Cold Cave Southern California Dates: 2/17 & 2/18

Cold Cave is coming to Southern California for two dates. They are going to be rad and junk. THESE SHOWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FYF & MFG.

Wednesday, February 17th
Cold Cave
Smith Westerns
Best Coast
Avi Buffalo
+ Keith Morris (Circle Jerks / Black Flag) will be djing between bands.
@ the Glasshouse
200 West 2nd St
Pomona, CA
$10 / All Ages / 7:30pm
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Thursday, February 18th
Cold Cave
Smith Westerns
Best Coast
+ DJ Mario Orduno (Art Fag Recordings)
@ the EchoPlex
1154 Glendale Blvd
LA, CA 90026
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FUN.

Get Up To Speed With PENS

PENS have posted up some new music and it's awesome. Homegirls finally recorded the jam of last summer's tour, "Sorry". It's their best song I believe. There are a few other jams on there too, so go have at it. Below are their upcoming shows.

Jan 30 2010 Friends of Manchester Festival Manchester
Jan 31 2010 Nation of Shopkeepers Leeds
Feb 6 2010 Girls Girls Girls @ Old Blue Last w/ La La Vasquez London
Mar 6 2010 KRAAK Festival @ Netwerk Aalst, Belgium

Check Out This Radio Show - CEASE TO EXIST!

M'Lady's Records , the fine folks that brought you records by Finally Punk, Yellow Fever and Exploding Colors have launched a radio podcast, Cease To Exist. The radio show is hosted by Veronica Ortuno (Finally Punk, The Carrots, Mutating Meltdown) and if her premiere show is any sign, it's going to rule. You can go listen to it here. Also, while you're at it go to their site and gobble up the new records by City Center and Felt Letters while they are available! M'ladys shreds!

Art Fag Recordings Mailing List

2009 was a great year for us here at Art Fag Recordings. Three records we're really proud of, Ye Olde Maids LP, the 4 way split 7" and of course Best Coast's debut 7" all came out and to a great response. Admittedly, things at times got disorganized and we found it tough to to keep up and communicate properly. A lot has been worked out in order to organize better and things should be running far smoother this year. One thing we have now is a mailing list. Mailing list members will receive updates on all releases as they come in. When we have a new record ready, a repress ready, or when things are about to sell out an email will be sent. Mailing list members will always get first dibs on records one to two weeks before shops, regular mail order and distribution. To become part of the Art Fag Recordings mailing list please write to artfagrecordings@gmail.com and write MAILING LIST in the subject line. You'll be added and on your way to a far more enjoyable life. 2010!

Media Day For Beaters, Dum Dum Girls & Woven Bones

So today was like media day for all the affiliates. Dum Dums, Woven Bones, and Beaters all got a lil' piece of hype. Cool.

Woven Bones did a "Quit Your Day Job feature on Stereogum and you can peep it
here. Also, look out for the new repress of their 12" on Zoo Music. It's gonna be on clear vinyl and it's coming soon.

Beaters' second 7" is now out on Zoo Music and you can read about it all on Stereogum
here, then you can show som respect nd buy it at Zoo Music here. There's like 500 or a thousand or something. Whatever it is, it's a tiny number. Go see them play with Soft Pack on a US tour soon, go get the dates here.

Lastly, Dum DUm Girls were featured today on the Pitchfork Rising thing. You can read a nice lengthy interview with Dee Dee
here. It's good!

Vivian Girls + Best Coast + Dunes + San Diego = FUN

What in the HELL is up with this night, right? It's perfect and fun and it's in San Diego Feb 4. Vivian Girls is one of the best groops of the last couple years, every record/song they've put out has been tops. My love for Best Coast goes w/o saying. A big part of Art Fag Recordings' wild and fun 2009, Best Coast always knocks everyone's socks clear off. Dunes is (along with Pearl Harbor) the most happening new shit in Los Angeles. Art Fag is releasing a 7" in 2010 and we're kinda ecstatic. Between groops you'll be listening to punk rippers and oldies magic. $10. You can get tix here, and maybe you should cuz you never know...

