Attica! Attica!

I’m playing Red and Black in a week with Jeff Rowe! And...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:02:03 -0400

I’m playing Red and Black in a week with Jeff Rowe! And Lee Corey Oswald! And Beach Party! Monday, May 7th…see you there!

Another new song! I contributed to one of the tracks on The...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:01:01 -0400

Another new song! I contributed to one of the tracks on The Animals of Ambivalence, a 5-song EP. It’s a collection of collaborations between Katy Otto (of Trophy Wife, Del Cielo, Bald Rapunzel, and a bunch of other great bands) and various musician-friends of hers. Katy wrote the lyrics for our song, “Owl”, and I performed the music and vocals (with some additional instrumentation help from my buddy Oscar of Ghost Robot Ninja Bear). I’m particularly excited to share it because I think it’s a slightly different style of acoustic music from what I’ve normally written. You can download a track from the record and purchase the CD on the Exotic Fever website. Go for it!

I’m playing the NXNW Record Release Party tomorrow...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:01:37 -0400

I’m playing the NXNW Record Release Party tomorrow night…I won’t be releasing a record, but 8 other bands are! Come hang out.

My good friend Sal is putting together a film on...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:06 -0500

My good friend Sal is putting together a film on “bugchasing” (a slang term for the practice of intentionally having unprotected sex to heighten the risk of getting HIV). Sal has become a skilled director of short films and I encourage you to check out this project and contribute to it if you can. Here are trailers for Sal’s previous films, “Requited” and “Sam”.

Boo-yah. This is now streaming on Bandcamp. Or buy it for just...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:24:19 -0500

Boo-yah. This is now streaming on Bandcamp. Or buy it for just 5 bucks and get 70 SONGS. All proceeds go to charity, so you really can’t afford not to do it. Karmically speaking.

If you’re anywhere near Boston (Cambridge, to be exact),...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:28:46 -0500

If you’re anywhere near Boston (Cambridge, to be exact), check out these release shows for the H.E.L.L. charity compilation! For more details on the comp, check out the previous post.

- A

New Attica! Attica! song and an awesome cause! I am very excited...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:16:05 -0500

New Attica! Attica! song and an awesome cause!

I am very excited to share the news that I’m included in a double vinyl compilation that benefits H.E.L.L., an organization that gives out bike helmets in an effort to raise awareness about bike safety and protect more noggins. H.E.L.L. is taking strides towards making helmets a standard accessory for everyone. Like the founders of H.E.L.L., I have also lost a close friend to a head injury. It’s time that we cyclists acknowledge the risks of biking, stop worrying about our hairdos and put on some damn helmets.

You can get the vinyl here, or the digital here. Considering that you get either a double vinyl LP or a 70-song digital comp AND you get to help out a great charity, the prices are quite reasonable. You will also be the only person you know who owns a double LP compilation. Do it.

Hey everyone. (I say that like I know there’s a...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:21:00 -0400

Hey everyone. (I say that like I know there’s a legitimate crowd of people listening to me type. Isn’t that the way the internet works? We all think that someone is paying attention to everything we do online. I guess it’ a low-risk assumption. If you treat the internet like it’s paying attention, and it is, then you’re right, and if it isn’t, then no one noticed that you made such a self-centered assumption. Win-win.) Anyways.

I’m playing my first Portland show since the summertime! It will be at Reed College in the Student Union. 3 bucks. I know a lot of you people (real or imagined) don’t live anywhere near Portland, but hey. It’s a show. Gonna be a goodie!

NORTHEAST SHOWS!I have a handful of shows coming up very soon....

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:49:00 -0400

NORTHEAST SHOWS!

I have a handful of shows coming up very soon. I will update all details here as they emerge. I will have vinyl LP’s and Ruiner splits in hand, too!

Shows

Sunday, August 28, 2011
Flemington, NJ @ Pallet Town (house show)
34 Park Ave, 6 PM
House show in my hometown!
w/ Annelids, Carload of Thieves
Event Page THIS SHOW IS STILL HAPPENING. Come hang out!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Rochester, NY @ The Shark Tank (house show), 6 PM (music around 7)
For address, e-mail Aaron
w/ Josh Mordecai, Gunnar Stahl
Event Page

Thursday, September 1, 2011
Ithaca, NY @ Silent City Distro
115 State/MLK Jr St (on The Commons)
8 PM, $5
w/ Hail Seizures, Chin up, Meriwether, Rye ‘n’ Clover
Event Page

Friday, September 2, 2011
Philadelphia, PA @ The Crystal Palace (house show)
49th & Locust, 7 PM, $5 donation
w/ Restorations (acoustic), Kite Party, Connor Byrne
Event Page

This is a pan flute. It came in this pan flute-shaped package...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:14:00 -0400

This is a pan flute. It came in this pan flute-shaped package from Peru. My friend Rich bought it for me. It is the first dare I have ever received in the mail. After he caught me boasting about all the instruments I used on my last song, he decided to buy me one of these as a challenge. Let this be a lesson to you all: bragging about your accomplishments only results in pan flutes from the mailman.

MUSIC MONDAY!If you didn’t catch it last week, I wrote up...

