Dear Astronaut

something wicked this way goes

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:55:03 +0000

Jeb was interviewed by Erin Wolf over at Fan-Belt regarding the last Dear Astronaut show. You can read it here.

a cascadible sun, audible light

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:32:35 +0000

After five years and hot on the heels of their first full-length album, ESCAPE FROM RAINBOW MOUNTAIN, Milwaukee’s weirdo sludge-rockers DEAR ASTRONAUT have decided to call it quits. It’s too bad, really, but there’s not much else to say. What, are you going to try to talk ‘em out of it? I’d like to see that.

Kicking off the funeral celebrations August 6th at the Cactus Club, with good friends TRUTHDEALER, who you all know and love as another one of those fucking weirdo vaguely metal/listened to too many Melvins records bands, KING’S HORSES, a poppy noise rock act who likes to play loud and NAKED GHOSTS, the first live venture for Kevin DeMars’ (Disguised as Birds, Mother Orchis) new solo (and previously recording-only) project. It’s going to be a rip-roaring, rollicking, son-of-a-gun motherfucker of a time, and now that all Wisconsin bars are smoke-free, the Cactus Club will no longer leave you reeking like an over-flowing piss-water-soaked ashtray.

As an added bonus, DEAR ASTRONAUT has made a second run of their tape, which had originally sold out in just over a week. This will likely be your LAST CHANCE EVER to score one of these babies, unless you are familiar with the internet, which you probably are, since you’re reading this.

pouring out

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:34:00 +0000

It is with great remorse that we announce that Dear Astronaut has decided to disband. This move is entirely amicable, and most of the reasons behind this decision are far too mundane to detail here. Know that the five years we spent has Dear Astronaut, though not without struggle, have been amazing, and we are all grateful for the experience. Further, we thank you all for supporting us by coming out to shows, buying our records and t-shirts, writing about us, booking shows for us, putting us up for the night, taking us aside to say sweet things. This has been a life-changing experience for all of us, and without you all, it wouldn’t have meant a damn thing.

We are currently in the process of booking our last show, so stay tuned for that. It will be a celebration with plenty of friends and we invite you all. Our records are still available here, and a second and final run of the cassette will be available at the show.

You can continue to find us in Cartilage Party, Bzy Bodies, The Spur & the Long Lost and BL Tease. Also expect a new project from Jeb sometime this Fall.

help

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:20:53 +0000

Booking the summer tour! Any help is greatly appreciated.

AUGUST
13 Chicago
14 Bloomington or Cincinnati
15 Cincinnati or Louisville
16 Columbus, OH
17 Richmond, VA
18 Philadelphia
19 NYC
20 ??? Pittsburgh? Buffalo? Somewhere between NYC and Detroit anyway
21 Detroit

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:44:22 +0000

Our song “Black Lake” is featured in Broken Black Lines, the new film by New Zealand filmmaker Campbell Walker. Be sure to check it out!

fantastic mr. pants

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:31:56 +0000

Almost two years in the making, Escape from Rainbow Mountain is finally here.

Now streaming. Downloads available starting Saturday morning. Pre-order the cassette now.

Escape from Rainbow Mountain – streaming now

Escape from Rainbow Mountain

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:52:24 +0000

The long-delayed Dear Astronaut full-length, Escape from Rainbow Mountain, will be released on March 6, 2010 on cassette and digital download. The tracklisting is as follows:

Side A:

Curve of the Earth
Never-Ending Nosebleed
Dragon Song
The Thing Which Could Not Be Put Back

Side B:

Spraypaint
Green Skies
A Whisper Growing

set in the swamp

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:22:21 +0000

Great article in the Shepherd Express a few weeks back.

a shadow of an invisible thing

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:39:10 +0000

It has been some time since we’ve last updated, but rest assured, good things are happening. Shows coming up, full-length in the (hopefully) final stages, cassingle released soon.

behold the setting sun

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:17:19 +0000

The final part of Desperation and Noise’s three-part article on Dear Astronaut can be found here or the whole damn article in its entirety (all 2500 words of it) at Insight Magazine.