LIVE PERFORMANCES AND NEWS
UPDATE
The Drowning Season is currently seeking a guitarist. You must live within driving distance of Bel Air, MD, and have reliable transportation. The right person would have a deep appreciation for the classics (Mission, Sisters, Nephilim), and the ability to play a wide variety of different styles (Mission, Sisters, Nephilim). Act now and our current guitarist will be able to show you our songs (we only play original tunes). You will eventually record, play live shows (locally, in neighboring States, and possibly travel across the pond), write original songs, and practice on average of 1 to 2 times per month. You must have decent guitar playing ability! We are professionals and you should be too. Please respond by sending a message indicating your interest and provide some contact info (name, phone numbers, email, etc).
Whew! Atlantic City kicked our asses in more ways than one. Hopefully the 22 people who showed last night up to witness the goth rock show had fun. I didn't score big at the casinos, so it's back to the dog kicking factory for me on Monday. No telling when the next show is going to happen kids so stay tuned. In other news, we're going back in the studio on Nov. 1st to pick up where we left off recording "Curse" (and yes, it'll STILL be out before the new Sisters album). Keep the Faith and all that junk.
JUST ANNOUNCED
The Drowning Season performs live at Beautifully Damned, Atlantic City's only truly alternative night. Beautifully Damned features the "decadently darker side of music:" darkwave, 80s, old school punk, death rock, britpop, garage, psychobilly and goth. Each month an upcoming dark rock act is chosen to showcase their tunes, and this August we're bringing the goth rock to AC. Join us afterward in the casinos and watch us loose our money and what little dignity we have left! http://www.myspace.com/beautifuldamned
August, 25 2007 at La Grand Fromage
25 Gordon's Alley, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Cost : $5.00
NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT
Apocalypse: literally "the lifting of the veil," is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the mass of humankind. The Drowning Season opens for Stereograph at The Lo-Fi Social Club on Friday, April 27, 2007. Stereograph play old school shoe-gazing music ala Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, etc. We play old school gothic rock ala The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, etc. If you think this is going to be one of the best shows of 2007, you're right. This my friends, is the Apocalypse...
April, 27 2007 at Lo-Fi Social Club
3403 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21225
Cost : $5.00
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING
To the casual observer it must appear that nothing ever happens on The Drowning Season front. There really has been lots of activity of late, but I'm too lame to stop and record it all here, so if you're reading this just know that the band is still working on the next disc. We've actually used two different studios so far: in the first we recorded lots of backing tracks and guitars, and I've been busy laying down the vocal tracks at the second studio. The new material sounds simply amazing and once it's all done I'm sure that you'll agree that it was worth the wait and extra effort. Thanks to all who came out to see us in Washington, DC, recently at Midnight. You guys were fucking awesome! I'll try to drop a few words here every so often to keep people informed and to keep up moral (HA!). Until next time, remember that it's nice to be important...but it's more important to be nice.
HAPPY HOLIDAY'S
The Drowning Season wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks again to everyone who has supported us in 2006. We loved meeting so many MySpace friends at shows, and we hope to meet more people and play new cities in the coming year. We should have a new CD out sometime in 2007 (or 2008, or 2012...let's just say some year that starts with a "2"), and we'll find new and exciting ways of ditching work and family responsibilities to travel great distances by car and perform in small clubs for little (if any) pay. This truly is the stuff of legends!
HERE'S THE LATEST
It's almost that time of year again when goth kids can walk the streets without fear of reprisal! No, not "Halloween"...I mean it's almost time for another live performance from The Drowning Season. We're returning to Washington, DC, on Saturday, October 14, 2006. Join us for "Midnight" held at The Meeting Place, 1707 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. (half a block from the Farragut North Metro station). We'll be performing some new songs that are set to appear on our next full-length disc, "God's Own Gift to Gothic Rock" (purely a working title). So come out and gear up for that other pagan holiday while showing your support for our music and our scene. Thanks!
JULY UPDATE
Hey Friends, just letting you know what's going on in the TDS camp. We're continuing to write new music and get ideas together for the next CD. Although we have tons of old tunes, the new stuff has a certain energy to it that we want to explore and record. We're scheduled to go into the studio at the end of July, but it'll take awhile before it's all recorded, mixed, and mastered. There's new artwork to design, new tee shirts to order...well, you get the idea. We're really looking forward to our August 4th show with The Brides in Baltimore, and we hope to see many of our local friends at that show. If there's a club in your city that you want us to play, shoot me an email with the details and we'll try to make it happen. Write to me at the_drowning_season@hotmail.com. If you're a fan of guitar goth rock (Nephs fans especially), you must get the new NFD disc, "Dead Pool Rising." It's simply amazing! Take care, and keep it dark...Matt
JUST ANNOUNCED
We have the joy to extend to you an offer to be present at the union of our performances, which will take place on Friday, August 04, 2006, at Ascension (Club Orpheus), as The Drowning Season opens for none other than THE BRIDES. One of the best death rock bands around these days, The Brides are stopping in Baltimore as part of their "Space Tour 2006." Please come out to support The Drowning Season as we bring the goth while The Brides bring the gore. Black tie optional.
