True Life and B-sides RELEASED today!!!

June 28th 2011 the release of "True Life and B-sides" A half live, half dub album by Tommy Dubs and Seismic Leveler.

Click on the picture above to download the entire album for only 5 clams and support independent music.

This album came out of nowhere and took us less than 1 weekend to put together and have ready for release. We played a show on a Friday night at Winstons in Ocean Beach and the recording came out better than we could have expected. Its funny cause we really did have bad vibes going into the show but I think that really added to the energy of the performance.

The first 6 songs are taken from that show and I think it is a great representation of where we are right now in this moment.  This record sounds like Tommy Dubs and Seismic Leveler in this moment. I think that is one of the things that I like best about this album, most records you work on for months if not years and by the time you are done, what you started with is most often not what you end up with. Maybe that is not how it is for most bands, but I am sure some of you out there can relate to that. Yeah there are imperfections, but there are in life too ..hence the name "True Life and B-sides".

The last 4 songs are dub versions of some rhythms that we have sitting in the vaults, see if you can guess what other band sampled the sample in "Illusions". These tracks are all about vibing out and giving something for all your heads to nod to. 

SHOWS THIS WEEK:

Winstons June 29th with Piracy and the Southbay Wailers

June 30th Yuma the Top of the Kress with Synergy

July 1st Tucson the Hut with Warsaw Poland Bros, Sono Vera, and John Wayne and the Pain

Ocean Beats

Thank you to Paul Luminous for snapping some great shots at the Ocean Beats Marriott Pool Party last weekend, we added more on our photos page so check them out. We had with a great time playing with all the bands and DJ's and were stoked to meet so many new people. I'm just glad we didn't get electrocuted!!! Thanks again to the Polynesian Underground and the Madero Group.
Just one more week until "True life and b-sides", our half live half dub record, is being released in all major online stores... June 28 it drops. We are still giving away advance copies to everyone that will write a short review so hit us up if you are interested. No writing skills needed... just blast a few words and get a free album... nothing to it.

 On the 29th we will be playing at Winstons with Piracy and the Southbay Wailers. These Wednesday night Club Kingston events that Carlos Culture has been putting on are really popping off and this night will be no exception. We will have Cue at the Controlls twisitng the knobs and dubbing mad. Speaking of dub, it has been a little while since Seismic Leveler stopped their weekly podcast so we wanted to remind everyone that you can still access the audio on itunes here for free. There are hours of live recordings with special guests from San Diego's greatest bands.

After Winsons we head to Arizona for a show at the Top of the Kress with Synergy on the 30th and then off to Tucson to play with Warsaw Poland Bros and John Wayne and the Pain at the Hut on July 1st. This is going to be a great little run and we are excited to see a bunch of new faces.  I just hope this time the border patrol and their friendly dogs take it a little easier on us.

SHIT TO CHECK OUT:
FAVELA ON BLAST
I am a big fan of most things DIPLO or Mad Decent and this movie is no exception. You can download from itunes and I really suggest checking it out. It is a really cool look at Baile Funk and the music of Brazil's Favelas...



Love from the Pier

Check out this article from the Reggae Rock website "the Pier" on our newest release "True Life and b-sides". We are really thankful for the Pier's continued support and think you should all check out thepiermag.com if you have not already.

The Saturday at the Del Mar Marriott we are playing at the Ocean Beats pool party with a whole line up of sick DJ's and bands. This goes all day and you can get deals on discounted rooms through the facebook invite here! I can only imagine how epic this is going to be. We play at 6:45 and make sure to see Mike Pinto at 10:00.

Want to also say whats up to SD Roots Reggae Radio who have been spinning Tommy Dubs and Seismic Leveler tunes on their weekly Sunday evening radio shows. Each broadcast plays for a week and can be heard here!

Nug Magazine was in attendance at our 4:20 show and was "kind" :) enough to mention us in their blurb on the evening. Nug Magazine has also just launched a radio station that is giving love to San Diego bands as well.



Review of "True life and b-sides"

Tommy Dubs's "True Life & B-Sides" album is truly a Dub Masterpiece that infuses traditional dub style with consistent percussion, political ranting & pure Tommy Dub Style flare!!!! The live tracks at Winston's are sooo amazing!!! Between Tommy himself & soundman (Justin Q) turning knobs, it is MINDBLOWING!!!

 

Scott Clayton

On Point Promotions (Booking Agent)

Shoreline Rootz (Drummer/Manager)

www.on-point-promotions.com

Shows Coming Up

Thank you to everyone who came out to the House of Blues last Friday, we were really happy with the turnout for our first time on that stage. Join us Friday night at our favorite place to play, The Belly Up, as we warm up the stage before the legendary English Beat. This is going to be a great show and a hell of a lot of fun.

We also wanted to give everyone a heads up that Piracy and the Southbay Wailers will be playing with us June 29th at Winstons in Ocean Beach for Club Kingston. This is a free show as always and will be bringing the fire to Ocean Beach.

Credit where it's due

We were lucky enough to have Ryan Daley as our photographer for our show at House of Blues on Friday. Thank you so much for everyone who came out and supported this killer event that included 14 local music acts from all genres in San Diego.

Visual art and music go hand in hand and the power of 2 art forms coming together can have an amazing result. The photos that Ryan took really capture the vibe and energy of the show, so go to his blog and take a look. Support local art and hit Ryan up.

Ryan Daley Photography

Much Love

Review that Sucker - Free album!

In order to spread the word about our New CD "True Life and b-sides" we are releasing it in advance of its June 28th date to those of you who want to review it. You don't have to be a writer, smart, eloquent or even nice. Just write the review of your choice, send it to us at gadflymusic@gmail.com and we will post it up for everyone to read. This is a digital only release and will be selling on all major online music stores for 5 dollars... less than a pack of smokes.

let us know you are interested, through a comment here, facebook or by emailing gadflymusic@gmail.com and we will send you a download link.

Here is a little background for your review:

Tommy Dubs can best be described as "Punky Regage and Dub Influenced Urban Sounds" and this recording could not stay more true to that description. May 27th 2011 we played a show at Winstons in Ocean Beach were I can say the bands vibe going into the show was not at the height of positivity. Drummer Digital Dave took it on himself to plug his new recorder into the board and see what type of recording we could get. With Engineer Cue at the controlls we always know that the mix is going to sound great and the dubbing will be proper, but this recording really turned out great. The night of the show Dave let everyone know the mixes sounded sick, but I did not expect them coming out this good. Yeah there are flaws, but the vibe is on and to us that is what is important.

After a day of mastering we took 6 live versions and 4 dub tracks from my 30 songs in 30 days project and decided to release a digital only album for 5 bucks. I think this album sums up the DIY ethos of the band and shows our authentic live sound. We hope you enjoy this release and check out more independent music.

On Demand On Jango Radio

I used to love Pandora, I think we all got a few years out of it before it was taken over  by ads. Remember when you could skip through as many tracks as you want? Pandora ruled, now it doesn't. JANGO Rules now.

I sound like a salesman, but honestly.... Jango has been the best promotional tool I have used for our music. For the independent musician you can upload your tracks and easily get into rotation along side major artists you sound like. It does cost a monthly fee, but It has been a great resource for us and has increased our fan base faster than any other media platform I have used.

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