The brutality is over. Now to begin a new chapter of insanity. We're playing tonight with KIDS, SLEDDING WITH TIGERS (KIDS/SLT SPLIT RELEASE) and STONES IN FLOOD. It's cool that we're also celebrating the release of The Mortimer Greene EP on cassette and cd. You're all invited to hang out. The show starts early, so exercise punctuality and be there fashionably on-time. We're playing some other shows soon. I'll post those up later. Thanks, beasts.
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This is kinda cool: we finished tracking for our upcoming 4-song EP. We met up with Tommy G. at Electric Orange Studio off the Market Street exit off the 805 for a few days last week. Stay tuned, we'll have the tracks up really soon. In the meantime, here are a few pictures to help you at least imagine what they might have sounded like.
Indeed, without further adeiu the tapes are in. They came in just yesterday, all neat-like. See?
If you'd like a copy, send $5 to:
KSTDT
1593 Sherman Drive
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Also, if you're a daring rabscallion and would like BOTH the CD and Cassette, then send $7.00 to the above address.
You can also order online here:http://kidssay.bandcamp.com/album/the-mortimer-greene-ep
Give a listen to the Mortimer Greene EP if you haven't already, thanks.
Something special is cooking up... a sick benefit show for the Che Cafe is set to go off on December 22nd and 23rd. Expect to be transported back in time to 1990-something because a slew of cover sets will be rocked out. Featuring covers of Blink (Dude Ranch on the 22nd, Enema of the State on the 23rd!), Descendents, MxPx, Screeching Weasel, and Green Day, this is not something you'd want to miss, unless you do, that is.
December 22/23, 8pm-11pm
$5/ a day
xBLINKFESTx
December 22
Blink-(Dude Ranch)
Descendents
Green Day
Screeching Weasel
December 23
Blink (Enema of the State)
Descendents
MxPx
It's been a while since we got these in, but we now have some copies of The Mortimer Greene EP. They came in one night we got back from playing LA, and have been sitting in their box all comfortable-like.
This CD version of the EP comes with lyrics, artwork by the one and only Peter Morales, pictures, credits/information people don't really care about, and "Soledad," an instrumental track exclusive to the CD and tape releases. Mike from Lay Me Low Records said the tape should be coming in by the end of the month! Stay tuned for that, young ones.
For a CD, send $5.00 cash ($3.00 + $2.00 shipping and handling) to:
KSTDT Enterprises
Re: Mortimer Greene CD
1593 Sherman Drive
Chula Vista, CA 91911
If you prefer the impersonal methods of the internet, you can order a copy online here
or better yet, skip the shipping costs and get one at one of our next shows:
On Friday, October 28 we'll be playing with Suburban Boredom and a few others
at 10306 Hemphill pl. San Diego, 92126
The show starts at 6:00 pm,
so come early and have some root beer!
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Suburban Boredom
Then, we'll be playing at our good buddy Nacho's birthday on Friday, November 4
with Fight Songs, Reconstruct the Dream, and A Broken Line.
The address is 5229 Catoctin Drive, San Diego, CA
This one also starts at 6:00 pm. boom.
Fight Songs
Reconstruct the Dream
A Broken Line
Feel free to invite anyone with ears! It should be graaand.
Heyoo, this one's a bit last minute, but for anyone with nothing better to do on Saturday, October 15, our very own Aaron, and good friends George and Billy are celebrating their birthdays and you, friends, are invited. Feel free to bring food, refreshments, drinks, people, or anything that contributes to the good feelings.
Featuring fun sets by the KiDS, Tantive-IV, Sleep Walk, Backstabber, and more!
Here's the address: 184 5th Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910
See you there.
The show in Los Angeles was pretty damn great. The traffic was slow and steady just as we expected, and we got to the Tribal Cafe in time to see the first band, Fritz Sender after three hours in stop-and go-traffic AND visiting Raineir's grandma at the old people's home in Long Beach ("Schlong Beach," according to Aaron).
We made some good friends and heard some good music from Fritz Sender, Nevermeant, and Third World Labor Force. Jeff Bradley recorded a few songs from our set--what a top notch guy! You can listen to those tracks right here, or on the player below. Better yet, if you download them, you can get a photo set of the whole trip. RAKENROL
FRITZ SENDER-
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Nevermeant.
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Third World Labor Force
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[[posterous-content:pid___0]]Here are a few photos of the trip.
