April 28, 2006 We know it's been a long time since we've had an update. There's been a lot going on so here's a summary:

• New releases!
  CDs and DVDs added to the store from: The Meteors, Demented Are Go!, Nekromantix, Tiger Army, Frantic Flintstones, Frenetic Trio, Koffin Kats, Cenobites, The Hangmen, Hayride To Hell, Mad Marge and the Stonecutters, and Stitch Hopeless & The Sea Legs. Also a great couple of compilations HairBall8 is now releasing and/or distributing: Go Cat Go (Stray Cats Tribute) and AMP Presents PSYCHOBILLY (AMP Magazine comp).
• ALSO all HairBall8 artists are now available throug iTunes. Thanks for your support!

October 24, 2005
We think it's officially autumn in Texas because the high today is 68 and the low is 39. Just in time because no one wants sweaty balls or boobs in their Halloween costumes down here in the lonestar state. What's going on in Texas for Halloween? Well let's start with tonight: a Q&A, photo and autograph session with the infamous Gunnar "Leatherface" Hansen from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie! No better way to celebrate Halloween in Texas wouldn't you say? Check out live music from The Cutthroats, Sick City Daggers and Saturday Nite Shockers as well as body suspension from Cicatrix. Texas Chainsaw Massacre playing all night long.

June 20, 2005
We regret to inform you that 12 Step Rebels will be unable to make their performance for the Blood Feast III dates in San Antonio and Dallas. We received the following explanation:

After 5 years of focusing on nothing but the band it was decided to call a break to 12SxRx. Jakob has chosen to pursue college full time and Nate has decided to focus on things of a personal matter as well. With those decisions, Chad will be focusing all his attention on his other band with fellow members of the 12SxRx family, Ian and Jefe. This project had slowly been in the works for some time but was also put on hold like many other things in our lives due to the demanding schedule of 12SxRx.
We want to stress to everyone who has supported the band over the years and believed in us that we would never want this decision to take away from our continued gratitude - we all love what this band has brought to our lives and will always appreciate everyone we've met along the way.
Again, this is not necessarily quits for the band - we all still consider each other family - but don't expect to see much from 12SxRx in the immediate future at this point. If you see tour dates being advertised, unless you read about it here it's not happening - all future touring has been put on hold as of right now due to these events.
~12SxRx

To all the fans who are planning on coming to Blood Feast 3, thank you for any understanding in this matter that was out of our control. In an effort to make up for losing 12SxRx from the lineup, we have now dropped the ticket price to $12 at the door and only $8 pre-sale (+$1 PayPal fee) in our shows section. Thanks for your support!

May 11, 2005
HairBall8 Records/PSYCHOBILLY*US presents "AMERICAN NIGHTMARE 3"

WHAT: The American Nightmare 3 (read press release here), a massive psychobilly festival that features two stages and a lineup that includes bands from America, Holland and Japan.

WHO:
Asmodeus (Holland) www.asmodeus.nl
Dragstrip Demons (Los Angeles) www.geocities.com/dragstripdemon/dsd.html
Barnyard Ballers (San Diego) www.barnyardballers.com
The Starlite Wranglers (Japan) www.starlitewranglers.com
Demon City Wreckers (Tucson) www.demoncitywreckers.com
The Formaldehydes (San Diego) www.theformaldehydes.com
Knock ‘Em Stiff (San Diego) www.knockemstiff.cjb.net
The Rezurex (Los Angeles) www.rezurex.com
The Neo Phonics (Orange County) www.myspace.com/theneophonics
Zombillyz (Los Angeles) www.myspace.com/zombillyz

WHEN: Saturday May 28th, 2005

WHERE: The Glass House Theatre (www.theglasshouse.us); 200 W. Second St., Pomona CA 91766

DETAILS: All Ages, doors @ 4:30pm, music starts at 4:45pm. $16 pre-sale (at Tribes, next to Glasshouse), $20 day of show. Tickets also available at Ticketmaster.

HairBall8/PSYCHOBILLY*US will be giving away FREE psychobilly sampler CDs (featuring Asmodeus, Barnyard Ballers, Nekromantix, Demon City Wreckers, Koffin Kats, HorrorPops + more) to the first 100 ticket purchasers (pre-sale or day of) through the door.

