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5.3.12 - BACK TO NEW ENGLAND!!!

We return this weekend with friends & robots! 5/3 - Northampton, MA | 5/4 - Boston, MA | 5/5 - Syracuse, NY

4.10.12 - Live in Chicago now available!

Today marks a big day in Rubblebucket’s life. We are releasing our first ever live album/DVD! It is called Rubblebucket: Live in Chicago.

You can purchase Live in Chicago at:
Itunes (MP3 and DVD download)
Amazon (MP3 only)
Our web store (MP3, DVD and physical)

As you may have guessed, it was recorded in Chicago. More specifically, last fall as a part of the Omega La La Tour at the Double Door. Our good friends over at Audiotree shot, recorded and edited the DVD.

To get a little taste, check out this video right heeeere: TRAILER VIDEO

Thanks so much! Check out our tour dates below and keep a close eye for a BIG announcement soon!

2.16.12 - Live CD/DVD - Available now for pre-order!

We've been waiting for this one forever...our first live release, and it comes in CD & DVD! You can pre-order it now, and check out the preview of Breatherz (Young As Clouds) here.

LIVE IN CHICAGO TRACKLIST:

1. Breatherz (Young As Clouds)

2. Bikes

3. Landing

4. Silly Fathers

5. Triangular Daisies 

6. Red Line Beat

7. Down in the Yards (Redux)

8. Raining

9. L'homme 

10. Ba Donso, We Did This

11. Came Out of a Lady

12. Phillips Van 

13. November

1.27.12 - Four in a row?

Big thanks to everyone who came to our sold out show in Ithaca last night! Tomorrow's show at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC is also sold out (!!!) and there are only a few left for tonight at Higher Ground, so grab em now! What a weekend :)

1.2.12 - 2012!

Utter insanity on NYE with a sold out ballroom of lovely humans (+ non-humans). Thanks to everyone for a beautiful night & wonderful year!! Here's to a 2012 in health and freedom. <3<3<3

12.7.11 - Year End: Thanks Paste!

The year end "Best of" lists are flowing in. Thanks so much especially to Paste Magazine for the kind things they've said about our new record. AND for listing "Came Out of a Lady" as the 37th best song of 2011 and Rubblebucket in the top 20 best new bands. Lots of love to you!

11.29.11 - UNH tonight w/ Two Door Cinema Club

New Englanders: We have a last minute special performance TONIGHT at UNH Field House w/ Two Door Cinema Club! We go on at 8PM and it's open to the public.

11.16.11 - Omega La La Remixes: Out Now

Our Omega La La Remix EP is out today on iTunes and Amazon. Thanks to iTunes for the "New and Noteworthy" feature!

11.14.11 - Living Room Sessions

We're back home. Somehow it's warmer than anywhere else we've been! A taste of a San Francisco moment... <3 you all!

10.31.11 - Halloween / Down In The Yards

Our newest music video, "Down In The Yards" is here! It was directed by our very own drummer Dave Cole (who directed our "Came Out of a Lady" video too) and our good friend Yuan Liu and it premiered today on Prefix. We filmed it overnight in a Princeton, NJ graveyard where Aaron Burr (who killed Alexander Hamilton in their epic 1804 duel) is buried. We thought it a fitting release for the holiday...

10.6.11 - "Silly Fathers" Backstage

Rare/unreleased backstage footage and Rubblebucket couch performance. Props to director Matthew Day. Dope!

9.30.11 - NHPR - In Studio & Interview

Yesterday we stopped by New Hampshire Public Radio for an in studio performance and interview. You can stream in here, and get a glimpse of it here:

9.7.11 - Hurricane Irene Flood Benefit

So we weren't going to come back to Vermont until 2012 but sometimes things (like hurricanes) don't turn out the way we expect. Join us in Burlington on Friday, September 16th at Higher Ground! Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Vermont Foodbank’s Irene relief efforts. Click here to purchase.

8.18.11 - New Rubblebucket Track!

Well its a re-imagined (swag) version of our song "Down In The Yards." Our very own Alex Toth cut up the track and Kalmia is featured on an explosive new verse. Listen and download here. Purchase advance fall tickets to get the full new Omega La La Remix EP. Click here for more info.

Also, our last NYC headline show of the year is tomorrow at Brooklyn Bowl. Details below. We have two fantastic artists joining us earlier in the night, Janka Nabay and Diamond Doves!

Friday, August 19th
Brooklyn Bowl
8PM / $5 / 21+
Tickets/More Info

8.1.11 - L'Homme

Our brand new L'Homme music video premiered today on Consequence of Sound and it's CRAAAZY. Directed by visual wild-man Eric Barry Drasin.

7.19.11 - Amiply Peace - Voice Project

Check out this heart-wrenching video -- its an amazing movement. We're playing an acoustic cover tonight in NYC for The Voice Project.

7.14.11 - Silly Fathers (RAC Remix)

Super inventive and dancey remix of Silly Fathers by RAC is premiering today on Prefixmag, ya boi!

7.5.11 - L'Homme Video Coming Soon

Behind the scenes at the L'Homme video shoot ;) !!!

6.21.11 - Our New Album Omega La La Is Out Today

Happy solstice!

