two roman candles shows this week

I'm playing a show at the birdhouse on friday with comix trip, hollow down, and neighbors. the show starts at 7:00 p.m., is all ages, and $5. This is a benefit show for the second issue of the humboldt diy zine, which is a community based anonymous submissions zine. I'm excited for the zine to come out because I did an interview with Steve Lovett who owns People's Records, Arcata's only record store, and Steve use to play in the band Raid from Tennessee, which is responsible for starting the hardline movement, so the interview was pretty interesting as you can imagine. The facebook event HERE. 

I'm also playing a show at the greenhouse on Monday March 3rd with Spoonboy and thelittlestillnotbigenough. This show is also $5, all ages, and starts at 7:00 p.m. I'm super excited to play this show because the greenhouse was the only house that I was aware of that existed in Arcata, and did house shows, and when I moved up here I heard that they had stopped doing shows a while ago, but apparently they are making an exception for this one, and I get to play there! Facebook event HERE.

In other news, Avocado Records is putting out Riley Versus Jason on cassette tape, and those are being sent to the plant by this weekend / early next week. 

Roman Candles February shows

Hey everyone I'm playing a show tomorrow on KHSU 90.5 FM around 3:00 p.m. It will definitely be between 3:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. I'll play some new songs, maybe a cover, and potentially the song that will be on the four way 7" split with layman, fugue, and pocketknife. I'm looking forward to this. I think you can listen online HERE.

I am also playing a house show at the Birdhouse on Saturday February 8 with Robber's Roost and Gunsafe. The address for the Birdhouse is 1763 H. Street, Arcata, CA 95521. The show starts at 8:00 p.m. is $5 donations and all ages. The facebook event link is HERE.

I dropped off some Roman Candles lp's at 
People's Records 
725 8th St, Arcata, CA 95521(707) 822-7625

The Works
210 C St, Eureka, CA 95501(707) 442-8121

Alex Poska did an interview back in January that you can read HERE. 

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