myspace music my music | music videos | featured playlists | top artists | shows | classifieds | forums 

tUB rING
Rock / Experimental / Punk

"www.tubring.com"

Chicago, Illinois
United States

Profile Views:  422021




Last Login:  10/5/2008
View My: Pics | Videos

   Contacting tUB rING

 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/tubring  

   tUB rING: General Info
Member Since11/21/2003
Band Websitetubring.com
Band MembersVocals - Kevin Gibson
Bass - Trevor Erb
Keyboards - Rob Kleiner
Drums - Chris Wiken
Guitar - Jeff Enokian

Manager-Joseph Yoon (spectrum [at] spectrummusic.net)
Booking-Erik Jarvis (erik [at] tonedeaftouring.com)
Influences iLike Tub Ring
Add us on Facebook...or suffer.
Sounds LikeSomebody's got a case of the Mondays.
Record LabelThe End Records
Type of LabelIndie




   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 5 2008 8:00P
Frequency Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 31 2008 5:00P
The Planet (EARLY SHOW) Springfield, Illinois
Oct 31 2008 9:30P
The Planet (LATE SHOW) Springfield, Illinois
Nov 26 2008 7:30P
Key Club West Hollywood, California
Nov 28 2008 7:00P
Soma San Diego, California
Nov 29 2008 7:00P
The Glass House Pomona, California
Nov 30 2008 7:00P
Slim’s San Francisco, California

tUB rING's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

The Blog of Answers Pt. II  (view more)

The Blog of Answers.  (view more)

An interview, your questions, some shows, and the new album’s progress...  (view more)

Tub Ring/Creature Feature Tour Wrap-Up Report...also  (view more)

August - September Tour with Creature Feature and Schoolyard Heroes!  (view more)

[View All Blog Entries]

   About tUB rING
Banner 2 Banner 1 go!


When you ask someone what type of music they listen to, the answer is most often, "I listen to everything". You then go over to their apartment or peruse their IPOD to find a bland collection that deviates little from a single genre. When you ask a band what type of music they play, you invariably get a confused look and an awkward reply along the lines of, "Well... it's really hard to describe". Of course, then you hear them and you giggle at how untrue that sentence was. Tub Ring may actually have a legitimate reason to say both, but won't. Tub Ring is a tornado of genres mixing punk, classical, surf, a-capella, hard-core, pop, and whatever else crosses their path into one cohesive blend of rock.

Forging this sound in 2001, Tub Ring has been a force of nature in the left-of-center world of music, building momentum and inertia with every day that passes. The band's first album of avant-garde pop, Drake Equation, was produced by Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance. Since, Tub Ring has released a total of 3 albums and a DVD/B-Side double pack.

With each album charting into double digits on the CMJ Top 200, Tub Ring's music has also been featured on Fox Sports, Xbox 360's "Amp Snow Boarder 3", various MTV/MTV2 programs, Spike and Mike's Twisted Animation films, and several Mt. Dew commercials. Most recently, Tub Ring played live in the TRL room on MTV2, and was featured in the MTV reality based contest show "Dew Circuit Breakout".

Tub Ring has created an enormous underground market with their bizarre genre of spazzed pop rock, hard work, non-stop touring, and inventive songwriting. Clocking in at over 150 shows per year from 2001 to 2008 throughout North America, Europe and Japan, there are few bands that can match Tub Ring's determination and commitment to music. Touring partners include Mindless Self Indulgence, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Estradasphere, Foxy Shazam, Kill Hannah, The Birthday Massacre, Dog Fashion Disco, Karate High School, and many more.
------------------------------------------------------------------

"In this day in age, you've got to respect a band that throws caution to the wind and lives to take chances musically, and ‘The Great Filter' shows that Tub Ring certainlyqualify in the whackoid rock sweepstakes - ALL MUSIC GUIDE

"Although Tub Ring approaches their fourth album with the wildly unfocused enthusiasm of ADD-riddled kids, the Chicago band has been around long enough to know just when to exercise some self-discipline here and there... The Great Filter has hooks aplenty." - DECIBEL

"Energetic to the core! TUB RING have flawlessly merged manic energy and pop melodies with an abundant amount of charisma. Don't miss them live!" - UNRESTRAINED!

"...continually evolving and changing...TUB RING's sound is always difficult to pinpoint..." - OUTBURN

"...animated and energetic...a cool hyrbid of show tunes and pop rock..." - EXCLAIM

Sure, lots of underground bands attempt noisy stylistic collages at breakneck tempos. But few manage to inject as much melody as Tub Ring. - Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun Times

They definitely are the most experimental punk band of all time. - Cash Box Magazine

This is genuinely catchy music...then again HIV is catchy...Tub Ring is AIDS. - Global Domination







   tUB rING's Friend Space (Top 20)
tUB rING has 21785 friends.
 Kevin Dangerous 


 Trevorsaurus Rex 


 Geoffrey Toxic 


 !!Chris Basher!! 


 Rob Kleiner (Up for Best Picture @ Raindance) 


 Joshua Drake 


 The End Records 


 Official Tub Ring Street Team 


 Michael Kelly Guitars 


 Traben Bass Company 


 Apparition Industries 


 Super 8 bit Brothers (LIVE ON TV SAT 9/20) 


 Mindless Self Indulgence 


 Foxy Shazam 


 The Birthday Massacre 


 CREATURE FEATURE 


 UNEXPECT (working on new album) 


 the show is the rainbow (new tour dates posted ) 


 Screaming Mechanical Brain is doing 2 Halloweens! 