May 10, 2005
The Texas Psychobilly Company Presents…
In Association with HairBall8 Records/PSYCHOBILLY*US
BLOODFEAST 3
Friday July 15th, 2005
Sam's Burger Joint
330 E. Greyson, San Antonio, TX

ORDER OF BANDS AND SET TIMES (Subject to Change)
1230-100am.......12 Step Rebels (Albuquerque)
1130-1210am.....Concombre Zombi (Austin) [CD RELEASE]
1040-1110pm.....The Koffin Kats (Detroit)
1000-1030pm.....G-String (France)
920-950pm........Graverobbin' Bastards (San Antonio)
840-910pm........Zombilly (Houston)
800-830pm........Blood Moon Howlers (San Antonio)
720-750pm........Dead City Shakers (Dallas)

All Ages, Official Door Time is 7pm but there is a FREE screening of "The Psychobilly Sickness" DVD from 6pm-7pm.
Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 before 730pm at the door. Pre-Sale tickets are $10 (plus $1 PayPal service fee). Your PayPal receipt is your ticket into the show.

PERFORMING BANDS WEBSITES:
www.12steprebels.com
www.TheKoffinKats.com
www.G-String.org
www.ConcombreZombi.com
www.Zombilly.com
www.myspace.com/GraveRobbinBastards
www.myspace.com/BloodHowlers

And the next night in DALLAS:
BLOODFEAST 3
Friday July 16th, 2005
Texas Tea House
2612 Commerce St., Dallas TX

ORDER OF BANDS AND SET TIMES (Subject to Change)
1230-100am.......12 Step Rebels (Albuquerque)
1130-1210am......Concombre Zombi (Austin) [CD RELEASE]
1040-1110pm......The Koffin Kats (Detroit)
1000-1030pm......G-String (France)
920-950pm.........The Livends (Austin/Brownsville)
840-910pm.........Atomic Fiends (Dallas)
800-830pm.........Dead City Shakers (Dallas)
720-750pm.........Zombilly (Houston)

· Official door time is 7pm but there is a FREE screening of "The Psychobilly Sickness" DVD from 6-7pm.
· Ages 17 & Up.
· Tickets are $12 at the door, $10 before 730pm, Pre-Sale tickets are $8 (plus $1 PayPal service fee). Your PayPal receipt is your ticket into the show. Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.HairBall8.com/tix

PERFORMING BANDS WEBSITES:
www.12steprebels.com
www.TheKoffinKats.com
www.G-String.org
www.ConcombreZombi.com
www.Zombilly.com
www.myspace.com/thelivends
www.myspace.com/deadcityshakers
www.atomicfiends.com

March 23, 2005
Upcoming TXPSY / HairBall8 Live Events:
Apr 1st - Phantom Rockers, Hellbound Hearse, Blood Moon Howlers, @ Sam's, San Antonio
May 5th - The Rocketz, @ T-Lounge, El Paso
May 6th - Flametrick Subs, The Rocketz, @ Sam's, San Antonio
May 7th - The Rocketz, @ Headhunters, Austin
Jun 4th - Wanda Jackson, @ Sam's, San Antonio
Jun 24th - Sasquatch & The Sickabillies, Uncle Fucker, @ Sam's, San Antonio
AUGUST - BLOOD FEAST III, Venue TBA, San Antonio

Also, Concombre Zombi signs with the PSYCHOBILLY*US Label/ HairBall8. Expect their debut full-length album to be available to blast eardrums sometime mid to late summer. This album's been a long time a-comin' and is worth every single psycho second of every fucking minute that you've waited. Praise the dead, CZ is here!

November 17, 2004
The Demented Are Go! show is back on in San Antonio, TX... although it's two days later now, on Thurs Nov 18th. The venue has also switched and is now at Sin 13 (1902 McCullough, SA TX). We apologize for the delay in bringing this performance to town and apologize for any inconveniences experienced by DAG fans due to the delay. Long story short, the band did not make their original scheduled appearance due to the fact that the European booking agency that was responsible for booking the band's flights in America on this tour, failed to execute his job (which is a whole other story entirely). Because of the agency's failure to buy the necessary plane tickets, DAG were not able to make their show this past Tuesday in San Antonio. Please let it be known that this mishap is not the fault of Demented Are Go! In fact, in an effort to make up the missed performance date, Demented Are Go! are now driving to Texas from California in order to play a make-up show. Please come out and support all of our efforts on this one as it almost didn't happen at all. Again, the Demented Are Go! show is now scheduled for this Thursday Nov 18th at Sin 13 (1902 McCullough) in San Antonio, TX. ALSO, the ticket price has been dropped to $10 at the door. Hellbound Hearse from Houston opens the show. Doors are at 730pm. All Ages. Bring your own booze!!!

