Brightskull News 12/30/06

I'm happily awaiting the end of this year, hoping that it will leave whatever strange dark cloud has been following me around all year behind with it. Many of you who know me personally have already heard this, but for those of you who haven't my little brother Dylan died last month of a tragic accident at the age of 18. I've since moved from Seattle back home to Louisville and been working on picking up the pieces.

Dylan was an active member of the punk community here in Louisville from the young age of 13, promoting countless shows and playing in numerous bands, including a band on Brightskull: POCKET BOMB. His uplifting spirit and thirst for life affected those around him in ways that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. I'll miss him as a brother, as a friend, and as an inspiration.

Naturally, there are some changes in store for Brightskull. There's something about tragedy that brings out new strength and resolve. I'm in the process of incorporating the label into a non-profit organization. Every record that will come out from henceforth will be a partial benefit for a local cause of the band's choosing. I've also set up a memorial fund to release his writing as a zine, release a benefit comp for a local rape crisis center (one of his unrealized dreams I found in his journal), and to promote actions that benefit and strengthen the local DIY community through art, music, and activism.

In label news, the Nakatomi Plaza "unsettled" LP preorders are all shipped out, and copies have landed at NO IDEA and SLAVE UNION. You can also order copies for $8ppd through Brightskull. Nakatomi Plaza will be heading out on tour for a week in January (see dates below), as well as another week in february and three weeks in March to support the CD release date for Unsettled (thank you Red Leader Records!!!). Be sure to check them out on these dates with their new sound as a three piece. They'll have copies of the LP with them, but no CD until March!

Ayin is also gearing up to head out for a short tour at the beginning of January to support the release of their new CD "FEAR OF TIGERS" coming out on a fellow Louisville label, Shrodinger Records. Come out and check them out on tour, and maybe hang out with their cute mohawked roadie (yours truly! my first tour since the last armada tour!).

Speaking of the Armada, I found the last 150 copies of the Kodan Armada / Montcalm split 7" when I moved back to town. Pick one up before they're gone forever. Adam and Cory's other bands IN TONGUES and PRIDESWALLOWER are both planning on recording in the next two months for releases on Brightskull, and are playing a couple of shows coming up for you Louisville kids.

MANHATTA is also getting ready to record for a split 7" with PRIDESWALLOWER to come out on Brightskull.

There's more to say, but that's enough for now!
Up The Punx!
love,
Jamie Prott
Brightskull Records
Po Box 4831 Louisville Ky 40204
checks to jamie prott

www.myspace.com/brightskull
www.myspace.com/ayin2
www.nakatomiplaza.com
www.myspace.com/manhatta

AYIN DATES
Dec 30 2006 - Louisville, Kentucky 6:00P @ Keswick Democratic Club w/PRIDESWALLOWER, MANHATTA, BLACK CROSS
Jan 2 2007 - Morgantown, West Virginia 6:00P @ 213 Green St Artspace
Jan 3 2007 - Washington DC 8:00P @ The Black Cat
Jan 4 2007 - Charleston, West Virginia 5:00P @ Roosevelt Neighborhood Center
Jan 5 2007 - Whitesburg, Kentucky 6:00P @ Appalshop
Jan 6 2007 - Lexington, Kentucky 8:00P @ Wildcat Infoshop
Feb 4 2007 - St. Louis, Missouri 8:00P @ Lemp Arts Center

NAKATOMI PLAZA DATES
December 28 - Brooklyn, NY @ North Six (downstairs) w/ Nakatomi Plaza, Attica Attica (ex-Marathon), et al. $7, 8pm, 18+ (all ages w/parent)
January 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ North Six (downstairs) $7, 8pm, 18+ (all ages w/parent)
January 14 - anywhere in NJ, PA, MD, or DC area... email oscar@nakatomiplaza.com to HELP!
January 15 - Richmond, VA @ Hyperlink Cafe
January 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The Taphouse Grill
January 17 - Greenville, NC @ The Spazz Gallery
January 18 - Fayetteville, NC @ Bourbon Street all ages. $10 over 21/$12 under 21.
January 19 - anywhere in NC, MD, VA, DC-area... email oscar@nakatomiplaza.com to HELP! TBA.
January 20 - Baltimore, MD @ TBA w/ Avec et al.

IN TONGUES DATES (wow! they're playing a show!)
January, 3 2007 at Brick House
1011 S. 2nd St, Louisville, Kentucky
Cost : $5 w/ back when, ducket

MANHATTA DATES
Jan 8 - Louisville, Kentucky 6:00 PM @ 1617 Story Ave
w/Capsule (Robotic Empire), Birthday Boyz (From New York), Viking!

REALMS DATES
Jan 17th - Louisville, Ky 6:00pm @ 1617 Story Ave
w/Screamhello, Viking!