Will Kinser from Born/Dead has joined the Red Dons. Thought it would be funny to use this picture. This summer we will touring in the U.S. and Canada. Dates will be posted soon.
News 4/16/10: New Guitarist
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News 9/01/09
NEW PAGES ADDED!!!
We have been updating and adding to the Red Dons website. After the addition of a STORE to the site, a VIDEO page has been added. The new page feature videos from our most recent tour in Brazil. Check out the page periodically because we will changing the featured videos often. To make room for the VIDEO page, we have move the INTERVIEWS to the ABOUT page. The LYRICS page has also been updated. Hopefully it is a little easier to find songs. We will be adding the lyrics from our upcoming 7″ and album soon.
News 2/19/09
Yes, Brazil was amazing!!! A huge thank you goes to Mateus, David, and Gregorio for doing such a great job of putting together an astounding tour. Not only did they book the shows and figure out the logistics, but they had to put up with us gringos every day. We really appreciate their hard work. Another big obrigado needs to go to everyone who came to the shows and all the bands we played with. It was astonishing how many people attended our gigs and how enthusiastic everyone was. Thank you for spending time with us and we hope to see you all again soon.
The first two presses of the Brazilian tour version of Death to Idealism sold out quickly. We have a small number of copies from the third press. The same goes for the Brazilian tour presses of Escaping Amman. The first press is completely sold out, but we still have a very limited amount of the second press which is on color vinyl. There will be an announcement soon about when those will be available. Check out our RELEASES page for details regarding these special tour presses.
Over the next month or so we’ll be adding pictures and video on the website from Brazil. Here is a video from a TV show we shot on the first day. For more videos and pictures check out our myspace page.
News 12/18/08
Brazil here we come!!! Next month we are embarking on what should be a very exciting tour of Brazil. Along with fifteen or so Red Dons shows expect a Revisions show or two and number of other fun surprises. Brazilian folks should check out the band at www.reddons.blogspot.com . It is a Portuguese site ran by our friend Mateus in Sao Paulo and is dedicated to the tour. For updated news about dates and venues check out that website along or www.myspace.com/reddons . There will be a limited amount of special tour versions of Escaping Amman and Death to Idealism available in Brazil so make sure to get one early before we run out. We also have updated the Lyrics on this site for those of you who are interested. It should now included every song from Escaping Amman and Death to Idealism now. Please let me know if you see any errors.
Here are the dates. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our shows. See you soon!
08/01 SP-VEGAS
09/01 SANTOS
10/01 CAMPINAS
11/01 SP- ESPACO IMPROPRIO (Acústico-Revisions)
12/01 BRAGANÇA
14/01 SP РKing55 (Ac̼stico-Revisions)
15/01 SP- ESPAÇO IMPROPRIO E FUNHOUSE
16/01 RIO DE JANEIRO
17/01 VILA VELHA
18/01 BARRA MANSA
21/01 SP-ESTÚDIO NOISE TERROR
22/01 OSASCO
23/01 SP-CASA LARANJA
24/01 SP-VERDURADA E BELFIORE
25/01 JUNDIAI
30/01 SP-CCJ
31/01 FLORIANÓPOLIS
01/02 CURITIBA
02/02 SP-(Acústico-Revisions)
03/02 SP-FESTA SECRETA COM PISCINA
News 11/6/08
Above is a photo by Mateus Mondini in Brazil last month. The photo features our new guitarist Zach Brooks (Soda Pop Kids, Scott Baio Army). Zach joined the band because time constraints made it too difficult for Andy to participate in our live shows. We are very excited to have Zach in the band.
Tomorrow we will be playing at the Coop with Criminal Damage, and Caregiver. Here is the write up for the show featured in this week’s issue of Willamette Week. It will be our last show before the Brazilian tour and our last show in Portland until March or April.
[ANTIHERO PUNK] “When on-the-rise punk band the Observers suddenly and inexplicably disbanded in 2005, murmurs about the death of the PDX punk scene echoed from the Northwest warehouse district all the way to Felony Flats. But the funeral-baked meats did coldy furnish forth the marriage tables, and not long after the breakup of one of our most historic bands did a formation of equal importance follow. Combining members of the Observers and PDX punk notables Clorox Girls, the Red Dons form a Buzzcocks-channeling supergroup that defies anyone who dares to criticize the incestousness of the Portlandpunk-tribe. Sharp, fast, antihero punk should make for one rowdy fucking house show.†CHANDLER FREDRICK
NEWS 7/17/08
We just returned to Portland after having a great tour with The Estranged. Thanks to everyone who came and saw us, played with us, set up shows, fed us, let us stay at their house, took pictures, or who helped in anyway. There will be photos up soon, but in the mean time here is a photo taken by Eldon Baldwin at Disgraceland in Philadelphia.
