We are home from tour! This time around, either luck or hard work paid off, because it was the best to date. So many thanks to our friends and fans cross-country. Catch up with more details and incoming pictures at our tourjournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/chromelodeon
2006-06-23 Back From Tour!
Tour Journal:
Well… we’re home safe now, and very happy. This tour was by far the most successful one. Even during the very few rough times, we had enough to survive, and at best we saw so many friends and fans everywhere, new and old alike. Fortunately, these times were the majority of the trip, which made the drives so much more tolerable (although, having the wireless gameboy DS’s definitely helped).
So many thanks to all of you, we wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for your support. Extra thanks to Bucky (Pat) and Phil for coming along to help fill out the empty spaces in the music/performance.
We took 2 video cameras and 3 digital ones with us, thus far only one album has been posted (thanks Bucky!). Already one can see how big A-KON was (can’t believe we ate dinner with the creator of the Power Rangers and the actor for Chewbacca), the sexual Pacman cake we baked, day off at lake michagan, cooking in the tourvan, our rooftop trespassing on a closed down egyptian nightclub/cult center, and more. Explanations will come about when more albums are posted online.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v
2006-08-20
After a handful of shows and temperatures too hot to practice in, we’re about ready to wrap up summer with a few big video game themed events in the end of August. Check out the shows page. Also be sure to check us out on Drexel radio tomorrow night. They stream live online, so catch us either way you can.
2006-08-27 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
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Press Coverage:
Originally published on www.philadelphiaweekly.com on August 23 2006. Written by Jennifer Kelly.
It’s arcade night at the Church. Philly’s Chromelodeon will take the joystick early on, going for a new high score with their multi-instrumental, Game-Boy-enhanced brand of overstuffed spazz punk. But the smart money’s on Spencer Seim of Hella’s new(ish) project the Advantage, which play classic video game themes like Super Mario Brothers 2 and Mega Man 2 on the standard rock lineup of two guitars, bass and drums. French Toast, as far as we know, have no video game songs, and as such are the odd band out.
Originally published on phillyist.com on August 25 2006. Written by Jim Genzano.
Music in Video Games, and Video Games in Music
If you read Phillyist regularly (and if not, why not?), you’re probably already aware that we’re partial to both music and video games, so when the two come packaged together, we get rather excited. And that’s just what’s happening at a couple of upcoming shows at First Unitarian.
First up on Sunday night is the Advantage/French Toast/Chromelodeon show. French Toast has nothing to do with video games as far as we know, but they do have Jerry Busher of Fugazi, which is pretty cool. The Advantage, on the other hand, are a straight-up Nintendo cover band who play great versions of the themes from Megaman 2, Contra, Metroid, Super Mario Bros. 2, Blaster Master, and…well, we could go on, but it would take a while; according to the R5 site, the band’s ambition is to record every Nintendo game song ever. For those of you scoffing at the idea of playing Nintendo music, listen to some of the samples on The Advantage and R5 sites. Some of that music is actually really fantastic, and sounds even better when you play it super-loud on guitars and drums.
But after you’ve covered the classics, what then? Chromelodeon takes it to the next level with original music inspired by video games. They have eight people in their band, one of them on accordion, and their live show is apparently quite a spectacle, including visual accompaniment via a hacked Game Boy. Awesome! The music, if it matters, is epic instrumental fantasy metal with a great atmosphere to it.
And the video game fun doesn’t end Sunday night. The following Tuesday, Final Fantasy is coming to the church! Yes, the name was inspired by the famous series of role-playing video games, but the music not so much; it’s actually got a quirky, orchestral, Sufjan Stevens-type of sound to it. Still, the lyrics are quite geeky enough, with some serious fantasy and sci-fi flavoring – “The Chronicles of Sarnia” talks of water gods and nymphs, while “Arctic Circle” repeatedly warns us, “shields up, shields up.” Did we mention that one of the main purposes of Final Fantasy’s latest album, He Poos Clouds, was to “attempt to modernize each of the eight D&D schools of magic?”
Final Fantasy’s sound is just as dramatic and epic as Chromelodeon’s – perhaps even more so – but with more of a pop vibe. Oh, and if you’re still not excited about Final Fantasy, you should know that it’s composed pretty much entirely of Owen Pallett, the guy who plays violin for awesome indie band Arcade Fire. The first show sold out, so R5 added another one later that night. Rock!
2006-10-15
Winter is fast approaching, and we are busy behind the scenes. We are preparing to record a lot of material (2 albums?) by 2007. In turn, we’ll only be playing a few select shows, so don’t miss out! We are also running a new club in Center City Philly with suprizing success! Check it out @ http://www.myspace.com/upstairsatsals
Philadelphia City Paper: Game Boys
Originally published on Philadelphia City Paper on November 10 2006. Written by A.D. Amorosi.
