This is going to be rad! Don't miss the opening.

July 11, through August 15
Opening reception Saturday, July 11 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
with a special performance by Low Desert legends Yawning Man
Sustenance provided by Cafe 322

The Constant Gallery
2673 La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

We're pre-selling this now! Official re-issue, ships July, 7

Get one before they're gone!

Brant is gonna be back behind the kit for a dream gig drumming for CJ Ramone! Check out the tour dates and come see us when we roll through your town!

2009-07-07 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Clube Outs
2009-07-08 Cordeiropolis, Brazil - Ginasio De Esportes
2009-07-09 Goiania, Brazil - Bolshoi Pub
2009-07-10 Brasilia, Brazil - Arena Futbol Clube
2009-07-11 Recife, Brazil - Clube Portuguese
2009-07-12 Araraquara, Brazil - Festival Rock
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2009-07-17 West Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go-Go
2009-07-22 Redondo Beach, CA - Brixton
2009-07-23 Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theater
2009-07-24 Corona, CA - Angels Sports Bar
2009-07-25 Mexicali, Mexico - Nightclub Ultra
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2009-08-12 D - Übersee/Chiemsee - Open Air
2009-08-14 UK - Swansea - Sin City
2009-08-15 UK - Sunderland - Campus
2009-08-17 UK - Glasgow - Ivory Blacks
2009-08-18 UK - London - Underworld
2009-08-19 D - Wiesbaden - Schlachthof
2009-08-20 A - Salzburg - Frequency Festival
2009-08-21 D - Lüdinghausen - Area 4 Festival
2009-08-22 CH - Wil/Jonschwil - Open Air, Degenaupark
2009-08-23 D - Stuttgart - 1210
2009-08-25 D - Augsburg - Musikkantine
2009-08-26 D - Leipzig - Werk II
2009-08-27 D - Berlin - Festsaal Kreuzberg
2009-08-28 D - Berlin - WaldbYhne
2009-08-29 D - Losheim - Strandbad

I put a smaller, faster loading version up. If you would like a hi-resolution copy, email me .

The 10 Year Anniversary Jalamanta artwork has been turned in and we're starting the mastering next week!

UPDATE

June 2, 2009

Talked to Dylan today. They removed the tumor successfully.
He's at home with his family and he's exploding with positivity.

He's excited to begin his road of recovery and he thanks
everybody for all their support these last few weeks.

I know he's still going to need all the help he can
get as Dylan and his wife will be out of work for a while.

Thanks again for all your donations.

-BB

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 First off, thank you everyone who made a donation, offered kind words, and support. I'll pass it all on to Dylan and his family.

They did not operate last night. The doctors are  planning the best course of action.

Thanks again,

-Cale

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I'm sorry to inform all...
that my dear friend and soul brother, Dylan Roche, is going into emergency
surgery tonight for a tumor on his brain. This news came to me today and
I am in complete shock. Dylan, his wife Faith, and their 1 year old
daughter, Jade, will need all the help they can get.
A fund is being set up in his name.
More info to come.
Thanks,


-brant bjork

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Jalamanta was recorded February 1999. To celebrate the anniversary, we're re-pressing it on vinyl. It'll be re-mastered directly from tape, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, deluxe packaging, with a 24 page book with lyrics and liner notes! The first 500 will be signed and numbered by Brant! I'll announce when it goes on sale. Until then, check out this documentary we made about the making of the album. It's a pretty big file so it takes a little while to load but well worth the wait.

-Cale

Check it out

It’s not often that we release music from other artists. Brant decided to release these albums simply because they rock and he thought the world should know. Get both LP’s & CD’s for a great price!

