Youtube Videos
So we finally have some videos of us up on you tube...our friend Mike has put up the entire show of ours on there, and we also put a few of our favorites on the site here, so check em out and tell us (and him) what you think...
Cheers everyone...so now that we popped Kevins cherry, come out on April 11th at Atomic Cantina for the Muz-Ink Magazines show with us, hateengine and ends in tragedy....lets ruin the floor with beer and blood!
The Rum Fits
VIVA! Punk Comp
Our friends over at Atomic Recordings have put out a comp which we have been placed on. "Home Cookin" off the "Have Another Round" E.P. had been put as the opening song for the comp. There are 12 other bands on the comp, whom all of which are in a contest which you get to decide the outcome. Of those other 12 bands (we are counting ourselves out since the prize is to be recorded by Atomic and put a cd out by them, since we graciously already have Socyermom Records helping us out) you go online and choose the song you like best...its cheap! So order it and listen to the bands, all of whom are from all over the US.
Cheers Guys, and click this link (check out the "rotate disk" feature to see all of the insides and disk)
The Rum Fits
New Drummer
So, you have been asking when will you get to hear the "new guy" on the drums...well:
March 28th 2008 at Mistys Hideaway in the Heights area....Forth Yeer Freshman, Scenester and the Sycorax will be playing with us that night...
Garyson from the Sycorax is celebrating his birthday that night, so come out and get him wasted...we will be hitting the stage after them, then Scenester, and finishing out the night...Forth Yeer Freshman from Denver...
So come out and enjoy a different bar for a night, and a mixture of music...and come and yell at Kevin when he hits the stage...
Cheers Rummies
The Rum Fits
Upcoming Shows and Tours
So we have some exciting shows coming up: Las Vegas January 19th for Punk Rock Bowling at the DIVEBAR, a quick romp with FORTH YEER FRESHMAN back here at home, a trip out east to Boston for DARKBUSTER's HOMETOWN THROW-UP at Harpers Ferry in Allston Mass (which is on Evil's Birthday by the way), and a mini-tour set up for March. In between all of that, Socyermom Records is going to be helping us record our newest album, full length and badass! All with songs you never have heard, unless you are a sneak and listen to us practice. We are still compliling pictures and stories about different shows, parties, and events that have involved us, and just try to compile Ambers pictures, i think she has about 2,000 of them. So speak up, and send us some good stuff. Also we would like to thank all our oversea friends: Ruby in Israel and the Rock Twins in Deutschland, Germany for you uneducated, for helping us out as well.
So listen up, keep the music alive and dont forget to go to shows, any show, just show up and support music....or you just might lose it!
Cheers
The Rum Fits
HALLOWEEN Double Dose
So you will be able to catch us at Atomic Cantina October 27th. See 8 of Albuquerque's Rock N Roll Bands cover Misfits songs all night. Then on the 31st we will be playing at the Tavern on Menaul with the Hudson Falcons and Forth Yeer Freshman. BOTH SHOWS ARE FREE SO GET OFF YER ASSES AND COME ROCK!!!!
News
So it's been awhile since I did this shit so her it goes. After a month on the road we decided to take a little time off. It was nice to have a bit of a break but now we got the itch to rock you fukers again. We've been writing alot of new stuff and in my opinion it is some of the best stuff we've done.
We got some shows coming up that I would like to announce. Do not miss The Voodoo Glow Skulls / Left Alone / Knockout / and us October 1st at the launchpad. Misfits Masscre Night when 7 bands and us try to tribute Misfits songs on October 27th. And last but not least The Hudson Falcons / First Wave / Forth Yeer Freshman / The Rum Fits show which is on Halloween at the Tavern. We are currently gearing up for some great shows out of town also so keep an eye out for them.
We will be posting new pictures for the next couple weeks and are working on putting a full length out at the start of the new year so stay tuned in. Cheers JD
Having a (Rum) Fit: Review of Tour Kick Off Show
This is a review from The Butcher, aka: Mike N., about our tour Kick Off Show July 14th 2007 at Atomic Cantina, Albuquerque New Mexico.
Thank you for writing and much love!
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What was wanted was a completely unbiased and objective review, so what better way to start than to say plainly: Over a year ago, when I first heard The Rum Fits, I truly disliked them. I don't know if it was the shoddy recording value of the first songs I heard, the fact that I was listening to others around me too much and poisoning my objective view of them, or maybe just the fact that I didn't give them enough of a chance.
When I was invited to attend their tour kickoff show this previous Saturday (7/14/07) in order to write a review on them, I truly expected to see what I almost always see at these types of shows: Loud, raucous music that, while it sounds excellent on CD, usually sounds like a slaughterhouse on meat packing day. I'm not trying to be overly unkind to the majority of local bands here, but even some of the truly successful punk bands I have seen have a tendency to sound horrible on the live stage. Thank goodness that the point of these shows is generally to throw yourself into one another, and not to sit back and appreciate the sound quality, or punk would have died a long time ago.