Kicking up Sawdust with avant-garde rockers Chromelodeon.
Philadelphia octet Chromelodeon manipulates its sound as if fiddling with an old-school joystick. It’s a music fraught with twitching and twirling, blipping and barking, theremin-fueled juking and blissing out within glacial cinematic space-capades. There is also, of course, a touch of kitsch in a chaos-driven orchestra named after instrument inventor Harry Partch’s quirky reed organ (hence the Sprite Slowdown offshoot, which dedicates itself to video game soundtracks). Either way Chromelodeon is a group that utilizes violins and accordions with the same ardor as guitars. But this band — best heard live, great on Bloodlink label CDs In the Year 20XX and the new Heart of Sawdust — is cluttered, clustered and hard, with little comparison to much else within avant-garde circles. One of its hairiest synth players (under the guise of anonymity and group expression) sat us down to tell us that the Chromelodeon sound is as hopped-up as he is on Sparks.
City Paper: What’s the biggest difference between 20XX and Sawdust?
Chromelodon: For Sawdust, we had a cohesive agenda. There was a soundtrack we wanted to present that had evolved from months of hard work and two U.S. tours as a trial run of the finished material. 20XX came at an early stage for the band — we had good songs in mind, but they just didn’t connect.
CP:How does the idea of Partch’s chromelodeon suit you guys?
C: A little-known fact is that Harry Partch was a big part-time bum, which applies to most of our group. Of course, he also had his personal take on how music should sound and honest to hell didn’t really care how other people interpreted or adapted his musical inventions.
CP: What’re the three most inspirational film soundtracks to the band’s way of thinking?
C: Cat People, Suspiria and Once Upon a Time in the West. They all have a particular emphasis in them, and are epic enough to stand alone. They tell a full story without words. Same thing with video games like the Ninja Gaiden series, the Megaman series and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. There are many games in each, but they all maintain a continuous feel.
CP: I hear the show on the 11th is a set of exclusively video-game covers. What game are you most into covering live?
C: We’ve had so many ideas for video-game arrangements we kind of had to form a side project for it [Sprite Slowdown]. We do a couple of rare performances per year. It’s very fun. Most of us respect the game Chrono Trigger to the extent we would never even consider covering it! But, the game Tetris is continually a huge focus of arguments and gambling, and additionally is applied in theory to the packing up of our trailer.
CP: When I listen to you, I always feel as if you’re studiously, theatrically trained. What gives?
C: Between the band and our visual collective, there are graphic artists and those involved with film and mass media. In a general sense, we’ve always been actively critical of the media, far more than just your usual level of sarcastic humor. This sort of explains our tongue-in-cheek approach to our sound and image. We think most people get the joke.
2006-12-03 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA (cancelled)
Press Coverage:
Originally published on www.philadelphiaweekly.com on November 29, 2006. Written by Jean Luc Renault.
Chromelodeon: an instrument invented by Harry Partch that plays chromatic pitches through a reed organ. Chromelodeon: a Philadelphia-based band known for playing epic music that combines the manly glory of Braveheart and He-Man with the playful familiarity of video game music. Less 32-bit than their side project Sprite Slowdown, the octet still bring to mind the clash of digitized swords with music that’s heroic, tragic and facetious all at once. While the group doesn’t actually utilize Partch’s unique instrument, Chromelodeon’s mix of finely orchestrated keyboards, hard-driving prog-rock-ish guitars, wailing squeezeboxes and solid no-frills drums combines to create a distinct sound that places them light years ahead of your typical rock band. (Jean Luc Renault)
Note: Chromelodeon dropped out of this show at the last minute according to their website.
2006-12-03
Hi everyone. Apologies about the last minute dropoff on the Khyber show this weekend. We are experiencing the culmination of many terminal issues right now. May or may not mean a permenate hiatus. More to come soon. Hopefully we’ll be at MAGFEST. Best wishes for the holidays, will have an update by the end of the month.
2007-01-26
Our 3rd performance at the annual (and insane) video game convention MAGFEST(5) turned out to be both epic and bittersweet. For pictures, check out http://picasaweb.google.com/ryansoloby. Unfortunately, as things are looking, it was our unofficial last national-level show, and couldn’t have been a better one with our cross-country fans and friends in attendance. We’ll be lining up one last home city performance (and new recording?!) this spring. Please check back in mid Feb.
Good-Evil: The Final Recordings
Originally published on good-evil.net on April 30, 2007. Written by Chris DeRosa.
Chromelodeon was a band that I had immediately followed ever since I saw them perform an entire set of Ninja Gaiden 2 covers at the Virginia based Magfest 3 gaming convention. For 7 years, they were able to successfully achieve a marriage of synths, guitars, bass, accordion, and drums that would help define their sound and style as “epic old school gaming prog rock”. But as all good things must come to an end, Chromelodeon had announced at the beginning of the year that they would be calling it quits, with one final show at their Philadelphia home base in April. Not to go out with a whimper, they also decided to release a new album with 6 original songs that were never recorded before. Dubbed “The Final Recordings”, this album serves as an emotional look at a band that had stuck together for so long without ever losing a step along the way. And it shows everyone who never had the chance to see or hear them just what they had missed out on.
