Hey everyone,
thanks to all the folks for picking up the Heck on Earth record. And thanks for writing about that shits in the blogs and the weekly newspapers, those who do that, it means a lot. We've got a ton of new songs (10) that should fit nicely on a new 7 inch (6 min.), and we are really excited to be going into the studio in may with Justin Higgins, who recorded the amazing last Hunches record, Exit Dreams. It will be out in late summer, and then we will embark on another tour, this time sans Hey Lover, but with many delicious guests TBA. The destination is secret, but las calles fluirán con la sangre de los no creyentes....
xoxo
cdf

Call this a tour preview. I'm lucky enough to be putting on a couple shows with Portland, Oregon based bands Hey Lover and Cafeteria Dance Fever. The bands are good pals and label mates on Hovercraft Records. Both bands are similar in that their songs are weird, frantic, noisy, melodic, genuinely original and over before you can blink an eye. And believe me, you'll find yourself letting this loop all day. Part Dead Milkmen and part Portland garage rock. Don't let yourself fall apart. Download these songs by these two great bands, catch em live! Remember that it can be fun and for Petey's sake….
J Falcon

Get all the juicy tour dates and more here and here.

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yes thats right
packing up the theremins and toy pianos and heading overseas with our good friends/label/soul mates Hey Lover.
We should be getting the new LP, HECK ON EARTH from the presses just in time for the tour, and the Music Fest North West Hovercraft Showcase at East End September 5th. Come kiss us goodbye.

Willamette Week Review of "Heck On Earth" November 2008
PAJAMA PARTY IN A HAUNTED HIVE] You wouldn’t be wrong for labeling Cafeteria Dance Fever’s Heck on Earth a full-length album. It’s just a bit tricky: Records consisting of 18 songs generally last longer than an episode of The Office.
Despite its brevity, the twentysomething-minute Heck on Earth is a thrashy, fast and fun collage of punk rawk chords, wrecked instruments and the laconic boy-girl vocals of Cain Hendricks and Sacia Dillon. If you can’t tell from the titles (my favorites include “Zombie Roller Derby of the Disembodied Afros” and “Jonathan Taylor Thomas Is Too Good to Be True”) and songs about mermaid vampires, the group is clearing enjoying itself. Mashing rapid-fire, 4/4 drum beats with loud guitars, warped keys and atypical instrumental breakdowns—the funky opening death march of “Cafeteria Dance Fever Yeah” features xylophone and an out-of-tune brass section—Cafeteria Dance Fever sounds like a garage band prepping for the ultimate gig at a haunted house.
Portland Mercury, Up and Coming 7/24

"In its essence, Cafeteria Dance Fever is a garage noise fest featuring the catchy pop-punk songwriting of lanky frontman Cain Hendricks. Standing firm, he strums his fuzzed-out guitar while singing monotone melodies about rotten hot dogs, ripping out eyeballs, and plague-infested rats. Meanwhile, brothers Tim and Mark Janchar (who, besides rocking out in CDF, founded local garage-pop label Hovercraft and curate venue/art space Worksound) fuse in feedback-pierced guitar riffs fueled by intense, pants-splitting high kicks and guitar mutilation that often ends in broken necks and splinters."
Em Brownlow


VINYL REVIEW On Safari With Hey Lover and Cafeteria Dance Fever
Portland Mercury 5/1/08

A split 7 inch between Hey Lover and Cafeteria Dance Fever came out a couple months ago on Hovercraft. It's called "On Safari With…" and it's a six-song, 33 rpm 7 inch. Each band gets two songs a side, then teams up for a third tune at the close of each side. It's pressed on clear green vinyl—and it's a gleeful, thrashing stinkload of fun.

Hey Lover's side is the poppier of the two, with "Full Costume Bible Dance" starting with a back-and-forth two note riff. The White Stripey drum 'n' guitar combo is plenty thick, then the song stops for a slow arpeggio, with a forlorn vocal from Justin Varga. "Take the stage and shine like a star," he sings with drummer and wife Terah Beth. "She's the Girl for Me" continues with the guitar scratching out sixteenth notes, then a prime pop melody and thumping backbeat kick in. The side closes with the duo teaming up with Cafeteria Dance Fever for "Itchy Scratch," which dumps a bunch of noise on top of a descending four-note riff that sounds kind of like "Sense of Doubt" from Bowie's "Heroes" album. It's a squealy feedback punch out.

Cafeteria Dance Fever continues on side B with "Cancer Ward," a punk bass 'n' drum backbeat over a scraping distorted guitar backdrop. The band drops out for a brief, bizarre breakdown, with xylophone, acoustic guitar, and childlike vocals. "Color Coded" is perhaps the best song on the side. It opens with cartoon sci-fi sounds then continues with creaking strings, groaning amplifiers, and a muttered vocal that evolves into a bratty whine for the chorus. An instrumental break features swirls of stretched-taffy feedback, then the beat comes back, with the hi hat chipping away like an icepick. The side concludes with another team-up between the two bands for a song that's listed on the artwork as "Dead in the Ball Pit," but I think it's actually supposed to be called "Snake in the Ball Pit." The vocal and guitar duplicate a weird, tightrope melody, then the chorus is a singsongy chant at a different tempo. The final verse is shouted as a steroid raging scream for a strange, disorienting end. The two bands obviously have fun playing together and they've got a tour of Europe planned later this year.
NED LANNAMAN