I had already listened to The Rum Fits CD about four or five times before attending the show and was truly impressed at the sound quality of it. Dana Sampson, Robert Trundle and Third Eye Studios, in my humble opinion, are unbelievably talented at capturing the way punk music should be projected to really drive it home. I am actually looking forward to finding more recordings of theirs to see how they handle different genres and styles.
Recording quality aside, the actual performance on the CD is equally surprising and impressive. Like I said before, I am a bit confused as to why I disliked The Rum Fits initially. Lucky for them, they are fairly adept at changing peoples minds with their performance. But, like most intelligent people, I am not one to make a final decision on a band (especially a local one) based purely off of their CD release. I have loved bands before, only to completely boycott them later based solely on them putting on an absolutely horrible live show.
There were three opening bands before The Rum Fits, and since this review is not about them, I will merely say: None of them truly commanded my attention. Don't get me wrong, I know two of the bands well and respect them, but something about the opening performances that night did not impress me all that much.
My initial impression of The Rum Fits was this: They were comfortable. They approached and handled the stage like it was old hat to them. I know this may be a silly thing to concentrate on in a band review, but I have spent the last six years of my life going to local shows and I'd say maybe 5% of those bands looked comfortable on stage. Yes, yes, I know the term you think I'm looking for is "Stage Presence", but it's not. Stage presence is something performers use to put on an equally impressive visual show, as well as the audible one. Just being absolutely comfortable with the stage you are on is a different thing altogether. And they were comfortable.
My second impression of The Rum Fits came immediately after they played their first chord: They're explosive. As "comfortable" as I say they were, the minute show time came, they all exploded into a fervor of pure mosh-inducing beauty. I cannot recall a time during their set that even a single one of them was standing still. I cannot recall a single time in between lyrics, or during (the very small amount of) down time, that front man JD wasn't keeping the crowd up in some way.
I had many other impressions throughout the set. The sound quality was excellent. I know that has a great deal to do with the way the venue handled their equipment, but I don't recall the other three bands sounding that good. What I do recall is seeing the band, right before their set, working closely with the sound technician to make sure all the levels were correct. So, yah, I do think that matters. I like seeing a band that truly cares about sounding their best.
I paid very close attention to every song that The Rum Fits played and truly, truly enjoyed every one. That is not common. Regardless of my support for the band (and I've already said that I had very little towards them before this experience), I can't say I recall many local bands that I liked 100% of their set. Usually it's closer to 40-50%, the rest of the time I am standing in line at the bar. I didn't have time for that with The Rum Fits - I was stuck listening because I wanted to hear what came next.
I went to that show in order to get material for my review. I did not go to go crazy. I did not go to mosh. But I did. I mentioned their ability to drive the room into a mosh frenzy earlier and I am not one to be immune to such a thing. And I am in no way kidding when I say that I had to hold my girlfriend back from entering the pit. And my girlfriend hates punk music. Well, I am pretty sure she likes it a little bit ever since that night. And to me, if there is ANY measure of how successful a punk bad is at their craft it is them getting MY girlfriend to want to jump into a mosh pit.
The only double-edged sword type of statement I have to make about The Rum Fits is this: I would much rather see them live than listen to their CD. The CD is excellent and I truly enjoy 100% of it. If you get a chance to pick it up, the must hears, in my opinion, are 'Home Cookin' and 'Free Drinks'. As much as I don't like to make the CD sound like a bad thing, you must realize seeing them live is an absolutely different experience. Yes, they are great musicians. Yes, the CD is fun to listen to. But these guys are stage performers. These guys exist to make you fly around. So, unless you are playing the CD at full blast, at a party, with people running into each other and beer being thrown around the room -- you're not getting the full experience.
Bottom line? I am being entirely objective. I am impressed that The Rum Fits turned my view of them a full 180. I am looking forward to their return to Albuquerque. I am looking forward to see how they continue to grow.
Mostly, I am looking forward to going to the next show, so I don't have to spend so much time being critical and I can spend most of it throwing myself around.
And if that's not punk, what the fuck is?
-The Butcher.
(( Michael L. Nielsen -- blog.myspace.com/miketheunited ))
Newwest.com Write Up
Its not normal that we get a write up by someone we dont know....but Jim Phillips saw us and wrote a little niceness for us in his online magazine promoting New Mexico and the SouthWest. Now the Mohawks may only be a few inches, but you get the gist of his writing!
CHEERS JIM!
So here it is:
The Rum Fits 'Start a Cult'By Jim Phillips, 1-26-07
Okay, so it's a little heavier than what I might like to have on the stereo in my house. And it's not the sort of thing I'd like played at my funeral. But I know that there are those of you out there whose tastes lean toward ballsy, thumping, metallic punk. Not a problem. For you I offer The Rum Fits. Sporting two foot mohawks and coming at you with a towering, rowdy howl, they are one of Albuquerque's top notch, first rate punk outfits.
