DRUG RUG KICKSTART THEIR WAY TO A NEW VAN
Thank you to everyone who contributed and continues to support Drug Rug and all the indie artist they love. It’s not easy making music for a living, and it’s people like you that make it possible for bands like these to continue making awesome music..
THANK YOU!!
The new album is underway, and we can’t wait to hear it!
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BACK IN STOCK: ORIGINAL WHITE FLIGHT TIMESHAKER 7″ HOT SHIT FROM THE FIRST RECORD AND NEW DRUG RUG SHIRT SIZES
Timeshaker 7″ buy it here while supplies last:
 | Drug Rug GOLD MAN | $19.99 /SIZES SMALL (tight) MED LARGE XL XXL |
 | Drug Rug Pink Tree | $19.99 /SIZES SMALL (tight) � � � �MED (tight) � � � �LARGE (fits like a hanes Med) � � � �XL (fits like a hanes Lar) � � � �XXL (fits like a hanes XL) |
DRUG RUG RECORDS/APOLLO RETURNS
Hi everybody, We’ve been busy working on getting drug rug into the studio. That’ll happen in the next few weeks and we are super excited. We should be posting the artwork soon. Apollo has been playing a few shows on the east coast. If you’ve been lucky enough to see em’ you know they are in top form.
Thanks to everyone for continued support. -b&g;
DRUG RUG PLANS NEW ALBUM
Yo yo yo yo yo. it’s a long overdue news update and we got lots for you. Many of you may have heard (or seen) that Apollo Sunshine has been playing some shows on the east coast. After a bit of a break, the boys are back onstage destroying minds and eardrums with earth shattering vengeance and chops. Beside them, or before them if you want to be all exact about it, was Drug Rug. Playing as a duo. The power of seeing the band when it’s just Tommy & Sarah is so awesome that I hope each and every one of you gets to experience it in your lifetime. It’s like when Mike Jordan did that crazy dunk… shit just gives you chills. There is some video footage here. They are playing the MFA in Boston soon, and we are really excited to announce that they are going back into the studio to record their 3rd record for Black and Greene. Not only that, but they will be recording it at the enigmatic Coyote Hearing Studios in Oakland, with our very own Jeremy “deaf as a board” Black. Let’s hope we all get to hear it soon, if at all.
oh yeah, only two or three of the destroyedmerch shirts left!!!! Probably last burnout version we will ever do. (a.k.a the softest shirt in the world)
-d
DRUG RUG’S SARAH CRONIN WINS THE BOSTON MUSIC AWARD FOR FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
We would like congratulate Sarah, and thank her for having such an awesome voice. You can see her acceptance speech here…
Drug Rug has also added some new tour dates…
Dec 10 ~ New Haven, Connecticut @ Toads Place w/ DR DOG!
Jan 14 ~ Brooklyn, New York @ Brooklyn Bowl
Jan 15 ~ Cambridge, Massachusetts @ Middle East Upstairs
Jan 16 ~ Northampton, Massachusetts @ Iron Horse Music Hall
NEW SHIRTS…
Hey. We just got in a fresh batch of SUPER CUSTOMIZED drug rug shirts. These are on 400 spun, distressed burn’dout white cotten (easily the softest shirt on the planet)
The glasses are hand applied GOLD FOIL & all inks are ultra soft water based…
this shit is PIMP! Made and fit especially for Black and Greene by our friends at Destroyed Merch. These are hand cut, amazing quality shirts and we last time they flew off the shelves!
2 styles.
These are collectors items, so grab one while they’re here.
Each one ships with a free #’d copy of the Kitchen Tapes + another B&G; release.
-d
| SIZES |
| SMALL (tight) MED (tight) LARGE (fits like a hanes Med) XL (fits like a hanes Lar) XXL (fits like a hanes XL) |
| SIZES |
| SMALL (tight) MED (tight) LARGE (fits like a hanes Med) XL (fits like a hanes Lar) XXL (fits like a hanes XL) |
NEW NEWS NEWSER…
Hey dooooooods;
Today i was listening to Howard Stern interview Rodney King about Rod’s upcoming boxing match against some ex-cop. Anyway, i was shocked to learn that when Rodney was awarded his “payout” from the LAPD whoopin him silly, he sunk it all into a record label!
To make matters worse, he and Stern went on about how there is no worse investment on the planet than a record label. They laughed. They agreed… Then they talked about this f’n boxing match for $.
Now obviously we didnt start B+G to just make money… We certainly didnt do it to see a “return on investment”. Regardless, this conversation really made me feel like an asshole. I dont want to end up fighting ex-cops for money!
Maybe I’m as dumb as Rodney King. Maybe Rodney King is a lot more noble than i once presumed… Either way, suckers and romantics seem to be the one’s who dont know that music is dying.
Maybe, i need to listen to less Stern.
Doubt it.
Anyway, Drug Rug starts their tour this weekend, and Bryan Scary (even though its with another label) has an EP coming out next month. Check em out.
New shirts coming!
-d
DRUG RUG U.S. TOUR, AWARDS AND FREE DOWNLOADS TO COME!
Congrats to sarah from drug rug for winning Boston Phoenix’s best female vocal… You rule.
Thank you to everyone who voted and who purchased “paint the fence invisible”.
Today i was watching my son Lennon learn to lift his head.
He was laying head down on his blanket squirming and grunting trying to see the world around him. So I put on the ipod we have in his room.
My wife and I play him classical music. It’s supposed to be good for babies. Encourage brain development. However; when I play the ipod, i put on the shuffle and see what happens. I have about 9000 songs on mine. Everything from Bach to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Rarely, in a listening do I hear some stuff from the label.
So as baby Lennon pushed and grunted in frustration, Drug Rug’s Tiny people started to play.