Also...happy Omega La La release day! That's right, our new album is out now. You can grab it on iTunes, Amazon and all other online retailers or you can purchase the CD here and in select stores.

Paste Magazine describes it as, "Joyous jungles of worldly pop-funk, instrumentally rich but catchy enough to ass-kick Katy Perry off the pop charts (in a just world)—mega-melodic without sacrificing an ounce of atmosphere or creativity." Check out the full review!

6.13.11 - Omega La La: Coming June 21st

It's "You Came Out of a lady, Oh!" not "lady hole" folks. ;) Anyhow check out these kind reviews of our new album Omega La La from Paste Magazine and CBS The Street Date.

6.6.11 - Last Days To Pre-Order

Our front lady Kalmia designed, sewed and screen-printed these limited edition bags for an Omega La La pre-order package. Wednesday, June 8th is the last day to get them! Packages include bonus tracks and Kalmia-designed posters, T-Shirts and bags. Get them while they're wet (ink is still drying)!

5.18.11 - Silly Fathers Official Music Video!

SILLY FATHERS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO IS HERE!!!! And Stereogum is premiering it on their site today as well.

We are bursting with excitement right now. Enjoy!

4.25.11 - More bras please

We are having an amazing time on Omega La La tour. Incredible/wild shows throughout the northeast with great bands and great people. Some highlights include crowd-surfing ghosts, cellist and sousaphonist collaborations, double encores (hungry audience pounding their fists on stage and screaming for more!), debut songs, and... flying bras. 

(a bra was launched from the audience and landed right in Kalmia's hand during our 4/20 show in NYC. Photo by Jessica Rose Lehrman)


More photos and reviews from our Le Poisson Rouge (NYC) show here and here. If you have cool photos/videos/artwork from our shows please post on twitter and our facebook.

4.13.11 - Triangular Daisies Live At Audiotree

Back in January we played a lovely show in Chicago and stopped by Audiotree to record some of our new songs live in their fantastic studios. Check "Triangular Daisies."

4.6.11 - Download Omega La La

Hello there,

We have some fantastical news to share with you…

Our new album Omega La La is available for free download right here  on our website.

The record doesn't come out officially until June 7th, but we wanted to share it in advance with our friends and fans at no cost for several reasons:

a. We love you.
b. We're going to be playing some of these new songs on our US tour this spring and would love it if you already knew them to sing and dance along accordingly.
c. The only reason we are able to keep playing music is because you tell your friends about our songs and shows and for that, we owe you. This is our way of returning the favor.

Anyway, we're asking that to download, you help us share it with your friends. We're very excited about Omega La La and we're trying to spread it virally in a new way so thank you in advance for being a part of it! If you would prefer, there are also some really cool pre-order packages where you can purchase the album along with some limited edition art and apparel designed by our front-lady Annakalmia Traver. Pre-orders also include an instant digital download of the record.

We're playing all over the country this Spring, starting tomorrow in the South and can't wait to see you all.

We hope you enjoy Omega La La!

<3 <3 <3

-Rubblebucket

3.18.11 - National Tour Kicks Off This Week

Hey Girls & Boys:

1. Our national spring tour starts this Wednesday in the Midwest!! Dates below. We've added a bunch of new west coast and Midwest shows and there are more to come, so keep an eye out...

2. We have a BIG surprise coming for you at the end of this month regarding our new album Omega La La. The record is coming out in June, but we promise you won't have to wait that long...

Click the tour tab for a full list of dates...

2.14.11 - Love Update: Omega La La Spring Tour

Happy Valentines Day!

We just finished our new album, called Omega La La. It will be out June 7th, however we will be selling it in advance at shows this spring.

Initial Omega La La tour dates are posted on the tour page. Many more shows (all over the country!) and album related news will be announced shortly…

Until then, here is a little love poem that Alex wrote:

eyes like hearts,
ears like candy,
mouth smiles like giant waves
and deep kisses an ocean
we all swim

♥♥♥

-Rubblebucket

1.18.11 - In The Studio

We are almost done (woo!) recording our new album with producer Eric Broucek. He has engineered, mixed or produced all kinds of cool bands including LCD Soundsystem, Brazilian Girls, Cut Copy, Holy Ghost and !!! (chk chk chk).

Recording has been really great. It is so fun to see our ideas into eternity: invention is required; the creative release is palpable. We spent 5 12-hour days at DFA Record's Plantain Studios tracking rhythm section basics. Plantain has the most insanely mega collection of keyboards and synthesizers we've ever seen! So many vintage and rare beauties. It's too much to describe, but here is a link to their new blog where they feature different synths on a regular basis. It's a really inspiring space right in the pulse of Greenwich Village. Abe and Gunnar who run the place made us feel very welcome, despite our sprawling size. We're feeling great about the sounds we got. Then we headed Eric Broucek's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Stickydisc, to lay down all the frillies: vocals, horns, layers, sounds. Cozy days, walks to the soup market for lunch, several emotion-laden realizations that we're saying goodbye to these songs in a way (so that the world can say hello).

We're mixing right now. Feeling all of this work come to fruition. Can't wait to share it with you all!