NYC All Ages this Saturday!

Hey all, just a quick note to let you know that The Swaggerin' Growlers will be playing our first NYC all ages matinée this weekend! Not only that, but we'll be joined by our great friends also driving down from Boston, The Acro-Brats!


Here are the details: Facebook Event Page

Candy Apple Red presents


Gangway
The Swaggerin' Growlers
Acro-Brats
Gone By Friday
Born in a Cent


Brooklyn Party Expo
919 Broadway (@Myrtle and Broadway)
Brooklyn, NY 

All Ages - Doors at 1:30 pm - $8

There's another great show going on afterwards: Facebook Event Page

Two Man Advantage
Loafass
Bullys
World War IX
Blackout Shoppers
SpEd


Trash Bar
256 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211


8:00 pm

Save up for the next couple of days, kiddos, and come out to one or both! =)

McGann's on Wednesday.

So yeah, we're playing McGann's by North Station on Wednesday, 8/4/10.

Should be fun. And drunk.

Facebook Event

Hope to see you there.

We're playing Boston City Hall Plaza this Saturday (aka Tomorrow)

Yep.

The Cuervo Games start at 1pm, and runs well into the night. We play at either 5:00pm or 5:30pm, I'm too hungover to remember.

It's Free, and All Ages.

Hope to see you there.

We're going to play Boston City Hall Plaza!!

So, we got a very friendly email from the folks at Cuervo last week, inviting us to provide some of the entertainment at this year's Cuervo Games (click the Games tab for specifics).

We'll post more info as it comes in, but the bottom line is that we're scheduled to hit the stage at 5:30 pm on July 24th at Boston City Hall Plaza. What could be more exciting than that?

This Saturday! Born to Lose!

That's right, this Saturday, we're playing with Born To Lose.



Born to Lose w/The Swaggerin' Growlers, Glitter and Lies, & Wicked Whiskey 7.10.10

Apparently...

Apparently our website doesn't display right in IE. What the hell? It sure as hell did when I launched it.

I'll fix it over the next few days.

in the meantime, find us on facebook.


http://www.facebook.com/theswaggeringrowlers

Comfort 40s

Hey! Just got back from the Guignol show - saw a lot of familiar faces, and met a few new ones, and they ALL deserve mentioning. First, hats off to Guignol for an absolutely stellar performance - the intensity and the frenetic musical fury they bring to the stage is absolutely breathtaking. It was great to talk with Peter again, what a fine gentleman he is - I owe him a decent beer, and I am making public record of it so I don't forget. Goddamn cash only bars can go right to hell. A fabulous musician to boot, seeing him is always an absolute treat. Also, it was an absolute pleasure meeting Franz N. Never have I ever met someone who plays Accordion so intensely - He's truly lost in the art and the performance. His reputation proceeded him, and was completely understated.

FUCK PA's lounge for fucking the bands on the door. $55 for the entire show? What a shit bag move. Bands: don't book there. That would mean 6.8 people payed at the door, at $8 a head. Guess what? There were about 25 through the door, conservatively. We've been that band on the road, and that's just... wrong. I don't mean to tangent, but we've got to look out for our own.

Big hats off to Matt Carroll for both his hospitality afterwords, and his finesse as a brewer. Seriously though, I want the recipe for the brown ale we were drinking tonight. Not to mention, it's been a while since I've seen a Cigar Box banjo, as well as a homemade bari guitar, complete in Squall tuning(tm). Forgive me for sounding anachronistic, but what a fine old tinkerer that gentleman is.

Also, I followed a woman named Trouble on bicycle to Matt's place. Normally, I don't have to chase after Trouble, it(she) finds me.

Kevin Corzett is still one of my favorite sound men EVER. Bummed I missed Ketman, but always good to see a familiar face. And of course, Jojo is an absolute doll. Both him and Ian now work at Church, which means I may have to book a show there at some point, especially since they're doing 18+.

Last but not least, Eric for saying hello! I love it when cool people who I see at shows but don't really know say hi. Hopefully I'll remember your name, but lord knows, I'm pretty goddamn bad at it.

