This is an interview we did last April after our show in Erlangen, Germany. The interview was first broadcast on DiY OR DiE. DiY OR DiE is a monthly live radio show on the only non-commercial independent radio station in Bavaria, Radio Z. Thanks to Andi and Jess for setting up the show and conducting the interview.
Erlangen Interview
[audio:Red Dons Interview Erlangen 110418.MP3]
Here is a video from our April 22nd show at La Fabriketa in Barcelona.
Wurlitzer Ball Room, Madrid – Photo by Lorena Watt
Without sounding too cliché, we’d really like to thank everyone who came to our shows this Spring. We’d also like to extend our deepest gratitude to those of you who helped set up our shows, press our records, make posters, screen shirts, put us up for the night, and/or everything else that made the tour possible. It was an amazing time. We played with a lot of great bands and met a ton of cool people. Everyone’s hard work was definitely appreciated and we hope to return to Europe soon. If anyone has photos or video of our shows, please send us links to observerspdx@hotmail.com. Thanks Again!
4/4- M- Hamburg @ Hafenklang
7/4 – Th- Bremen @ Spedition
8/4 – F – The Revisions @ Green Hell Records
8/4 – F – Münster @ Gleis 22
9/4 – Sa – Hannover @ UJZ Korn
10/4 – Sun – The Revisions @ Static Shock Records
10/4 – Sun – Berlin @ Kopi
11/4 – M – Leipzig @ Zoro (w/ The Revisions)
12/4 – Tu – Prague @ 007
13/4 – W – Vienna @ Arena/3 Raum
14/4 – Th – Budapest @ Trafik Klub (w/ The Revisions)
15/4 – F – Brno @ Melodka
16/4 – Sa – Revisions on Szene M on m94.5 Radio 3pm
16/4 – Sa – Munich @ Kafe Kult
18/4 – M – Erlangen @ Jugendhaus Erlangen
19/4 – Tu – Tübingen @ Epplehaus
20/4 – W – Brussels @ DNA
21/4 – Th – St. Etienne @ Assammoir
22/4 – F – Barcelona @ La Fabriketa
23/4 – Sa – Madrid @ Wurlitzer Ball Room
24/4 – Su – Valencia @ La Residencia
25/4 – M – Zaragoza @ Alberque Juvenil
26/4 – Tu – San Sebastian @ Mogambo
27/4 – W – Bordeux @ Saint Ex
28/4 – Th – Paris @ Belushi’s
29/4 – F – London @ Garage
30/4 – Sa – London @ Lexington
1/5 – Su – Brighton @ The Hydrant
2/5 – M – Nijmengen @ Onderbroke
3/5 – Tu – Groningen @ Crowbar
4/5 – W – Aalborg @ 1000 Fryd
5/5 – Th – Oslo @ Blitz
6/5 – F – Gothenburg
7/5 – Sa – Stockholm
12/5 – Th – Copenhagen @ Bakken
13/5 – F – Malmö @ Punks Only
14/5 – Sa – Hamburg @ Storte
15/5 – Su – Hamburg @ MS Hedi
We will be touring Europe in April and May. For an up to date listing of cities and venues check out our SHOWS page.
http://www.reddons.com/?page_id=30
At the moment we are still looking to book shows in Northern Italy on April 18th and 19th. We also need help with our Swedish dates. If you can help us, please contact Will at borndeadpunx@gmail.com . Thanks, and we hope to see you this Spring.
As you may know by now I’ve been Mastering on a regular basis and I will be posting some samples of my work before and after. Nothing better to start off with than a song taken from the new Red Dons 7″ available on European tour this April. If you’d like more information contact me at gdicktator@hotmail.com. -Hajji
Se Foi: Unmastered
[audio:01 Se Foi (Vox Up).mp3]
Se Foi: Mastered
[audio:Se Foi.mp3]
Follow the latest North London Bomb Factory’s projects here http://www.reddons.com/?page_id=767.
