Off With Their Heads Recent News

Off With Their Heads Begin North American Tour

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0800

Beloved punks Off With Their Heads are set to take their sing-along boot stomping live show back on the road, providing a guaranteed night of riotous joy for downtrodden and unruly youth as they join the 7th annual “Wreck The Halls” holiday tour with Boston’s Street Dogs beginning tonight in Chicago.

Fresh off dates with Social Distortion and a rousing performance at Fest 10 in Gainesville, Off With Their Heads have spent the last year careening around the globe on tours with Bad Religion and Dropkick Murphys, perfecting a patented high energy sound which Alternative Press described by saying “If Against Me! and The Ramones had a bastard love child and taught the kid to brush his teeth with cement mix, you’d get Off With Their Heads.”

Watch Off With Their Heads’ video for “Clear The Air” here

Off With Their Heads Tour Dates

Dec. 01 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Rock Club w. Street Dogs
Dec. 02 – Hamtramck, MI – Small’s w. Street Dogs
Dec. 03 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop w. Street Dogs
Dec. 04 – Pittsburgh, PA – AlterBar w. Street Dogs
Dec. 05 – Buffalo, NY - The Mohawk Place w. Street Dogs
Dec. 06 – Toronto, ON – HorseShoe Tavern w. Street Dogs
Dec. 07 – Montreal, QC – Les Foufounes Eletriques w. Street Dogs
Dec. 09 – New York, NY – Santo’s Party House w. Street Dogs
Dec. 10 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes w. Street Dogs
Dec. 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts w. Street Dogs
Dec. 12 – Washington, D.C. – Black Cat w. Street Dogs
Dec. 13 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater w. Street Dogs
Dec. 14 – Albany, NY – Valentines Upstairs w. Street Dogs
Dec. 16 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club w. Street Dogs

Off With Their Heads US Summer Tour With Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:04:00 -0700

Having already toured most of the U.S. this year, seasoned punk road warriors Off With Their Heads have just announced a nationwide summer tour with Dead To Me and Riverboat Gamblers. Including punk rock pit stops at the Punk Rock Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas with Dropkick Murphy’s on May 28th and Chaos in Tejas Fest June 4th, Epitaph label head and Bad Religion founder Brett Gurewitz proclaims, “Off With Their Heads might just be the best punk band going right now.”

Recently coming off of a full Dropkick Murphy’s tour and a two month stint with Bad Religion, the band will be playing songs from the heralded new album In Desolation which the band admits was recorded while drinking cheap beer and watching nightmarish episodes of Jersey Shore. Alternative Press described OWTH by saying “If Against Me! and The Ramones had a bastard love child and taught the kid to brush his teeth with cement mix, you’d get Off With Their Heads.”

Off With Their Heads video for “Clear The Air” - http://youtu.be/qOum_DlqOrk

May 28 – Las Vegas, NV – Punk Rock Bowling * with Dropkick Murphys
May 29 – Las Vegas, NV – The Bunkhouse
Jun. 01 – Tucson, AZ – The Hut * w. The Krum Bums
Jun. 02 – Las Cruces, NM – Train Yard * w. The Krum Bums
Jun. 03 – Midland, TX - The Pine Box Collective * w. The Krum Bums
Jun. 04 – Austin, TX – Red Seven *Chaos In Tejas
Jul. 06 – San Diego, CA *– Casbah w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 07 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 08 – San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 09 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brew *w.Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 10 – Sacramento, CA– Fire Escape Bar & Grill * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 12 – Portland, OR – Branx * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 13 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 14 – Boise, ID – The Read Room * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 16 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 17 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 19 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 21 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 22 – Madison, WI – The Frequency * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 23 – Chicago, IL – Wicker Park Festival * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 24 – Saint Louis, MO – Firebird * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 26 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 27 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Brass Rail * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 28 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 30 – Cleveland, OH –Now That’s Class * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Jul. 31 – Rochester, NY – Bug Jar * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 01 – Albany, NY – Valentines * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 02 – Dover, NH – Dover Brick House *w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 03 – Allston, MA – Great Scott *w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 05 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 06 – Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 07 – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 08 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall * w. Dead To Me & The Holy Mess
Aug. 11 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum *w. Dead To Me & The Riot Before
Aug. 12 – Miami, FL - Churchill’s *w. Dead To Me & The Riot Before
Aug. 13 – Orlando, FL – Back Booth *w. Dead To Me & The Riot Before
Aug. 14 – Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic Night Spot *w. Dead To Me & The Riot Before
Aug. 19 - Richmond, VA – Best Friends Day *w. Dead To Me
Aug. 25 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia *w. Dead To Me
Aug. 26 – Houston, TX – Walter’s * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Aug. 27 – Austin, TX – Red Seven * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Aug. 28 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Aug. 29 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Aug. 31 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad * w. Dead To Me & Riverboat Gamblers
Sep. 01 – Scottsdale, AZ – Chaser’s