NEWS 5/30/08
Bags are packed we’re ready to go!!! We leave tomorrow morning for tour and here are some updates. First off, the new and improved remixed, remastered version of Death to Idealism won’t be available until June 4th or 5th thanks to an absent minded move by a pressing plant employee of the at the post office last week. We hope to have them by our show in St. Paul, Minnesota. It also appears that our show in Des Moines may have been canceled. If anyone in Lincoln, Omaha, or Des Moines can find us a show on June 4th please contact us asap!
In other news, we are featured in the June issue of Maximum Rocknroll. The interview answers a lot of questions many of you might have about the band. If you are in Portland this week, the Red Dons are also featured in the May 28th issue of the Willamette Week. It is a free magazine so pick up a copy! O.K. now back to tour!!!! Here are the dates. Hope to see you at one of our shows!!!
| Wednesday, May 28th | 10:00pm | Mt. Tabor Legacy | Portland, Or |
| Friday, May 30th | 8:00pm | The Coop | Portland, Or |
| Saturday, May 31st | 7:00pm | R5 Records | Sacramento, Ca |
| Sunday, June 3rd | 7:00pm | Seamens Lodge | Nevada City, Ca |
| Monday, June 2nd | 8:00pm | Artopia | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Tuesday, June 3rd | 8:00pm | The Blast-O-Mat | Denver, CO |
| Wednesday, June 4th | 8:00pm | Haunted Basement | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Thursday, June 5th | 8:00pm | New Eclipse Records | St. Paul, MN |
| Friday, June 6th | 8:00pm | BFG House | Appleton, WI |
| Saturday, June 7th | 8:00pm | Cafe Duvall | Chicago, Il |
| Sunday, June 8th | 10:00pm | Frank’s Power Plant | Milwaukee, Wi |
| Monday, June 9th | 8:00pm | Duneland YMCA | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Tuesday, June 10th | 8:00pm | Rancho Relaxo | Toronto, On |
| Wednesday, June 11th | 6:00pm | Valentines | Albany, NY |
| Wednesday, June 11th | 10:00pm | Warehouse (w/ REVISIONS) |
Albany, NY |
| Thursday, June 12th | 8:00pm | Ratscellar | Boston, Ma |
| Frisday, June 13th | 8:00pm | AS220 | Providence, RI |
| Saturday, June 14th | 3:00pm | The Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St |
New York City, NY |
| Sunday, June 15th | 7:00pm | Disgraceland | Philadelphia, Pa |
| Monday, June 16th | 8:00pm | Mr. Roboto | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tuesday, June 17th | 9:00pm | Rea Sea | St. Louis, MO |
| Wednesday, June 18th | 10:00pm | The Anchor | Kansas City, MO |
| Thursday, June 19th | 8:00pm | 1919 Hemphill | Ft. Worth, Tx |
| Friday, June 20 | 9:00pm | Rudyard | Houston, Tx |
| Saturday, June 21st | 10:00pm | Emos | Austin, Texas |
| Sunday, June 22nd | 10:00pm | The Boss Bar | San Antonio, Tx |
| Monday, June 23rd | 6:00pm | The Farm | Las Cruces, NM |
| Tuesday, June 24th | 8:00pm | The Grumpus Room | Tucson, AZ |
| Wednesday, June 25th | 7:00pm | Gus’ House | Los Angeles, Ca |
| Thursday, June 26th | 1:00pm | The Bad Pad | Long Beach, Ca |
| Thursday, June 26th | 7:00pm | The Smell | Los Angeles, Ca |
| Friday, June 27th | 7:00pm | Biko Co-op | Isla Vista, CA |
| Saturday, June 28th | 8:00pm | Burnt Ramen | San Francisco, CA |
NEWS 3/20/08
Life has been chaotic as usual for us. We have been working tirelessly on re-mixing and re-mastering our debut LP Death to Idealism in order to have it available for our first U.S. tour this summer. We are excited by the way the record is sounding as well as the way the tour is shaping up. One of our favorite bands The Estranged will be joining us on the road so please come see our bands if we come to your town. If you do make it to a show, be sure to pick up the Estranged debut album and their two new 7″s. You won’t be disappointed. Lastly, Hajji will be flying back to London at the end of the month so we are trying to fit in as many Red Dons, Revisions, and Chemicals shows as possible before then. Here our the dates for some of our upcoming Portland shows as well as our summer tour dates. Hope to see you at one of these shows!
