More Than A Feeling

Draize will be ripping through some of the mid-west this February despite our reservations of spending time in the van together. Dates are as follows:

FEB 13th - BUFFALO, NY

FEB 14th - GRAND RAPIDS, MI

FEB 15th - CHICAGO, IL at THE FALLOUT w/ DANGERS, WEEKEND NACHOS, VICE, CROSS ME, YOUNG AND DEAD. https://www.facebook.com/events/1377080619214191/

FEB 16th - MADISON, WI w/ D.S.M., Mellow Harsher
https://www.facebook.com/events/194547484072927/?ref=5

FEB 17th - MINNEAPOLIS, MN at MEMORY LANES w/ MUCH WORSE, GIRL https://www.facebook.com/events/725198550825075/

FEB 18th - KANSAS CITY, MS at THE SANDBOX https://www.facebook.com/events/360742307398536/

FEB 19th - COLUMBUS, OH

FEB 20th - CLEVELAND, OH w/ THE DRAG HOOK (?)

FEB 21st - PITTSBURGH, PA w/ ILLEGALS
https://www.facebook.com/events/406028336160009/

FEB 22nd - Philadelphia, PA w/ ANTI ZEN

In other exciting news, our new EP will be available for preorder tomorrow (1/28/14) via Bad Teeth Recordings (http://badteethrecordings.bigcartel.com/). People who preorder the record get it on gold vinyl, which makes the music sound twice as good. This record is sure to be the greatest record to come out of Boston since 1982's Boston by Boston, so be sure to grab at least a few copies!

THIS FRIDAY, SOMEWHERE:

D.O.C.
DRAIZE
TINNITUS
DIS-IPLIN
SUFFER ON ACID

KICK YOUR OWN HEAD IN

Tom Draize is Bad at The Internet

I'm taking over this pitiful excuse for a blog because another member of DRAIZE (hint: the bald one) is too punk to use a keyboard. DRAIZE is still a hard rock band and we're still from Boston. In case you haven't heard we're anti-mosh now apparently. We have a new 7" EP coming out on Bad Teeth Recordings this month. We will be jumping in the van in mid-February to terrorize the Midwest. Come rock with us. Full list of shows will be posted soon. Here's a track from the new record:

drums of thunder.

(Photo: Lucas Henry Ezekiel Anderson)

Thanks to everyone who came out to any of the gigs last week. It was a blast. Cleveland, We'll be back soon. Stay Tuned.

Big thanks to Tom and Garret in Pittsburgh for putting up with our extended stay and helping us out with our van troubles.

The 6 songs from the tour tape will be featured on our upcoming 7" on Bad Teeth Recordings later this fall.

Bad Teeth Recordings.

Bad Teeth Facebook.

We have new shirts and patches. They will be posted up here sometime this week.

July 2013

(Photo: Reid Haithcock)

News:

-Recorded 6 song 7" at Dead Air Studios last week. Record to be released this fall. Check back for more info.

-We are about to depart on a 6 day long weekend. we will have cassettes of the un-mastered tracks from last week's session on hand with us. 30 tapes available at those shows only.

6 Days of Draize

JULY 19th, Washington D.C.
@ Casa Fiesta (4910 Wisconsin Ave. NW) 7 PM
Red Dons, Draize, Cheap Love
Facebook Event

JULY 20th, Middlesex, NJ
@ Warehouse Motorclub (620 Lincoln Blvd) 3 PM
Old Wounds, Draize, Damaged Goods, PLUS RTF Wrestling
Facebook Event

JULY 21st, Pittsburgh, PA
@ Kopec's Korner (3523 Penn Ave) 5 PM
Draize, Holders Scar, Mower, Twin Tower
Facebook Event

JULY 22nd, Cleveland, OH
@ Now That's Class (11213 Detroit Ave)
Draize, Reivers, Lucha Eterna, TBA
Facebook Event

JULY 23rd, Buffalo, NY
@ Broadway Joe's (3051 Main St.) 10 PM
Draize, TBA. PUNK N' TOTS DJ Night.
Punk N Tots Blog

JULY 24th, Brooklyn, NY
@ The Acheron (57 Waterbury St.)
Draize, Grudges, Creeping Dose, Gaul
Facebook Event

-We will also have new shirts and patches at these shows. those, however you can pick up off of us anytime.

