For those that don’t know me, which is probably all of you, my name is Sammy. I’m a kid, born and raised in the great state of New Jersey. Yes, New Jersey. No, I don’t know Springsteen, but I have spent many a nights drunkenly singing ‘Born to run” on the streets of Asbury Park. My Family was very into me playing music, and exposing me to everything that could inspire. How that led me to be in a Rocksteady band, I just don’t know. Me and 3 of my best friends are heading out tomorrow on a great adventure. No, not with Pee Wee, but with The Forthrights. We have been making music together for a few years now, played a whole lot of shows in the North East, as well as in the Mid West. Nows the time for us to pass the Great Wall of Chicago, and head all the way to the Pacific ocean, and the land of the Gwen’s, the Fish’s and those Hepcats.

I got in touch with Jason and Gabe over here at Musical Occupation, with hopes to start a blog about living in a van with your best friends, living on 10 dollars a day, and the things that happen on tour. Armed with a Blackberry, a Flip camera, and a run down Macbook, I’m hoping to show you lovely, lovely people, what it’s like to go on tour for 60+ days. I’m gonna try to post about the spots we eat at, the cool people we meet, and the biggest tunes we find on Spotify!

Like I said earlier, the tour kickoff show is tomorrow, April 7, at Otto’s Shrunken Head In New York City. We’re headed out to Indiana after that, to meet up with We Are The Union, a Detroit based band, who we’re doing the Ska Is Dead Presents Young Guns 2011 tour with. We’re headed down to to New Orleans, back up the East coast, and ending up in Chicago. Along the way, we are meeting up with Stuck Lucky, from Tennessee, The Brunt of It from New England, The Green Room Rockers, from Indiana, as well as the Fad. We are all really psyched about the tour, and were all looking forward to the next 30 days.

After that, the lovely miss Maddie Ruthless is meeting us in Chicago, and were headed down south, and out west with her. That tour, which were calling “The Rocksteady is Ruining my life” tour, is going to head up the coast of California with Queen P, and the Delerians.

Here’s the first post. I-ficially. tour. tour. tour. Todays big tune(s) come from one of my favorite singers in the world. Mr King Django. He just put out a new digital EP over at Whatevski records! go check it out! It is a compilation of some vinyl stuff he put out over the last few years. He murders it with the early reggae cuts, and One Finger. Hot Damn! Big tune from the Skinnerbox Catalog re-done over the Freedom Sounds(rip) Ethiopian Kings Rhythm. Go grab it over at www.Whatevski.org

Heres all our dates as of now. Come say whats up! Grab a beer, and hang out with us!

04.13.11 – The Hoosier Dome – w/ We Are The Union, Green Room Rockers & Crosstown Collision
1627 Prospect St. Indianapolis, IN – $7/7P/ALL-AGES
04.14.11 – TBA – w/ We Are The Union
Cincinnati, OH
04.15.11 – The Muse – w/ We Are The Union & Stuck Lucky
835 4th Ave. South Nashville, TN – $10/7P/ALL-AGES
04.16.11 – Block Party 2011 @ The Big Top – w/ We Are The Union & Stuck Lucky
1638 Clio St. New Orleans, LA – TICKETS/Noon-Midnight/ALL-AGES
04.17.11 – The Masquerade – w/ We Are The Union & Stuck Lucky
695 North Ave. Atlanta, GA – $10/7PM/ALL-AGES
04.18.11 – New Brookland Tavern – w/ We Are The Union & Stuck Lucky
122 W. State Street West Columbia, SC – $10/7P/ALL-AGES
04.19.11 – The Jewish Mother Backstage – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union &Stuck Lucky
320 Granby St. Norfolk, VA
04.20.11 – Strange Matter (*VENUE CHANGE*) – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union, Stuck Lucky & Murphy’s Kids
929 W. Grace St. Richmond, VA – $5/5P/ALL-AGES
04.21.11 – The Fire (*VENUE CHANGE*) – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union &Stuck Lucky
412 W. Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA – $8/5P/ALL-AGES
04.22.11 – Ethical Humanist Center – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union & Stuck Lucky
38 Old Country Rd. Garden City, NY – TICKETS/4:30P/ALL-AGES
04.23.11 (1PM) – Middle East Upstairs – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union & The Brunt Of It
480 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA – $10/1P/ALL-AGES
04.23.11 (6PM) – The Space – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union & The Brunt Of It
295 Treadwell St. Hamden, CT – $12/6P/ALL-AGES
04.26.11 – Mr. Beery’s – w/ The Fad & The Brunt Of It
4019 Hempstead Tpke. Bethpage, NY – $5/9P/21+
04.27.11 – Asbury Lanes – w/ The Fad, We Are The Union & The Brunt Of It
209 4th Ave. Asbury Park, NJ – $10/7P/ALL-AGES
04.28.11 – Funk N’ Waffles – w/ We Are The Union & The Brunt Of It
727 S. Crouse Ave. Syracuse, NY – 6PM/ALL-AGES
04.29.11 – Now That’s Class – w/ We Are The Union
11213 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH – $5/9P/ALL-AGES
04.30.11 – Mac’s Bar – w/ We Are The Union & The Riot Before
2700 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI – 4P/ALL-AGES
05.01.11 – Beat Kitchen – w/ We Are The Union & Green Room Rockers
2100 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, IL – $10/8P/17+ (Sorry, kids!)
MAY 2011 TOUR w/ MADDIE RUTHLESS
5.5.11 – Avant Garden – w/Maddie Ruthless, Ryan Scroggins & The Bandulus
411 Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX
5.6.11 – Flamingo Cantina – w/Maddie Ruthless, Ryan Scroggins & The Bandulus
515 E 6th St. Austin, TX – $5/9P/21+
5.7.11 – Pedicab Bar – w/Maddie Ruthless, Ryan Scroggins & The Bandulus
415 E Cevallos St. San Antonio, TX – $7/8P
5.9.11 – TBA – w/Maddie Ruthless
Las Cruces, NM
5.12.11 – Hensley’s Flying Elephant – w/Maddie Ruthless
850 Tamarack Ave. Carlsbad, CA
5.13.11 - Romano’s – w/Maddie Ruthless & Revivers
5225 Canyon Crest Dr. #58 Riverside, CA

5.14.11 - Airliner – w/Maddie Ruthless, The Revivers & Impalers
2419 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA
5.17.11 – Irie Tuesdays @ Jake’s – w/Maddie Ruthless
38 W Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA
5.18.11 – Anarchy Library – w/Maddie Ruthless
133250 Woodruff Ave. Downey, CA

5.19.11 – Rhythm Lounge – w/Maddie Ruthless
245 Pine Ave. Long Beach, CA
5.20.11 – Fulton 55 – w/Let’s Go Bowling & Maddie Ruthless
875 Divisadero St. Fresno, CA

5.21.11 – Plea For Peace Center – w/Maddie Ruthless
630 E. Weber Ave. Stockton, CA
5.22.11 – Sweet Spot Pub – w/Maddie Ruthless
619 4th St. Santa Rosa, CA
5.29.11 – The Brass Rail – w/Maddie Ruthless & Unlikely Alibi
1121 Broadway. Fort Wayne, IN

Oh, and one last thing, here’s a treat for y’all. ..
Mr Matt Wixson is currently mashing up our new EP, Camp Birdman with some old Motown gems. Heres one for y’all to download, its called Stop a Child!

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by Babylon Party machine
Enjoy! and see ya on the road!
- Sammy