So we're hitting the road on Tuesday, headed down to San Francisco, San Diego and other spots in California. Our schedule is posted on our profile, but I'll go ahead and repeat it here. We'll be rocking with our friends in Skuzz, including one of our former guitar players, The Full Lush, at Kimo's in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 30. And from there, we'll be at the Caravan Club in San Jose on July 31, the Metaphor Cafe in Escondido on Friday, Aug. 1 and at the Surf and Saddle in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 2, for DD's buddy Michael's birthday show. That's going to be a blast.

From San Diego, we'll be heading back north to Santa Rosa and The Black Cat, north of the Bay area, after a day or two off spent surfing, on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The next day we'll be over on the coast in Mendocino at the Caspar Inn playing two full sets for a Wednesday night crowd. Another day off to travel will be followed up with our final two shows back in Oregon. We'll be rocking Player's in Bend on Friday, Aug. 8, and on Saturday, Aug. 9, we'll be back in Eugene for our final show at the Black Forest. I heard there was a stabbing incident there not too long ago, so that should be a fun one for sure, with friends The Dead Americans and Alpha Dalia playing along with us.

I'll post more in the future and I'll make sure everyone hears about the little mini-tour itself, so stay tuned....

Heart,

DD

So, we recorded with Greg Odell at Cat Piss Studio on April 13 and record nine songs in all. We spent more time this week mixing the tracks and getting them more or less ready for mastering. Overall, things went well, and we're looking forward to releasing at least seven of those songs on our upcoming EP due to hit web pages, store shelves, CD Baby and all that probably at the end of June or so. A CD release show is already in the works for the Tonic Lounge, probably on June 27. And for everyone's listening pleasure, I've posted one of the tracks, 'No Excuses,' from the upcoming CD on our profile, so give it a whirl and let us know what you think!

The Decliners

Hey everybody, The Decliners are booked to record with Greg Odell at Cat Piss Studios on April 13. We don’t know yet what the final result will sound like, nor how many songs will be on the final record. But we intend to make it a full-length LP if everything goes according to plan. The record will be overdubbed and mastered throughout April and into May and a tentative CD release is set for the beginning of June, or at least prior to The Decliners summer tour in July and August. This will be our first studio venture since we recorded some demo songs at Tangerine Studios with Screamin’ Steve Hovey last September. It will be our first full-length release since May, 2006, when "Thanks, But No Thanks" came out on Rolling Rack Records. Message us here if you want to hear all about the little details!

Thanks to Ash St Saloon, The Acme, Towne Lounge and all the other places in town where you can see punk, reggae, rock, techno, country, blues, house and more any night of the week, and an extra special thanks to those who have let us bring our DJ friends with us, we'll be back !

"It's all one song" - Neil Young

Neil Young was asking for submissions, other people who felt the same way and has posted a link to the Decliners on his Living with War Today pages

Visit http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/index.html
and check out all the great artists and voices of our country who are ready for a change

ts

You can now get the Decliners CD "Thanks, But No Thanks" at
Everyday Music on Burnside in Portland,
CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com) and
Infringement Records here in Portland
Thanks !

The Decliners are proud to be a part of We Made This Portland
Please check it out and support all the other GREAT bands

http://www.myspace.com/wemadethis

The Decliners are proud to support the Oregon Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation this Thursday at The FEZ in Portland.
The Water Werks Sessions Benefit will support Surfrider's water quality testing program, Blue Water Task Force.

The Decliners will anchor a bill that includes Bad Goat, American Roulette, Rambling Rose, and two DJ's Stray and El Rubio.
Musical styles range from punk to funk, and reggae to country. There will also be a raffle, with items including surfboards, a snowboard, wetsuits, rash guards and much more.
Entry is only $10, and can be purchased in advance at http://www.surfrider.org/oregon/shop.html or by visiting the Urban Flora Store. "This is going to be one of the most diverse and rockin' events of the year," says Bad Goat guitar player Jason Wasserman. Click here or on the poster to view the full size version.

http://www.surfrider.org/oregon/uploaded_images/wws06_poster.jpg

From the May 10 2006 Willamette Week

" Political punk need not be the stuff of flag-burning, ranting paranoiacs and Mohican-haired, spike-donning crusties. Portland's own masters of the "thumbs-down"a much more powerful insult than the tired old middle fingerthe Decliners prove that the machine can be duly raged against both with a sense of melody and without tuneless screaming. The quartet's debut, Thanks, But No Thanks, utilizes effect-laden guitars and grim vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Wipers and late-period Gang of Four. DAVE CLIFFORD. Acme Food & Drink. 10 pm. Cover. 21+.- "