Upcoming Tour and Catching Up

by Swingset Showdown on 2013/04/12

It’s been a while since we posted about what’s going on in Swingset Showdown land. Since our album was unleashed on the world, we took a bit of a break. It was exhausting to produce such a quality… thing. We still have some stuff to pay back to our Kickstarter backers, and we apologize for the delays. We haven’t forgotten about you lovely people.

As for the future, it looks bright. We are currently booking a West-Coast tour for this Summer. It’s been great getting feedback from all of the different bands and venues we have contacted, many of whom have never heard of us. But, that’s the point, right? Bring this weirdness to new audiences! We have a couple of dates booked, and you can see them up in our new-ish “Shows” tab up above. We won’t be posting big updates about upcoming tour dates until the tour looks a bit more full, but you can count on that tab being the most up-to-date show schedule resource. We will be playing only one show per month in Seattle until the tour happens. Portland will also be getting some love before then.

All that business aside, here’s a video of us playing at The White Rabbit earlier this year. Check out the costumes! Thanks to TBASA for taking this video.

There are several new songs in the pipes, so catch us at one of our upcoming shows to hear it. You can always find info about the latest upcoming show by clicking on the poster in the upper left hand corner of this page, or clicking on the “shows” tab.

Until next time!

-Swingset Showdown

Recap of the Best Show Ever

by Swingset Showdown on 2012/12/24

On December 15th, 2012, we released our debut album, Short Bus Ruckus. The show was a huge success. If you were there, you’re probably still struggling to describe it to your friends and family during this holiday time. If you were not there, I, Isaac Rivelle, will take you through the story as if it is a maritime legend.

After fantastic performances by Roaming Herds of Buffalo and The Hoot Hoots, we set up our gear and started the show with Station Wagon. Nothing special, until we sounded our war cries, ripped off our shirts to reveal our painted chests, and threw on our warrior headbands.

Then we took off into a series of high energy songs that climaxed with me getting an adrenaline nose bleed during the Oscar Theme. It might have been the pizza man using his scanner powers on me. Rather than call it quits, I asked one of the volunteers to grab me a paper towel, shoved it up my nose, and continued on to the drinking song with a megaphone. It wasn’t my sexiest moment, but pretty punk, if I do say so myself. It might have been the highlight of the show, but bigger surprises awaited.
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