September 21, 2004
The holidays are among us!  This is our favorite time of year for the Texas Psychobilly Company.  Fuck the summer... it's too hot in Texas to do anything outside for more than 12 seconds.  Summer be gone, on with Autumn and Winter!  First there's Halloween, then it's Thanksgiving, after that it be glorious Christmas... and then it's a brand spanker of a new year.  Goodie Goodie Fuckdrops.  Between the Texas Psychobilly Company, HairBall8 Records, and the PSYCHOBILLY*US label... the following is what your psycho ass can be shaking to in the coming months:
OCTOBER 1st
In celebration of the Halloween season, HairBall8 Records and the PSYCHOBILLY*US label has released a redux version of their psychobilly compilation "Kicked Outta Purgatory".  Nekromantix , Demented Are Go! , Mad Sin , HorrorPops , Guana Batz , Barnyard Ballers , Koffin Kats , 12 Step Rebels , Asmodeus , Concombre Zombi , Coffin Creeps , Demon City Wreckers , Banane Metalik , The Livends , Photon Torpedoes , Gutter Demons , Knock 'Em Stiff , Beverly Killbillies ( featuring Kim Nekroman ) , Hayride to Hell , Pagan Dead , The Formaldehydes , Stitch Hopeless & The Sea Legs , Kings of Nuthin' and several more appear on this compilation CD.  Want to know what the best part is?  Starting October 1st, the "Kicked Outta Purgatory" CD is available for $5.99 on counter-tops in every single Hot Topic store nationwide.  That's over 550 stores to choose from.  Pick one up at this unbeatable price while they last because they won't be available for that price anywhere else--expect the price to be double that online and in other retail outlets.  You will never again find a smoking psycho compilation like this for $5.99.  For a limited time.
OCTOBER 7th - 12th
12 Step Rebels are back in the lonestar state to celebrate their new full length record "Go Go Graveyard Rockin" out today 9/21/04.  Pick this up...it's a surefire winner for your cold, cold psycho heart.  San Antonio, Brownsville, Austin, Dallas and El Paso are the cities where 12SxRx will rock you Texas Psychos...check our "shows" section for details.  Come out and support one of the best and hardest working bands in American Psychobilly... 12 Step Rebels!
OCTOBER 22nd - 25th
Starlite Wranglers are flying straight from Japan to San Antonio, TX to give you lonestar sickos a dose of traditional hillbilly psycho...delivered in a way that only a remarkable Japanese psycho-rockabilly trio like the Wranglers can deliver it.  Check our "shows" section for exact dates, cities and venues.  Expect talent and fun galore from these guys as they make their way out to California for the 2nd Annual West Coast Wreckers Ball. 
OCTOBER 29th - 30th
All of us at the Texas Psychobilly Co and HairBall8 Records won't be far behind the Starlite Wranglers...except of course we're all actually flying out to the Wreckers Ball 2 so we'll actually probably beat those Japanese road dogs to Hollywood...where we'll be setting up camp for the entire Halloween weekend at the Knitting Factory.  Come say "hello" to us at the HairBall8 / TX PSY vendor booth in between the stupendous lineup of psychobilly talent at the Wreckers Ball. The Quakes , Os Catalepticos , Asmodeus , Cenobites , Frenzy , The Caravans , Mad Heads , Barnyard Ballers , Starlite Wranglers , Peter Pan Speedrock , Coffin Nails and our very own Texas Psychos Concombre Zombi will be performing among a shit ton of other great psycho bands.  If you're not going to the 2nd Annual West Coast Wreckers Ball , start kicking yourself right now and get it over with.  The adrenaline and momentum built up from the disastrous never-executed Macabre festival has only served to build up the anticipation for the Wreckers Ball this Halloween.  Seriously, if you're not going...what are you doing and what the hell are you thinking?  Figure out how to get there buttfucker.
NOVEMBER 5th - 7th
Woah hang on...okay so maybe you just can't get to Hollywood for the Wreckers Ball 2 .  There's financial concerns of course...we understand.  Well not only did we bring you Starlite Wranglers before the WB2, we're also straight cold bringing it on once we get back to Texas as well.  Asmodeus and Peter Pan Speedrock will be performing three WB2 overflow shows in San Antonio (Sam's), Austin (Red Eyed Fly) and Dallas (TBA).  Concombre Zombi and Coffin Creeps will be playing the support slots on designated shows (check the "shows" section).  So you see... you will not miss out on everything from the Wreckers Ball 2.. .we're bringing part of the fun home to our loyal Texas psychos.
NOVEMBER 16th - 18th
The notorious Demented Are Go! will be pillaging through our great state on yet another American adventure and with yet another new lineup.  Expect "Part III" of the DAG interview chronicles to appear in the "Features" and "Interviews" section on this site sometime in October before DAG's tour.  You will be shocked, enlightened and thrilled... the very reactions DAG are best at getting from their international Demon Ted fanbase.
FIRST PSYCHO FRIDAY (December 3rd)
As we head into the final month of the year...preparing to buy our friends and families presents they don't deserve...take a minute to think...a minute to think about where we Texans would be without the almighty Flametrick Subs and sexy Satan's Cheerleaders?  I don't want to think about where we'd be!  And you don't have to either as you head down to Sam's Burger Joint for some holiday fun on "First Psycho Friday" in December to witness the Subs and the Cheerleaders... as they rock n' jiggle your egg-noggered ass onto the dance floor to shake it, shake it, shake it all the way into the new year. Last but not least... an emphatic salute to Salt Lake City Psychos the  PAGAN DEAD , who recently passed through Texas on their tour supporting the release of their PSYCHOBILLY*US label debut full length: "MORS IANVA VITÆ ET VITA IANVA MORTIS".  Trashy Death Metal Psycho for the kids... available in our little online shop on this very site. There you go KO from ASMODEUS!  How's that for a muthafuckin' update yo?!