Off With Their Heads Premiere "Clear The Air"

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:02:00 -0800

Off With Their Heads' brand new video for "Clear The Air" premiered today on MySpace Music! Check out the video in the player below and make sure to catch the band on tour right now with Less Than Jake and, starting later this month, with Dropkick Murphys and Against Me!

Off With Their Heads 'In Desolation' Out Now

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:06:00 -0700

In Desolation, the new album from Off With Their Heads, is now in stores everywhere! You can pick it up online from iTunes, Amazon, the Epitaph Store or Shockhound or head out to your local Hot Topic, indie record store or Best Buy to grab your copy!

Off With Their Heads Premiere New Album

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:06:00 -0700

Off With Their Heads' new album In Desolation premiered today over at Punk News! To stream the album in its entirety just click here. Then swing by the Epitaph Store to pre-order your copy of In Desolation today!

Off With Their Heads Premiere New Video For "Drive"

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:05:00 -0700

Today over at Alt Press, Off With Their Heads premiered the brand new video for "Drive" from their upcoming album In Desolation! To watch the video, click here. Check out what the band has to say about the video below.

Here is our first video for the song "Drive" off our new record. We have done a few video's before (as you may know), but never anything involving a live show. We thought Riverside CA would be a good place to film one, as its always a good time out there. This was done by our friend Mario (who is responsible for our other 2 videos), who followed us around the couple days we did the Bad Religion shows. Live video's tend to be a little......too similar to the rest, so we made an attempt to include some of the other random nonsense that happened those couple days. There is a little house of blues backstage action in there (which you might recognize from "The Carter" Lil Wayne documentaty), a little drunken stumbling, a little Vegas, and a fun show in Riverside. Enjoy.

If you are into collecting stuff, you can go to Epitaph's website and pre order "In Desolation" and get a party pack. Its got a bunch of stuff only available to the pre order.

Here's the lyrics for "Drive"

I’ve been watching myself turning from bad to worse.
I’ve been locked up in the basement putting bad habits first.
I wont answer my phone because I want to be left alone to shed all the skin that makes me well up and choke.
I’m not alive, Im just as good as dead.
I cant find a reason why I should even get out of bed.
Just make it stop, just make it go away.
I’ll give you everything I have if you’ve got the right words to say.
But I can get by on what little is left in here.
If I can just get away from my shadow, I’m in the clear.
Then it will stop and it will all go away.
I’ll be everything I was, I’ll be everything I wanted to be.
I’m out of my mind and I’m out of your sight.
So I just drive. It doesn’t matter where.
I put my foot to the floor and let the wind blow through my hair.
I’ll never stop. There is nothing for me out there.
I’ll be on the roads less traveled while it all fades in the mirror.

Pre-Order Off With Their Heads 'In Desolation'

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:04:00 -0700

Off With Their Heads upcoming Epitaph debut In Desolation is now available for pre-order at the Epitaph Store! Check out the exclusive bundles, vinyl, t-shirts and drinking supplies.

