DINGUS "The Record That Made Them Huge" out now

Posted on August 7th, 2024

Dingus is a weirdo pop-punk band from Minneapolis MN that have been playing together for the past 23 years. Jonathan Walters (bass, lead vox), Parker Thompson (drums, backing vox), and Sam Beer (guitar, backing vox) grew up together in North Dakota and, in 2004, moved to Minneapolis. They have been playing locally and touring together ever since.

Dingus is not your average pop-punk band. They take influence from everything from 90s punk like Lagwagon and Osker, to rock bands like Queen and Metallica, to Broadway show tunes, while never steering too far from the catchy pop punk noise they’ve never grown out of. While lyrically, they cover topics of politics, relationships, and religion, a good fart joke is never too lowbrow for the clan Dingi.
These aging punks are best friends and have been playing together since the nineties and show no intentions of ever stopping. I mean, it's been 23 years. Why stop now?

TIDES / GOLF WAR split 12 inch

Posted on August 7th, 2024

We are stoked to announce the upcoming release from Tides & Golf War.

Tides and Golf War bumped into each other at Little Wing Recording studio back in Febuary of 24’. After knowing most of the band members thru playing music, skateboarding and motorcycles over several decades it only made sense to put out a record together. With the help of long time punker Dave Disorder at A.D.D. Records, the Tides/Golf War Split 12” was born. For fans of Hot Water Music, Descendants, Avail, Strike Anywhere, and Golf…..

Coming in September 2024

SLINKY "Saddest Girl" ep

Posted on August 7th, 2024

Saddest Girl is the first Slinky release in over 29 years. The last being in 1995, "Flight 303", a split with M Blanket from Canada.

Slinky formed at the very end of 1992 in Clearwater, Florida when Shane got the keys to a warehouse practice space for Christmas. Brothers Shane (guitar/vocals) and Jimmy Hoffman (guitar), who had already written a couple songs together, wanted to start a band so they brought in childhood friend Todd Kirby to see if he wanted to be the drummer. He would do it, but not without his

bassist Dave Myers. Todd brought Dave to the next session, everything clicked and Slinky was born.

Throughout the 1990's, Slinky shared the stage with several notable bands like AFI, Against All Authority, Avail, Doc Hopper, Face to Face, Fifteen, Horace Pinker, Hot Water Music, Lagwagon, Plow, Radon, Slap of Reality, Submission Hold, Swinging Utters, Tilt, Weston, and too many others to list. In addition to a few 7” record releases, Slinky’s music has been featured in a variety of surf movies including "What's Really Going On?" and "What's Really Going Wrong?" both by Lost Enterprises and "Voluptuous" by Snapping Turtle Productions.

Slinky toured the United States in the summer of 1995, putting 10,000 miles on “Sparky” the van, playing 25 shows over two and a half months. After the tour, Slinky played a few local shows and then took a break for many years until 2010 and 2011 when they decided to play a set of shows with Brian Lake behind the drum kit.

Fast forward to November 20, 2021 where Slinky fired things up again to play the “We Can't Help it if We’re From Florida… Even Now: A Celebration of Florida Punk Rock Flyer Art” show at the VFW #39 in St. Petersburg, Florida, this time with drummer Chad Mairn.

In 2022 Slinky recorded 2 brand new tracks at Studio B in St. Petersburg, Florida with Brian Merrill. The 2 tracks that would eventually end up on this ep in 2024. A brand new original "Saddest Girl", and a cover of "Run and Run" by Psychedelic Furs with special guest vocals by Chris Barrrows of legendary punk band the Pink Lincolns.

We are stoked to finally bring you this record. The official release date August 17th, 2024.

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