Saturday, June 28, 2008
--by Lantern 11:27AMSo no more Lilly's, that was fun while it lasted. Oh well. We are playing a ton of shows in July all around Chicago, so you basically have no excuse to not see us some time this summer! There are rumors that we might get the opportunity to perform at the DNC (Democratic National Convention) Protests in late August, which would be off the hook! Recently we started performing with a sax player named Sam, which is pretty much awesome in every way. The agency is growing, better watch out...
Thursday, May 8, 2008
--by Lantern 2:11PMWe've been busy grinding over here at the AOC megacorp headquarters virtually nonstop. We just started hosting/playing as the house band for an acoustic/poetry open mic at a place called Lilly's in Chicago. 2513 N. Lincoln Ave. is the address. It usually starts at about 9 pm and it's every Monday. $1 domestic drafts and free snacks, what else could you ask for?
Besides that we're playing about a show a week through Mid July, gearing up for the Sucka Free CD release which should happen sometime this summer. We aren't going on any major tours this year, but we are planning on a couple small weekend tours maybe out to places like Minneapolis and Pittsburgh. We'll see how that all pans out.
I just discovered all of this crazy excess code lingering in the lyrics and shows pages, rendering them almost unreadable. Sorry about this, I should have that error fixed within the week.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
--by Lantern 4:27PMAs usual, we are hard at work over here in the AOC sweatshop, doing our best to keep bringing a new style of music and business to y'all cats out in TV land. We recently became sponsored by No Sweat, which is a sweat-shop free clothing producer! This is a huge step for us in terms of being able to do what we love (music) and support responsible, ethical business at the same time. Check out their website, it's got a bunch of info on the labor movement and links to other ethical suppliers.
We've also been printing a bunch of hand-printed shirts, as another means of putting our money where our mouth is. The idea is that since we are buying the shirts from thrift stores (or having people donate clothes), we are recycling. Also, it could be said that because we are not buying it new, we are not supporting abusive labor practices, so it's a win win. It might seem like a small gesture, but if other artists and groups start thinking about the implications of their actions, we might see actual change. Who knows what the end result will be, but at least we're trying something. If you have any ideas that might help us invoke a global paradigm shift, let me know, otherwise we're gonna keep on keeping on.
Come to a show! We're playing a show almost once a week nowadays, so there's no excuse not to come put it down...well maybe there's an excuse, but I haven't heard it yet. I'll shut up now. Lantern over and out.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
--by Lantern 4:59PM
A bunch of shows next week, so you basically have no excuse to not see us. Actually we have shows all the time so you really have to excuse to come get down with us. We've been at this place called Quennect 4, and it's off the hook. The open mics, the shows, the art...I could go on. The environment is great and the people who run it are very down to earth cats.
The CD is coming along well, and we have it almost where we want it. It'll probably surface sometime in summer 08'. We'll probably do a small midwest tour to support it initially, but we'll have to wait for the rest of the US (and beyond???) being that we are strapped for cash.
Monday, February 18, 2008
--by Lantern 9:01PM We have a bunch of shows lined up in the next month, March is going to be a productive month for AOC. Come represent at our next show:
Here's a somewhat old video of us playing Discoteca Antifa on tour last summer:
Monday, January 14, 2008
--by Lantern 2:41AM Hey suckas, it's been a minute, but we've been hard at work I assure you. Yesterday we got back from tour which was amazing. It was great meeting so many people and just getting out there and spreading the word. We should have some pictures and/or videos up pretty soon. Plus it was great getting out of the cold in Chicago.
Right before leaving we recorded an album! Woo hoo! If you saw us on the road you probably got a rough copy of it in a little paper thing. We will be releasing it officially in a couple months. It will be basically that record, but mixed better and with artwork/lyrics etc.
I forgot to post this a couple months ago but we were on CBS a couple months ago when we participated in an anti-war demonstration. Here's the link: http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=36744@wbbm.dayport.com.
