roman candles news

Winter break was really nice. I was able to play six shows. Mark Chen recorded the first two shows that you can download HERE and HERE. You can watch a cover of the replacements' "alex chilton" from the show at the dawghouse on december 30th with bad kids and dogbreth below

marty videotaped a new roman candles song "too fucked to cum" for razorcake at the vlhs on january 6 

Daryl filmed a song from the january 16th show at the freak house with jeff enzor, mitch the champ, and garrett walters



I also recorded 8 new songs with madison woodward that are currently being mastered by andrew schubert. they will be released on a 7" called blacklist the white kid in blackface which will hopefully be out in time for tour this summer. I will be touring to plan-it-x fest with Calvin Jalandoni. 

Calvin has been there since roman candles started. he was at jeff salisbury's house the day we recorded our first demo tape. he whistles on "hospitals" and sings back-up vocals on our cover of "show me the way to go home" from that demo tape, and that night - after we recorded the first demo, Calvin drove back to UCSD to play our songs on his radioshow "2 Hour Revenge Therapy" on KSDT at the time. Calvin also went on the first roman candles tour, and I'm excited for him to be playing his own songs this time around. 

I also got to finish two songs that Madison and I started recording over two and a half years ago, and finally finished. I am hoping that they will be released as a 7" single. They are full band recordings, and Madison made them sound great. 

My friends and I will be releasing a 7" split with Roman Candles, Fugue, Layman, and Pocketknife. Each band will have one song, and that should ideally be out by the end of the summer before I leave for the Peace Corps. 

I dropped off some lp's and 7"s at Amoeba Berkeley today, and restoked Amoeba Hollywood and Vinyl Solution over break as well. 

The new issue of the stowaways is also available. Daryl filmed a commercial for it, that was improvised on the spot. you can check that out HERE. 

Before I wrap up I'm playing a show at the Birdhouse in Arcata with Gunsafe and Robber's Roost on February 8th that I'm pretty excited about. I think that's all for now. The artwork and pressing info tba shortly. 

The Stowaways Issue #15 Out Now

The Stowaways Issue 15 is out now and will be available at the SHOW on thursday in highland park / los angeles with mitch the champ, garrett walters, and jeff enzor. This issue contains an interview with Elliot Babin from DNF, Touche Amore, and Dad Punchers as well as an interview with Kris Westreich  from Colossal Wrecks as well as show reviews, record reviews, and more. email me if you'd like a copy romancandlesmusic(at)gmail(dot)com i'm trying to hussle them for $2

The Freak House

362 North Avenue 57

Los Angeles, CA 90042.

7:00 - 10:00 p.m. All Ages $5 BYOB

Roman Candles January 2014 shows

Roman Candles is playing a few shows coming up in January.

January 6 at VLHS with Dogbreth, Benny the Jet Rodriguez, and Moon Bandits. 

Facebook link HERE. 

January 10 at house show in Huntington Beach. 

Address is 17331 Elsinore Ct. Huntington Beach

with Lucas Chemotti, Struck Out, Olivas, Nathan Bighell, and Deerling

facebook event HERE

January 16 at a house in Highland Park

Address is 362 North Ave. 57

Los Angeles, CA 90042

with Jeff Enzor (Merry Christmas acoustic), Garrett Walters, and Mitch the Champ

Garrett and Mitch are both on Plan-it-X and have new records out that came out this year. They're on tour from Bloomington Indiana. Please come and support. 

facebook event HERE.

Roman Candles show @ Dawghouse w/ Dogbreth and Bad Kids

I'm playing a house show in San Diego on Monday December 30th with Dogbreth and Bad Kids.
I'm excited. I don't get down to SD as much as I wish I did. 
It's an early show starts at 4:30. 
I'm pumped to play with Dogbreath they just put out a new LP on plan-it-x that you can listen to HERE. 

The address is
3373 1/2 Chamoune Ave. San Diego, CA 92105


Facebook event below
https://www.facebook.com/events/1380825058838279/?ref=22

Roman Candles show @ Bridgetown December 26

Hey Everyone. I finished my first semester of grad school today, and I'm coming home on Friday for a month. I've got some shows booked, the first of which will be at bridgetown with Dream Caste, Nayru, Meryl Streaker, and Perpetual Motion Machine on December 26. I'm really pumped.

