FREE MP3: PIERCED ARROW: THE DOORWAY

Pierced Arrow,  formed from the wreckage of Portland Oregon’s Dead Moon, an underground cult garage rock band from 1987 to 2006, embody a fiercely independent DIY ethos and rock and roll spirit that is unmatched by most musicians today. Band mates Fred Cole and real life sweetheart of 42 years, Toody stubbornly record everything in mono, press their own albums on vintage equipment and live out in the woods in a mansion they build for themselves.  Six grandkids later, they still play raw, ragged  straightforward rock ‘n’ roll, garage punk that comes from a musical culture spanning 30 years and sounds relevant despite the bands youngest member being 39. These guys are no joke.

The band has announced an upcoming North American tour that begins September 30 at legendary club 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis, MN.The ex-Dead Moon veterans will play 21 dates across the US before closing out the tour in Weed, CA on October 23rd.

The jaunt comes in the wake of Pierced Arrows’ recent split 7″ with label mates Black Lips, released in July via Scion A/V. In keeping with the other releases in the Vice-curated Scion Garage 7″ series, both bands debuted new songs on the single. Pierced Arrows’ offering, “The Doorway”, is a keen demonstration of the raw, unbridled rock that collaborators Fred and Toody Cole have honed over their 30+ year career. Scion A/V also recently released the band’s first proper music video for “This is the Day” from their most recent full length Descending Shadows.

“The Doorway” can be downloaded here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9p89as3cbk13e4l

Or streamed here:
http://soundcloud.com/scionav/sets/scion-a-v-garage-black-lips-and-pierced-arrows

Watch the video for “This is the Day” here:

Want to see more  on Dead Moon, check out Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story:

Tour Dates:
9/30/10        Minneapolis, MN        7th St. Entry
10/1/10        Milwaukee, WI           Cactus Club
10/2/10        Chicago, IL                 Subterranean
10/3/10        Cleveland, OH            Beachland Tavern
10/4/10        Rochester, NY            The Bug Jar
10/5/10        Albany, NY                  Valentine’s
10/7/10        Brooklyn, NY               Knitting Factory
10/8/10        New York, NY              Mercury Lounge
10/9/10        Philadelphia, PA          Kung Fu Necktie
10/10/10      Washington, DC          DC9
10/12/10       Baltimore, MD            Golden West Cafe
10/13/10       Pittsburgh, PA             31st Street Pub
10/14/10       Columbus, OH            The Summit
10/15/10       Bloomington, IN          The Video Saloon
10/16/10       Columbia, MO             Mojo’s
10/17/10        Lawrence, KS             Jackpot
10/19/10        Denver, CO                 Hi Dive
10/20/10       Salt Lake City, UT        Urban Lounge
10/21/10       Reno, NV                     Tonic Lounge
10/22/10       San Francisco, CA        Rickshaw Stop
10/23/10       Weed, CA                     Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture