RED IRON ORCHESTRA S/T ALBUM OUT NOW!

Red Iron Orchestra's self-titled debut EP is out now! Head over to iTunes to pick up the new record for $3.99 or head to the Elkion Store to order a physical copy for $5 (shipping included in the US).

Original artwork was done by Mark Penxa. The album was recorded with C. Laszlo Koltay (Akron Family, My Morning Jacket) and mastered by Dave Feeny. Yes, it looks and sounds amazing.

"Klara" off Red Iron Orchestra's debut EP:
Red Iron Orchestra - Klara by elkion

Solid Dudes Kitchen - OMFTROYL

Brand new SDK episode. Dave and Derek will be reprising their roles in Heads Will Roll on December 26th, playing with Few and Far Between and Bars of Gold.

RED IRON ORCHESTRA CD RELEASE!

Red Iron Orchestra will be celebrating the release of their debut EP on Wednesday, November 24th at Small's Bar in Hamtramck, MI (that's the night before Thanksgiving for those keeping score - come to drink and party). They'll be sharing the stage with Destroy This Place and Roofbeam Rye. Everyone through the door will receive a FREE copy of the new album. Doors are at 8pm and the show is ALL AGES. It's $7 (or $10 if you're under $21, sorry!).

In case you can't make it out to the release party, the album is officially released on Friday, November 26th and you'll be able to pick it up on iTunes (or your favorite digital retailer) on that day.

F&FB Return to Brooklyn

Few and Far Between return to Brooklyn on November 20th playing alongside Hans Blix, Gilgongo and CT Burners. Doors are at 8pm. $10.

Stay Tuned...

Big news coming shortly....

PLANES

We are excited to announce the upcoming debut release from PLANES entitled Mountainside. As mentioned previously, PLANES features Elkion alumni Peter Toh and newcomer Zach Botham.

The release will be a limited edition 12" (only 300 copies!!) with an exclusive print from Brooklyn artist Judith Supine as the cover. A digital version will come free with the record. We're scheduling a release party/performance to coincide with the release in late September.

Check out the first track of this record now!

Planes - Pyramid by elkion

THE WORST IS YET TO COME

Mark Penxa and Don Pendleton have announced a collabrative show in upstate NY! Anyone that lives in the area should make it out to check out the work of these two. We'll be there!

THE WORST IS YET TO COME explores the modern decay of interpersonal communication and a culture in overall decline. Both artists will be in attendance.

THE WORST IS YET TO COME
September 3 – 25, 2010

Opening Reception
Friday, September 3, 2010
6-9PM

1975 at Gallery Kunstler (inside Booksmart Studio)
250 North Goodman Sreet. Rochester, NY 14607

For more information:
www.1975ish.com & www.theworstisyettocome.net

Solid Dudes Kitchen - Dia de los Muertos Trailer

The trailer for the newest episode, featuring the entire Heads Will Roll line-up together again, for the sake of food.

Dark Wave

Mark Penxa and Dave Graw (of Heads Will Roll and more recently, Solid Dudes Kitchen) have come together to form Dark Wave. They've got a brand new EP available for download right now. Head over to their site and check out the free download of Fuck With Fire, it's sure to be the soundtrack to your next bbq.

SAY HELLO TO RED IRON ORCHESTRA

We are very excited to announce that Elkion will be releasing a limited edition EP from Detroit's Red Iron Orchestra this summer. As mentioned a short while back, Red Iron Orchestra shares members of Elkion alumni Few & Far Between and Charlevoix. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their EP, look for an August release.

Head over to Real Detroit for a brief write up on the band.

STEALING SIGNS 2

Friend of Elkion and supremely talented artist, Mark Penxa, has finally unveiled his latest art exhibit, Stealing Signs II, over at his website.

If you're not familiar with Mark's work, then look no further than the album art for your favorite Few & Far Between and Heads Will Roll records. Not to mention countless t-shirt designs for both of these bands, skateboards for Girl Skateboards and snowboards for DC. Does the name Penxa ring a bell now? It should.

Hockey fan or not, make your way over to Mark's site and check out his latest exhibit. We recommend picking up one his amazing new pieces before they're gone (that will be very soon!). Don't risk living with the regret of missing out, get one (or a few) before they're gone and they start popping up on ebay for a small fortune.

RED IRON ORCHESTRA

Amazing drum & bass / husband & wife duo Brian (Few & Far Between) and Nikkie (Charlevoix/Lovesick) Galindo have a new band in the form of Red Iron Orchestra with some of their first shows coming up since hitting the recording studio. If you were fortunate enough to catch them play one of their first two shows you were no doubt left wanting more - and now, that time has come. RIO have 2 shows on the horizon, do check them out:

May 22, 2010
w/ Sybris, The Secret Twins
At the Majestic Cafe (Detroit, MI). 8pm.

June 19, 2010
w/ Your Skull My Closet, Friendly Foes
At the Pike Room (Pontiac, MI). 9pm.

Do yourself a favor and check them out!

Solid Dudes in the News

For those who missed it, you can catch up on a great article about Solid Dudes Kitchen from last weeks Metro Times. If you didn't pick up a copy, you blew it. They made the front cover and have a great article to boot.

Check it out here.

SDK SPECIALS

We wanted to point you over to the Solid Dudes Kitchen website and make you aware of an awesome deal they have going right now.

For $17 you get a copy of the season 1 DVD, a SDK T-shirt (choose from 2 designs), sticker set and 1" button set. All for 17 bones. That's just friggin nuts. Get it before the sale is over.