Off With Their Heads To Release Epitaph Debut Album On June 8

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:04:00 -0700

Fresh off vigorous performances at SXSW, rabble-rousing punk rock group Off With Their Heads have announced plans to release their Epitaph Records’ debut album, In Desolation, on June 8. The band has released the first song “Drive” on MySpace today; Check it out now at www.myspace.com/OffWithTheirHeads.

Produced by Off With Their Heads and Jacques Wait at the Terrarium in Minneapolis, In Desolation is 34 minutes of non-stop gut wrenching honesty. Singer Ryan Young’s candid lyrics about life’s misadventures, stress, drugs, love, death and everything between add a raw surly edge to the band’s full-throttle music.

“This record is kind of a collective mix of all the styles we've done in the past,” Young explains. “Everything from aggression to sappy bullshit, because that’s who I am! This is going to be the record for people who like the whole spectrum of what we do.”

From its first track, “Drive,” a petal-to-the-metal opener about Young’s incessant habit of over thinking things and becoming his own worst critic, to the harsh reality of OD’ing on the sobering yet rowdy song “Trying to Breath” and the explosive middle-finger-in-the-air sing along “Their Own Medicine,”
In Desolation is authentic punk rock to its core from a working band who lives and breathes it every day.

When it comes to touring virtually year round it isn’t a choice as much as it’s a lifestyle for Off With Their Heads, and after years on the road the band has finally taken a brief break.

“Until the record comes out in June, we won’t be doing any shows,” says Young. “That’s the longest stretch in almost two years that we haven’t been on the road. People ask us how it feels to finally get to relax. I'm fucking bored. The other guys are bored. We want to get back out. Not to further our band, but just because we love doing it and are used to it. The title In Desolation comes from a lyric in the song “ZZYZX” on the record. I chose that because after years constantly on the road, being 100 percent by myself sounded pretty rad.”

In June Off With Their Heads will once again pack the RV and head out on another indefinite tour strapped with one of the year’s most engaging punk rock records and the sheer will to keep the wheels turning.

In Desolation Tracklisting:

1. Drive - 2:42
2. Their Own Medicine - 2:31
3. Trying To Breathe - 2:49
4. ZZYZX - 2:45
5. The Eyes of Death - 2:45
6. Old Man - 3:05
7. All I Can Do - 2:33
8. I Need You - 1:44
9. Spare Time - 1:58
10. I Just Want You To Know - 2:54
11. My Episodes - 4:06
12. Clear The Air - 3:47

Off With Their Heads Tour Dates:

June 11 – St. Paul, MN – Eclipse Records
June 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
June 12 – Chicago, IL – Subterraenean
June 13 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vollrath Tavern
June 14 – Lansing, MI – Macs
June 15 – Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class
June 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Garfield Artworks
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Ox
June 20 – Pittsfield, MA – Room @ Rebel Sound
June 21 – Allston, MA – Great Scotts
June 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
June 26 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
June 27 – Fairfax, VA – Miller’s Tavern
June 29 – Raleigh, NC – Berkeley Café
June 30 – West Columbia, SC – New Brooklyn Tavern
July 1 – Orlando, FL – Back Booth
July 2 – Miami, FL – Churchill’s
July 4 – Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic Night Spot
July 6 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
July 8 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
July 9 – Lawrence, KS – Jackpot

Off With Their Heads Sign With Epitaph Records and Kickoff New Tour

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:02:00 -0800

Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of Minneapolis punk band Off With Their Heads. The punk road dogs recently took time off from touring to record their second full length album, with plans for a summer release, but left the engine running for a two month long excursion of US and Canada that begins February 3 (Tour Dates Listed Below).

Formed in 2002, Off With Their Heads went through a slew of musicians before finally cementing the lineup with Ryan Young on vocals/guitar, Justin Francis on drums, Zack Gontard on guitar and Robbie Swartwood on bass. Since their inception, the band has released an impressive catalog of music including seventeen 7"'s, one LP and a few comps, and has toured relentlessly in US, Europe, Canada and Japan for the past five years with bands like Against Me, Youth Brigade, The Bouncing Souls and Municipal Waste to name a few.