The album opens with a bang, short and simple, to kick off the opening track “Polygon Sun”. It follows through with mesmerizing keyboard work and soon after comes a strong beat that demands heads to at least bob along. The melodies play out great and manage to build up so well in such short time. Leading straight into the rhythmically hypnotizing “Higgeldy Piggeldy” and “Wackadelly”, you get the sense that these tracks blend so well into each other and progress almost in an evolutionary way while still maintaining the same style and theories. It’s almost like this entire album could almost be merged into one track with just different movements. And that’s a good thing.
“G.A.H.” is a great straight forward rock track. It works in its marching simplicity, which in turn is a nice change of pace from the preceding tracks. All in all it prepares you for what might be the band’s finest moments. “Aluminum” starts off beautifully, with the guitars setting the tone with a genius chordal progression. Then soon enough the song turns you upside down and shakes you when it sets everything to rocking out. It’s a very powerful song, even the second time around. As the synth arpeggios wind the song down, the finale starts up in the form of “Triangular”.
“Triangular” is a very important footnote for Chromelodeon and their fans. To some, it might just be the best song they’ve ever written. The upbeat nature of the tune is enough to put a smile on your face, and that’s before the catchy lead section comes in. Everything comes together so well, and the perfection just makes you wish that it would never end. It’s fitting that it would be the longest track on the album, and the end of a band’s illustrious journey. It truly is a song to experience to really understand its purpose.
As solid and amazing as the album is, the packaging is just as great. And the album’s design layout should be mentioned as it’s very well done by Denny, the band’s bassist. Unfortunately, these works of art were only printed in a set of 100, and they have since sold out. I’m sure that a new printing will be done soon, but I’m honestly not sure if they’ll come in the same packaging. That shouldn’t discourage you, though. The Final Recordings are, simply put, the most proper send off that a band of such a high caliber could ever see to releasing.
Chickens Don’t Clap: The Final Recordings
Originally published on chickensdontclap.net on May 7, 2007.
Chromelodeon just recently released what will be their final album, in conjunction with their farewell show on April 27th. Blending heavy post-rock sounds with chiptune-style synthesizers, their career works are split fairly evenly between video game covers and original compositions. In fact, they’re the only band I know of that combines more traditional rock elements with chiptunes — it seems it’s always one or the other — and the results make you wonder why no one else has caught onto this idea. The final recordings are all originals, heavily inspired by video game music, and easily rank among their finest works. They have a very limited quantity of the final album, releasing only 100 at their last show and offering an additional 50 through Myspace. So, if you want a copy I recommend messaging them about it immediately.
Bonus: Chromelodeon became known in part due to their awesome live shows, which involved the band playing against the backdrop of various moving images, ranging from Ninja Gaiden cut scenes to mesmerizing 8-bit video art pieces. Check out the strangely beautiful chaos that was to be projected while the band performed “Polygon Sun” (and prepare to slip into epileptic shock).
VG Frequency: Sprite Slowdown v2 EP digitally released
Originally published on vgfrequency.com on 2008/01/15. Written by Larry Oji.
Patrick “Bucky O’Hare” Todd has made the rounds of the community promoting some rare material by the now-defunct Philly band Chromelodeon. (I saw them perform at MAGFest 5 last year and they were amazing. Props in particular to synth player Dino Lionetti.)
Under the group’s VGM tribute band alias, Sprite Slowdown, the group recorded several VGM arrangements, many of which only seeing a limited release while they were still active.
Luckily, Patrick’s got your back with the digital release of Sprite Slowdown v2. Besides the arrangement scene mainstay of Final Fantasy VI, the EP has got some very intriguing material, many selections of which I could safely say have never been arranged before in the fan community. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure on the Atari Lynx??? Yeah, I can safely say.
Bucky provides what you need to know:
I played drums on this short vgm tribute, and it was recorded a little over a year ago. With the band having broken up since, and this ep never having a proper release, I decided to put it up for download. It was very much rushed for release at magfest 5 (and never performed prior to recording), but having just listened to it again more recently I appreciate it more than when I first heard it. A bit rough around the edges, but not as bad as I recalled!
Some of the track selection may be a bit on the esoteric side, hope you enjoy.
Track Listing –
1. Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)
2. Fire n Ice (NES)
3. Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (Atari Lynx)
4. Kenseiden (SMS)
5. Abadox (NES)
Venus Patrol: Chromelodeon’s Glitched Out Polygon Sun Also Rises
Originally published on http://venuspatrol.com on June 30, 2009. Written by Brandon Boyer.