BRANT BJORK drum and guitar lesson videos are now available at
www.playthisriff.com . Come check out BRANT teaching "Dr. Special,"
"Let the Truth Be Known," "Low Desert Punk," "Too Many Chiefs," "Turn
Yourself On," and one insane drum lesson!

www.playthisriff.com has tons of guest teachers too. Check out this list:

Ed Mundell (Monster Magnet)
Stan Lee (The Dickies)
Nick Oliveri (QOTSA, Kyuss, Mondo Generator, The Dwarves) teaching
bass and guitar!!!!!!
Bob Balch (Fu Manchu)
Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu, Smile)
Ron Emory (T.S.O.L.)
Shane Clark (3 Inches of Blood)
Dan Beeman (Helmet)
Kyle Stevenson (Helmet)
Dan Fuller (Helmet)
Jon Karel (The Number 12 Looks Like You, Horse the Band)
Laurent Lamont (Pelican)
Mike Watt (Minutemen, DOS, fIREHOSE)
Jack Gibson (Exodus)
Hewhocannotbenamed (The Dwarves)
Fresh Prince of Darkness (The Dwarves)

www.playthisriff.com

We’re getting pretty busy and, if you want to know what’s happening in almost real time, check out our Twitter page.

Brant and I will be keeping it updated.

Cale

Yesterday I turned 36 years old. Do I feel old? Not really. Only
after I’ve been up for two days drinkin’ do I actually feel old. On the
mornings I wake up without a hangover I actually feel pretty good.
However...I do remember reading an interview with the Ramones when I
was about 14 years old, maybe 15. Anyway, I was in high school. I don’t
remember the source...might of been Thrasher Magazine. The interview
was with Dee Dee Ramone. I remember this particular interview because
he mentioned that he was 36 years old...and I thought he was fuckin’
old! Now I’m 36 and in a couple months, if all goes as planned, I’ll
be playin drums, doing some shows in Europe with CJ Ramone, the dude who rightfully took Dee Dee’s place after he left. I think Dee Dee left the Ramones about a year after this interview. My facts could be wrong but Its the feelings that count. Ain’t that a trip? Back when I was 15 I
wouldn’t of thought I’d be doing that. But that’s the way shit works,
huh? Magic.

I got a lot of nice messages regarding my birthday on
Myspace...thank you to all those who went out of their way. My
B-day is march 19th...And I slipped into this world in the year 1973.
I think the Wikapedia thing says I was born on march 16th. But oh well. Maybe I’m wrong since computers seem to be the “end all” of the “new world”. I’m not bitter at the rise of the digital revolution. Just a little exhausted.

So I woke up today feeling pretty good. Had fairly
nice dreams. I think I finally kicked my jet lag from our tour down in
Australia and New Zealand. It’s a trip...going there I was fine, no
problem. Comin’ home....I started to doze off at 8:30. The other night,
woke up a 5 in the morning. Anyway, I was laying in bed thinking about
this book I bought while I was at the airport in Sydney. When I have a
14 Hour flight ahead of me I always load up on the reading material.
So I got this book called Meatball Sundae, by a dude named...um, cant
remember. I’ll have to get back to you on that one...or shit...just
Google the title. So I’m laying in bed thinking about this book. Its a
good book. Its about the current state of the world regarding the
Internet, what it has done to business, culture, etc. And what it will
continue to do in the not so distant future. And, how we can deal with
It. What’s that self-help saying? You cant stop the waves...but you can
learn to surf? Yeah...that’s kinda what this book is all about. So I’m
laying there thinking about this and I couldn’t help but feel a little
depressed. It wasn’t a bad depression...in fact it might be better
described as a frustration. Why? Well, simply because I am most likely
part of the last generation to grow up in the old-world. The old
school. Whatever you want to call it. We grew up with 13 channels on
TV, phones with cords and computers was just some lame class you had
to take at school that you probably ditched half the time. But in
2000, while we were smokin’ doobs watchin’ Spinal Tap...the world wide
web crept into the mainstream and I mean for good. The writer of this
book calls it the 4th great revolution...the industrial revolution
being the third. In other words, this thing changed things and those
things aren’t gonna change back. So if you're thinking about tuning in
turning on and dropping out...you are definitely gonna drop out. Way
out. Believe me...I thought about it.

