In late 2011, when it was clear that Shang-A-Lang was ending because Andy was moving to Idaho and Total Jock (a short lived hardcore project) was over done because James made a quick decision to move to Albuquerque, I asked Cade and Sam (of Total Jock) if they wanted to start a new band. We practiced a few times as a three-piece and recorded a 4-song demo. A few weeks later Joe (Marked Men/Shang-A-Lang) announced that he was moving back to Las Cruces. The first day he was back, we went for beers before practice and I asked if he wanted to join the band. We showed up unannounced, Joe plugged in, learned some songs, and then I asked Cade and Sam if he could join the band. That’s kind of backwards I know, but it worked out. Low Culture’s first show in early November 2011 was at Shang-A-Lang’s last show. Circle of life…
Low Culture plays catchy garage punk that while not far removed from half of the band’s previous project, Shang-A-Lang, has a lot less emphasis on riffs and blown out recordings, and more emphasis on melody and crisp (while not necessarily “over-produced”) recordings. 4-songs, no download code but you can download it for pay what you will on any of the label’s Bandcamp sites. Split release with Dead Broke, Rad Girlfriend, and Drunken Sailor (UK).
The band will be doing a North-east and Canadian tour with Iron Chic in June. Here are the dates:
June 9th @ E. Setauket VFW (Long Island, NY) w/ Iron Chic, Sister Kisser, Fellow Project
June 10th @ Death by Audio (Brooklyn, NY) w/ Iron Chic, Laura Stevenson & the Cans, Swearin’
June 11th @ TBA (Hartford, CT) w/ Iron Chic
June 12th @ Starlab (Boston, MA) w/ Iron Chic, Awful Man, Billy Raygun, Dan Webb and the Spiders
June 13th @ L’Esco (Montreal, CAN) w/ Iron Chic, Prevenge, Dig it Up
June 14th @ Babylon (Ottawa, CAN) w/ Iron Chic, Crusades, Dead Weights, Robots Everywhere,
June 15th Hangin’ at Ottawa Explosion
June 16th @ TBA (Binghampton, NY) w/ Iron Chic
June 17th @ Shitfuckedhouse (Long Island, NY) w/ Crow Bait, Pretty Bullshit