Tour is over! Got back to LA at 9 AM (after a grueling 24 hr. drive straight from Dallas). We were greeted by the usual morning traffic and the sight of brown air. The tour was amazing, so many stories; trapped in a van in 100 degree weather, too much beer, too much Subway, sleeping overnight in a Hooka Lounge.. we could go on. But right now we are still brain fried so a short update is all we can manage to do right now.

Thanks to all of you people who attended, all the bands we played with (our new friends), the promoters who set up the shows. Most of all thanks to Ryan Ritchie (merch man / roadie) CLIT 45, COMPLETE CONTROL, THE KRUMBUMS, THE APPLICATORS and a HUGE hug to and Chris from THE VOIDS for filling in on guitar for the tour. We could not have made this trip without you.

Another thank you to all the people who've been contacting us through myspace with the kind words about the tour. You rule.. thanks for making us feel welcome in your town.

We are going to take a week off then get ready for our next show at Chain Reaction with CLIT 45 on July 14th. We'll be playing some old songs from the 'Specimen' record to change things up a bit in the set (if anyone cares..).

There will be another update soon with links to check out all the cool bands we met and played with on tour (our way of saying thanks). Maybe some pictures from tour too.
That's all we got right now.. Time to go back to sleep...
The Short

The big brown van is getting a tune up and we are dusting off our sleeping bags cause it's time to get ready to tour!!
Just a few more rehearsals and we'll be hitting the road with CLIT 45 on our way to many nights of no sleep, bad drive-thru food and smelling each others feet. Not only are we lucky enough to be touring (something we rarely do) but we'll be in a van with with NO AIR CONDITIONING. Sweet!!
This Saturday is the kick off show with THE VOIDS at Smart City Grinds. This will be an event as both 46 and The Voids will be sharing band members. Chris Void will be playing 2nd guitar for us (he's filling in for Andy on the whole tour). Come on down and see the spectacle.
Thanks to all of you who've been emailing about coming to see us on tour, we can't wait to leave. If any of you out there are thinking about coming to the shows, please do as we don't tour very often and who knows when and if we'll ever be able to do so again.
We are still currently trying to get a few shows on the way home on June 28 in New Mexico and June 29 in Arizona. If anyone can help out email us at short46@46short.com. We have looked pretty hard to find them on our own and have seem to exhausted every option. Question: why are there people with myspace profiles boasting that they organize shows and are about "supporting the scene". Yet can't be bothered to respond to emails from touring bands looking for help ?? Fuck you very much guys.. seriously.
Whatever..
See you soon.
The Short

New Interview in current issue of Denmark's LowCut Magazine.
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Much gratitude to the guys in BLIND ABUSE and especially Eli and THE HOWLERS for getting us on last nights show at Smart City Grinds. It's great to see people out there trying to unite music scenes and have a good time. All of the bands that played were excellent and S.C. Grinds is a great place, we can't wait to return there on June 17th with the Voids. Meanwhile, we go back to the grind of getting Chris / Voids in shape for the upcoming "To Texas and Back Tour". We plan on playing our next show as a 5 piece, (this the first time for the band to ever play with two guitarists). But things have progressed so well (and we like the way it sounds) we figured we'd blast 2 guitars while we can.
We have been asked to play this years "Death or Glory" fest in Sacramento. We're not sure what day we'll be playing (it's a two day festival) - but as soon as we get details we'll post them here.
Time to get back to the rehearsal room.. see you soon.
The Short

Yeah, yeah, we know.. 'you guys release a record and then you hardly play any shows, what gives?'.
Well explanations are in order but we wanted to make sure that we had everything straight. Presently we are fired up right now as our new CD "Truth Denied" is getting great feedback. Thanks to all of you who have bought it and have written us, your comments are deeply appreciated.
Our upcoming tour with CLIT 45 is just about near completion (booking wise). We have a few more shows we need to get on the way home (but that should be sorted out soon). Bad news is that Andy is unable to hit the road with us as it would be a violation of his parole. Fortunately for us Chris from THE VOIDS is going to be filling in on guitar duties while we are touring. This does not mean Andy is quitting the band, just having to 'take orders from the man' for a little while. We also have Ryan from WORK SUCKS tagging along to help roadie / sell merch (and drink our beer). This is going to be one manic tour. To say we are looking forward to this is an understatement, we are fucking stoked!! It's been a long time coming since we've done any long term road damage and we are counting the days till we leave. The big brown van will be our war machine while we endure each others body oder, bad taste in music and gastric problems.
This weekend we play Azusa with great bunch of bands. Come on down and support a bunch of locals. It shouldn't take a bunch of UK 82 bands to get you to come out and see a show. Keep your local scene alive!!!!
The Short

Holy shit.. we are recovering from this weekends shows. Friday night at the Allen Theatre was fun, we never get to play there much so it's nice to play to a different crowd. Last night Chain Reaction was a madhouse, we couldn't have asked for a better "Record Release' show. Thanks to all bands: THE VOIDS, MEDIA BLITZ (banana-core), especially THE KRUMBUMS and COMPLETE CONTROL (we'll see you pendejos in Texas!!). Most of all, we want to thank all 400+ of you who showed up to support all the bands. You guys proved to our traveling friends how great the Southern Cal. scene is. (and that you can beat the shit out of a pinata' too). Lately we've heard comments like 'ohh...the punk scene is dying.. ' bullshit. You guys proved that it's alive and well, keep it up!! It's been a long time coming for us and we can never tell you enough how much your support means to us. Thank you a million times over.