So the conclusion of my thoughts was this: magic doesn’t exist anymore,mystery is out of style
and the trimmings are more in demand than the steak. Hence the dude’s
book title...Meatball Sundae. See, In the old world, the steak was
what it was all about...now its all about the steak sauce. The
Sundae. Lets take this perspective right in to the world of music
since that’s how I make a living...barely. Music is a commodity like
anything else in business. Its supply and demand...packaged up,
marketed, promoted, and sold to a consumer. This paradigm has been
happenin’ for over 100 years. But this ain’t the trip anymore. Its a
whole new thing now. Today a 13 year old kid has the whole fuckin’
world at his finger tips. The dose is super high now. See, you can't
just make Zeppelin 4 today. You have to make zeppelin 4 the recording.
Then you have to make the Making of Zeppelin 4, then you have to
release the out takes of Zeppelin 4 etc. OK. I’m not saying that’s a bad
thing. There are artists/bands that I have gotten into because I read
a book about them and then went to the music having a more open mind
due to information and semi-fact. That’s cool. But just to play devil’s
advocate, which, where I come from in the desert, is common practice.
It seems that the magic and mystery of rock-n-roll is becoming a lost
art. Bands like Zeppelin were untouchables...unapproachable. Myths and
living legends. Rightfully so. What you didn’t know about Zeppelin was
as important as what you did know. Dig? And as I’ve said before...I was
listening to Black Flag for 2 years before I ever had a proper record
and ever even saw a picture of the band. See...the art...the music
Itself was the cornerstone. It was the sound and energy of the music
that separated Black Flag from Zeppelin. And not necessarily one
better or more important than the other. Mystery and reality
surrounded both. But both bands left much to the imagination when one
approached they’re music/art. I could learn more about a band in 10
minutes today than I could in 10 years back in the day. Good or bad? I
guess is really doesn’t matter. So its info that “they” want. OK. Well
I’ll work on givin’ it to ya. I just want people to understand the
generational gap between those who came up in the old world and those
who never bought a record from a record store back in the 80’s. Its
not that I don’t want to sit in front of a computer for 5 hours...It’s
that I would never even think to do so. The computer...to me....was
just a tool. A tool for communication, a radical phone. But I’m seeing
now that it is...well...almost everything. And everything is what the
people want. I've got a whole new understanding of this new world we’re
living in. I’m not against it....I wouldn’t think to try and deny
something so insanely powerful...but I want to approach it with more
of an imagination. After all...I am an artist. I’m a right brainer...
which is why the digital revolution caught me by surprise. Hey....art
is all about communication. I dig this. And the internet is a serious
road for communication. Shit...I’ve been in touch with people I haven’t
heard from in 20 years this last few months.

I guess all I’m tryin’ to express is how overwhelming it all is. I’m stoked to be a
musician/artist and to have people in this world back what I do. I
really appreciate this...and for what its worth...I’ll do what I can
in this great future to keep those who help support my career more
stimulated...but its important that I continue to respect the “gaps”.
You know...the music is the silence in-between the notes.
Remember kids...although its pretty damn close....Google is not god.
Right on.
Brant Bjork

Check it out!

BBB are playing some shows in late March and April!

March 27 - The Legion
227 N. Ave 55, Highland Park / Los Angeles, CA 90042
with Carnage Asada, The Stains, Stab City, and The Beeters

April 1 - The Air Conditioned Supper Club
625 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA 90291

April 3 - El Dorado Polo Club - El Dorado Desert Rock Festival
50950 Madison St. Indio, CA 92201
with Fatso Jetson and more!

April 4 - Pappy & Harriets
53688 Pioneertown Rd. Pioneer Town, CA 92268
we’re recording this show for a live album!