| Sunday, May 25th | 1:00pm | The Coop (REVISIONS) |
Portland, Oregon |
| Wednesday, May 28th | 10:00pm | Mt. Tabor Legacy | Portland, Or |
| Friday, May 30th | 8:00pm | The Coop | Portland, Or |
| Saturday, May 31st | 7:00pm | R5 Records | Sacramento, Ca |
| Sunday, June 3rd | 7:00pm | Seamens Lodge | Nevada City, Ca |
| Monday, June 2nd | 8:00pm | Red Light Book Store | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Tuesday, June 3rd | 8:00pm | The Blast-O-Mat | Denver, CO |
| Wednesday, June 4th | 8:00pm | Haunted Basement | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Thursday, June 5th | New Eclipse Records | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Friday, June 6th | 8:00pm | BFG House | Appleton, WI |
| Saturday, June 7th | TBA | Chicago, Il | |
| Sunday, June 8th | 10:00pm | Frank’s Power Plant | Milwaukee, Wi |
| Monday, June 9th | 8:00pm | Duneland YMCA | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Tuesday, June 10th | 8:00pm | Rancho Relaxo | Toronto, On |
| Wednesday, June 11th | 6:00pm | Valentines | Albany, NY |
| Wednesday, June 11th | 10:00pm | Warehouse (w/ REVISIONS) |
Albany, NY |
| Thursday, June 12th | 8:00pm | Ratscellar | Boston, Ma |
| Frisday, June 13th | 8:00pm | AS220 | Providence, RI |
| Saturday, June 14th | 3:00pm | The Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St |
New York City, NY |
| Sunday, June 15th | 7:00pm | Disgraceland | Philadelphia, Pa |
| Monday, June 16th | 8:00pm | Mr. Roboto | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tuesday, June 17th | TBA | St. Louis, MO | |
| Wednesday, June 18th | 10:00pm | The Anchor | Kansas City, MO |
| Thursday, June 19th | 8:00pm | 1919 Hemphill | Ft. Worth, Tx |
| Friday, June 20 | 9:00pm | Rudyard | Houston, Tx |
| Saturday, June 21st | 10:00pm | Emos | Austin, Texas |
| Sunday, June 22nd | 10:00pm | The Boss Bar | San Antonio, Tx |
| Monday, June 23rd | 6:00pm | The Farm | Las Cruces, NM |
| Tuesday, June 24th | 8:00pm | The Grumpus Room | Tucson, AZ |
| Wednesday, June 25th | 7:00pm | Gus’ House | Los Angeles, Ca |
| Thursday, June 26th | 1:00pm | The Bad Pad | Long Beach, Ca |
| Thursday, June 26th | 7:00pm | The Smell | Los Angeles, Ca |
| Friday, June 27th | 7:00pm | Biko Co-op | Isla Vista, CA |
| Saturday, June 28th | TBA | San Francisco, CA | |
News 1/26/08
Hello everyone and welcome to a new year. Although 2007 was great, we are really looking forward to what we have in store for 2008. First off, thanks to everyone who tuned-in to KSPU on December 24th to listen to us play live on Sound Judgment. If you didn’t get a chance to listen and would like to hear the show, we have our set posted on our Sounds page. Or, click here to listen to the show in its entirety which includes a very special reading by us & Arya of The Night Before Christmas.
If you haven’t already heard, there have been some changes to the regular line-up. Now with Justin focusing his attention on his new project Suspect Parts, Andy Foote from No Secrets Between Sailors has been playing with us until a permanent guitarist is found.
As for upcoming shows, we will be playing in the Portland area in February and March and this summer we are planning a long awaited U.S. tour with Peter Bonneman from Gorilla Angreb and the Estranged. If you can help us book a show in your town please let us know. We will post dates soon.
Thanks and once again here is the set from the Sound Judgment radio show.
Live on KPSU 12/24/07
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News 10/23/07
Thanks to everyone who made our tour of Europe this year so great! When we find a little free time we’ll make sure to get pictures from tour up on the website!
We all had a wonderful time and managed to actually make it home in one piece…well, that is except for Hajji’s Rickenbacker. Thanks a lot LOT airlines! If anyone would like to donate their Rickenbacker bass to some needy musicians please let us know.