DENT MAY - "WEDDING DAY"

Gorilla Vs Bear just premiered "WEDDING DAY," from DENT MAY's forthcoming 7" on PAW TRACKS. Here's the back cover, which features art by WILL BRYANT and a photo taken at Talladega Superspeedway by Cole Furlow (of DEAD GAZE). The "FUN"/"WEDDING DAY" vinyl (limited to 700 copies on clear wax) officially drops September 13th. Pre-order from Insound HERE, or purchase from iTunes HERE.

GRAY THINGS - "CLASS"

"CLASS" is the latest single from GRAY THINGS, the project of Dude Ranch resident and Dent May collaborator THOMAS COOPER. "CLASS" finds GRAY THINGS moving away from the darker paranoid sound heard on last year's split with DEAD GAZE and toward a warmer, kaleidoscopic, electronic psych-pop sound. The track was recorded with production help from Dent May at his HITS INC studio at the Dude Ranch.

MP3:

GRAY THINGS - "CLASS"

Previously:

MP3:

GRAY THINGS - "FORTUNE TELLER"

ALEX BLEEKER & THE FREAKS + FLOWER ORGY + DENT MAY & FRIENDS @ CATS PURRING DUDE RANCH 8/15/11

[UPDATE: DENT MAY & FRIENDS have joined the lineup at the last minute. Don't miss this party!]

Two excellent psychedelic NYC bands invade the CATS PURRING DUDE RANCH this Monday 8/15/11! Many of you know ALEX BLEEKER as bassist for one of our favorite groups REAL ESTATE, but this time he's bringing his own band, the rock n roll shredheads ALEX BLEEKER & THE FREAKS. Also joining the party will be the aptly named FLOWER ORGY, who, according to FIRE TALK, "makes the kind of laid back jams your mom might have smoked a joint to."

Doors open at 8pm, with bands playing at 9pm. Cover is $5. Alcohol will NOT be provided, so BYOB. Taxi info will be available, so DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE. See y'all Monday.

MP3:

ALEX BLEEKER & THE FREAKS - "PRISONER"

FLOWER ORGY - "BLACK WIZARD"

DEAD GAZE + JOHN BARRETT + DENT MAY (DJ SET) @ PROUD LARRY'S 8/12/11

We're excited to announce a last minute FREE SHOW this Friday 8/12/11 at PROUD LARRY'S. Oxford, MS synth-grunge psych-pop explorers DEAD GAZE will perform, and BASS DRUM OF DEATH's guru-in-chief JOHN BARRETT will play a rare solo set. Local dad-pop deconstructionist DENT MAY will be DJing heady party jams all night. Come celebrate the last weeks of summer with the Cats Purring family! Doors are at 9pm, and the fun starts at 10pm. FREE.

MP3:

DEAD GAZE - "TAKE ME HOME OR I DIE ALONE"

BASS DRUM OF DEATH - "CELEBRATE SUMMER" (T. REX COVER)

BASS DRUM OF DEATH just shared this seasonally appropriate T. REX cover on their blog. Straight from the horse's mouth:

"so i did a t rex cover a while ago. it's called "celebrate summer", the a-side to the last single marc bolan recorded before his death. make a pool call and get tan while u can, summer's almost over."

MP3:

BASS DRUM OF DEATH - "CELEBRATE SUMMER" (T. REX COVER)

WOODS + WHITE FENCE + VOYAGEURS @ CATS PURRING DUDE RANCH 8/7/11

It's been a while since our last house show at the CATS PURRING DUDE RANCH, and we've put together a summer slammer you can't miss this Sunday 8/7/11.

Brooklyn, NY's WOODS (founders of the legendary WOODSIST label) will bring the sound Pitchfork calls "a distinctive blend of spooky campfire folk, lo-fi rock, homemade tape collages, and other noisy interludes, all anchored by deceptively sturdy melodies."

Openers WHITE FENCE (Los Angeles/San Francisco, CA) play a delightfully warped brand of lysergic 60s psych-pop. Altered Zones describes their brilliant album IS GROWING FAITH as "absolute ramshackle-scatterbrain-chaos, revealing an equal affinity for the acid-soaked psychedelia of Syd-era Floyd and the noise-caked post-punk of The Fall."

[UPDATE: VOYAGEURS (Fayetteville, AR) have joined the bill at the last minute!]

CATS PURRING DJs will be spinning party jams all night. Doors open at 8pm, and bands start at 9pm sharp. Cover charge is $7. BYOB, but absolutely no drinking & driving is tolerated at the Dude Ranch. Taxi info will be on hand. See y'all Sunday.

Woods - "Pushing Onlys"

White Fence - "Get That Heart"

REAL ESTATE + DENT MAY @ PROUD LARRY'S 7/13

REAL ESTATE and DENT MAY are on tour together, and they're stopping through Oxford, MS this Wednesday 7/13 at PROUD LARRY'S. Doors are at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm. Tickets are $10 HERE.

LISTEN:

REAL ESTATE - "OUT OF TUNE"

DENT MAY - "FUN"

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DENT MAY - "FUN"

DENT MAY has a 7" single forthcoming via PAW TRACKS, and here's the a-side "FUN," which was recorded in the Hits Inc studio at the Cats Purring Dude Ranch. The 7" will be pressed on clear vinyl in a limited edition of 700. It doesn't drop until September 13th, but 100 cassettes will be for sale on Dent's upcoming tour with REAL ESTATE.

BOY FRIEND + SPECULATOR + GRAY THINGS @ CATS PURRING DUDE RANCH 6/28

We're throwing our first Cats Purring Dude Ranch show in a while, and if the summer heat hasn't already melted your mind, this lineup will. Austin, TX's dreamy BOY FRIEND (ex-SLEEP∞OVER) will join Los Angeles, CA's hypnotic SPECULATOR and Oxford, MS's warped GRAY THINGS for an evening of boundary-pushing psychedelic pop next Tuesday 6/28 at the Dude Ranch.

The show starts at 9pm, and we'll charge $5 at the door. BYOB, but drinking & driving is strictly forbidden. Taxi info will be on hand.

MP3:

BOY FRIEND - "D'ARREST"

SPECULATOR - "CRUISER"

GRAY THINGS - "FORTUNE TELLER"

Bobby Chiz - "Brooklyn Mouth" + "Roy Le Roy"

Learned, Mississippi's BOBBY CHIZ just dropped two summer sizzlers in the form of a "digital 7-inch." Don't miss these new tracks "Brooklyn Mouth" and "Roy Le Roy," specifically formulated for heavy airplay at your next backyard barbeque.

BASS DRUM OF DEATH - DAYTROTTER SESSION

DAYTROTTER just posted a fresh sesh from Oxford, MS filth-pop idols BASS DRUM OF DEATH. Listen to the duo rip through 4 songs from their debut album GB CITY right HERE.