West Coast Tour

Red Dons & The Estranged will be touring the West Coast together at the end of the summer. Here are the dates. We will be filling in the details as they are confirmed. Make sure to check back periodically as dates and times are subject to change. We hope to see you at one of the shows.

8/29 – Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge w/ Criminal Code, Kohosh
8/30 – Victoria, BC @ Logan’s Pub w/ Specter, No Problem
8/31 – Vancouver, BC @ Iron Road Studios w/ Spectres, No Problem
9/1 – Portland, OR @ Black Water w/ Spectres, Autistic Youth
9/2 – Oakland, CA @ 1234 go! Records w/ Neon Piss
9/3 – Goleta, CA @ Hard to Find w/ NO///se
9/4 – Long Beach @ Prospector w/ LA Drugz
9/5 – Pamona, CA @ Vince Lombardi High School
9/6 – Los Angeles @ Blue Star w/ LA Drugz, Maniac
9/7 – San Diego @ Shakedown
9/8 – San Francisco, CA @ Thrillhouse w/ Synthetic ID
9/9 – Portland, OR @ The Know w/ Bellicose Minds

Red Dons in Der Spiegel

A new biography has been published in Russia about one of the original Red Dons, Kim Philby. Here are two links to articles about the new bio.

German: Der Spiegel
http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackgroundXXL/a24270/l4/l0/F.html#featuredEntry

English: The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8951921/Kim-Philby-hailed-as-great-spy-in-Russia.html

Pariah Review

https://soundcloud.com/hajjihusayn/red-dons-pariah-mastered

Reviewed by Mickeyslim at KFJC 89.7 FM in California

Red Dons is the primary band from what’s called the Vagabond Sound Music Collective based in Portland, started by Doug Burns (lead vocals/guitar) and Hajji Husayn (bass/vocals). While many folks have been in and out of the band, this collection is Burns, Husayn, Richard Joachim (drums/vocals) and Will Kinser (lead guitar) of Born/Dead (see A library).

Pariah is a very fast, in yo’ face punk track with a flat, repetetive guitar melody in the background. These guys know how to rock out.

It’s Your Right is a GEM! It changes tempo a couple times in the song, and switches from what sounds like three different tracks. They fit together very well. PLAY THIS SONG!

Very versatile for a punk group, these guys are pro.

Fake Meets Failure on Cassette!

Good news for anyone upset that they had no way of rockin’ out to Fake Meets Failure on their Walkman. Our friends from The Great White North, Hosehead Records, have just released a cassette version of our 2010 album. It’s an extremely limited run, so be sure to get a copy before supplies run out. We have a limited amount available off our website. Just go to the store link at the top of the page. If we’ve run out, there should be more available at http://hoseheadrecords.bigcartel.com/ .

https://soundcloud.com/hajjihusayn/red-dons-superficial-mastered

Norwegian Radio


Red Dons at Blitz in Oslo 5.5.11, Photo by Trish Bronte

Here is a piece by Trish Bronte about Portland Punk featuring interviews with Red Dons and Tragedy. This originally aired on September 12th, 2011 as a segment on the Bra Trommis program on Radio Nova in Norway. It is narrated in Norwegian but our responses remain in English so you can still make out most of what the interview covers.

Portland Punk on Radio Nova
[audio:Portland Punk – LONG version.MP3]

A Forced Turning Point – MMR Review

By this point, most of you probably already know and / or love RED DONS. For those of you who don’t, this band is comprised of members of the OBSERVERS, CLOROX GIRLS, and BORN/DEAD. As for influences, I can hear X and WIPERS the most, and maybe even some MISSION OF BURMA here and there, but not as artsy. Their overall northwest sound brings it all together nicely. Highly recommended! (BD)

https://soundcloud.com/hajjihusayn/red-dons-a-forced-turning

https://soundcloud.com/hajjihusayn/se-foi-mastered

Erlangen Interview

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]

Many Thanks Europe


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!