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:51:40 -0400

MUSIC MONDAY!

If you didn’t catch it last week, I wrote up a few recommendations for If You Make It’s Music Mondays series. Check it out!

I got home from the East Coast and was greeted with a package of...

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:45:55 -0400

I got home from the East Coast and was greeted with a package of these most excellent vinyl discs! If you want to mailorder your copy, you should do so from ShopRadioCast. If you want to grab one in person, you can do so from one of my shows. I have the usual Portland shows in the near future, as well as some shows around NY/NJ. So order your copy or come out to the show to skip the shipping charge!

- Aaron

I’m playing Brooklyn this Sunday! You should come hang...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:01:05 -0400

I’m playing Brooklyn this Sunday! You should come hang out. More details here.

This is ridiculous. We can all agree on that. If you want to...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:01:06 -0400

This is ridiculous. We can all agree on that. If you want to even try to understand this picture (in which I am jacked, sporting a full head of hair, and getting owned on the mat), go to my Punknews interview with Rob Sullivan, the singer of the now-defunct Ruiner. We interviewed each other. Things were said. Then he sat on me and pulled my head up by the neck. Good times.

- Aaron

Stream my new cover of Propagandhi’s “The State...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0400

Stream my new cover of Propagandhi’s “The State Lottery” on Ruiner’s Punknews page! Pre-order it on ShopRadioCast.

Here’s a pretty cool drawing by Su Liu, whose pencil...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:00:06 -0400

Here’s a pretty cool drawing by Su Liu, whose pencil stylings you might recognize from the cover art from Napalm & Nitrogen. I don’t have much else to share this week, except that my essay on sexism was reprinted on a very cool website called XY Online. It’s a site that archives articles on all sorts of topics relating to masculinity and gender politics. Take a peek!

- Aaron

Pre-Order time! My split 7” for Suburban Home’s...

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:00:06 -0400

Pre-Order time! My split 7” for Suburban Home’s Under the Influence series can be ordered now. I cover Propagandhi’s “The State Lottery” and Ruiner covers Oasis’ “Morning Glory.” Pre-orders come with a coupon for the immediate download of the digital files. This is the first 7” that I’ve ever had music on, so I’m super stoked! You can get it in sky blue or opaque red vinyl (or both!). Suburban Home is a great independent label that, like many small labels, could really use your support. Go get your copy!

mattxgauck: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1696910694/next-...

Tue, 31 May 2011 15:03:04 -0400

mattxgauck:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1696910694/next-stop-adventure-5-alaska

I’m gonna do a 21 day bike tour in Alaska. If you wanna help out, that’d be super rad. Mostly you’ll just get a zine or 5 out of the deal, so if you want something to read in August, here’s your opportunity. Thanks!

My buddy Matt is pretty much the raddest person ever. I think this video demonstrates that suitably.

This austere-looking gentleman is my friend Chris, the brains...

Thu, 26 May 2011 10:00:06 -0400

This austere-looking gentleman is my friend Chris, the brains behind Sakes Alive!! He and I are friends because we have a mutual affinity for exclamatory punctuation in our respective band names. And he’s a pretty cool guy. He recently suggested that Sakes Alive!! and Attica! Attica! join forces for one of his new tracks, to which I enthusiastically exclaimed, “Yes!!” (Actually, it was more like “Yes! Yes!”, but whatever.) Something Chris (and you, dear reader) may not have realized is that being a featured performer is my absolute dream job. I’m not kidding. I want to get that call, the call from the studio where a producer has me on speed-dial and says, “Aaron, we’ve got this killer track but it’s missing that extra something, and I think that something is you. You gotta fly down here and lay down the hook on this thing and make it a hit!!” Yeah, it’s ridiculous, but it’s my dream. If T-Pain can make a living doing basically nothing except wearing hats, showing up on boats, and singing for 20 seconds here and there, so can I.

I think I’m getting away from the point here. Chris from Sakes Alive!! has a new track!! It’s called Day Jobs. I sang the hook on it. Nate Dogg would be proud. Go listen to it here.

I live sweat...: "...we fall woefully short in practice." - Aaron Scott, aka. Attica! Attica!, on punk, sexism, and how men can help.

Wed, 18 May 2011 10:01:05 -0400

I live sweat...: "...we fall woefully short in practice." - Aaron Scott, aka. Attica! Attica!, on punk, sexism, and how men can help.:

There’s a blog called I Live Sweat that has been posting a compelling essay series on sexism in punk music. I decided to submit my own essay, and it was just published yesterday. If you have a few minutes, give it a read. Feel free to e-mail me to continue the discussion.

Thanks to Andy at I Live Sweat for getting this series going. I also want to give a special thanks to those friends of mine, female and male, who helped me refine this essay. We have such a great community of writers and thinkers, and I’m grateful that a few of them took the time to help me clarify my thoughts and my words.

Thanks for reading!

- Aaron

ilivesweat:

(Andy’s note: Plenty of readers have been asking after a male perspective on the sexism issue. Here’s one. For my money, Aaron’s done us proud here. Enjoy.)

Photo by Joe Zwielich

I am a straight male who loves punk music. By pure chance of my sexuality and gender, I am a person of…