REVIEWS FROM ITALY

This Italian website has reviews of all three of our 7"s. The Google translation gets a little garbled, but whatever.

Some pics from the studio

Lookout, our upcoming album might just feature a little 12-string guitar...

 ...and a some of this Danelectro baritone guitar!

       

Split Review #2

Our split with Tight Bros is recommended by UncleCritic.com.

Extensive Interview

The interview that I (Jeff) did with Wasted Opportunities zine is now online. But you might want to make sure you have a few minutes to read it--it's almost 7000 words long!

One edit and a couple updates: First, it's of no consequence, but at one point I referred to Obama as a "Rockefeller Republican" and the Australian interviewer thought I had misspoke and edited it to "Rockefeller Democrat." What I was actually saying was that even though Obama is a Democrat, the Democratic party is basically the Republican party of forty years ago. It's another term for "moderate Republican." OK, that's cleared up.

The other items I wanted to mention as an epilogue to this interview are that I have researched biodiesel and it turns out that it is pretty harmful to the environment (you just can't win, can you?) and that I did end up getting to hang out with Joel Reader, as you may already know if you have seen the picture on this very blog of him posing with us and our Sarah 7".

OK, bye.

Fest 2012 Photos

MERCH SALE!

We're heading into the studio at the end of the month to record our much-anticipated masterpiece. It's going to cost money, so for the rest of the month our merch is discounted over at capitalistkids.bandcamp.com. LPs for $8, CDs for $4, cheap downloads. If you don't already own everything, you can't afford NOT to buy it now!

New Review

There's a kind review of our new split with Tight Bros over at IBuyWayTooManyRecords.com.

Tight Bros split finally arrives!

After an unprecedented delay at the plant, the new split 7" with Tight Bros is here! Available from Toxic Pop records at www.firestarterrecords.com/catalog/ . 100 on yellow vinyl.

Braden's hair is growing out.

Rock and roll.

Japanese Reviews

Found this review of our albums at mawarumawaru.com. Probably not of much interest to anyone, but I just think the page looks really cool.

PARASITES ON JEFF'S BIRTHDAY!

Hey, it's Joel Reader!

We took a photo with Joel Reader, AKA former MTX bassist, AKA the coolest guy ever. (In case anyone doesn't know, he played bass on the Mr. T Experience's "Love is Dead", which is the album that this Sarah 7" cover is a parody of.) I've gotten to hang out with Joel twice in my life now, and he couldn't be nicer. And he still has unparalleled rock moves on stage. His current band is The Fatal Flaw.

FULL ALBUM STREAMING

Our last LP, "Lessons on Love, Sharing, & Hygiene" is just over a year old. We've made the entirety of it available for streaming on our Bandcamp page, whereas before you could only stream select songs. It's all killer, no filler, so check it out if you haven't heard it yet, and then buy one so we can keep making more records!

INSUB PICS

Here are some photos from our blockbuster performance at this year's Insubordination Fest. The first three were taken by Andrew Rangel; the last two are by Jim Testa. 

DALLAS 6/21

LONG ISLAND, NY!

NEW RECORD AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!

These 7"s are now up for pre-order on yellow vinyl from Toxic Pop Records. There will only be 100 on yellow, and Tight Bros are set to blow up, so if you're into colors, better claim one. We won't have any with us on tour.

HOUSTON 7/10!

TOTES AWESOME!!!

We now have tote bags for all your toting needs! If you are in a city like Austin, which has implemented a plastic bag ban, you are going to need one of these. These made-in-the-USA bags are perfect for carrying punk rock records. They were screened locally at Anxious Hands Screen Printing and Design Service. We're selling them for $5. Shoot an electronic mail to thecapitalistkids(at)hotmail(dot)com and we'll do a Paypal. Totes preesh!

JUNE/JULY 2013 TERR DATES - UPDATED!!!

We've been hesitating to post these because so many dates are still uncertain, but it's three days away, so we better go ahead and put them up. These are the Capitalist Kids' Insubordination Fest tour dates. In all likelihood we will never play most of these cities again, so we really hope you can make it to a show near you.

6/20 - Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain w/ Basketball Shorts, Dahling, Night Court
https://www.facebook.com/events/539634982768549

6/21- Dallas,TX @ The Double Wide w/ The Re-mo's
https://www.facebook.com/events/125601290979295/

6/22 - Denton, TX @ DAVE'S w/ Fishboy, Anger House, Bad Times
https://www.facebook.com/events/428212667276865/

6/24 -  Memphis, TN @ P&H Cafe w/ Capgun, Special Victims Unit
https://www.facebook.com/events/516098338427079

6/25 - Bloomington, IN @ 205 E 19th St. w/the Post Teens, Wringer
http://www.facebook.com/events/196026863886054/

6/26 - California, PA @ J. Cole's Inn

6/27 - 6/29 -  Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar - Insub Fest
https://www.facebook.com/events/547250068631611

7/1 - Long Island, NY @ Brew Haus Pub w/Warm Needles
https://www.facebook.com/events/207835129365811/

7/2 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Grand Victory
https://www.facebook.com/events/1390915411122749/

7/4 - Durham, NC @ Broad Street Cafe w/ Almost People
https://www.facebook.com/events/200682123416319

7/5 - Raleigh, NC @ CSC House
https://www.facebook.com/events/135848613286928/

7/6 - Atlanta, GA @ Ammazza
https://www.facebook.com/events/380666008700873/

7/7 - Orlando, FL @ Uncle Lou's Entertainment Hall
https://www.facebook.com/events/675510079142095/

7/8 - Tallahassee, FL @ the Shark Tank

7/9 - Baton Rouge, LA @ HTGT w/ Glitchell
https://www.facebook.com/events/466308916790050/

7/10 - Houston, TX @ Big Star Bar w/ Black Tuesday, Action Frank, Rocket 88
https://www.facebook.com/events/1371692998177

Bloomington, IN - 6/25!