Thanks to everyone who helped us out this last month during our U.S. tour. We really appreciate your support and enthusiasm. The shows were amazing, the bands ruled, and everyone made sure we had a great time in their respective cities. A special thanks to Hajji from the rest of the band is also in order. Not only did he earn MVP honors in Texas for not loosing any of our beers while inner-tubing through rapids, but he also toughed it out in a major way by playing the last three weeks of tour despite suffering from a separated shoulder. The biggest thanks of course then goes to those of you who provided extra beers and pain killers for Hajji while we were on the road. Without you we would have had to cancel dates. Mr. Quint & Mr. Foote, you were especially helpful. No thanks to the sound guy in Raleigh who made us play on the stage that Hajji had a difficult time staying on. In the future, trust us sound people, we know our own weaknesses. Once again we apologies to everyone in Raleigh for the short set. We’ll try to make it up with a free show as soon as possible.
Our new album Fake Meets Failure is available on Deranged Records in North America and Taken By Surprise Records in Europe. You can order the LP off of both labels’ websites or get it from us at one of our shows this summer. Soon you will also be able to download the album off our website. Check out our SHOWS page to find out when and where we will be playing this summer.
We have released a new 7″ on Deranged Records. It features two new songs entitled “Pariah” and “It’s Your Right”. Derek Willman (Hellshock, From Ashes Rise, & The Estranged) plays bass on “It’s Your Right”. You can order the record off the Deranged Records website, or pick up a copy from us personally at one or our shows this summer. Here are the tour dates. We hope to see you at one of these shows.
7/08 – Milwaukee @ Ground Zero
7/09 – Chicago @ Ronny’s
7/10 – Kansas City @ Studded Bird
7/11 – St. Louis @ Atomic Cowboy
7/12 – Carbondale (Afternoon Show) @ Plaza Records
7/12 – Memphis @ The Hitone
7/13 – Denton @ Rubber Gloves
7/14 – Ft. Worth @ 1919 Hemphill
7/15 – San Antonio @ The Pedicab
7/16 – Austin @ Beerland
7/17 – Houston @ Mangos
7/18 – New Orleans @ Saturn Bar
7/19 – Gainesville @ Wayward Council
7/20 – Chattanooga @ TBA
7/21 – Raleigh @ Berkley Cafe
7/22 – Richmond @ Gallery 5
7/23 – Washington D.C. @ St. Stephens Church
7/24 – Baltimore (Afternoon show) @ Charm City
7/24 – Philadelphia @ JR’s
7/25 – New York City @ Death By Audio 49
7/26 – Providence @ 201
7/27 – Boston @ Gay Gardens
7/28 – Albany @ Valentines
7/29 – Montreal @ L’X
7/30 – Ottawa @ Babylon
7/31 – Toronto @ Parts & Labour
8/1 – Buffalo @ Sugar City
8/2 – Pittsburgh @ Helter Shelter
8/6 – Elgin @ The Gasthaus
8/7 – Chicago @ TBA
Here are the dates of our upcoming tour. If you can help out with any of these dates, please lets us know. Write us at observerspdx@hotmail.com We hope to see you this summer.
7/08 – Milwaukee
7/09 – Chicago
7/10 – Kansas City
7/11 – St. Louis
7/12 – Memphis
7/13 – Denton
7/14 – Ft. Worth
7/15 – San Antonio
7/16 – Austin
7/17 – Houston
7/18 – New Orleans
7/19 – Gainesville
7/20 – Atlanta
7/21 – Durham
7/22 – Richmond
7/23 – Washington D.C.
7.24 – Baltimore
7/24 – Philadelphia
7/25 – NYC
7/26 – Providence
7/27 – Boston
7/28 – Albany
7/29 – Montreal
7/30 – Ottawa
7/31 – Toronto
8/1 – Buffalo
8/2 – Pittsburgh
8/3 – Detroit
8/6 – Chicago
8/7 – Chicago