I realize that I totally just hijacked the band blog for more of a personal post but fuck it: Our lives greatly entwine with the music we play. It's still related to music and the community that I do adore, so yeah. I hope to see a lot of you out on St Patricks, or any of the surrounding shows. It's all about the family we've created in the end, through shows, stories, and good times, and really, it's nights like these that inspire a lot of my writing.

And now I round out the night with a 40. Good night, everyone. See you soon.

Hugs and Kisses,
Swagger.

St. Patrick's Season has officially kicked off...

...Because it's the day after Squall's birthday, and I'm waking up at the at the crack of 1pm, a little (okay, very) fuzzy from the night before. Hope he had a good time on his birthday, cause I sure as fuck did.

So we have a whole bunch of shows coming up, and I need to do an official press release to papers and radio. Something witty, high energy, and self fellating. Unfortunately, I think it's going to come across more like an AA advertisement for desperate and dirty crackheads. More on that later today, whereas you guys get the informal version right here.

This month celebrates 5 goddamn years of The Swaggerin' Growlers. Come out and have a pint with us - We'd like to see some old faces. And new faces. And perhaps the floor.

Mar 5 2010 8:00P
Casey O’Conners (Mansfield, MA)
First time at a new pub! We're playing all night long. Can you keep up with us?

Mar 6 2010 8:00P
The Stone Church (Newmarket, NH) w/ The Pubcrawlers
Our only New Hampshire show this St Patrick's Season! Gotta return to the old stomping grounds for at least a little bit.

Mar 13 2010 9:00P
An Cu Liath - The Greyhound Pub (Worcester, MA)
St Practice Day, Round 1

Mar 14 2010 9:00P
Six House - Private Party (South Boston, MA)
Parade Day - We'll be on the parade route beforehand. Say Hey

Mar 17 2010 7:00P
The Middle East Upstairs (Cambridge, MA) w/ The F-Bombers, The Old Edison, Time & Place
This is the big one! There's talk of recording this entire show for a DVD, so you
really should show up for this one.

Mar 19 2010 8:00P
Snapper McGee’s (Torrington, CT)
For all you fine folks in CT who might have to miss the bonanza in Boston, here's your chance to partake in the revelry.

Mar 20 2010 8:00P
Snapper McGee’s (Kingston, NY)
Yep, expect to see us drinking Mother's Milk by the Bucket. If you haven't had the shit, you should come out to the Elder Snapper McGee's and try it with us.

February

Hey All-

So, if you've noticed, February is a little light on the schedule. There's a good reason for this: We're gearing up to record an acoustic release. Yep. We've got a whole bunch of Irish / Scot / American trad songs we've done over the years (and some new ones!) that we've decided to put down. As much as we've turned into a crazy folk-core band, we still have our roots in the pub and in the kitchen, drinking and playing all night long.

There are a couple of reasons why we're doing this: We figured it would be nice to have some of this stuff available that we've been playing since the start of the band. We figure, what the hell, it would be fun. Maybe I'll actually remember all the goddamn words to Finnegan's Wake without slurring them too badly. Also, we're looking to use this to book more pubs, and actually make some goddamn money - Our van is dying (I spent 4 out of the last 7 days under it), and we're all shit broke. THE GLAMOR OF PUNK ROCK.... It would be nice to get back out on the road, you know? That way people can quit bitching to us about it. Our last tour showed us that the US is full of a whole bunch of awesome fucking people - We'd like to see you all again, and have the chance to make some more friends along the way.

The only downside of touring? We can't afford to make a living off of it, yet. Hopefully in the next year or so! Wouldn't that be neat?

Moving forward. Annie and Chestnut are doing a side project, the Lady and Her Felon. It's pretty rad. You should be able to find them at any of your favorite online time drains (Facebook, Myspace, Reverb Nation, yadda). I'm too lazy to toss up any links, but that's okay because you'd have to be deaf and blind to miss Chestnut's promotional blitz. They should be recording in the next few months. Eventually, I'll add it to the links section of the website.