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It's pretty awesome. Our good friends MattBear, Nature, Corey, Blake, and Ben from the band KIDS (<---lol, pretty crazy, huh?) are taking us with them on tour December 16-23: one fine week up the California coast. Checkiiit:
Dec. 16th - San Diego
Dec. 17th - LA/OC/Pomona
Dec. 18th - LA/OC/Pomona
Dec. 19th - Santa Barbara
Dec. 20th - Santa Cruz
Dec. 21st - San Jose
Dec. 22nd -Bay Area
Dec. 23rd - Bay Area ...this should be a rough outline of the land that we will soon traverse. Packing it in an RV while Aaron and Manuel complain about how they don't have enough clean socks. 
KIDS has a great sound. It's like 50s surf pop with a bit of jazz and 90s-modern shoegaze-y influence. Excellent musicians that definitely have fun with what they do. They have a tape out called "Summer Frights" which you can listen to right here.
Awesome, so we're playing our first out of town show Saturday, September 30 at the Tribal Cafe just up the street in Los Angeles. Start walking! Then you can meet up with us and enjoy some vegan bratwurst while rawkin' it out to the sweet sounds. Tell us how it is when you get there, thanks.
The address is
1651 W Temple St #A
Los Angeles, CA 90026. The show starts from 7-10 pm, and is $6.Facebook Event Page
This Thursday (September 15), we're going to jam it out with our friendies in Otacon, Good Grief, and The Bombshells. Come, join us and grab yourself a chilled drink to escape the heat, only to find yourself unable to escape the sweet tones coming from our amplifiers. Check the flyer for details, arigatooo!
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If any of you were ever curious, here are some other bands that the KiDS have played in at some point or currently play in. We won't specify who plays what right on here, so check them out at your whim and get into the diverse sounds from these young minds.
LEGS
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BACKSTABBER
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OTACON
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SLEEP WALK
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yujin13.
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DEADLINED
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STOPPING POWER
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COLD STARE
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TANTIVE-IV
The SDSU semester starts tomorrow. Raineir begins his journey to post-college purgatory as a 5th year Super-Senior. What better way to start off the banishment to academic oblivion than a damn good punk rock show in North Park?
Checkit, yo: the KiDS are playing a(n) (awesome) Pre-Awesome Fest Party happening both at Bar 11 and the Soda Bar on El Cajon Boulevard. They're on at 11:35 at Bar 11, but the whole show starts at 7:30pm at the Soda Bar, and will alternate bands playing between Soda Bar and Bar 11 until 2am. There will be some sick bands playing this whole thing, so be sure to set aside your night for this. Read the flyer for more information. Until then, as Ryan Haynes says, stay weird.
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AWESOME FEST 5 WEBSITE
San Diego...America's Finest City, mhm, yep. We will be playing in the historic Gaslamp District of this fine town tomorrow night (Tuesday). If you'd like to take a break from your studies, put down your copy of The Phaedrus and get over to The STAGE. The show is free, and we're on at 10:00 pm. Peruse the flyer thoroughly for additional information about this event.
We're going to play one more than two shows this week. It's a pretty cool final week of vacation before Raineir heads back into the dusty classrooms of SDSU to learn about Existentialism. Lookit:
their gear setup, that is. We're playing an acoustic guitar session Violent Femmes style, along with Soul Water and The Mariachi Blues Band. The show starts at 5 pm. Come early for donuts and coffee. We'll supply the sweet lullaby serenade.
After three weeks of finding which two days to meet, and scrounging around for the art supplies, we have some cool demos. Using Aaron's lunch money and Manuel's dad's ten-disc cd burner-tower we made 60+ demos to share with anyone having ears to listen.
Nerds Rejoice! There are three different editions, each containing different artwork, (numbered!) inserts, and songs, some of which will be on the upcoming 8-song Mortimer Greene EP cassette tape/cd which will be put out by Mike O. at Lay Me Low Records. Soooo grab it while it's hot. Once they're gone, that's it. Pick one up at our next show, locals. We suggest you give us however much you think they're worth. You can see when our upcoming shows are here.
If you'd like us to send one, two, or a few to you, send us a letter telling us how much you love our shit, along with $2 (per demo!) to:
KiDS Say the Darndest Things
1593 Sherman Drive
Chula Vista, CA, 91911
USA
feel free to specify which one you wanted. you will get a response back, and you will get what you asked for.