-This is about a year behind the times, but this is Shane. He has taken up the duties on guitar since last August.

(Photo: Reid Haithcock)

-We've increased our presence on the internet. check out these other sites that we don't maintain:

Draize on Facebook

Draize On Bandcamp

-Listen to Tinnitus.

Back on the Map.

Out of touch for far too long.

Past few months have been relatively quiet on the Draize front. We had the opportunity to play with long time friends from Buffalo, Brown Sugar, and new friends White Guilt on their summer tour. In September we were fortunate enough to play with powerviolence heroes Despise You, and Magrudergrind as they swung through Boston on their way south. The mighty Thou came through New England in October with In Defense. Unrestrained decided to call it a day after touring the world and elsewhere. We were invited to play their last show at The Hub in Bristol, VT with Dangers. Pittsburgh's loudest, Ratface (download theirsplit demo with Drug Lust) hit Allston last week, with Draize and Wurm Tongue serving as the local welcoming committee.


This is Jason. A long time member of the Draize crew, Jason has taken up the Guitar duties. Jason also lends his talents to Aspects of War, and Fuckheads.
Luke has taken a leave of absence from the band.

Moving Forward.

11 January 2012 - Philadelphia, PA.
12 January 2012 - Richmond, VA.
13 January 2012 - Washington, DC. With: Deathrats (last show), Skvlt, Mary Christ. At:La Casa. 1436 Irving Street NW.
14 January 2012 - New Brunswick, NJ. With: Curmudgeon
15 January 2012 - New York, NY.

Big thanks to Reid Haithcock for the use of his photos. BummerCity.com, Or for those of you on Tumblr.
Curmudgeon is on the verge of dropping two new records onto the world. Get your hands on that shit.
Boston rejects, Skvlt, have taken up residency in West Massachusetts. Their demo is top notch. Get it here.
Michigan comrades-in-arms Positive Noise and Shattered Badge will be touring through the Northeast in early January (Boston Date: 4 January 2012). Support them when they hit your town.
Longtime friends, Deathrats are hanging em' up next month. It is a sad day. We are grateful to have played with them in the past and we're honored to be invited to play their send off. They're doing one last quick tour of the Midwest late this month. Friday the 13th of January will be your last chance to see them. Don't fuck this up.

Draize. 5 October 2011. At: SMFA Boston. Video by PutItInThePizza

With the eyes of one who hates for just being born

It's been a little bit since our last dispatch. Lets keep things up to date.

First and foremost, a huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped us out on the road last month. our first journey into the rust belt was a a total success.
For everyone who booked us shows, played with us, put us up, fed us, and showed us a good time, thank you all.

We still have a handful of Shirts left. Our records are also beginning to run low. If you would like to get your hands on one, drop us a line.

We were recently featured on the Massachusetts Is A Coffin Compilation put together by Here it Ends Records. You can download a copy here: Massachusetts is a Coffin.

Upcoming Shows

3.17.11 - The Chop Shop. Framingham, MA with: Weekend Nachos (IL), Troublemaker (NJ), Abomination, Maniac, Fratricide. 6 pm $7
4.8.11 - Record Hospital Fest. Democracy Center. 45 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge, MA with: Vaccine, Get Laid, Furnace, Now Denial, Divorce Money.

Finally, long time members of the Draize Crew, Ryan, Ryan, and Krystina; better know to the world as Curmudgeon, have recently been active recording what is to be a new pro-tape on We Rise Records. Do your self a favor and get your hands on this as soon as it comes out.
Sneak Preview

Video: 2.18.11 live in Allston, MA.