Not only is it one of my favorite songs ever, but i realized that the music we were putting out is already in my son’s life.
And that this same song has been in many other people’s life, in many different moments.
Music is a gift that we are so lucky to be a part of. We have decided here, at B+G to start giving our music away for donations, or free if you’d like. Starting next month, for a limited time our entire back cat. will be avail for download via this site. We hope you will make it a part of your life, and let us know how it is.
In other news we just made some awesome new drug rug shirts for their tour. You can buy em in the webstore starting next week. Also the drug rug vinyl is going fast. Only 250 units made!
Drug Rug on tur with Portugal. The man. Dates below…
Peace + Love, David
PAINT THE FENCE INVISIBLE COMING 07/28!!
DRUG RUG “Never Tell” |
Drug Rug: PAINT THE FENCE INVISIBLE
We are excited to present the upcoming B&G; project by our favorite couple of kids…
known as Drug Rug.
Sarah did all the art again for this release… this time in watercolor.
Also, we are gonna post a stream of their song soon…
but for now this visual and information list will have to suffice.
word ya turd.
-b&g;
TRACKS
1. follow
2. haunting you
3. never tell
4. blue moon
5. hannah, please
6. don’t be frightened by the devil
7. noah rules
8. coffee in the morning
9. passes on
10. sooner the better
11. paint the fence invisible
Notes from the desk of El Don Flubber:
So the tour is over… lots of good press.
check out some of it here:
http://evilmonito.com/2009/03/04/drug-rug/ http://venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/5352/Drug_Rug_flies_high_in_NYC
Plus, if you missed it; check out East Bound & Down on HBO and hear Drug Rug rock out while profanity flies.
We have a new Drug Rug shirt in the store… they are pretty awesome, if you ask us.
Get one and reprezent.
Jer is working on a new project that we are super excited about (more to come) and we are going to be posting a new Drug Rug MP3 from “Paint the Fence Invisible” in the next few… so keep your ears perked.
peace and love, peace and love
-b&g;
SCARY ON BROADWAY?!
DRUG RELEASES TOUR E.P AND JOINS FORCES WITH DR. DOG!
 | Drug Rug The Kitchen Tapes |
Kitchen Tapes EP from Drug Rug now on Sale for $4.99 including postage to the US. Each copy is hand stamped and hand #’d out of 500. These will only be available for a limited time through B&G.com;
also go see the band on tour with Dr. Dog…at The Pour House w/Dr. Dog!Feb 12 / Asheville!, North Carolinaat Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall w/Dr.DogFeb 13 / Athens, Georgiaat Tasty World w/Dr.DogFeb 14 / Nashville, Tennesseeat Mercy Lounge w/ Dr.DogFeb 17 / New Orleans, LouisianaOne Eyed Jacks w/Dr.DogFeb 18 / Tallahassee, FloridaFlorida State University w/Dr. DogFeb 19 / Ybor City, Floridaat Crowbar w/Dr.DogFeb 20 / Ft. Lauderdale, FloridaCulture Room w/Dr.DogFeb 21 / Orlando, FloridaThe Social w/Dr. DogFeb 22 / St. Augustine, FloridaCafe 11 w/Dr.DogFeb 22 / Charlottesville, VirginiaGravity Lounge w/ Dr.DogFeb 25 / Washington, DCat DC9Feb 26 / New York, NYat The Mercury LoungeFeb 27 / Boston, MAat The Paradise Rock Club
Also, we are proud to announce Viva Viva’s album is very much done…
No release date yet, but here is one of our favorite tracks from it;
Keep Looking Good Looking; stream it now
-b&g;
WE BACK FROM HOLLA-DAYS!
Thanks to all the peeps who put any of our projects on the best of 2008 lists.
Apollo Sunshine and Scary dominated many a-lists… and it feels good.
We are going to start selling the drug rug “Kitchen Tapes” EP the first week of Feb via black and greene.com
They are all hand stamped and hand numbered / 500.
Thanks to all.
09′ is gonna rule
-b&g;
HAPPY … whatever the f*** you celebrate!
Black and Greene is gonna be closed from Dec 23rd to Jan 6th.
If you place an order during these days… please be patient and it will be sent out when we return from break.
So anywayz.
As has recently has been announced, Drug Rug will be opening for Dr. Dog on their upcoming SE US tour.
Dates are annouced on their micropage above.
On said tour, the band will be selling a limited edition EP titled “The Kitchen Tapes”
We will also have a few on the site… These rare versions of never released songs, one previously released song, and one song from their upcoming record.
They are magical. They are beautiful. They are $5 shipped.
These are the songs Tommy & Sarah share with eachother… and now they will share some of them with their fans.
Each one has HAND STAMPED artwork and is HAND NUMBERED out of 500.
There will only be 2 printings of this EP, so don’t miss out.
“Paint the Fence Invisible” The next full length LP from Drug Rug will be coming out in 2009.
It’s better than lithium & sprite!
Artwork & Tracklist coming soon.
Well we hope you all have a great holiday season…
except for that one dude in New Jersey… you know who you are.
Peace and Love, Peace and Love.
-B&G;
LOOK WHO GOT A NEW WEB SITE!
That’s right MFers… we back.
Like Kid n Play, gold rope chains and bad haircuts.
We are gonna be unloading a lot of exciting things this coming year 2009…
A new EP & Album from Drug Rug…
An Album from Viva Viva…
some other goodies, a couple new merch items and maybe a repressing or two.
We thank you all for your support and love.
Please let us know if you run into any snags operating this fancy pants site.
Email any and all problems to [email protected]
also, please feel free to send the email 10-15 times, because Jeremy is on drugs which slows him down.