Good news! Our friend Mike Owyang runs a label/distro (and illuminati sleeper cell) called Lay Me Low. He's putting out the cassette version of The Mortimer Greene EP so thanks to him for that, and be on the lookout for previous and future releases by this upcoming label!
If you're into cryptic lyrics, tons of reverb, and nice clothes from thrift stores, check out Raineir's other band LEGS, where he plays bass and sings in falsetto tones like mickey mouse. Ian from Stopping Power plays drums this time around, and his girlfriend Edna completes the lineup on guitars, vocals, and complaints. Keep your ears clean for any shows with both the KiDS and their LEGS
The KiDS (minus Manuel until one more year) are excercising their privilege to play more 21+ venues..sorry young ones, but San Diego sucks for local all-ages places, so if you want us to play, set up a show at your house!
I digress...check it out, we're playing an awesome pre-Awesome Fest 5 Party, spanning two different bars in one night. We go on at 11:35 at Bar 11, but be sure to see the other bands!
Hola, Gringos. Thanks to a young man named Sergio Esparza, we'll be playing at his house on August 26; three days before the start of SDSU's fall semester, "w00t"! Come by. It's $6 for the touring bands, so bring your friend and get your money's worth.
For all you legal eagles, the KIDS are playing a last minute show at the Soda Bar on El Cajon Blvd. Come by after work, the show starts late!
Holy moly. We have three shows this month of August, one of them being this coming Saturday (8/6). Lookit:
Thanks to all the friends that came out to see us last week at the Terra Nova center. Alas, we did not win. Apparently to win a battle of the bands, one must not battle, but rather dress sharply and pose provocatively with scantily dressed women in or around a car behind a blurred background, indicating our tendencies to live glamorous lives in the present moment. Much like this:
Hey, one and all. At the end of this month, we'll be playing with our homeslices in Griever (Alex Jacobelli and his minions straight from the House of Wonders) , Fed To The Wolves (Pokez obsession), and Concussion (Derek S. and Danny L. ripping it up). Come by, hang out, say hi, and maybe pick up a new Griever record.
All three of us will be rocking out at the Terra Nova Plaza near Manuel's house. Come by for some Jack in the Box tacos while we encourage you to clap during our songs!
Hello vunderkind, we hopped on to a free show tonight in Santee, East SD, home of handlebar mustaches and failed grocery stores converted into megachurches. Better yet, it's free! Check it out, we'll be there at around 8 tonight. Shankyyyuuuu
Hello once more, friends. Here's a neat little interview feature of the band on PMPD blog, a really cool punk blog on tumblr that features in-depth news and reviews on the latest in punk, pop punk, hardcore, melodic hardcore, symphonic western apple core, and more. Check it out!
Greetings, allies. Here's something neat--there's a link to our website...on someone else's website!
Matt runs a blog called 'Uncle Critic' (possibly named after the ALL song bearing the same name) chock full of punk rock goodness: book, music, and movie reviews, announcements, interviews, and even free downloads of bands that he likes. We happen to be one of them.Click the link to see what he had to say about us (located in the "K" section of the alphabetical listing, of course). Then click the link leading to our bandcamp page, where you can download The Mortimer Greene EP for free, if you haven't already.
Uncle Critic: Free Album Downloads
Uncle Critic Home Page
thanks
-Raineir
Alright! I will take this opportunity to announce to the five people that care that The Mortimer Greene EP is ready for your halfway-deaf ears to absorb in all its splendor. Get into it!
Songs having the same name, but being totally different songs.
Today's episode: Anchors Aweigh
Ian's parents were supposedly venturing to Mexico for vacation, so as always, we jumped at the opportunity to set up a show in his foul-smelling garage. We promoted it using Facebook and the ultimate powers of the Internet. Lo and behold, a considerable amount of people claimed that they were to come and join the festivity. However, there was a bit of a mixup where Ian thought his parents were not going to follow through with their plans. We moved it to Mason's grimy lair instead (aka the masonic lodge), Which had the capacity to fit more people.
Flyers for the show-Ian's House, and Mason's house (Art by Pedro Morales)
The Bandz:
All the bands were awesome, and there was a positive energy all around. A good time with good friends. For those that would like to check it out, here are some videos and pictures of the ponker shindig.
Our set. We are the perfect soundtrack for sitting down and texting.
Check out the sets (film credit Javier Perez):
Stud Muffin: Part 1. Part 2
Otacon
Cold Stare: Part 1. Part 2
Sleep Walk
