Plague Vendor
From:
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Plague Vendor News
Below is our complete Plague Vendor news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Plague Vendor Posts New Video
Plague Vendor's new video for "Breakdance On Broken Glass" is online today, and can be seen below, courtesy of Noisey.Vice.com.
After a Summer tour, Plague Vendor is poised to hit the road again this month. The band leads with a one-off date with Taking Back Sunday on September 11th in Cincinnati, OH leading into Riot Fest Chicago this weekend. The band will then play a few shows with The Menzingers, La Dispute, and Pianos Become the Teeth before an appearance at Riot Fest Denver. Then on October 18tj in Santa Barbara, CA Plague Vendor will play at Velvet Jones with label mates Joyce Manor.
Sept. 11 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart's (with Taking Back Sunday)
Sept. 12 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
Sept. 13 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle (Riot Fest after show with Hot Snakes)
Sept. 15 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Sept. 16 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
Sept. 17 St. Louis, MO – Ready Room
Sept. 20 Denver, CO – Riot Fest
Sept. 20 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre (Riot Fest after show with Glassjaw)
Oct. 18 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones (with Joyce Manor) More...
Plague Vendor Streaming Full Album
Pitchfork.com is streaming Plague Vendor's visceral debut album "Free To Eat" now. Visit this location to listen in its entirety. "Free to Eat" is due out on April 15th via Epitaph and is available for pre-order here.
Plague Vendor is a band of four friends from Whittier, CA. Brandon Blaine (vocals), Michael Perez (bass), Luke Perine (drums), and Jay Rogers (guitar) are inspired by their hometown, the Liars' discography, dubbed VHS tapes, and Andy Kaufman. The band name was taken from the title of a Mexican folk tale "The Pulque Vendor" that Blaine had interpreted as Plague Vendor.
"Free To Eat" veers rapidly from aggressive thrash to melodic introspection, compressing the range of human experience into ten rapid-fire, in-your-face songs. Everything was recorded live in the studio, using only two or three takes with no overdubs. The track listing is as follows:
01. Black Sap Scriptures
02. Cursed Love, Hexed Lust
03. Breakdance On Broken Glass
04. My Tongue Is So Treacherous
05. Numbers
06. Plague Vendor
07. Finical Fatalist
08. Seek The Ruby Scarab
09. Garden Lanterns
10. Neophron Percnopterous More...
Plague Vendor To Release Debut Album
Epitaph is proud to announce that Plague Vendor will release debut album "Free To Eat" on April 15th.
Check out the new video for "Black Sap Scriptures" in the player below, courtesy of Noisey.Vice.com. The following press release was also issued about the band:
"Plague Vendor's gritty brand of rock was birthed by four friends with a predilection for dark tones and instinctual playing in their hometown of Whittier, California. The name was inspired by a Mexican folk tale that members Brandon Blaine (vocals), Michael Perez (bass) Luke Perine (drums), Jay Rogers (guitar) had read, with the first written songs recalling narrative elements of the story. Early shows were raucous and treacherous, making it clear that Plague Vendor was peddling something formidable.
"With a number of house parties, club gigs, and warehouse shows under their belts, Plague Vendor quickly became synonymous with wild nights, bad decisions, and good times. Fearless front man Brandon Blaine channels the kinetic energy of a brooding, young Nick Cave on stage, with bassist Michael Perez, guitarist Jay Rogers, and drummer Michael Perez providing the pummeling instrumentation.
"Now fully fleshed out and poised to release their inaugural album, Free to Eat, on Epitaph, Plague Vendor embrace multiple sensibilities at once, veering rapidly from aggressive thrash to melodic introspection, compressing the range of human experience into ten rapid-fire, in-your-face songs. Everything was recorded live in the studio, using only two or three takes with no overdubs. A shadowy, dark vibe flows throughout the tracks, and for Blaine, the words are important. The songs say something worthwhile, revealing subconscious interpretations of the musicians’ experiences and ideas." More...