Also, doing my (Jonny Swagger) own solo stuff, too. My adventures with harmonica have been fairly successful, and there's a burning in my blood to get back out on the road. Cause you know, being a punk playing solo acoustic is TOTALLY COOL RIGHT NOW SO I GOTTA GET IN ON THE ACTION. Bwahahhaaa.... Anyways. I should also be recording in the next few months, probably in my goddamn bedroom, as to not annoy Hutch with my perfectionism and the fact that yes, I want my boot stomps on the recording. I love the fact that we have pretty much a full studio set up in the band house. I can honestly say the first studio that I recorded in was far less equipped than what we've got. Been toying with the idea of setting up a blog, too, to go around it.

Alright, that's all for now. Back to getting orders ready, then off to work. But first, more coffee. Don't forget our awesome upcoming shows in March, especially our St. Patrick's day bonanza.

Hugs and Kisses,
Swagger

The Presale Link for St Patrick's Day

The presale link for St. Patrick's day finally arrived:

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1187895&pl=rockon

There should be more shit coming up, in good time. Possibly some exclusive content if you join our mailing list. Nudge nudge wink wink.

Circles... why wont they fucking end already?

The WUML appearance was AWESOME. We got the live tracks, and a Video is in the works. Thanks again to Greg (Bedlam: The American Dream) and Craig (Video man with the Showcase Showdown Shirt and the Beer ... it's all about the large German heinies, right?) Most fun I've had in a while. Tom, we promise, we will play your basement soon. For serious.

Also, this finally hit press: http://www.telegram.com/article/20100128/COLUMN09/1280770/1011/FEATURES. Tastefully truncated from the original, which if you go to our blog, I'm sure you can find. http://theswaggeringrowlers.blogspot.com/

This weekend we're heading out with the Furiousity to CT and NY - check that shit out in our shows section.

St Patrick's day is coming up! Presales should be available soon, damn it. At least they better be. I'm pretty sure my bar tabs there put together over the years could easily rent out the middle east's downstairs room. And a couple of Kegs. And people to work the Kegs.

Don't forget:
http://www.facebook.com/theswaggeringrowlers

Talk to you soon, it's time to get some liquor and work on my harmonica playing.

-Swagger

Interview that may or may not be published cause I'm a slacker.

Here is an interview for Victor D. Infante - The Worcester Telegram & Gazette for a Thursday column that I just sent out this morning. Haha... Maybe they'll use it for next week.

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Well it's Friday. I got to this a wee bit late. But I'd be into doing this for next week? Regardless, you'll have plenty to play with, I don't ever shut up. You're lucky this is before my morning coffee.

1.) Real name and band of person responding.
Jonny Swagger. If my mom uses it, it's good enough for press. And before you ask, yes, she goes by Mama Swagger.

2.) Tell us ten songs on your iPod (or similar device. If something else, please feel free to note!)

Sansa Fuse - It's like an IPod without the Apple tax. I'm a broke musician, after all. (Apple, if you're reading, feel free to send me an IPod)

1) Ceasefire - Towers Fall
2) Jessie Williams - Giddy Girls in Summer Dresses
3) World / Inferno Friendship Society - M is for Morphine
4) Faulty Conscience - Gonzo
5) Woody Guthrie - The Great Historical Bum
6) The Tossers - Out on the Road
7) Social Distortion - She's a Knockout
8) Bouncing Souls - Johnny X
9) Against Me - Jordan's First Choice
10) Mischief Brew - Fight Dirty


3.) Tell us a little bit about what you like about those songs.

1) Ceasefire - Towers Fall
We stayed with Pete, their singer, down in Philly, while on tour. First hardcore punk band I've heard in a while that I'm REALLY into - he sings with a lot of hope in his heart.

2) Jessie Williams - Giddy Girls in Summer Dresses
I met Jessie in a Squat in Las Cruses, New Mexico. We shared a beer and chatted for a while, I had no idea she was playing - then she knocked out this fabulous acoustic set to a house full of punks. We were lucky enough to play with her again in Lancaster, CA. She's got the voice of an old soul.