Hello again, good citizens! Now there's more good reasons to peruse our official website. New photos from several recent shows have been posted in our "Gallery" section. Please check out our foggy visages as we enjoy our 15 Minutes of Shame.
In other news, we're finally getting around to planning our next recorded opus. Tentatively entitled "The Saviors of Gothic Rock: or Why We Don't Suck and Everyone Else Does," the disc will contain the songs "Tooth and Nail," "Heaven Falls Hard," "Angel of the Odd," and many others. More info on the recording will be made available in the weeks and months to come. Stay tuned!
APRIL 29TH LIVE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
"The Black Market Tour" featuring The Drowning Season and Red This Ever rolls into C-Ville on Saturday, April 29th. For the uninitiated, Red This Ever play music in the vein of Joy Division/New Order/The Cure, while The Drowning Season's influences include The Sisters of Mercy/The Mission UK/Fields of the Nephilim. If your a fan of dark, 80's style alternative rock, don't miss this show!
April, 29 2006 at The Dawning @ The
Outback Lodge
917 Preston Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22903
Cost: Negligible
MARCH 3RD LIVE AT ASCENSION
Gosh Beav, here we go again! The Drowning Season will be
giving it up high and hard on Friday, March 03, 2006, at Ascension. If you're
into goth music and live anywhere near Baltimore, MD, chances are you've been
there already. Club Orpheus is THE place for dark music in these parts, so
please come down to support yours truly and Red This Ever, who are making quite
a name for themselves. Don't miss this show! More info: http://www.drowning-season.com/
and http://www.marylandascension.com/
OTTOBAR SHOW RESCHEDULED
Dare to venture into the unknown! That's right, junior crime
fighters, we're going back to The Ottobar to play a rescheduled show, opening
for 51 Peg and the increasingly brutal Twenty Ripped Angel. Remember that
fateful night of January 14, 2006, when the lights went out all over Howard
Street? Well we're going back to prove that a wind related cancellation can't
stop the rock, and your old tickets will be honored for this show. Please
contact a band member prior to May 13th for tickets at a reduced price. Doors
are at 9:00 pm and we take the stage at 10:00 pm. Don't let the tax man ruin
your night! Strike a blow for liberty and support The Drowning Season!
May 13th 2006 at The Ottobar
2549 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Cost: $8.00 in advance/$10.00 at the door
FRIDAY MARCH 3RD
The Drowning Season with Red This Ever at Ascension at Club Orpheus.
1003 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
21202-4520
Cost: Your Mortal Soul!!!
Gosh Beav, here we go again! The Drowning Season will be giving it up high and hard on Friday, March 03, 2006, at Ascension. If you're into goth music and live anywhere near Baltimore, MD, chances are you've been there already. Club Orpheus is THE place for dark music in these parts, so please come down to support yours truly and Red This Ever, who are making quite a name for themselves. Don't miss this show!
MORE LIVE DATES JUST ADDED
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201,US - You can
afford this, trust me!
Join us as we celebrate The Drowning Season's triumphant return to The Depot,
Baltimore's home for your "Industrial Moves in the Dark" (that's for
you old timers out there!). We're sharing the stage with the fabulous new
band's, Red This Ever and The Feral. All the bands are on myspace. Check out
some new music, some old music, and our ever growing collection of western hats!
What more could you need? Go on with your bad selves!
NEW LIVE DATE'S JUST ANNOUNCED
First live show of the new year just announced. The Drowning Season will be
appearing January 14th at The Ottobar in Baltimore with our good friends
Twenty
Ripped Angel. Also appearing 51 Peg. Tickets are $8.00 and available through The
Drowning Season. 2549 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21218,US - $8.00
in advance/$10 at the door
Please join The Drowning Season as we open for two of the area's heavy hitters:
51 Peg and Twenty Ripped Angel. We haven't played with 51 Peg since our days at
The Vault, but we know that they're one of the best heavy electronic acts out
there. This is Twenty Ripped Angel's CD release party for their new disc,
"Sincerely Yours." These guys are fucking brutal...we're talking
Ministry-style heavy metal, so be warned and wear your stomping boots! We're
just as gothed out as ever, and we're anxious to try out some new songs live.
Please try to purchase a ticket for the show from one of us. They're only $8.00
in advance/$10 at the door. Please come out and show your support for The
Drowning Season and help keep the local scene alive.
NEW WEBSITE
The Drowning Season website is officially back up. though there will
still be some tweaking, a few minor fixes, etc. The Drowning Season have had to
switch to a new web designer and we hope this change is permanent. And with the
change expect more improvements and additions in the future. All feedback is
welcome and encouraged.
NEXT SHOW SEPT. 20TH
Please join The Drowning Season as we open for one of the best British guitar
goth rock bands still going, Voices of Masada. They are stopping in DC as part
of their "Taking Civilization to the Barbarians Tour." DJ for this night is the
one and only Psyche, a Washington DC legend and current London resident. For
more details please go to: http://www.voices-of-masada.co.uk/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/djpsyche/
September, 20 2005 at Schadenfreude @ Chief Ike's Mambo Room
1725 Columbia RD (between 17th &18th streets), Washington, DC 20001
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