Phillie chiptune megagroup Chromelodeon taps artist Johnny New Jedi Order Rogers for their Polygon Sun video, which must be the fastest ticket to a mouth-foaming seizure Ive ever narrowly avoided. If you survive, though, theyll land you on a glorious glitch-landscape, and it doesnt hurt that the musics good, too.
Merchandise
T-shirts:
Fan-designed Heart of Sawdust shirt:
- Color design: Photoshop – 21 MB – PNG – 5.8 MB – Cafepress
- Black and White design: Photoshop – 7.6 MB – PNG – 3.0 MB – Cafepress
Pins:
Misc:
- Thumbs up “Mugelodeon”: Cafepress
- Sprite Slowdown Oval Thing: Cafepress
- Fruitelodeon Stein: Cafepress
Merch Price Lists:
Covers and Tributes
Covers:
- Cheap Dinosaurs:
- Polygon Sun (Live at Bit Gen 8) – MP3 – 3.9MB – YouTube 1 – YouTube 2
- Polygon Sun (Live at MAGFest 12) – FLAC – 49 MB – MP3 – 5.6 MB – YouTube
- Zillion (Sprite Slowdown arrangement, Live at Boot & Saddle) – YouTube
- The Night We Met:
- Voder (Live at MAGWest 2018) – FLAC – 78.6MB – MP3 – 12 MB – YouTube
- This Place Is Haunted:
- One (Live At MAGFest 12) – FLAC – 59 MB – MP3 – 7.0 MB – YouTube
- One (Soundcheck, MAGFest 12) – YouTube
- Marshall Art:
- Polygon Sun – Bandcamp – SoundCloud
- Polygon Sun (Live at MAGFest 12) – Bandcamp – YouTube
- Polygon Sun (Feat. Dino Lionetti, Live at MAGFest 13) – Bandcamp – SoundCloud – YouTube
- Triangular (Feat. Bucky, Live at 8static Festival 2015) – Bandcamp – SoundCloud – YouTube
- Temp Sound Solutions:
- Polygon Sun (Temp Sound Solutions vs. Chromelodeon) – Bandcamp
Tributes:
- Alexander Liss:
- LSDudes:
- A Song For Our Facebook Friends – YouTube
Youtube:
Show Flyers
- 4th US Tour Flyer by Chris Berdoz: TIFF – 2.69 MB – PNG – 1.97 MB
Live Performances
2001
- 2001-04-21 Full Circle Records, Blackwood, NJ with Cameron
- 2001-09-01 Evergreen Irish Pub, Somerdale, NJ with Ganto Barn, Atom Bomb Mother
- 2001-09-15 Private Party, Audubon, NJ with Terminal Velocipede
- 2001-10-26 Camden County College
2002
- 2002-01-xx Magnolia Heights Fire Hall, NJ with Q and not U, Ponce de Leon, Lower Merian, Chromelodeon, j.a.r., Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, Alison Ranger.
- 2002-01-xx The Knitting Factory, New York, NY
- 2002-02-xx Habitat For Humanity, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- 2002-02-03 The Owl’s Cove, Temple University, Philadelphia PA
- 2002-02-09 Scooters, Marlton, NJ with Dusk
- 2002-03-01 Knitting Factory, New York, NY
- 2002-03-02 The Killtime, Philadelphia, PA
- 2002-04-12 Scooters, Marlton, NJ with Dusk, Entrace, Burntside
- 2002-04-30 The Owl’s Cove, Temple University, Philadelphia PA with This Radiant Boy, Blood on the Tracks, Yours, I Dreamed of Pompeii
- 2002-05-31 Scooters, Marlton, NJ with Two Steps Behind, The Mine Shaft Gap, Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, The Early November, The French Connection, Nine Will Die
- 2002-06-19 Scooters, Marlton, NJ with Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, 3 Mile High, f44:876
- East Coast Tour
- 2002-06-23 The BBC, Long Island, NY with Late Night Desperate, Yes Sensei, Blood on the Tracks, The Palmer Raids, On the Might of Princes
- 2002-06-23 Davecat’s, Long Island, NY, with Radio Raheem, Yes Sensei, Blood on the Tracks
- 2002-06-24 The 8×10, Baltimore, MD
- 2002-06-25 Frogg Pond, Rehoboth Beach, DE
- 2002-06-27 Paloma’s, Baltimore, MD with Encaustic
- 2002-06-28 Ton 80, Roanoke, VA with The Riders Of The Mark, Tryptycon, Blood on the Tracks
- 2002-06-xx Harrisburgh Church Hall, Harrisburgh, PA
- 2002-07-11 Battle of the Bands, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- 2002-07-13 Anthrocon 2002, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Philadelphia, PA with DJ Rigel
- 2002-07-15 Boston, MA
- 2002-07-19 Scooters, Marlton, NJ with Up Up Down Down…, The Hoover Damn, f44:876