3) World / Inferno Friendship Society - M is for Morphine
Love this band. We played with them up in Portland, ME and Jack (front man) and Peter (horn player) do this awesome double percussion thing beating on dual drums at the big hits in the beginning - seeing them do that is pretty much burned into my brain ever since

4) Faulty Conscience - Gonzo
Have you ever seen the movie Half Baked? Squall, the man who wrote this song, is Steven Wright, AKA The Guy On The Couch. It's an ode to the late, great Hunter S. Thompson - they don't make heros quite like him any more, and this song reflects the fact.

5) Woody Guthrie - The Great Historical Bum
Guthrie is a long favorite. This is one of the few bouncy 6/8 songs he does. It's a fun romp through history, and it talks about kicking Adoph Hitler in the Panzers. What more could you want?

6) The Tossers - Out on the Road
There's something about this song that just lights my blood on fire. And makes me miss touring. Shameless plug to send us money for a new van goes here. nudge nudge wink wink

7) Social Distortion - She's a Knockout
I love Social Distortion, but this song has an added bonus - I know a gorgeous woman who was an exotic dancer for a while, who added this song to her set - All I can say is HELL YEAH.

8) Bouncing Souls - Johnny X
I met The Pete when we played Asbury Lanes last. SQUEE. okay, fanboy moment over - but this is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands

9) Against Me - Jordan's First Choice
The woahs in this song make me want to break things. In a good way.

10) Mischief Brew - Fight Dirty
I got this on cassette! with download card. At least I have something for the van now if I forget my sansa.


4.) How many songs total are on your iPod? (Or other fun fact, like how many CDs you own, or somesuch.)
It's a 10 gig, and it's full. I had hundreds of CDs over the years, a large chunk were stolen, so I said to hell with CDs. Now I have an 120 Gig hard drive. Works quite well.

5.) Tell us one song your embarrassed that you have on your iPod/collection, and why it's there.

Why would I be embarrassed about music? Dead serious. I was blaring "She's a Maniac" off the Flash Dance soundtrack the other day. Music is there to make people happy, to hell what anyone else thinks.

Abusive behavior

Hey Everybody-

Swagger here. It's 7:42am, and I've only been asleep for about 4 hours, max. It's going to be an entertaining day today, isn't it? Anyways, over the last 24 hours I got a facebook account (unlike those boring, uninspired pages that they've got going) for the band up.

Swaggerin' Growlers | Create Your Badge


Damn, that's one hell of a large tag. I went though our "fans" on our "page" and added so many that Facebook says I'm showing signs of Abusive behavior.. bwahahahahahaha. Shit, I thought that's why you liked us.

Anyways, We've got a mess of shows coming up. We're playing on WUML next week, as well as doing a nice little weekend with the Furiousity in CT and NY. That should be a great time. Much like a possible trip over to My Diner on A Street in Southie would be right about now. I'm broke but they do this amazing 3 egg/3 sausage/homefries coffee deal for like $3.99 during the week before 10am. Might totally be worth it.

Also, speaking of diners, does anyone know of any All Ages venues over in New Jersey? We're looking to set up a weekend in Jersey and Philly, and I'm pretty much over most 21+ Rock clubs. Give me a goddamn punk show, or an honest fucking pub where we can play all night. Anyways. Any help would be appreciated

1/8 (Allston, MA) and 1/19 (portland, ME, NOT PLAYING)

Alright, we're playing acoustic over at the Islington house showspace here in Allston. All Ages. Hope to see you there.

However, we are NOT playing 1/19 at the Port City Music Hall - although we confirmed, we never heard back from the promoter, and now they have a different band listed on the site. Sucks, but what can you do. Go check out the Pubcrawlers, and make sure to buy Seth a lot of liquor.

That being said, get us a place that does All Ages (or even 18+) Punk Venue or a solid pub for us to play all night, Portland, and we're so yours.

-Swagger

This Friday

This Friday, All Ages Allston Acoustic!

Hangover Brunch.

Shit, I am still hungover from New Years. Somehow I ended up at places I wasn't even trying to go and drinking way more than I intended to drink. My boots are split open, and my brain feels like it was scooped out with a melon baller. But I didn't breakout in handcuffs. So all in all, a good night.