The Toasters 2012 Tour!

 

It's the beginning of the New Year and that means The Toasters are back on the road! Two months of shows crossing practically the entire United States. Lots of shows in California this time around. Look for new merchandise on the table, including the 2Tone Army vinyl and brand new Dub56 vinyl releases! Also, we have secured quite a few of our fellow Megalith Records bands as opening acts on this tour. Look for The Dendrites, The Rudie Crew, 2Tone Lizard Kings and many more, supporting the United States longest running ska band! Est. 1981.
 
Jan 13 TT The Bears Cambridge, MA
Jan 14 The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 15 Championship Bar and Grill Trenton, NJ
Jan 16 The Jewish Mother Backstage Norfolk, VA
Jan 17 The Milestone Club Charlotte, NC
Jan 18 The Muse Nashville, TN
Jan 19 Maxine's Pub Hot Springs, AR
Jan 20 Antone's Austin, TX
Jan 21 Jake's Backroom Lubbock, TX
Jan 22 Badlands Billiards El Paso, TX
Jan 23 The Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
Jan 24 The Hut Tucson, AZ
Jan 25 Martini Ranch Scottsdale, AZ
Jan 26 The Slidebar Fullerton, CA
Jan 27 Hard Rock Cafe On The Strip Las Vegas, NV
Jan 28 The Center WLCAC Los Angeles, CA
Jan 29 Soma San Diego, CA
Jan 30 Red Devil Lounge San Francisco, CA
Jan 31 The Catalyst - Atrium Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 01 Red Fox Tavern Eureka, CA
Feb 02 Plan B Portland, OR
Feb 03 Iron Road Studios Vancouver, Canada
Feb 04 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Feb 05 Shredder Boise, ID
Feb 06 Burt's Tiki Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 07 The Beacon Club Casper, WY
Feb 08 Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 09 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
Feb 10 Knickerbockers Lincoln, NE
Feb 11 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Feb 12 Otto's Dekalb, IL
Feb 13 The Firebird St Louis, MO
Feb 14 The 86 Club Cincinnati, OH
Feb 15 Frankie's Toledo, OH
Feb 16 The Strutt Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 17 Redstone Room @ River Music Experience Davenport, IA
Feb 18 Punk Rock Night @ the Melody Inn Indianapolis, IN
Feb 19 123 Pleasant Street Morgantown, WV
Feb 20 ELEANOR RIGBY'S Jermyn, PA
Feb 21 Dub Land Underground Rochester, NY
Feb 22 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 23 Stanhope House Stanhope, NJ
Feb 24 The Haunt Ithaca, NY
Feb 25 Dover Brickhouse Dover, NH
Feb 26 Providence Social Club Providence, RI (venue change, now UPSTAIRS)
 
 
 

Dropsteppers on tour and Ska's The Limit!

Get up in The Dropsteppers!

If you don't know them already, now's your chance to find out. The Dropsteppers dropped their first record late 2011 right here with Megalith Records. Very young and fresh on the scene, the band has begun to turn heads and ears their way. One (if not THE) longest running US Ska radio show, "Ska's The Limit" listed not one but TWO tracks by The Dropsteppers as the BEST of 2011. JJ Loy cited "Shanty Morning View" and "Center City" his choice cuts for 2011. Not only did JJ include these tracks on his Best Of playlist, he also listed the bands debut release as #7 of his top 12 releases of 2011!

7.  The Dropsteppers – Get Up In It! – Megalith Here’s a band that just floored me the moment I heard them.  The Dropsteppers are playing a soul-amped version of Rocksteady, that sounds completely modern, but without even the slightest betrayal to the Rocksteady tradition.  And isn’t that what the world is hungry for these days- respectfully retro, but with a modern approach?

This is a great honor for the band and Megalith Records, as JJ knows his ska! Along with The Dropsteppers, he also included two Void Union tracks from their "Higher Guns" release that will be out on Megalith CD/Digital shortly. As well as listing "Higher Guns" as his #1 release of all year! Way to go VU! As soon as this album is back from the pressing plant, it will be available for purchase. Right now it is currently only available on Vinyl through JumpUp Records!

You can listen to the radio show through the KDHX website, along with past shows.
You can purchase The Dropsteppers album directly through us here. Or if you like shopping CD Baby or iTunes, you can get it there as well!
If you want to catch The Dropsteppers live, be sure to check their tour schedule and go watch a show!
We look forward to many things to develop with both of these bands. It's great to have fresh talent that is eager to get out there and make music for the masses! More good things in 2012 are yet to come.

Lastly, JJ wanted to mention another release here on Megalith, Carlos Dingo's "Ska Is Dangerous". It was technically released last 2010, but he didn't listen to it until 2011 and would have included it on his list, but hence "Best Of 2011" not 2010 :) Pick it up at CD Baby or iTunes as well!

Happy New Year to all! Hope your holidays were safe and wonderful!

Megalith Records End Of Year / New Year Sale!

It's that time again! If you got some cash for the holidays and need a place to spend it, buy some ska! We have lowered all prices of CDs to $6.00 through the end of the year. The sale price will automatically go back to the original $8.99 price come January 1st. So act now! If you are wanting to get some music you have been holding off on, or want to grab some brand new releases cheap, now's your opportunity! Help support independent musicians and labels. We have a great list of releases in store for 2012, more vinyl, more digital, more ska!

http://www.megalithrecords.com/store/index.php/cPath/21

Don't forget to check us out on FaceBook as well, where you guy buy all of our releases digitally through CD Baby right on FaceBook!

http://www.facebook.com/MegalithRecords?sk=app_155326481208883

Or go straight to CD Baby if you are not on FaceBook.

http://cdbaby.com/all/megalithrecords/from/JeremyToaster

Thanks for your support over the years. Next year marks our 10th anniversary! So look for some special deals and release and products throughout the year!

MEGALITH RECORDS est. 2002

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