 *major group* DAIQUIRI 





tUB rING's Friends Comments
Displaying 50 of 5054 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
LUCYD





Oct 5 2008 9:08 PM

Thanks again for everything guys, hope to see you around. You played a kick ass show last night
*You have no power over me*





Oct 5 2008 5:59 PM

thanks for coming back to fargo last night! you guys rocked my socks off!
LUCYD





Oct 3 2008 9:58 PM

Looking forward to tomorrow guys!!!
Weird Beard





Oct 3 2008 5:50 AM

We should hang out on Sunday before the show...we could get some mexican food...ehh????
サム宇宙の神です





Oct 2 2008 8:54 PM

rubba dubba duckie!!!!!!!
TarniusMusic.com - Independent Music Store





Oct 2 2008 8:46 PM

Get Tub Ring Downloads at TarniusMusic.com - The Independent Music Solution! Visit www.TarniusMusic.com/TubRing directly to get yours!
Jen :)





Oct 2 2008 5:39 AM

thanks for the show tonight. i do wish you could have had another set, or even one more song after three went on, but alas it seems as though i dont run the show :) anyway, thanks.. 'twas good to see you play
NORTHERN EDGE MUSIC





Oct 1 2008 11:37 PM

Tub Ring
INTERVIEW UP AT: www.northernedgemusic.info!
Jes





Oct 1 2008 4:23 AM

Look, I get to raise a new little Tub Ring fan soon!!!! When are you coming to Florida? That was a teaser last spring! No Fair... We want to see you again! By the way I love your new music, way to go guys!
j3n the Disasterpiece





Sep 30 2008 3:53 PM

woo-hoo! I can't wait til Saturday! tub ring has become like a drug to me. I am going to start the North Dakota Chapter of Tub Ring Anonymous. Anyone wanna join? *g*
jamie





Sep 30 2008 1:43 AM

Hey guys I saw in sioux city iowa awhile back and you need to come back. Find a way so fit in a show here at the chesterfield again. Please. sioux city loves you too.
Why So Serious?





Sep 30 2008 12:16 AM

You totally rocked it Saturday. I was drunk but Im sure You would have sounded good sober too.
Mozzeh





Sep 29 2008 6:03 PM

Whoa, Creature Feature's San Francisco date is with you guys as well?

man, I really wish I could go to that.

Maybe I can... it IS on a Sunday... but then there's the problem of getting back to Oregon on Monday. :/

Well, hopefully I'll see you there (or perhaps you'll post a date the next day somewhere that's within 2 hours of where I live[Ashland/Medford, the area where Bruce Campbell lives], then I can see you on my birthday :D )

Anyway, good luck with touring, guys!

~Moz
gory gory hallelujah





Sep 29 2008 5:19 AM

toledo show was amazing. i went to the cleveland show weeks ago because there wasnt a toledo show, and then there was! i got to see you twice and give you close to $100 of my american dollars. see you when you come back around with creature feature and birthday massacre...and if you make new shirts, i will buy them. or maybe start selling those tub ring towels. i want one.
Erica DeVill





Sep 28 2008 9:39 PM

Absoultely amazing performance last night. Playback my ass!
Lady Lagomorph





Sep 28 2008 7:08 PM

Last night was soooo gooooood!

...ooo, that sounded dirty...

Anyway, thanks for always making an Ohio stop. I had such a fantastic time that it resulted in me puking on the side of the highway TWICE on the way home today. Mm, sexy. I don't puke. Ever, but apparently you have some sort of superior mystical vomit causing effect. I mean that in the sweetest way possible.

Totally worth it though. Hopefully I at least horrified some children passing by.

<3
StevieD





Sep 28 2008 6:04 PM

Hey, I put pics up from the show last night. Go look at them!
Megpi





Sep 28 2008 4:26 PM

you guys are awesome, thank you so much for finally coming back to LA!
Jennifer LaMere





Sep 27 2008 9:14 PM

Get ready to uphold your end of the bargain and play "Habitat" in Minneapolis on the 2nd.
*Summer Lorelle*


Is Online


Sep 27 2008 7:54 AM

DUUUUUDE! Chinese food RUUULLLLLEEESSS! Never forget that you're my favorites!
hightops on the concrete





Sep 27 2008 3:36 AM

finally got around to uploading the rest of the show pics from dc. feel free to steal. all in the shows album.
the player to be named later





Sep 27 2008 12:29 AM

you guys are dropping a deuce in springfield on halloween. craziness.
Alex!





Sep 26 2008 4:01 PM

God damn right there's going to be a coast that's excited.
Ryan Comstock is McMurray! [T Ø S H I]





Sep 26 2008 3:55 PM

Now thats a start!!
lets see some more West Coast dates!! :D
matthew mother fucking mead yo





Sep 26 2008 3:40 PM

hey im goin to chicago for the cubs playoff game oct. 1, perfect
Star ☠ Malone





Sep 26 2008 3:16 PM

:) I do believe the West coast is pooing in their briches!!! yay us!