That's all I got, stay tuned for shows and more info on that damn CD. Oh yeah, big summer tour of the whole US. Hit us up if you wanna help out.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
--by Lantern 2:41AM Good news on all fronts! First, we are hitting the road again this winter, this time going out to the West/Southwest. It's only two weeks or so, but if you ever found yourself saying "damn I wish those dirty good-for-nothing mofos at the AOC camp would play a show outside of Chicago!", then come out at reprezent fool! We should have the dates confirmed in the next couples weeks so stay tuned on that.
Recording is going slowly, but it's going. We're still tossing around names/ideas for the art so if anyone out there in TV land has any suggestions (or you just want to give your two cents) let us know at revolt@agents-of-change.com. Should be done sometime in early winter, but it's better not to rush things.
Last but not least, we have a ton of shows in the Chicagoland area in the next month or so. Turn off the damn TV and come put it down! A lot of the shows are free, so even our poor pan handling squatter friends have a chance to come out. It'll be fun, we'll freak out the square and all that good stuff.
Sunday, September 1, 2007
--by Lantern 2:41AMLong time no update. This isn't a blog, and I don't spend my whole life in the box so excuse me for the lack of updates. In any case, we've begun recording an album as a full band (bass, drums, guitars, vox, turntables), and hopefully will have a full length album done by winter. That also means the amount of shows we'll be playing might slow down for bit, but we'll still be out there so stay on the look out. Lyrics for Peace in the Mideast, Rest in the Midwest are now up, so check it. If you've never read our interview in the Chicago Sun-Times, you should check it here.That's all I got for now, check back soon for more updates (hopefully).
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
--by Lantern 9:41AMWell tomarrow we leave on our DIY east coast/midwest tour with our homies in Trike. Also in slightly bigger news, our 9 track CD Peace in the Mideast, Rest in the Midwest comes out today on Death to Boyle records (small DIY label, home to Third Rate Heroes, Shock Frot, and the Please & Thank Yous). You can order it through our paypal for now, but within a day or two you should be able to purchase it through Interpunk.com and Downloadpunk.com.
Satuday, May 19, 2007
--by Lantern 4:14PMHere's footage from our performance at College of DuPage's Band Jam:
PART 1
PART 2
Monday, April 16, 2007
--by Lantern 10:51AMTons of awesome stuff is going down this week, namely three things:
1) We are going to be on North Central College's show Local Chaos this Tuesday from 9:00PM - 10:00PM talking and listening to some of our jams. The radio station is 89.1 WONC and it's comming from Naperville, IL.
2) This Friday we are going to be in the Chicago Sun-Times, as they did an interview with us over the past week. David Jakubian did the article and he asked some good questions, so definitly stay on the look out for that.
3)Last, but certainly not least on that same Friday (April 20, 2007), we are playing a show at the Abbey with Abstract Giants, Heiruspecs, and Glue! It's gonna be bomb, the doors open at 8:00PM and the show starts at 9:00. We open.
So there's an update for a bunch of stuff that's happening this week. We have shows almost every weekend through mid May, so come check us out. We're also getting some union made t-shirts soon, so stay tuned in for that.
PEACE
Friday, March 30, 2007
--by Lantern 12:48PMAnother month another update. About a show a week in April, so if you ever have been hesistant about seeing us or always seemed to miss the show, now's your chance to come represent.
Friday, February 16 2007
--by Lantern 1:03AMAdded a little more to the lyrics section, and also added some more flyers from days past (in case any of you care to see a little history). We got mentioned in a local newspaper for the DAWN benefit show we are playing this weekend, check out the article here.
Speaking of that show, if you've been waiting for an all-ages show to come represent at, the show this weekend is gonna be the bomb diggity.
Come support an awesome cause and boogie down! Word to ya motha, stay tuned.
Saturday, January 27 2007
--by Lantern 8:05AMGot a new web site going, it's easier to update and all that good stuff. Working on a project right now called Peace in the Mideast, Rest in the Midwest. It'll be out by summer and it'll be the next full length the group is dropping, so stay tuned.
Much love to those who have been comming out to support us at shows and those who e-mail us with questions and ideas. All the lyrics to our songs and some high quality mp3's should be up within the next week or so. There may be some concert footage from our recent show at the Abbey Pub up here soon.
Come reprezent at our show next week at the Elastic Arts Center:
