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4.18.13 - Special Show/PBS Taping on 5/9 in Hartford, CT

Rubblebucket will be playing a special show on 5/9 at Hartford, CT's Infinity Hall. We will be debuting multiple new songs & PBS will be shooting an episode of their series "Infinity Live". Come out and be a part of it!
Tickets & Info

12.4.12 - Oversaturated EP #3 on Paste's Best of 2012 List

Paste Magazine named Oversaturated the third best EP of 2012. We'll take it! Take a look HERE.


9.26.12 - NYE Run!

The Rubblebucket NYE run is announced!!!


12/29: Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
12/30: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
12/31: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom

Our friend Marco Benevento will support all of these dates with his band.
Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band will open 12/30
TBA band will open NYE

Tickets go on sale for the Higher Ground shows this Friday. There will be a limited amount of discounted,  2-day ticket packs available for those of you that would like to make both Burlington shows.
To be expected, we will have a lot of fun parts of these shows to be announced soon. We can't wait!

7.23.12 - Jimmy Kimmel Live!



We had so much fun on Jimmy Kimmel live last week! In case you missed it, here is "Came Out of a Lady":

6.29.12 - RUBBLEBUCKET/REPTAR CO-HEADLINE TOUR!

YES! This Fall, Rubblebucket & Reptar will be touring the US together. THIS WILL BE FUN.
Dates below and on the tour page. All additional dates are without Reptar.

9/11: Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
9/12: The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
9/13: Bourbon Theatre - Lincoln, NE
9/14: Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
9/15: Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
9/17: Neurloux - Boise, ID
9/19: Neumos - Seattle, WA
9/20: Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
9/22: Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA
9/23: Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
9/26: Beauty Ballroom - Austin, TX
9/27: Juanita's - Little Rock, AR
9/28: "Celebrate the City" @ War Memorial Auditorium - Nashville, TN

6.5.12 - Collaboration with tUnE-yArDs and ?love!

Kal, Alex and Adam got a call to play horns on a collaboration with some of our favorite artists, tUnE-yArDs and ?love, for a (Red) Hot + Fela compilation. Check out the making of below:

MAKING OF "LADY" VIDEO

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:

rubblebucket nhpr

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)
a bra was launched from the audience and landed right in Kalmia's hand during our 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."



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