July 22, 2004
Hi! We've got two super shows this week…check out the details below…

Fri July 23rd at Sam's Burger Joint in San Antonio, TX

8-830......................OCF
845-915..................COFFIN CREEPS
930-1000................ZOMBILLY
1015-1045..............SATURDAY NITE SHOCKERS
1100-1140..............KOFFIN KATS
1200-1240..............COPY CATS
All Ages
Only $6

Sat July 24 th at Red Eyed Fly in Austin , TX
“BLOOD FEAST II”

730 - 8:00.........The Harlots (San Antonio, TX)
815 - 845..........Coffin Creeps (San Antonio, TX)
900 - 930..........Zombilly (Houston, TX)
945 - 1025........Koffin Kats (Detroit, MI)
1040 - 1100......Slick Surface (Victoria, TX)
1115 - 1200......Concombre Zombi (Austin, TX)
1215 - 115........Flametrick Subs (Austin, TX)
$8 for 21+
$10 for 18-21

May 16th, 2004
Don't ask us exactly how it happened but the TXPSY logo was used in a recent feature on HorrorPops in a British skateboarding magazine called "The Big Cheese".  TXPSY worldwide infiltration ahoy!  Check it our here.

May 13th, 2004
Hi Everybody...it's been a long time between updates we know. So...sorry! I guess I'll start with the most recent live shows we've had come through this great state called Texas. Last week saw the Hellcat Records "Punks Vs. Psychos" tour blow through San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Dallas. 12 Step Rebels are gathering new fans like the Pied Pipers of Psychobilly in their opening slot on this tour and Tiger Army made a triumphant return to Texas and proved once again...that they do not die.

I can speak for the Nekromantix show in San Antonio at Sin 13 this past Saturday May 8th...this was a band at the top of their game. I seem to forget just how entertaining Kim is on stage until I witness the power with my own eyes. Our very own Concombre Zombi opened this evening with their rowdy blend of slap back psycho that only they can deliver. Also impressive sets from Rocket De Ville and The Cutthroats. Muchas Nachos to those of you who bought up the Texas Psychobilly work shirts and girlies. We still have some girlie black tank tops with the pink Web/Skull print and should be posting them up in the shop very soon. If any of you want to get a girlie tank top for summer right away, email us ok?

Special thanks goes out to Bubba from the Livends for making the Nekromantix show in Brownsville happen! The Corpus show got cancelled and Bubba went to extra lengths to make a show occur deep in the heart of...the Texas Valley. And I hear that gig went off, showing us that the psychobilly sickness had indeed spread outside the confines of the main lonestar cities. Which is just super!

TXPSY BAND & LABEL UPDATES:
Concombre Zombi in the studio recording their debut full length due this fall. The Livends are in the process of adding upright bass to their already recorded album. Flametrick Subs are working on a new record. Coffin Creeps are talking about a demo. HairBall8 Records just signed Motor City Psychobilly band Koffin Kats who will be blazing a trail through Texas in July, including an appearance at Blood Feast II on Saturday July 24th in Austin at Red Eyed Fly.

