This is our new drummer Matt killing it on a Tool song...

Yeah, he's in our band now.

RIP Mark R. Sarkisian 1962-2013

With a heavy heart we announce the passing of Mark Sarkisian, Big Dirty's father, and our longest (and sometimes only) supporter. He was our first manager when we started out in our high school days. He designed our first website, bought a van so we could travel, and even took a volunteer job at a church hall so we could have regular gigs.

No matter where he was living, he always allowed us to practice in his house, and borrow his truck for shows, and all he wanted in exchange was a couple free beers and gas money. We made our first 4 records in his house. We wrote all of "American Sunset" in his house. We dedicated our last record to him, as we all had a feeling it would be the last one he would hear. He was never gentle with his criticisms, but he pushed us to achieve what he called "effortless perfection". We will miss you Mark. See you on the other side.

Love,
Big Dirty, Butch, Mickey, Time Bomb, Fuzz, Cheeseburger, Lord Jonesy, Felony, Dr. Stardust, & Mudflaps

North Star Bar w/Alex Vans 2/21, American Midnight reviews & more!

Hey kiddies,
We're gearing up for our big headlining show at the North Star Bar on Thursday, 2/21 w/Alex Vans, HighKick, & Midnight Spin. As always we encourage you to BUY ADVANCE TIX and RSVP here!

In other news some reviews for American Midnight are coming in. Our old pal Craig Wettner of Blogs N' Roses has written a great piece that compares Midnight to the bold leap forward U2 made with Actung Baby! Check it out here.

Also the brand new Watchtower Music Blog has written a nice feature about the band and our sordid past.

See you on the 21st!
Butch

Trophy Tavern this Saturday 2/2!

Most of you know the deal by now, our Trophy shows are pretty ridiculous. I believe legend has it the first time we played there we beat their Erin Express day sales. Last time we were there it was our 7 year anniversary show, which saw the reunion of the "Prison Wine" era line-up. What surprises do we have in store? Well you'll just have to come to the Troph on Saturday and see for yourself. There's no cover charge, we're doing 2 sets starting at 10.
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PIANOS NYC TONIGHT!

We are super stoked to be playing Pianos (158 Ludlow St. NYC) tonight! We've wanted to play here ever since we did our first NYC gig at the Lit Lounge nearly 8 years ago! We're also excited to be once again playing with our pal Alex Vans on the east coast leg of his "DJ Booth" tour! Get tickets HERE. We hit it at 9!

The Making of "American Midnight"

As most of your know from our Your Local Note interview that making our latest record American Midnight was a difficult process. Luckily, in addition to producing, and playing on the record, our very own Big Dirty managed to capture the madness on video! Enjoy!