- 2002-07-23 The Elbow Room, New York, NY
- 2002-08-16 Scooters, Marlton, NJ with The English System, The Hoover Damn, f44:876, Late Nate Desperate
- 2002-11-16 Alan’s (1619 House), Williamstown, NJ with Miniband, Alphabet Army, Radio Raheem, Yes Sensei, Harris, Robbers, The Secession Movement
- 2002-11-29 Scooters, Marlton, NJ
- 2002-12-26 Saints and Sinners, Long Island, NY, with Yes Sensei and Honey Baked Goodness (first show with new lineup)
2003
- 2003-01-17 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA, with the Can/Am Connection and Pattern Is Movement
- 2003-02-22 Zen House, New Brunswick, NJ, with Long Since Forgotten, Reason to Believe, Pattern Is Movement, Paulson
- 2003-03-01 Girl’s House, West Chester, PA with Alison Ranger
- New England Mini-Tour with Harris:
- 2003-03-06 Fox Commons, U-Mass, Lowell, MA, with Class of ’83, Hope for the Best, Harris
- 2003-03-07 Prodigal Son, Hyannis, MA with Class of ’83, Harris
- 2003-03-08 The Place, Windham, NH with Human Flight Committee, The Elegance, Eklezia, Harris
- 2003-03-09 The Fire Philadelphia, PA, with the Can/Am Connection and Pattern is Movement
- 2003-03-14 Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
- 2003-03-17 Alan’s 1619, Williamstown, NJ with Murder by Death
- 2003-03-20 Saints and Sinners, Long Island, NY with Yes Sensei and High Red Center
2003-03-30 CBGB’s, New York City with The Damnwells, The Stereolites- 2003-03-30 Oh! Hara’s, Gloucester, NJ with Wesley Willis and Angry Atom
- Pittsburgh Mini-Tour:
- 2003-04-17 University of Pittsburgh, Live Radio Show 92.1 WPTS, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2003-04-18 The Mr. Roboto Project, Pittsburgh, PA with Girlush Figure, Counter Action, Better Off Dead, Krooked Grind
- 2003-04-19 The Planet of the Apes, Natrona Heights, PA with Waiting Could Crush, The Run for India, Eastwood, Geography
- 2003-05-01 Saints and Sinners, Long Island, NY with Time of Orchids, Zeehas; 12 Wait
- 2003-05-02 Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ with The French Connection, Left Behind, Rescue Squad
- 2003-05-03 The Barn, Easton, NY with Food, Pillar of Autumn, Horse in a Box, Tigers!
- 2003-05-04 The Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY with The Murder Group
- 2003-05-17 The Spot, Havertown, PA with Jet By Day, the Cassettes, Eyes like Knives, Night Train Terror
- 2003-05-18 The Alison Ranger House, West Chester, PA with Jet By Day, Eyes like Knives, Arms of Orion
- 2003-05-30 The Barn, Easton, NY with Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, Food, Pillar of Autumn, Picklespill
- 2003-06-15 The Gradwell House, Gloucester, NJ with Forget Cassettes, AVEC, 3 AM, Radio Raheem
- 2003-06-27 Woodstown Presbyterian Church, Woodstown, NJ with The New Jackson 170, Slamhound, A Moment After
2003-06-28 SJ Pool Party, Westampton, NJ with Sull Against The World, Useless, Templeton, Opus, Willis, Epsilon- 2003-06-29 Zen House, New Brunswick, NJ with Death Notices, Dr. Thunder, Rydia, Failed Attempt
2003-06-29 Easton Graduation Party, Easton, NJ2003-07-09 Steve’s Basement, Island Heights, NJ with Zombie Zombie, Like Tigers, John Wayne2003-07-10 La Tazza, Philadelphia, PA with Pattern Is Movement2003-07-11 Johnstown Church, Johnstown, PA with The Final Conversation- 2003-07-12 Lockstock 3-Day Festival (Day Two), Lock Haven, PA with Dufus, Harris and a bunch more
- In The Year 20XX CD Release Weekend:
- 2003-08-01 Woodstown Presbyterian Church, Woodstown, NJ with The New Jackson 170, Boxing at Sunset, Drive Thru Pharmacy
- 2003-08-02 Gradwell House, Gloucester, NJ with Nine Will Die, The French Connection and Missing Pilots
- 2003- 08-03 Eugene’s Club, Vineland, NJ with Hola Dulce and The Progress
- New England Mini Tour with Harris Part II