HairBall8 Records' latest release: "Dear Johnny...A Tribute To CASH" features Concombre Zombi, Flametrick Subs, 12 Step Rebels, Satan's Teardrops, Kings Of Nuthin', Hot Rod Lincoln, and the infamous DEADBOLT. A portion of the proceeds goes to Johnny Cash's favorite charity. Pick up a copy of "Dear Johnny" in San Antonio at Hogwild Records, in Austin at Waterloo and Tower and in every freakin' other city in Texas at BEST BUY. That's right, BEST BUY...all of them! And it should be at a damn good price too! Support the Man in Black's music because it doesn't get any cooler than Johnny Cash.

Hopefully by the time you read this...we will have uploaded some of the ton of photos taken over the last couple months at gigs.

If you haven't read the follow up with Demented Are Go! in the features section...ready that bastard already! Feature of the month coming on 12 Step Rebels very, very soon...we promise! It's done...just has to be fine tuned.

Oh and get fuckin' ready...new TXPSY design coming soon!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2004
RE: CD Release of Dear Johnny... A Tribute to CASH compilation

There are several Release Parties & Free In-Store Performances coming up in both Texas and California celebrating the new CD compilation coming out on HairBall8 Records titled Dear Johnny...A Tribute to CASH next week.  Not to mention the once in a lifetime lineup going on for HairBall8's SXSW Dear Johnny showcase.  The CD has a healthy selection of Texas artists and will be available on this website in early March and in retail stores on April 13th. The Cash Tribute CD contains tracks from Supersuckers, Concombre Zombi, 12 Step Rebels, Stevie Tombstone,  Flametrick Subs, Deadbolt, Los Creepers, Kings of Nuthin', Dale Watson, Jesse Dayton, The ScotchGreens, Eddie Spaghetti, Satan's Teardrops, Hot Rod Lincoln, Speedbuggy USA, Todd Stedman, Beverly Killbillies, and Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash.  A portion of the Net Proceeds from the sale of this CD benefits Johnny Cash's favorite charity: SOS Children's Villages. Come out to the CD Release Parties  and support the Psychobilly bands (12 Step Rebels, Concombre Zombi, Coffin Creeps, The Livends, Knock 'Em Stiff) and this CD Tribute to the Man In Black.  In addition to their own material, all bands will be performing an eclectic variety of songs written or recorded by the great Johnny Cash.  

Fri 2/27/04 - "Dear Johnny" CD Release Party San Antonio, TX
@ Sam's Burger Joint (330 E. Grayson), All Ages, $6.00, 8pm.
8:30-9:00pm....... Coffin Creeps
9:20-10:00pm...... Za Panther
10:20-11:00pm.... Stevie Tombstone
11:20-12:00am.... The Martyrs
12:20-1:00am...... 12 Step Rebels

Sat 2/28/04 - "Dear Johnny" CD Release Party Austin, TX
@ Flamingo Cantina (550 E. 6th St.), All Ages, $7.00, 8pm.
8:30-9:00pm......... Coffin Creeps
9:20-9:50pm......... The Livends
10:10-10:50pm...... Stevie Tombstone
11:10-11:50pm...... Jesse Dayton
12:10-12:50am...... 12 Step Rebels

Fri 3/19/04 - SXSW "Dear Johnny" Showcase Event Austin , TX
@ Opal Divine's Freehouse ( 700 W. 6th St. ), 21+, $8-$10.00, 730pm.
08:00 - 08:40pm ...... Dale Watson
09:00 - 09:40pm ...... Stevie Tombstone
10:00 - 10:40pm ...... Concombre Zombi
11:00 - 11:40pm ...... 12 Step Rebels
12:00 - 12:40am ...... Jesse Dayton
01:00 - 01:40am ...... Eddie Spaghetti (from Supersuckers)

Sat 3/20/04 - "Dear Johnny" SXSW Free In-Store Show Austin , TX
@ Tower Records (2402 Guadalupe), Free, Afternoon, 1 - 6pm.
02:00 - 02:40pm ....... Rosie Flores
03:00 - 03:40pm ....... Stevie Tombstone
04:00 - 04:40pm ....... Eddie Spaghetti (from Supersuckers)
05:00 - 05:40pm ....... Flametrick Subs (with Satan's Cheerleaders)

Thurs 3/25/04 - "Dear Johnny" Free In-Store Show Encinitas , CA
@ Lou's Records ( 434 N. Coast Hwy 101), Free, 5 - 6pm.
05:00 - 05:20pm ....... Stevie Tombstone
05:30 - 06:00pm ....... Eddie Spaghetti (from Supersuckers)