April 11 - Cafe 322
322 N. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, CA 91024
with Fatso Jetson

April 12 - Benders Bar
806 S. Van Ness Ave. (at 19th St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

Dave short took some rad photos of the Bros in Wellington NZ. Check ’em out!

We re-issued the Che CD in digipak format. Comes with a fold out poster and a first time printing of the lyrics!

We’ve got two new releases coming soon as well as Brant Bjork & The Bros California tour dates. Stay tuned! 

NEW ZEALAND
Wed Feb 25 - Christchurch, Al's Bar
Thu Feb 26 - Dunedin, Arc Cafe
Fri Feb 27 - Wellington, Bodega
Sat Feb 28 - Auckland, Transmission Room

AUSTRALIA
Thu Mar 5 - Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Sat Mar 7 - Meredith, Golden Plains
Sun Mar 8 - Sydney, Annandale Hotel

We’re gearing up for 2009 with a couple more re-releases and a brand new Brant Bjork album! Stay tuned.

We’re also having a New Years sale for the month of January! All the prices have been reduced on Brant Bjork albums. Get on it!

And lastly, Brant is playing a solo show in LA on January 7th at:

Redwood Bar & Grill
316 W. 2nd St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
10:00 pm $5

Cale/LDP

We’re gearing up for Europe and playing a show in LA the night before we leave!

September, 23 @

Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

$12.00

Check out the European tour dates here:

http://www.myspace.com/brantbjorkandthebros

LDP is releasing classic albums that have never been on vinyl. First up, Che-Sounds Of Liberation! 

Hopefully everyone is starting to get their PRG orders! Let us know if you don't get your order soon or if we made any mistakes.

The last shipment of Sky Valley we got were damaged so we're waiting for a new shipment.

Rock.

LDP

We're packing up the pre-orders and shipping this week!

May 15 at The Viper Room

Doors at 8:30 

8852 W. Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

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May 17 at Alex's Bar

2913 E. Anaheim St.
(Next to the Auto Zone, entrance in the back)
Long Beach, CA 90804
562-434-8292

First off, thank you to everyone who has ordered the new record. The response has been super rad!

So we're running a contest for all you collectors. All PRG vinyl pre-orders will be entered into a drawing and the winner will get a free copy of the CD and the Punk Rock Guilt vinyl test pressing signed by Brant!

The contest ends on the release date (May 9th) and we'll announce the winner and get you your goods!

We got new T-Shirts on the way!

Whats up everybody? Brant Bjork here. Welcome to our new trip from the old world...LOW DESERT PUNK. We are super stoked to get this thing launched and we thank you for checkin’ it out. Ok. So, heres the deal: My long-time vibe partner and soul brother, Cale Bunker and myself decided to really get to the grass roots and set up a new label that totally represents what we do,  what we dig... and who we are. We all know that the music biz, on all levels, is a whole new game for not only the consumers but also for the suppliers and the creators. The technological take-over has brought some interesting changes to some of our day to day rituals. Some good. Some bad. Like everything. With Low Desert Punk, our thing is to get rad with the situation. First... LDP will be releasing ALL of my music... past, present and future... on all formats. Cd, digital and vinyl (right on) and can be purchased right here. Fatso Jetson, part of our desert family and longtime friends, will also have some of their new and old releases available here at LOW DESERT PUNK. And just to make things super rad...Cale and I decided to pay tribute to our vinyl roots by presenting what we feel are classic rock artists/bands that should be heard on wax and should have prime parking in every record collection. We got Black Flag to Funkadelic...So make sure you bounce around the site and check out  the stock. It's heavy.

Of course, it's all about the music...but we will be selling merch as well. T-shirts, hats, stickers, frisbees...(just kidding) and other stuff of the kind. Anyway... thats the deal. Make sure to keep checkin’ the site for all updates and tour info. We’re gonna also add other classic records as we roll so...

Alright. Stay tuned...and thanks for helping us “take the music back”.

Brant Bjork