- 2003-08-07 Drifters, Nashua, NH, with Harris and Human Flight Committee
- 2003-08-08 The Prodigal Son, Hyannis, MA with Harris, The Fleece and Red Five
- 2003-08-09 Evos Art Institute, Lowell, MA with Harris, Trista Da Cuhna, Careful Horsey
- 2003-08-10 The Freespace, Fitchburg, MA with Harris
- 2003-08-11 The Barn, Easton, NY with Food
- 2003-08-26 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA with Hydrogen Jukebox and Bradfield Martini
- 2003-09-11 Owl’s Cove, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- 2003-09-20 The Spot, Havertown, PA
- 2003-09-23 Owl’s Cove, Temple University. Philadelphia, PA with Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Righ B A Start, Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, I Dreamed of Pompeii, Outsmarting Simon
- 2003-10-03 Scooter’s, Marlton, NJ with Kiriyama, Input/Output and The New Anxiety
- 2003-10-08 Club 218, Philadelphia PA with: Missing Pilots, High Street Riffs and Blindred
- 2003-10-18 Zen House, New Brunswick, NJ with The Brain Surgeons, One Eyed Bishops
- 2003-12-03 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA with Throws like a Girl, Common Sight
- 2003-12-05 The Bard, Lumberton, NJ with Kiriyama, Order
- 2003-12-06 The Fire with Miniband, Halfway to Holland, The Hokkaido Concern
- 2003-12-07 Owl’s Cove, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA with: Passion, Kiriyama, Bridge Made of Bats, Input/Output
- 2003-12-13 New Brunswick, NJ with: Paulson, The Sunshine Will, NJ Sneer
- 2003-12-19 The Woodstown Presbyterian Church, Woodstown, NJ with: Harris, the New Jackson 170, Tonight We Escape, Skyline
- 2003-12-20 Alan’s, Williamstown, NJ with: Harris,Missing Pilots
2004
- 2004-01-02 Fennario’s, West Chester, PA with: Missing Pilots
- 2004-01-09 Franklin American Legion, Franklin, NJ with: Read Yellow, Paulson
- 2004-01-23 House Show, Albany, NY with: Monday’s Best
- 2004-01-29 Saints and Sinners, Long Island, NY with: Big Uppz, LickGoldenSky
- 2004-02-20 Ramada Inn Hotel, Bordentown, NJ with: Heidnik, Ressurected, Passion, The Divining
- 2004-03-08 Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, with: Joy Electric and Promise Book
- 2004-04-08 UMass – Lowell Fox Common, Lowell, MA with: Harris, The Model Sons, Jupiter Sunrise, The Loon and Bugg
- 2004-04-09 House Show, Cape Cod, MA with: Harris, The Model Sons, Arrogant Bastard
- 2004-04-10 Curly’s, Amherst, NH with: Kermit’s Finger, R2-Detox, Brunswick, The Silent Treatment
- 2004-04-23 C.O.D.E. Space, Philadelphia, PA with: Robotnicka, Lost Film Fest Shorts
- 2004-04-27 Owl’s Cove, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA with: Subliminal Orphans, A Trunk Full of Dead Bodies, Desoto Jones, Mini Band
- 2004-05-09 Third Rail Radio, WMUC, University of Maryland
- 2004-05-26 The East Cafe, Glassboro NJ with: Bamboo Shoots, Jackson170
- US Tour Summer 2004
- 2004-06-04 The Public Space Park on the River Front, Henderson KY
- 2004-06-05 London Youth Center, London KY with Crimson Addict, Hyline, Big Name Button
- 2004-06-06 Not Much More Than Music Fest, El Diablo Lounge, Dayton OH
- 2004-06-09 Fireside Bowl, Chicago IL with: Autumn Waking, I Barabbas, Secretariat
- 2004-06-11 Bucketworks Art Space, Milwaukee WI, with: Select+A
- 2004-06-12 Bucketworks Art Space, Milwaukee WI
- 2004-06-12 Big V’s Saloon, St. Paul MN with: Skeleton Key, Chris Danforths, Quad Muth
- 2004-06-16 Monkey Mania, Denver CO with: Manos, Kindercide
- 2004-06-17 The Kiwi Rox Fest, Kilby Court, Salt Lake City UT
- 2004-06-18 Burt’s Tiki Lounge. Salt Lake City UT
- 2004-06-21 Sugar Beats, Salt Lake City UT with: Insanity Void
- 2004-06-23 Silver Lake Lounge, Los Angeles CA
- 2004-06-24 Underground Cafe, Roseville CA with: Ouch My Toe!
- 2004-06-25 The Smell, Los Angeles CA, Brick Attack Fashion Show with: The Minibosses, Totally Radd!