Click HERE for the facebook event.
Dream Caste will have their new tape, "A Calmer Room," listen HERE.

I'm also playing with Benny the Jet, Dogbreth and Moonbandits at VLHS on Jan 6.
click HERE for facebook event.

that's all for now. i'm excited to come home. see you soon. kisses

Favorite Records of the Year 2013

1. White Night - Prophets of Templum cdxx (Recess)
2. Wild Moth - Over Again (Asian Man)
3. Hello Shark - HS (Burst and Bloom)
4. The Exquisites - S/T (Asian Man)
5. Happy Hollows - Amethyst (Self Released?)
6. No Age - An Object (Sub Pop)
7. Rival Mob - Mob Justice (Revelation)
8. Colossal Wrecks -Waste The Moments (Mountain Man / Lauren)
9. Watercolor Paintings - When You Move (Plan-It-X)
10. The Lovely Bad Things - The Late Great Whatever (Volcom)
11. Benny The Jet Rodriguez - Home Run (Recess)
12. Audacity - Butter Knife (Suicide Squeeze)
13. Calculator - This Will Come to Pass (Self Released)
14. Radiator Hospital - Something Wild (Salinas)
15. Leer - Spring Break No Parents (Lauren)
16. Moses Campbell - Expectations (Big Joy)
17. Dad Punchers - S/T (Sea  Legs)
18. Garrett Walters - I Call My Younger Sister Twice A Day (Plan-It-X)
19. Spokenest - We Move (Self Released)
20. Crystal Antlers - Nothing Is Real (Innovative Leisure)
21. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Merge)
22. Hoax - S/T (Self Released)
23. Lemuria -The Distance Is So Big (Bridge 9)
24. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt (Don Giovanni)
25. Ghost Mice / Ramshackle Glory (split) - Shelter (Plan-It-X)

7"s:
Desaparecidos - Te Amo Camila Vallejo / Underground Man
Desaparecidos - Anonymous / The Left Is Right
Tongue - Body + Mind
Dad Punchers / Exquisites (split)
Summer Vacation / Glocca Mora (split)
Dad Punchers - These Times Weren't Made For You
Mynx - s/t
Mynx - Frozen Tide
Heathers - Teenage Clothes
Cat Party- A Thousand Shades of Grey
Black Sparrow Press - Fever Shakes
Fugue - Solitude / Traffic 

Demo Tapes:
Bedhed / Merry Christmas (split)
Fugue - s/t
Loughton - Cheap Shot
Layman- s/t
Palm Reader - Unlucky
Pocketknife - s/t
Michael Vidal - Dream Center
Canyons - s/t
Tobias Funke - Read More
Carte de Visite - We Live, We Grow, We Change

Two tapes making last minute releases that i haven't listened to are Dream Caste and Roses, I'll get those when I get home. 

New Zine coming soon I did an interview with Elliot from Dad Punchers back in October, so keep on the lookout for that. 

razorcake reviews the stowaways issue #14

razorcake reviewed the stowaways issue #14 

i've still got copies of it if you want one

The Stowaways is a slapdash xeroxed document that embodies the urgency and variety of Southern California’s DIY punk scene. For all its aesthetic blemishes (which somehow enhances the earnestness), Chris Gordon’s refreshingly self-assured voice and proudly anti-revisionist stream-of-consciousness format ensures that each issue is a home run. The show reviews might be fascinating only to California residents or those interested in the diary-like minutia of people watching, but there are many worthy humorous observations such as: “The lead singer looked like the dirtiest fucking sewer rat....He literally looked like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ character.” With every new issue, I am reminded of the DIY community’s open-mindedness by the growth of The Stowaways’ letter column. I am also reminded of Field of Dreams: “If you build it, they will come.” –Sean Arenas (Chris Gordon, 5802 Wendover Rd., Yorba Linda,CA92886, fuckthestowaways.blogspot.com)