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Squid’s Eye show Friday at Blind Bob’s
Dayton-based record label Squid’s Eye records will be putting on their second sponsored show of the year this Friday, August 14th, at Blind Bob’s.
Squid’s Eye bands Yakuza Heart Attack and Astro Fang will perform along with their friends from New York, Starscream and Anamanaguchi.
But, that’s not all Squid’s Eye fans. Your favorite label has a couple surprises in store for you at the show.
Yakuza Heart Attack will have advanced copies of their new album entitled II for sale more than a month before the release date.
Also, Astro Fang will be pushing a new limited edition 4-song tour EP.
Founder of Squid’s Eye Records, Tony Gilbert, let me preview a bit of each disc.
My advice, drink cheap beer and land a copy of the instrumental electro-pop band Yakuza Heart Attack’s new disc. Your stomach may hate you, but your ears and dancing shoes will be happy.
Gilbert told me that Squid’s Eye will have a very busy second half of 2009 .
“We have planned upcoming releases from Human Reunion, Scott Deadelus, Keith Kawaii, the Sailing, Ceschi Ramos, Smug Brothers, HCMJ, and the Happy Planets. With the Spooks, Cry Baby Genius, Joey Deady, Astro Fang, and Five Deadly Venoms also working on new albums for Squids Eye,” said Gilbert.
Not bad for a label just over two years old with a focus on Dayton bands.
Gilbert, who used to operate nationally focused Net31 records, gave that up to start Squid’s Eye in 2007. Net31 was established and successful, but Gilbert became burnt out and eventually decided to stop releasing “other peoples” music and focus on local artists instead.
“A lot of people say I was an idiot for shutting down something that was sure to provide finical security in favor of staying in Dayton and releasing music from people I’m friends with,” said Gilbert. “But I show them Felt Tip Cinema by Keith Kawaii and they shut up,” he added.
Visit Squid’s Eye at www.squidseyerecords.com.
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