Thurs 3/25/04 - "Dear Johnny" CD Release Party Encinitas , CA
@ Martini Ranch ( 101 S. Coast Hwy @ D St. ), 21+, $8, 9pm.
09:00 - 09:45pm ........... Stevie Tombstone
10:00 - 10:50pm ........... Eddie Spaghetti (from Supersuckers)
11:00 - 11:50pm ........... Plug Uglies

Fri 3/26/04 - "Dear Johnny" CD Release Party Hollywood/Silverlake, CA
@ Club Lingerie ( 6507 Sunset Blvd ) 21+, $10, 8pm.
08:30 - 09:00pm ........ Irish Brothers
09:20 - 10:00pm ........ The ScotchGreens
10:20 - 11:00pm ........ 12 Step Rebels
11:20 - 12:10pm ........ Stevie Tombstone
12:30 - 01:20am ........ Eddie Spaghetti (from Supersuckers)

Sat 3/27/04 - "Dear Johnny" CD Release Party San Diego, CA
@ The Casbah (2501 Kettner) 21+ $10, 8:30pm.
Main Stage
09:00 - 09:40pm ....... Todd Stedman
10:00 - 10:40pm ....... Beverly Killbillies
11:00 - 11:40pm ....... The ScotchGreens
12:00 - 12:40am ....... Deadbolt
Backroom
09:40 - 10:20pm ....... Stevie Tombstone (1st Set)
10:40 - 11:20pm ....... Knock 'Em Stiff
11:40 - 12:20am ....... Stevie Tombstone (2nd Set)

November 30, 2003

TEXAS PSYCHOBILLY COMPANY & HairBall8 Records'
Christmas Events

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Friday December 12: 12 Days 'Til Christmas w/ 12 Step Rebels (The HairBall8 Holiday Party)
08:00-08:30pm - High Priced Whores (SA)
08:50-09:20pm - Graverobbin' Bastards (SA)
09:40-10:20pm - The Martyrs (SA)
10:40-11:25pm - Red Reverse (SA)
11:45-12:30am - 12 Step Rebels (Albuquerque)
12:50-01:35am - Phantom Rockers (UK) & Calavera (Los Angeles) *
Sam's Burger Joint (330 E. Grayson, San Antonio, TX)
ALL AGES…$7 Door, $4.50 Advance Tickets Purchase Here
* The special set by Phantom Rockers and Calavera will contain approximately 6 Phantom Rockers songs and 6 Calavera songs.
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Saturday December 13: The Texas Psychobilly Company Christmas Party
09:00-09:30pm - The Livends (Austin/Valley)
09:50-10:20pm - Graverobbin' Bastards (San Antonio)
10:40-11:25pm - Phantom Rockers (UK) & Calavera (Los Angeles)
11:45-12:30am - 12 Step Rebels (Albuquerque)
12:50-01:35am - Concombre Zombi (Austin)
Flamingo Cantina (515 E. Sixth St, Austin, TX)
ALL AGES…$9 Door, $6.50 Advance Tickets Purchase Here
* The special set by Phantom Rockers and Calavera will contain approximately 6 Phantom Rockers songs and 6 Calavera songs.
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September 19, 2003

