basturds, Danvers
THE COPYRIGHTS
If you're gonna read anything in this bio, at least get these few facts straight: 1) The Copyrights are from a small college town in downstate Illinois called Carbondale, and are by far the biggest thing to come out of those cornfields as they have toured internationally multiple times; 2) They just released a 3-song EP on Fat Wreck Chords called, No Knocks, which is just a teaser for their upcoming LP, Report, due out on Red Scare in August; and 3) they're one of the best, smartest bands making buzzy, anthemic pop-punk in 2014.
Still here? Cool. Let's take it from the top... Early on The Copyrights released a 7 that was entitled, Nowhere Near Chicago. The name referenced a question that kept coming up: Wait, where are you guys from again? These kids were so good they HAD to be from a big city where they have real music scenes, right? Naw, Carbondale is a little burg in the boonies that is hours away from an international airport, but they have a vibrant arts community, house shows, and the guy who invented Dippin' Dots is from there. Oh, I guess Jenny McCarthy was from there too, which is kinda lame, depending on how you feel about science and sanity. But the isolation has never hindered the quartet, as they have been able to tour the land with bands like The Lawrence Arms, The Queers, Swingin' Utters, Strike Anywhere, Teenage Bottlerocket, etc etc.
After doing a couple releases with labels like It's Alive Records and Insubordination Records, The Copyrights were snatched up by Red Scare Industries and sent in to record with Matt Allison at Atlas Studios (The Menzingers, Alkaline Trio, The Lawrence Arms). That first Red Scare release, Make Sound, was a real breakout for the foursome and they were called Pop-punk saviors by the credible crusties at Maximum Rocknroll. It brought about a lot of touring opportunities, some radio play, a spot on the Warped Tour comp, and a couple more great albums like Learn The Hard Way and North Sentinel Island.
Now in 2014 The Copys have more momentum than ever. They were invited to record in Oklahoma with Mike Kennerty, who is the guitarist and music nerd from All-American Rejects. Mike not only has platinum records of his own, but he's produced albums from Direct Hit! and Screeching Weasel as well. Needless to say, everyone is really stoked on the final product: their latest 14-song album dubbed, Report. This stuff came out so good that they got the attention of Fat Wreck Chords, who wanted a couple hits for a 7 EP of their own. Now that word has gotten out that The Copyrights have caught a lightning in a bottle, they were offered a full U.S. tour in support of their heroes and punk/HC legends, 7 Seconds. After that they'll head to Europe for the third time. Expect to hear more good things from these small-town overachievers this year and beyond as they take their music around the world and deliver the Report!
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The Smiling Moose (View)
1306 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
United States
