Press Release, January 24, 2006 ARCHITECTS CONFIRM SXSW APPEARANCE

 
DATE:                        JANUARY 24, 2006
FROM:            KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY

 

 

Fiery live act the ARCHITECTS have confirmed a special free performance at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 17 as part of the Sidecho showcase.  The acclaimed Kansas City foursome are currently on the road previewing songs from their new CD REVENGE, due February 21 on Anodyne Records.  The disc has already been hailed as “…a dynamic, explosive combination of traditional punk, maximum R&B, Midwestern alternative rock, blues-based metal and pop melodies all delivered at top speed” by Tucson Weekly (January 12, 2006).

One stop on the band’s current leg of dates is a special CD release party at Record Bar in their hometown Kansas City on February 23.  Here’s what other press are saying about the ARCHITECTS:

“…powerful Midwestern rock n’ soul the way it was meant to be played…”

 

“…their technically flawless live shows are a rousing assault of whiskey-soaked raw power.”

 

“…a raw, rowdy, rock band that uses its straightforward lyrics to take to task police, politicians, ex-lovers and plenty of others.”

 

“…few modern day punk-like bands play with as much conviction as the Architects do here…the Architects have the chops to pen catchy songs with substance…”

 

On REVENGE, the ARCHITECTS have drafted a boozy, bluesy and–above all else–heartfelt album, where punk fury and whiskey-drunk prowess meet and exchange dirty looks.  In an effort to capture their true live sound, the ARCHITECTS–with the assistance of producer John Seymour (Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bouncing Souls)–pushed itself to make a record more consistent with the grit and guts of their onstage performances. Recorded in just four days, the songs are urgent and compelling.

For BRANDON PHILLIPS (lead vocals, guitars) and his younger brothers ZACH (bass) and ADAM (drums), who all did time as the Gadjits before conspiring with lead guitarist MIKE ALEXANDER (ex The Breakups and the Revolvers), the overwhelming notion throughout REVENGE is that ‘loud and fast’ rules. And “revenge,” BRANDON confesses, “just may be one of my favorite perspectives to write from. People who are jilted because they were passive or took any other route than the confrontational one–that angry, ‘walking along the railroad tracks kicking rocks’ headspace.”

Stay tuned for more touring news and check out: http://www.myspace.com/architectskcmo, www.purevolume.com/architects and www.anodynerecords.com for music and more information.  The current tour dates are as follows:

 

Date                            City                                         Venue

Feb     2/10                Kansas City, MO                  Sleeper Cellar

Feb     2/23                Kansas City, MO                  Record Bar (CD release party)           

Fri       3/17                Austin, TX (SXSW-free)    The Parish (1:30pm)

 

For ARCHITECTS publicity, contact:

Libby Henry/MSO   
818-380-0400 X224 lhenry@msopr.com
 

Kristine Ashton Magnuson/MSO     
818-380-0400 X233 kashton@msopr.com

Brandis DeZon/MSO (Tour Press)
818-380-0400 X222 bdezon@msopr.com