TEXAS PSYCHOBILLY COMPANY & HairBall8 Records'
Halloween Events

"Psychobilly Masquerade Ball" (Halloween Fri Oct 31st, 2003)
First All Psychobilly Festival in Texas ever! Featuring THE M3T3ORS (United Kingdom), The Slanderin' (Los Angeles), Concombre Zombi (Austin), Knock 'Em Stiff (San Diego, featuring Spike from Barnyard Ballers), Graverobbin' Bastards (San Antonio), and Hellbound Hearse (Corpus Christi). Costume Contests and other Halloween fun! ALL AGES w/ 2 Bars.
Venue: Sam's Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson, San Antonio.
Info: Doors open @ 7pm. $15 @ Door or $12.50 Advance Tickets Online. Click here to purchase.
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07:30-08:00pm Hellbound Hearse
08:20-08:50pm Graverobbin' Bastards
09:10-09:40pm Knock 'Em Stiff
10:00-10:30pm Concombre Zombi
10:50-11:30pm The Slanderin'
12:00-12:45am THE M3T3ORS
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"Day Of The Dead" Extreme Carnival (Sat Nov 1st, 2003)
Psychobilly, Extreme Sports, & Live Wrestling! Featuring Concombre Zombi (Austin), Knock 'Em Stiff (San Diego, featuring Spike from Barnyard Ballers), and Graverobbin' Bastards (San Antonio) and 1- 2 more TBA.
Live wrestling from Universal Wrestling Association. Skateboarding, BMXing, Food & Beverages. ALL AGES.
Venue: The Tank Skatepark, 4306 Naco Pass, San Antonio.
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06:00 – 06:40pm Graverobbin' Bastards
07:00 – 07:40pm Knock 'Em Stiff
08:00 – 08:45pm Concombre Zombi
09:00 – 10:00pm UWA Wrestling
10:00 – 10:45pm The Shitfits (Misfits Tribute Band)
11:00 - 11:40pm The Drones
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"Nightmare on Sixth Street" (Sun Nov 2nd, 2003)
THE M3T3ORS (United Kingdom), The Slanderin' (Los Angeles), The Staggers (Dallas), Knock 'Em Stiff (San Diego), The Livends (Austin).
ALL AGES w/ Bar.
Venue: Flamingo Cantina, 515 E. Sixth Street, Austin.
Info: Doors open @ 7pm. $10 @ Door or $8.50 Advance Tickets Online. Click here to purchase.
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08:00-08:30pm The Livends
08:50-09:20pm Knock 'Em Stiff
09:40-10:25pm The Staggers
10:50-11:30pm The Slanderin'
12:00-12:45am THE M3T3ORS
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August 12, 2003

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The Texas Psychobilly Company presents Blood Feast: a cannibalistic rock n' roll nightmare of the highest order. This is a festival designed to dazzle the dead as well as satiate the still breathing. Blood Feast is a monstrous and pivotal moment for all the punks, psychobillies, redneck rockers, greasers, gearheads, goth-punkers, and horror movie rock n' rollers. Come one, come all for an appetizing 8-course meal of blood, guts, and pure rock n' roll fury that will sucker punch you right below the Bible Belt.

Course 1: Zombilly (train wreckin' metalbilly from Houston, TX)
Course 2: Graverobbin' Bastards (raw & primal psychobilly from San Antonio, TX)
Course 3: Suicide Drive (thick-cut psycho cow-punk from San Antonio, TX)
Course 4: The Holler Bodies (murderous psychobilly mayhem from Austin, TX)
Course 5: The Blue Flames (savage voodoobilly with female vocals from Dallas, TX)
Course 6: Slick Surface (sleazy, honkey-tonkin' trashabilly from Victoria, TX)
Course 7: Concombre Zombi (hard hitting horror-influenced psychobilly from Austin, TX)
Course 8: Flametrick Subs (chaotic & diabolical swampabilly from Austin, TX)

Tickets may be purchased in advance in the store section of www.TexasPsychobilly.com
Contact: Destin Pledger or Ryan Davis

Also in other news...12 Step Rebels recently finished their recording of "Delia's Gone" for HairBall8 Records' "Doin' It For The CASH" tribute CD. The CASH tribute which also features Concombre Zombi amongst many other artists is slated for release November 18th of this year.

Graverobbin' Bastards are in the studio recording their full length album which is set for release later this year/early next year.

There's a new psychobilly band in San Antonio! Their name is Sick City Daggers and they used to be in a street punk band called Bloodshot. Recordings are underway. Look for them at the Phantom Rockers show at Sam's on Friday, October 3rd.

New Photos have been posted in the Images --> Members and Images --> Bands sections.

Although this is more than a year old, here is an interview between The Rockabilly Review and Ryan Davis from HairBall8 Records/Texas Psychobilly.

July 4th, 2003

It's our Grand Opening!!! We figured an appropriate time to launch the official Texas Psychobilly website would be the 4th of July, a day devoted to the celebration of American Independence. All of us at Texas Psychobilly wish you a SAFE and HAPPY 4th of JULY! Cheers and Beers to all the Psychos!

First and foremost, Texas Psychobilly will be hosting its very first festival event called "Blood Feast" on Saturday Sept 13 at the Flamingo Cantina (515 E. 6th St., Austin, TX). All Ages! Doors open @ 6pm, well, that's when all of the cool kids will get there. Advance tickets are only $8 (plus a 53 cent fee for what PayPal charges us). Get the "Blood Feast Package Deal" at our online store. Here's the lineup & set times:

Graverobbin' Bastards...7:30
Suicide Drive...8:00
The Holler Bodies...8:30
Hotrod Hillbillies...9:00
The Blue Flames...10:00
Slick Surface...11:00
Concombre Zombi...11:30
Flametrick Subs...12:30

Vendors: Texas Psychobilly, Graverockers Union Wreckords & HairBall8 Records
More info coming soon!

