Posted: 17 Feb 2012
Dates
We're currently putting together some shows for the release of Palace Amusements - please check back for updates, or if you'd like to receive band and show updates, you can reach us here.
For all booking inquiries, you can reach us here.
3/23/2012 - 9 PM - Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ) w/ The Roadside Graves, Eastern Anchors and Lieder.
4/21/2012 - TBA
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Posted: 20 Jan 2012
New Label / Palace Amusements Release
Our debut album Palace Amusements will be released on the New York based Modern Hymnal Records label on March 6th. The record was mixed by Frank Marchand (Bob Mould, Sugar).
Signal To Noise
Hard To See The Sun
Canvas Shoes
Our Cover's Been Blown
Pinwheel
Hipster Turns 30
Carmelita
Ocean Avenue
Strange Matter
Keep It Like A Secret
It's Been Too Long
Losing Streak
Palace Amusements will be available from this site, the Modern Hymnal online store and iTunes. We'll also have copies on hand at all of our shows and we'll be playing some shows in the coming months to support the record. Keep an eye on the Shows page for all our upcoming live dates.
Cheers,
Jerry, Mark, Matt & Steve
The Brixton Riot
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Posted: 14 Jul 2011
You can buy our music and other TBR related items at the following websites:
Bandcamp
iTunes
CD Baby
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Posted: 14 Jul 2011
Jerry Lardieri - vox/guitar
Mark Wright - guitar
Matt Horutz - drums
Steve Hass - bass/vox
Combining American and English influences, The Brixton Riot fuses elements of 70's power-pop and punk, 80's jangle-rock and 90's indie rock into a sound that is both familiar and distinct. The Replacements, Big Star and The Jam represent only a small fraction of the band's influences.
Their debut EP, Sudden Fiction, was recorded over two Saturdays by Don Sternecker (The Feelies, Luna, The Figgs) at Mixolydian Studios in Lafayette, NJ in September 2007. Matt Horutz (formerly of The Love Scene) replaced original drummer Rob Silverman, who left the group in November of 2008.
The road to a follow-up to Sudden Fiction has been a long one. In 2009, the band started work on a full length record at Dave Harman's Arcade Audio. Finishing the record while maintaining a regular show schedule (and balancing both work and family lives) proved difficult and time consuming, but the group managed to track the rest of the album in their homes in the late overnight hours. The band brought in well known engineer Frank Marchand (The Thermals, Bob Mould, Calexico) to mix the record, and the completed LP - dubbed Palace Amusements as a nod to their earliest rehearsals in Asbury Park - was born. Palace Amusements will be released in early 2012 on the Modern Hymnal record label.
Press and Reviews
Mercury Lounge (11/17/08)
Asbury Lanes (07/09/2010)
Sudden Fiction Review Clips
Here are some of the nice things people have said about Sudden Fiction:
"Each song on this EP is a gem...I can't wait for the full length." - Powerpopaholic
"...melding jangly rock and a little bit of country influence, with nods to later-era Replacements, Buffalo Tom, the Lemonheads and maybe a little Teenage Fanclub...no matter what you want to call them, though, there are some damn catchy songs on here that make this an interesting debut and a band I'd like to hear more from again soon! MTQ=5/5" - IndiePages.com
"...reminiscent of The Replacements and fellow Jerseyites The Smithereens... Really good stuff, and here's looking forward to a full-length." - AbsolutePowerPop
"...pop-smart 70's power-pop/ jangley, indie, garagish rockers that write distinctive melodies without selling themselves out... Hooky bits of pop punk (the good stuff) run rampant through all the tunes on "Sudden Fiction"..." - Jersey Beat
"Wow…only 5 songs by this NJ quartet but they are 5 damn good songs! They sound like a perfect mixture of the guts n' determination of The Jam (or The Clash) mixed with the vulnerability of say, The Replacements. "Battle of the Band" is one of my songs of the year so far but all 5 tunes here are well done. Can't wait for the full-length!" - Dagger
"...These guys LOVE their record collections and this EP is not just promising, it’s quality is already *there*. VERY Highly Recommended!" - Not Lame
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