We have a more local shows planned and are working on our upcoming tour with CLIT 45 that starts in late June. This is a big deal to us since we are not able to tour much, we can't wait. Check the show info link for the latest updates.

And in case you didn't know our new CD 'Truth Denied' is out now. Purchase it from your local independent record store or buy it directly from TKO Records, Interpunk or download it from Itunes. (wow.. we are so high tech now.. ). Buy it!!! Our van needs a tune up!!

The Short

Our record release show at Panik Records was an amazing success. Thanks to Pixie, the Lab Rats, Blind Abuse and especially all who attended and brought canned food to be donated to the LA Food Bank. It meant a lot to see some familiar faces that had come to La Puente to see us. We had a great time and aside from a quick visit from 'the man' everything went fine. We appreciate Panik for giving us a place to play, please make sure to support them!! Fuck it, remember to support all independent punk owned and operated businesses. There are not that many across the US and they all need our help.

Our new CD 'Truth Denied' has finally hit the stores and we couldn't be happier. It's also been getting good reviews (so far) from the punk rock community. Click here to read a review from the Now Wave website. Most shocking is we even got a mention in Punk Rock Confidential.. that was pretty strange.
We appreciate all the emails and myspace comments you have been sending regarding the new record as well. Glad to know there are people out there who like it, that means a lot to us.

Lots more 'record release' shows coming up this month April 21 and 22nd we'll be playing with Complete Control and The Krumbums in LA and Orange County (check the upcoming shows page for details). We are still working on our June tour with Clit 45 and it's shaping up pretty well. As soon as we can, tour dates will be posted.

Thats all for now. Thanks to all for all the support you have given us, you all rule.
The Short

Our new CD 'Truth Denied' is now available for sale at the TKO RECORDS WEBSTORE!!!! Click on the link and get yourself a copy (or two) of our latest masterpiece of noise. Ordering direct from TKO or INTERPUNK will get you a free 46 patch and pin with every order. So do it now!

Truth Denied has already gotten one review from the website punkupdates.com click HERE to read it. We've also been doing a lot of interviews for the record. As soon as we can, we'll post links to them for your reading pleasure..

We have a few record release shows planned in April. Coolest of all is that we are playing a free show at PANIK RECORDS in La Puente. Since the show is free we are asking everyone who comes to bring a can of food that will be donated to the L.A. food bank to help feed the homeless. So please bring something. We've been learning some older material that you've been asking us to play as well so expect a few suprises. As usual all show info can be found on the shows page or on our nerdspace profile.

With the release of a new record means touring is in order so this summer we are going to be hitting the road. Right now plans are being made to hit the road in June with CLIT 45 and work our way to Texas. After that we'll tour to the north-west and hopefully later an east coast run. Since we have limited time (due to family and work commitments) we hope anyone interested can make it to the shows. We are not a regular 'touring band' as much as we'd like to be.. sucks to be us.

That's all for now folks. Keep on, keepin' on.
The Short

R.I.P. TOM ROBERTS A sad day for punk rock. On Mon. Jan 30 founding member of POISON IDEA Tom Roberts (AKA Pig Champion), died in his Portland, Oregon home. Poison Idea have been a big influence on hardcore punk and the music 46 Short (especially on our upcoming CD). Described as "spectacularly fat", and "the single largest man in hardcore history", Roberts crowned himself "Pig Champion" after hitting an impressive 450 lbs. on the scales. Fans all over the world will morn the loss of this punk rock legend. If you haven't heard Poison Idea before. Do yourself a favor and pick up 'The Best of Poison Idea' or 'Kings of Punk' CD and educate yourself on this important band, you will not be disappointed. Meanwhile, we'll be at the bar raising our glass in memory of Tom. Cheers big guy.... We'll be playing 3 shows with A GLOBAL THREAT Feb. 18, 19 and 20. Get the info on the shows page. See you there.. The Short

Thanks to all who came to our Jan. 13th show at Chain Reaction. Not only was it a great turnout but you guys in the crowd made so much noise our ears are still ringing.. ok, that's an exaggeration. But we had a great time and judging by the crowd response, we think you did too. Sorry we were not able to play some of the songs you were shouting at us but rest assured Nick is working hard to learn more songs so we can start changing up the set very soon. Thanks to CLIT 45, THE VOIDS, ALL OR NOTHING H.C. and especially to Johnny and the HOMESICK ABORTIONS for playing amazing sets and helping make this show go off. This time we mean it department: We have the OFFICIAL release date for our next CD. Yes, we know it's been delayed a bit, but 'Truth Denied' will be in stores on April 4th. Honest!! If the record gets delayed again Mark Rainey (TKO records head honcho) says we can kick him in the nuts. Since he's willing to put the family jewels on the line, we figure he's being straight up. So there you have it APRIL 4, new CD out.. save your pennies. This week sees us practicing not only in the rehearsal room but on the bowling lanes as well. We will be participating in the annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas on the TKO Records team. We'll either come home with an awesome trophy or an devastating hangover (probably the latter). Regardless we intend on having a great time and will also get to play a show with CLIT 45 and THE VOIDS at The Clubhouse. Vegas is going to be overrun with punks, it promises to be quite a sight. So far February is going to be a busy month and we'll be playing a grip of shows. Three of them with A GLOBAL THREAT. Keep your eyes here and on the myspace page for info. So far 2006 has been shaping up to be a great year for the band and a lot of it has to do with all of you out there that have been so supportive. Thanks a ton for the emails and myspace comments. We know it sounds cliche, but we really do appreciate the attention you have given us. You guys rock. Best, The Short