Austin's Concombre Zombi just wrapped up their recording of the song "Flesh and Blood" for the CD compilation Doin' It for the CASH…a Tribute to Johnny being released by HairBall8 Records later this year. Other artists on the tribute include Supersuckers, Dale Watson, Jesse Dayton, Deadbolt, and Kings of Nuthin'. Keep your eyes and ears open for this tribute CD to hit the streets this fall/winter in conjunction with regional Texas CD release shows.

After recently ending their successful U.S. tour with Mad Sin, 12 Step Rebels came back to San Antonio last week for three live performances scheduled by the folks at HairBall8 Records.

Rockin' with Frodo (6/26/03): The first show with 12 Step Rebels was a free one on Thursday evening supported by Graverobbin' Bastards (thanks again for supplying the PA!) at the Back Stage outlet in McCreless Mall. The in-store could have gone better but it also could have gone worse. Both sound issues (like all in-store performances have) and technical situations (M.I.A. high-hat clutch) proved to be a couple of obstacles that evening. It also didn't help that the in-store was scheduled during rush hour on a Thursday evening in a mall that is known for "weekend" traffic. Live and learn! Regardless, 12 Step Rebels played their hearts out as usual and even utilized various store props such as Elijah "Frodo" Wood and William "Captain Kirk" Shatner cardboard cutout displays to enhance their set. Before the set was over, William Shatner was wearing a 12SR T-shirt and playing upright bass and Frodo was donning a 12SR "Don't Fuck With My Hair" T-shirt. All caught on video for an upcoming psychobilly HairBall8/Resilent documentary movie titled The Psychobilly Sickness. Until then, you can check out a few photos of the in-store in our "Images" section on the site. Also, 12 Step Rebels/Graveyard Shift CDs are available at the Back Stage store in McCreless Mall, San Antonio, TX.

Up Against the Rev (6/26/03): After the in-store, we headed over to the great Sam's Burger Joint for the psychobilly show that kicked off at 10pm. We were presented with a pretty major obstacle this particular evening: The Reverend Horton Heat was playing just down the street at Sunset Station. Probably the worst thing we could have gone up against. Despite the competition, there was a small but loyal and enthusiastic crowd for the Sam's show. And we actually got a handful of overflow psycho fans that showed up at Sam's after the Rev show in time for a part of 12 Step Rebels' fantastic set.

On a personal note, it was really a pleasure to work with 12 Step Rebels. They have a great attitude and are amazingly easy to work with. Their enthusiasm, talent, and notable chemistry onstage produce unforgettable shows that leave you wanting more (and more and more). Suicide Drive played right before 12SR with a heavy, loud, rocking set of Texas Psycho Cow Punk. Jake's growling vocals are only surpassed by his blistering guitar work. Opening the show were San Antonio's own psychobillies Graverobbin' Bastards. These guys recently lost their upright bass player so vocalist/guitarist Dick Bastard courageously switched from rhythm guitar to the upright for the band. Dick is new to the standup bass but he is steadfastly learning the monster instrument. Dick has mentioned he'd prefer to focus his energies solely on the upright so please let it be known that Graverobbin' Bastards are currently looking for a vocalist for the band…and if that vocalist is able to play rhythm guitar as well, all the better! Contact Dick for more info.

The Tank Skatepark (6/27/03): Psychobilly at a skateboard park you may ask? Well we did it. Call it an experiment but the diehard SA psychos came out to see 12 Step Rebels perform outdoors at the Tank Skateboard Park in San Antonio, TX. Along with some skateboarding, BMXing, fire spinning and good barbequing, 12SR took the crowd by storm with another blistering set of infectious psychobilly and wacky onstage antics. The highlight of the night would have to be the two crazy fire spinners from Brothers of the Flame performing directly in front of 12SR. The combination of fire spinning and great psychobilly was quite appropriate; one might say it was a marriage made in hell. Once again, I spent all my time capturing everything on digital video and was unable to snap any photos. Eventually we'll be able to put some digital stills up on this site of this event with 12SR but if anyone out there took some pics, please let Paige know. Additionally, The Tank's retail shop has the 12SR/ Graveyard Shift split CD available for purchase as well.

That's it for the first edition of TX PSY news. If you have some news for the site, please send it over to me, Ryan.