It was during Off With Their Heads' 2009 tour with Against Me when the band got the call from Epitaph's owner/president Brett Gurewitz saying that he was a fan of the band.

"Off With Their Heads might be the best punk band going right now, Epitaph needs them; music needs them," says Gurewitz.

"I remember the first time I'd heard of Epitaph," Young adds. "It was when I was in junior high and Rancid had just released Let's Go. I saw the video, and immediately went and bought the record. I got into the compilations, and that started me on the road to finding all these great aggressive catchy punk bands. Living in a small farm town, I had never been exposed to this kind of music before, and from there I learned about punk. I guess you could say Epitaph was my gateway into everything that I would wind up becoming. For that reason alone, I am ecstatic to be a part of one of the biggest influences on my life."

Off With Their Heads are well on their way to carving out their own punk rock story with their modern take on vintage punk fueled anthems. As the band begins the next chapter of their career they took the time to record their best album to date.

"We recorded our record in Minneapolis at a studio called The Terrarium," says Young. "This is where most of the great sounding records that come out of town are recorded. I think the difference between this record and our last one is that we have enough time to make sure everything is tracked and mixed the way we would like it to be. We have never in 6 years had more than 2-3 days in a studio, and there have been parts on every recording that I'd wished we would have fixed and not used the old "good enough" excuse. The songs stylistically are a mix of something from every record, which is great."

When asked about the new music, Young says "it's a good mix of driving aggression and also mid tempo pop. Those are our two strong suits, and I'm hoping they shine through as well as they have in the past. Lyrically, it's about the good and the bad things of the lifestyle that I've chosen for myself."

Stay tuned to www.myspace.com/offwiththeirheads and www.epitaph.com for information about the new album coming this summer.

Off With Their Heads Tour Dates:

Feb 3 - Greenbay, WI - Baba Louie's (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 4 - Madison, WI - The Frequency (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 5 -Indianapolis, IN - ES Jungle (early/all ages show)
Feb 5 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vollrath Tavern (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Mulligan's Pub (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 7 - Columbus, OH - Bernie's Distillery (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 8 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 9 - Endicott, NY - Death Trap (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 10 - Albany, NY - Valentines - Downstairs 120 (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 11 - Hartford, CT - The Charter Oak Cultural (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 12 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 13 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West Café (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 14 - Richmond, VA - Gallery 5 (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 16 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero (Headline Show w/Slow Death)
Feb 17 - Chattanooga, TN - J.J.'s Bohemia
Feb 18 - Louisville, KY - Skull Alley (w/ Ataris)
Feb 19 - Toledo, OH - Frankie's
Feb 20 - London, ON - Call The Office
Feb 21 - Toronto, ON - HorseShoe Tavern
Feb 22 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
Feb 23 - Quebec City, QC - L'Agitee
Feb 24 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
Feb 25 - Saint Catherines, ON - Mikado
Feb 26 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
Feb 27 - Wilkes Barre, PA -Café Metropolis
Feb 28 - Washington, DC - Black Cat- Backstage
Mar 3 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn (Headline Show w/Dear Landlord)
Mar 4 - Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery (Headline Show w/Dear Landlord)
Mar 5 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic Night Spot (Headline Show w/Dear Landlord)
Mar 6 - Miami, FL - Churchill's (Headline Show w/Dear Landlord)
Mar 7 - Orlando, FL - Back Booth (Headline Show w/Dear Landlord)
Mar 8 - Vero Beach, FL - Filthy McNasty's Pubbery
Mar 14 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Johns County Fairgrounds (Harvest of Hope Festival)
Mar 15 - Tallahassee, FL - The Farside
Mar 16 - Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box
Mar 17 - New Orleans, LA - The Big Top