HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN Compilation 1. you can purchase it here
for $12.99/cd or you can order it thru the mail from us for only $10.00! contact matt@ha4tld.com for details. HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN Compilation 1. featuring: SPRINGLOADED / 68PORNOMAGS / TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM / ENDPROGRAM / BUKKAKE KATHOLIK / THE KETTLE BLACK / A.N.S. / ...AND THE SAGA CONTINUES / RAMMER / TUGNUT / PANTS AND TIE / WORST CASE, ONTARIO / HOLD UP YOUR END / HELL OR HIGHWATER / KANKER FACE / SINGLE FILE TO FREEDOM / SONS & LOVERS / THE CLUSTERBOMBS / FINGERBANGER / HUNDRED HAND SLAP / THE BURNITDOWNS / HOOSIER POET / BASEMENT ARMS.
we wake up sunday morning to survey the damage, the band from the night before is asleep on the stage carpet. they drove hundreds of miles to get here, it's their first tour, in a strange city where any given night there's a hundred different shows, so who cares right? but something happened last night, you couldn't move in here, not a goddamn muscle. some guy's heckling the band as they set up and everyones laughing, they all seem to know him. the band doesn't say much. who would? the crowd looks like a bunch of crazies, half gutterpunk, half eccentric artist type, a bunch of small town kids taking back the city. the p.a. is humming something fierce, maybe tonights the night it all goes up in flames. a couple of snare shots, the band is ready, feedback is piercing the thickness of the air. One...Two...Three...Four.....BAM! and then it happens. the crowd surges as one, the entire room is the pit. the band and the crowd are indistinguishable from each other. it's chaos. and it's beautiful.
This is High Art for the Low Down. this is 4 years of smokey lofts, sweaty pits and frenetic performances. the bands and fans face to face, check your ego at the door.
HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN is a Toronto based punk rock Label / Venue / Artist Collective / All Round Nice People. since 2005 we have hosted a ton of shows for touring bands from across north america in our little (entirely illegal) venue located in the HA4TLD clubhouse. we throw All Ages shows, where we don't sell booze, and the bands get most, if not all, money from the door. bands rock out, sleep on our floor, practice, and record here. it's a punk rock utopia right downtown in the city. get in touch with us if your band is coming thru T.O. and you need a place to play, crash, or you're playing somewhere else in the city and think we might like your band (we live for live music). 2009 is gonna be a great year with releases in May from The Burnitdowns, The Bag Ladies, & The 68pornomags. Also the entire roster will be hitting the road this summer with national tours. Be on the watch. SEE YA IN THE PIT!
Our Current Roster:
NEW VIDEO FOR ENDPROGRAMS 'POLARBEARD -
A VIDEO FOR ENDPROGRAMS "The New Americas" -
A VIDEO FOR ENDPROGRAMS "Buttonback" -
THE BAG LADIES "Broken String" -
THE BAG LADIES "The Gambling Song"
RAMMER - DATASLUT (fr. the album 'Cancer' / HA4TLD comp)
footage fr. Rammers last show, film at the HA4TLD clubhouse by Tyler Elvin, edited by Jeremy Drury.
The 68pornomags Live at The Dave And Chuck Show -
THE BURNITDOWNS PLAYING WISKEY NIGHTS(NEW RECORD) LIVE AT THE DAVE AND CHUCK SHOW
We have 2 new songs called "Bitch" & "Dummies Invasion" ! We uploaded the 1st mixes so the quality isn't very good yet, we'll be adding the 2nd mixes during the week.
Leave a comment and let us know what you think! Thanks for the support.
Sorry I didn't call...been crazy trying to tie my life up and work shifts knowing that I'm out of here Thursday morning...things are good...I'll see you soon...joe
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