- 2004-08-11 The Khyber, Philadelphia PA, with The Power-Ups
- 2004-09-11 North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA, with Jucifer, Stinking Lizavetta, Fuck with the Bull Get the Horns
- 2004-09-29 Rutgers University, Busch Campus Center with The Bouncing Souls, Drive
- 2004-10-01 – 03 MAGFest M3, Williamsburg, VA with The Minibosses, Virt and the VGMIX Crew, Wave Theory and More! (Ninja Gaiden 2 performance)
- 2004-10-14 North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Open Minded Men, Marrow (Ninja Gaiden 2 performance)
- 2004-10-16 CMJ Festival. Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY with Denim And Diamonds, Lost Film Festival, Evolution Control Committee, Medium Medium
- 2004-10-17 C.O.D.E. Space, Philadelphia, PA with Humanasaur and Mother’s Anger (Ninja Gaiden 2 performance)
- 2004-10-25 Tritone, Philadelphia, PA with: The Ultimate United Givers of Themes (SPECIAL SHOW THAT NEVER HAPPENEED)
- 2004-10-30 Basement show, Hasbrouck Heights NJ w/ Burbis, Talk to Plants (Ninja Gaiden 2 performance)
- 2004-11-04 Saints and Sinners, Long Island, NY with outernational (aka rapskallions) (Ninja Gaiden 2 performance)
- 2004-12-18 C.O.D.E. Space, Philadelphia, PA with My Turn To Win, Lee Jae Won, Water School
- Winter 2004-2005 US Tour with The Evolution Control Committee
- 2004-12-26 The Khyber, Philadelphia PA with Kiriyama, Yes Sensei, The Flashbangs
- 2004-12-27 The Mr. Roboto Project, Pittsburgh PA with The Fiction, 1-800-Two-Hot-Dudes.com, The Never Minds
- 2004-12-28 Little Brothers, Columbus OH
- 2004-12-29 Detroit Art Space, Detroit, MI
2014-12-30 Mufreesboro, TN- 2004-12-31 Pearce’s, Louisville KY
2005
- Winter 2004-2005 US Tour with The Evolution Control Committee
- 2005-01-01 The DAAC, Grand Rapids MI with The LSDudes
2005-01-02 Cincinnati, OH2005-01-03 Bucketworks, Milwaukee, WI- 2005-01-03 WZRD, Chicago IL
- 2005-01-04 The Buddy Space, Chicago IL
- 2005-01-05 The Ranch, Columbia MO with The Vettes, Warhammer 48K
- 2005-01-06 MonkeyMania Warehouse, Denver CO with Page 27
2005-01-07 Emerald Lounge, Phoenix, AZ- 2005-01-08 The Smell, Los Angeles CA
- 2005-01-09 KXLU 88.9 FM Live Radio Show, Los Angeles CA
- 2005-01-10 Che Cafe, San Diego CA
- 2005-01-12 The Mighty, San Francisco CA
- 2005-01-13 21 Grand, Oakland CA with Duckmandu
- 2005-01-14 The Placebo, Arcata CA with The WPP, Stereoprimer, The Pessimist
2005-01-15 Anthrocon, San Jose, CA- 2005-01-17 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City UT
- 2005-01-19 The Setlist, Warrensburg MO
- 2005-01-21 Williamstown VFW with The Early November
- 2005-02-10 Northstar Bar, Philadelphia PA with Throws Like A Girl, Fuck Like A Bull, Miniband, Alvin Likes Apples
- 2005-02-21 Tritone, Philadelphia, PA with Need New Body
- 2005-03-12 The Lit, New York, NY with Country Bears, Harris
- 2005-03-20 Warehouse Next Door, Washington, DC with Sentai, Annie Clark, Absentee
- 2005-04-01 MACROCK Festival, Harrisonburg, VA with Appleseed Cast, An Albatross, Pig Destroyer, Hoover, and more
2005-04-09 SlutFest, Madison, WI- 2005-04-09 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA with Franz Shubert, High Council
- 2005-04-13 The Pontiac, Philadelphia PA with Hydrogen Jukebox
- 2005-04-15 SUNY, Purchase, NY
- 2005-04-16 The Tritone, Philadelphia PA with Cathode Ray
- 2005-04-24 Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, with Bang Bang Beautiful, Cops on Nags
- 2005-05-01 The First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA with MC Chris, Porktamer
- 2005-05-06 Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA with Girls in a Coma
- 2005-05-07 The Speakeasy, Upper Darby PA
- 2005-05-13 The Tritone, Philadelphia PA with Kiriyama (cd release), Genghis Tron, High Council
- 3rd US Tour
- 2005-05-20 The Fire, Philadelphia PA with Todd Young, Yes Sensei, Amy Pickard
- 2005-05-21 The Talking Head, Baltimore, MD with Temp Sound Solutions, Area Disaster, Karnella’s Game
- 2005-05-22 The Jerk Store, Baltimore, MD with Temp Sound Solutions
- 2005-05-23 The Hideaway, Johnson City, TN
- 2005-05-24 Ace’s Basement, Greensboro, NC
- 2005-05-25 Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC with Country Bears
- 2005-05-26 Lenny’s, Atlanta, GA
- 2005-05-27 The Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN
- 2005-05-28 Downtown Music, Little Rock, AR
- 2005-05-29 The Wreck Room, Ft. Worth, TX
- 2005-05-31 Phix, Phoenix, AZ
- 2005-06-02 Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
- 2005-06-04 The Smell, Los Angeles, CA with Maniac Mansion
- 2005-06-06 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
- 2005-06-08 Monkey Mania, Denver, CO with Mr. Pacman
- 2005-06-09 The Setlist, Warrensburg, MO
- 2005-06-10 Breakaways, Cape Girardeau, MO
2005-06-11 New Life Center, London, KY- 2005-06-14 Comet Bar, Cincinnati, OH
- 2005-06-15 The DAAC, Grand Rapids, MI with Captured By Robots!