San Diego's Casbah Turns 21 / Partytime

Flier by Anthony Gerace/Friends Explode



This coming Wednesday, The Casbah, San DIego's finest and most famous joint is celebrating it's 21st birthday. Art Fag Recordings and The Casbah have come together to put together a night of extreme fun. Christmas Island, Beaters, Heavy Hawaii and Nude Boy are all playing. That's like the raddest bullshit ever, but for extra added bonus, DJs Brandon Welchez, Charles Rowell and Mario Orduno (me) are playing all kinds of noise & junk between bands. It costs 6 dollars. Starts at 8:30. If you're in the Southern California area come say hello and help celebrate or whatever.

New Pearl Harbor Jams And Dates

New Pearl Harbor jams are up on their Myspace thing. 'Slivers Of You (demo)' and 'Hubbsian Lament (Can't Take U Anywhere)'. They're tight and I love them but go see for yourself. There are also new dates added and I've posted them below.




Jan 28 2010 The Smell w/ Silk Flowers, Abe Vigoda, Bronze L.A., California
Feb 6 2010 Estrogen International AKA TML Fest w/ VG, BC & Dunez @ The Smell L.A.
Feb 12 2010 Valentines’ Fantasy LUV Spectacular @ Space 1520 HOLLYWOOD, CA
Feb 16 2010 The Echo w/ Dunes + Magic Kids L.A., California
Mar 19 2010 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2010 SXSW Austin, Texas

Dum Dum Girls 7" Due Soon

Here's the cover of the new Dum Dum Girls 7" due out on Sub Pop February 16 with non album B side, Play With Fire. The Jail La La version on the album and single is so perfect you'll be in disbelief, mouth agape, straight trippin'.

Annette & The Beach Boys - Monkey's Uncle

Yesterday I bought this cool 80's comp, Annette Funicello's Best Of. You know, that beachy, teeny girl from the movies? She's all girl groupy and silly? Anyway, I had never heard this jam she did with The Beach Boys and it's super cool. It's sandy, bubbly, California GOLD from 1964. So check it below if you want.

Dum Dum Fun Tonight In San DIego

Free fun with records and alcohol. If you've never been to Tin Can Ale House, you can find directions here.

More Pearl Harbor? Ok.

If you want to get more PH cuz you're addicted go here and read Piper eloquently answer question after question and then as a bonus check out a mixtape selected by homegirl too. It's all from Heeb Magazine.

Pearl Harbor : Pitchfork Rising

Photo by Andrew Youssef



Our favorite golden girls and co. got a cool write up and interview on Pitchfork this morning. Go check it out here.

This seems like a good time to let all a y'all know Art Fag Recordings will be releasing a 6 song 12" record by Pearl Harbor in the next few months. It's going to be recorded soon, and we're ECSTATIC about. Count on great new sounds this year.

New Blog Alert / Reading Rainbow

Our top dogs from Philadelphia have just started a blog and you should go peep it for updates, live shows, SXSW news, influences and all things RR. Go here and go NOW!

Also, you can still purchase their perfect 7" at ZOO MUSIC, and it has a Velvet Underground cover so go go go buy it while you can!

Pitchfork Readers Poll Results: Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, Zola Jesus

So, remember that Pitchfork Readers Poll we posted a while ago? The one with all the homies all over it? Well the results are in and 3 of the 10 "Best Hope For 2010" winners are top dogs! Best COast, Dum Dum Girls and Zola Jesus. You can click and read here and you have to scroll all the way to the bottom (they saved the best for last).

So since 2 of those bands (Best Coast & Zola Jesus) are going to play in San Diego on Thursday with Abe Vigoda, that must mean that it's the most important show in America. No more hope has ever been under one roof.

Abe Vigoda
Best Coast
Zola Jesus
DJs Brandon Welchez, Chralie Rowell & Mario Orduno
Thursday, Jan 7TH
Soda Bar in San Diego
$8

Free Best Coast Download At NIKE.COM

I didn't even know Nike had a blog or a division called Nike Women but then again I don't know anything about Nike 'cep for the swoosh and Just Do It. Well there is a Nike Women blog and you can go over to it and see that Best Coast is the featured artist. But even better than that, you can get a free download of 'This Is Real'. Only for a limited time though. You can also read the super positive and loving story of Bethany Cosentino and Bobby Bruno aka Best Coast. Go now here quick!