FISHBOY in 3-D!!!

Tour Kickoff @Holy Mountain 6/20

Orange vinyl for pre-order!

New split 7" available for pre-order on limited orange vinyl from Rad Girlfriend Records!

It's available for streaming/digital download HERE!

Recovery?

This cartoon pretty much sums up our economic "recovery". Capitalism is a scam.

INSUB FEST!

We're playing Insubordination Fest 2013 this June in Baltimore! Tickets are on sale now and available here! We're very excited. If you can make it to Baltimore, do it, because as far as pop-punk goes, this festival is it!

Rad Company models our merch

Apparently Rad Company are big fans of ours. It was rad to share their company.

Rocking with KISS

We were joined onstage in McAllen by Braden's rock heroes KISS. Check out the faces on Jeff and Dugg.

NEW SHIRT AVAILABLE!

We have a brand new whimsical T-shirt featuring radical icon Noam Chomsky. They are Union-Made in the US of A, brother! You can order one on our Bandcamp page (bundled with other merch if you need it), or if you want to support us  without Bandcamp and Paypal both taking a cut, just shoot us an e-mail at thecapitalistkids(at)hotmail(dot)com. S, M, L, & XL, only in red. As Billy Bragg might say, There is Power in a Union-Made Tee.

South Texas Micro-Tour

April 27th, 28th, and 29th we're playing McAllen, San Antonio, and Austin. Here's a pretty cool flyer for the McAllen show.

Super Old Video Discovered!

Hey, check it out, THIS VIDEO is from 2008 (MySpace!). It was filmed by Marty Ploy at the Broken Neck during the period when legendary punk cartoonist Ben Snakepit was our guitarist. (When the camera swings over to the crowd 4 seconds in, you can see Rawn Hall, who, unbeknownst to any of us at the time, would soon be filling that position.) Anyway, the video is of a very poor quality, but I thought it might be worth posting for it's historic value. The song is an old one that's not on any of our records, so I'll give you the lyrics here, since you can't hear them:

Same song, 27th verse
things get better then they get a lot worse
I swear you've put me through
so much mental anguish I could sue
we know we never go go go
I'm a square peg and you're a round hole
therefore, we cannot fit
never work out but we never want to quit
but this time I promise I'm
really moving on

OK, OK, I'm sure
you don't believe me 'cause I said it before
but now it's really done
I'mma go out and I'mma find someone
that's right, but 'til I do
I was kinda wondering if you
would come out and hang over with me
maybe have a drink or two or three
but next time I promise I'm
really moving on

"Wasted Opportunities" - Australian zine

Jeff was recently interviewed at length for the Australian zine Wasted Opportunities. You should totally order one. It's a pretty good interview and the price of $3 (+$2 shipping) is still below the cost of producing and mailing the zine. True DIY done for the love of the scene. Pick one up today.

We have fun.

Photo from a couple tours ago. In Houston.

Scene Point Blank Review

Reviewer Loren over at Scene Point Blank thinks our LP "packs a refreshing punch". We garnered a respectable 7 out of 10 scene points.

New Song Available!

On our last tour we played a show in Columbia, MO at a punk space known as the Hair Hole. It was quite possibly the best non-Fest show of the tour. We just found out that, tragically, that spot is being torn down to build a parking garage. In order to help those awesome kids raise money for a new space for their awesome scene, we donated a brand new unreleased song for this comp. It also features jams by other bands that have played there, including Swearin', Big Eyes, In Defense, Braver, Eric Ayotte, and more. Check it out and donate what you can. We better not catch you downloading this for free. 

[at the Hair Hole in Co, Mo]

New Split 7" Coming Soon!

We have a split 7"with the amazing Ex-Boyfriends coming soon on Rad Girlfriend Records.
The records are at the plant as we speak, but you can stream/download our half now if you like on our Bandcamp page!

Upcoming Show

Best of 2012

We put out a record last year. Some people enjoyed it. Some people felt it was one of the most enjoyable albums they heard all year, and some of those people have blogs, which give their opinions greater authority than yours or mine.

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We made 12 out of 30 (how does one rank that many albums?) on IBuyWayTooManyRecords.com.

We beat out Green Day in Dylan from DyingScene.com's Top 10 list.

Uncle Critic presents a no-frills Top 25 list.

Briton's Joe Brigg's calls us "power-fighting power pop", which we are totally stealing, in his favorite 2012 punk releases. (It might be worth mentioning that Mr. Briggs is Mitch Clem's writing partner on the illustrious webcomic Nothing Nice to Say.

We were deemed "orgcore" enough to make the list of PunkNews.org editor John Flynn's picks.

Ovrld.com has an Austin-specific list that we made the Top 20 of.

TheNewScheme.com has us included, with a kind write-up, on a list of 10 Records I Neglected in 2012.

I don't know who decides to do a "Top 48", but they are bilingual and they rated us at a respectable #15!

The zine Wasted Opportunities from Australia got their Best of 2012 out a little late, but we made #8.

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It's all very flattering. There were a lot of great records this year. Thanks for listening to ours.

(I have to say, Redd Kross's "Researching the Blues" should have been in everybody's top 5.)