- 2005-06-17 Buddy Space, Chicago, IL
- 2005-06-18 Estefest, Bernie’s, Columbus, OH
- 2005-06-19 The Bomb Shelter, Dover, OH with The Betamen of Judea, The Barn, Christian Wenger, Terra Cresta
- 2005-06-20 The Roboto Project, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2005-06-23 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA with Harris
- 2005-06-24 Community Center, Newton, CT with The Parasprinter, Apse, Arms and Legs, Rise From Your Grave
- 2005-07-03 The First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA with The Minibosses, Penny Winblood, The Arrangements, Repellent
- 2005-07-22 Community Center, Warwick, NY with Casket Architects, Lunch with Beardo
- 2005-07-23 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA with Bardo Pond, Saxon Shore, Bell Amore
- 2005-08-20 Lockstock Festival #5, Lock Haven, PA
- 2005-09-03 The Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA with the Nooses
- 2005-09-15 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA with Makers, Jukebox Zeros and Dahlgren
- 2005-09-26 Tritone, Philadelphia, PA with Victory and Good Hunting, Jessy Ginsberg, Erik Peterson
- 2005-11-12 The Kyber, Philadelphia, PA with Hail Social, Firebird Band, Jet By Day (Sprite Slowdown set)
- 2005-12-17 North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005-12-23 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA with High Council, Tsunami Rising
2006
- 2006-01-14 MAGFest 4, Charlottesville, VA (Sprite Slowdown set)
- 2006-01-18 The Owl’s Cove, Philadelphia, PA (Sprite Slowdown set)
- 2006-01-28 The Student Center, with Kiss/Kiss, CornMo, The Communication Corporation
- 2006-02-16 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA Northern Liberties Winter Music Fest with Stiffed, North Star Infinite, Bumrunner, Dahlgren
- 2006-04-01 Video Armageddon, State College, PA
- 2006-04-15 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA with Sweatheart, Princess, Randall of Nazareth
- 2006-04-21 Thrilladelphia 3, Philadelphia, PA
- 4th US Tour
- 2006-06-02 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA with High Council, Tsunami Rising, The Private Sea, This Place is Haunted
- 2006-06-04 Alans (The 1619 House), Williamstown, NJ (Special all-video-game-music performance! (Megaman to Ninja Gaiden to Sprite Slowdown era))
- 2006-06-06 The Junkyard, Richmond, VA
- 2006-06-07 The Secret Squirrel, Athens, GA
- 2006-06-09 A-Kon 17, Dallas, TX (press/booth/panel etc. appearances)
- 2006-06-10 A-Kon 17, Dallas, TX (performance)
- 2006-06-11 A-Kon 17, Dallas, TX (press/booth/social mixer appearances)
- 2006-06-12 The Pod, Amarillo, TX
- 2006-06-13 The Climax Lounge, Denver, CO with Mr. Pacman
- 2006-06-14 Monkey Mania, Denver, CO
- 2006-06-16 The Blue Note, Chicago, IL
- 2006-06-18 The DAAC, Grand Rapids, MI with The LSDudes
- 2006-06-21 Garfield Artworks, Pittsburg, PA
- 2006-07-16 John Bale Book Co., Waterbury, CT
- 2006-08-04 Baltimore, MD
- 2006-08-21 91.7 WKDU, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006-08-26 ECGXpo, Reading, PA with Shawn Phase, This Place Is Haunted
- 2006-08-27 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA with The Advantage, French Toast
- 2006-11-11 United Methodist Church, Philadelphia, PA with Harris (Sprite Slowdown set)
- 2006-11-12 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA with Hail Social, The Firebird Band and Jet by Day
2006-12-03 The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
2007
2019
- 2019-01-05 MAGFest 2019, National Harbor, MD
- 2019-01-19 PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, PA with nmlstyl and Korine
- 2019-01-20 PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, PA with Chipocrite and Exmaid
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- 2019-01-05 MAGFest 2019, National Harbor, MD
- 2019-01-20 PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, PA
- 2019-01-19 PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, PA
- Set Lists
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