Trance Syndicate

10/04/2024

Opening for Ed Hall at the legendary Outhouse in Lawrence, Kansas

08/15/2024

07/11/2024

Grab your tix while you can!
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Tix for this will go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 A.M. and it's highly likely that it will sell out. But if you can't get a ticket to this show, worry not! Ed Hall will be playing another show later in August at Sagebrush.
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06/19/2024

Matador Records is pleased to continue our reissue series documenting key catalog titles by the iconic Texas band, The Bu****le Surfers. Today, remastered audio for ‘Locust Abortion Technician’ (1987), ‘Hairway to Steven’ (1988), and ‘Cream Corn From the Socket of Davis’ (1985) – records that are widely considered to have defined the band’s deeply gonzo and psychedelic imperial phase – have been made available on streaming services with vinyl to follow on September 20th.

Byron Coley on The Bu****le Surfers Pt. II :

stream / preorder : https://buttholesurfers.ffm.to/music

Matador’s Bu****le Surfers reissue series continues with three of the Texas band’s most insane slabs – ‘Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis’ (1985), ‘Locust Abortion Technician’ (1987), and ‘Hairway to Steven’ (1988) – all originally released on the Touch & Go label.

The period during which these records were first issued parallels the Bu****les' transition from weirdo Texas outcasts to internationally recognized smut-kings of the American underground. In 1985 they were still the sole province of hallucinogen-soaked punk rock freaks. By 1988 they had toured Europe, had records licensed internationally, and bought a house in Driftwood Texas to serve as their home base. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

‘Cream Corn’ was released before ‘Rembrandt Pussyhorse,’ but that's only because Alternative Tentacles was still dithering about whether they were going to put it out (they eventually passed). The EP plucked two tunes from ‘Rembrandt’ and added a couple new ones that had been recorded on their home studio 8-track in Winterville, Georgia. “Moving to Florida” (the best example ever of what Beefheart probably sounded like while he was tripping) and the other three tracks blew peoples' minds by being so precise and fully messed-up at the same time. ‘Cream Corn’ was a perfect bite-sized taster for what would follow.

‘Locust Abortion Technician’ was also recorded at the Bu****le house in Winterville (most of it actually being finished before ‘Cream Corn’). By this point Jeff Pinkus had joined as bass player (a role he would fill until 1996) and drummer Teresa Taylor returned to the fold afte

06/12/2024

Courtesy of Bliss Blood (aka the amazing Lisa Peterson) of the mighty Pain Teens. Here's Bliss circa 1992? with the C$C lads (including guitarist Steve McMillen) ... and Natz in overalls!

05/03/2024

RIP, Gary.

Taken from the album Psychic...Powerless... Another Man's Sac by the Bu****le Surfers, newly remastered from the original master tapes. Pre-order the vinyl r...

05/03/2024

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30th anniversary of Crusty Love..
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04/19/2024

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Celebrating thirty years of praised American indie rock outfit Bedhead’s debut album WhatFunLifeWas, released on this day in 1994.✨
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03/07/2024

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June 5, 1996. Doing more cleaning..sometimes I wish I was more of a hoarder..
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02/14/2024

Happy Valentine's Day!
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Bind your love with toilet paper this Valentine’s 🧻❤️

Photographer unknown - please leave a comment if you know who shot this!

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02/07/2024

Laughing Hyenas, Ed Hall, God and Texas, Crain, Spore, Crust, God Bullies, Johnboy, Fo****in 500, Season to Risk, Hammerhead, Don Caballero, Janitor Joe, TODAY IS THE DAY, Dazzling Killmen 1994 I'd love to go see this weekend of shows!
at Kilamanjaro, Austin, TX.

12/20/2023

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It is with the heaviest of hearts that we face the passing of the legendary Craig Stewart, who shaped Austin TX into the music scene that garnered so much attention around the world. Craig was instrumental in so many facets of this community, not the least of which were his tireless efforts and unbridled enthusiasm as he lead the charge at Trance Syndicate Records with his Lifelong partner and love of his life King Coffey, as well as his omnipresent influence on the SXSW Festival. Without Craig there is no Cherubs, hard to put into words the depth of our gratitude.
There’ll never be another human being quite like him, his presence has been HUGELY missed for a very long time as he has struggled with frontal lobe dementia.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US SO MUCH CRAIG…OUR LOVE FOR YOU KNOWS NO LIMITS.
❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔

10/19/2023

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Ok, so this is a 90's question, but does anyone have a link or .mp3 of the Crust ‎Radio Show Cassette? I lost my copy of the tape somehow during my last move. :( I can't find anything online.
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10/09/2023

The hoodies turned out nice! 👀👌
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For those who preordered, we're packing them up now. For those of you still looking, we have a few left. DM for info.

10/06/2023

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Surprise! WATA You, a Lion Tamer? Is here. Only at wearetheasteroid.com

09/30/2023

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Happy birthday to this strapping young lad.

Photo by Matt Magee.

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09/30/2023

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09/29/2023

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it’s a sad and beautiful world
but life is not a movie
and i am not a star