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, 3, and many more.
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"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
what kind of gay ass name is tub ring, what did you go out and mow the yard and when he took a bath his boyfriend jumped in the tub with him and they pounded, and when they got out and pulled the plug it left a ring of dirt, grass, blood, and semen?
I really love your music. :] In a generation where everything is starting to sound the same, your stuff is different, in all the right ways. ;D Very appreciated, to say the least!
Tubbb Rinnnnggg. I need some of your live action! Soon! Knowing that the new album is in the works makes the pain a little more bearable, but shit, I miss yo' faces! Hope to see you soon... and can't wait to hear the new stuff. <3
You guys probably won't read/care about this, but it's worth a shot.
The other day I was thinking, Tub Ring has the ability to do the best cover of Polaris - Hey Sandy (AKA Pete & Pete theme song). Seriously, it would be amazing.
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