New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Girlie Action) "I would call them one of the year's most promising young bands—but they're already better than that." - PasteMagazine
"Like a love child of the
Rapture and Dirty Projectors, Rubblebucket have been churning out highly polished pop since their inception, and their upcoming record, 'Omega La La,' is sure to have you grooving in your skinny jorts this summer." - Spinner
"The (now) Brooklyn-based band love tricky arrangements, whistle solos, disco guitar leads. I liked "Silly Fathers" for its "I'm Coming Out"-like guitar and blithe vocals from lead singer Kalmia Traver. It reminds me of Central Park, lawns, and roller skating."- Stereogum
"…an overwhelming and audacious record… an outpouring bombast of exceedingly optimistic rhythms, one that ameliorates the waves of electric harmonies and eclectic art-rock chords from 2010's self-titled effort and Triangular Daisies EP." - Blurt
After a long summer of festival appearances across the country, Rubblebucket is returning to their hometown of Brooklyn, NY, playing a show at Brooklyn Bowl on 8/19. In honor of that performance, Rubblebucket's Alex Toth has released a new remix of the band's track "Down in the Yards." Listen to the track HERE, and feel free to post and share. In addition to the Brooklyn show, the band is also hitting the road and heading out on an expansive summer/fall tour. Hitting Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, Austin, Portland, Atlanta and a series of other cities, the eight-piece art pop group is happy to take their infectious, genre spanning music out on the road.
2011 has been a breakout year for Rubblebucket. Releasing
Omega La Lathis summer, Rubblebucket has earned praise from across the spectrum, with critics at Paste Magazine, Blurt, Stereogum, and more hailing the band as one of most promising up-and-coming bands in the U.S. Some critics have even gone as far as labeling the band's upbeat, multifaceted sound "Yes Wave," in opposition to the nihilistic, late-70s New York genre. Recorded last year at Plantain/DFA Studios with Producer Eric Broucek (LCD Soundsystem, Cut Copy, Hercules and Love Affair) at the helm,
Omega La la is the Brooklyn eight piece's most adventurous record yet, with the band dipping into everything from the dancey indie-pop arrangements to Fela-Kuti inspired afro-beat stomps.
For Rubblebucket, it's been a long journey to make
Omega La La. Led by the musical couple of bandleader/trumpeter Alex Toth and frontwoman Kalmia Traver, Rubblebucket has spent the last four years building a reputation as a band that blurs the lines between psychedelic indie rock, upbeat dance, and radiant, left-field arrangements. In 2009, Rubblebucket released a self-titled album that turned heads. SPIN hailed the band as a "must-hear artist from the CMJ Festival" in 2009 and the band won that year's
Boston Music Award for Live Act of the Year. The band then relocated to Brooklyn and released the Triangular Daises EP in 2010. A stylistic precursor to
Omega La La, the Triangular DaisesEP was hailed by The Wall Street Journal, NYLON, Paste, and a host of others.
Rubblebucket Summer Tour Dates:
08/18: Stephentown, NY @ Bella Terra
08/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl *
08/20: Sheldon, VT @ Liberate Festival
09/03: Chicago, IL @ North Coast Festival
09/04: Mohawk, NY @ Moe.Down
09/10: Peru, NY @ Backwoods Pondfest
09/28: Providence, RI @ The Met Café
09/29: Portland, ME @ Port City
Music Hall
09/30: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/01: Syracuse, NY @ The Westcott Theater
10/05: Philadelphia, PA @ The Blockley
10/06: Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage
10/7: Blacksburg, VA @ Awful Arthur's
10/08: Roseland, VA @ The Festy
10/10: Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's
10/12: Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/13: Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club
10/14: Chicago, IL @
Double Door
10/15: Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders
10/16: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
10/17: Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
10/18: St. Louis, MO @ The Old Rock House **
10/19: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
10/21: Denver, CO @ Cervantes' Other Side
10/22: Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note
10/23: Aspen, CO @
Belly Up
10/25: Salt Lake City - UT @ Kilby Court
10/27: Seattle, WA @ Crocodile, café
10/28: Olympia, WA @ Eastside Club Tavern
10/29: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/31: Bend, OR @ Century Center
11/02: Crystal Bay, NV @ Crystal Bay Casino
11/03: San Francisco, CA @ Boom Boom Room
11/04: Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre
11/05: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
11/06: Flagstaff, AZ @ Green Room
11/08: Austin TX @ Beauty Bar
11/10: Mobile, AL @
Alabama Music Box
11/11: Live Oak, FL @ Bear Creek
Music & Arts Fest
11/12: Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
* Janka Nabay & Diamond
Doves support
** Trombone Shorty co-headline