Find out for yourself on Wednesday, January 31, at The Atomic Cantina.
Albuquerque Journal Write Up
We recently got a write up about the St Patricks Day "St Punktricks Day Show" at The Launchpad in the Albuquerque Journal: Venue
Just a tid bit about us and who was playing the show, so we would like to share it with you all:
Raise a glass to punk on St. Paddy's dayJust so you know, the show that night kicked ass and thank you to all who where there and rocked it with us, and raised a glass to St. Punktrick himself. Thanks to The Launchpad and everyone who played that night as well.By Ron Gonzales
Saturday night, people everywhere will pay homage to St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Many will do this by raising a glass or two of green ale and others will wear something green to avoid getting pinched. However, how does one venerate St. Punktrick, the Mohawk -wearing, punk rock saint who was said to have blessed the careers of 7 Seconds, Buzzcocks, Circle Jerks, and the Exploited?
This year, six of Albuquerque's finest punk bands will converge on Launchpad to trumpet the teachings of St. Punktrick. They include Icky and the yuks, The Unemploid, None of the Above, The Rum Fits, Ends In Tragedy and The Dermas.
For Rumfits drummer Lonnie Lyner, the bands newest member, this show caps a whirlwind of activity. Following a tour with the Boston-based punk band Darkbuster and a show with legendary Agent Orange, Lyner said the Rum Fits will enter Third Eye Studios to record six songs, a mix of older and newer tracks. The band also is planning a split 7-inch with Icky and the Yuks.
Lyver, veteran of Creepshow and the '90s crossover band Brain Erosion, says he senses people are eager to hear real punk rock again and he and his bandmates are proud to make good on that. "A lot of the older crowd, we want to bring back their memories of classic punk rock," Lyver said. "People are in their 30's they're jaded and they're tired of hearing New Found Glory's attempts to make good music."
Lyver also reported, however, that young punkers are turning out in droves to Rum Fits shows as well. He said all of the positive stuff surrounding the band right now makes the members itch for activities outside of Albuquerque."We want to get out of this town," Lyver said. "The band played more than 200 shows in town, so in the near future, we're just going to do out of town gigs, go to Denver and Phoenix. Meantime, we're thinking of maybe doing a run with (Icky and the Yuks) to see where the cards drop."
We finished the recording, of a 5 track EP, at Third Eye Studios. And its gunna blow your mind. There are alot of good shows coming up here in Abq and elsewhere that we are looking forward to, so stop by the page here and check out the dates. Anyone from out of town reading this we WILL be in your area soon so get your boots, shoes, or whatever you wear ready to run amok in the pits and in the bars.DRINK MORE RUM!
MAKE SOME NOISE RUM RUNNERS
CHEERS!
THE RUM FITS
New EP!
So boys and girls we just got done recording our new album and are looking forward on hearing your feedback. The c.d. will contain four new songs (12 pack lovin', American Blackout, Space Boy, and Home Cooking) the c.d. will also have a new version of (Free Drinks). It'll be while before we can get you the finally mix so just hold on to your pantyhose! In the meantime come and check out a live show in Albuquerque or Gallup. See ya soon!
JD
Thanks!
To all the bands we played with and all the venues that hooked it up with shows a big thanks to you! A huge thanks to Darkbuster for putting up with our drunk asses and also to anybody who stopped by and rocked out with us. We are looking forward to our next journey on the road!
New mech is now available and can be picked up at any of our upcoming shows. So come down and buy a shirt, sticker, button, or patch. We don't care just buy something!
Attention anybody in the El Paso area! We will be playing with the legendary Die Hunns on March the 18th at the house of rock and roll so come down and check it out!
Finally we are going to record at the end of this month and are more glad to get you guys a real recording!!!
Catch You On The Flipside!
JD
Sorry!
To anyone waiting to get a c.d. from us. Sorry but you guys are gonna have to wait a little longer. If anyone has a problem with that, take it up with Nick our old drummer who left us hanging high and dry. New merch will still be availible soon but we've had to push back the dates to record. We're still doing it though!!!
On to the order of new buisness. Those of you who didn't catch the Agent Orange or the Hudson Falcons show we do have a new drummer. His name is Lonnie and he's been working overtime to rock you fuckers. We're all more than impressed with his style and I'm sure you will be too. So everybody come check him out at Blitz January 21st at the Launchpad.
Last but not least. We have three confirmed dates with legandary punk band from Boston "DARKBUSTER". These guys are the real deal! Sorry to all the underagers that the show in Albuguerque isn't all ages but the one is Gallup is. So save some gas money and come out and rock with the baddest bands in the land!!!
CHEERS
JD
New Guitarist N New Shows
So first off. Thanks to everyone who has been coming out to support us. It's good to see all the old faces and some new ones. We all are looking forward to keep on rocking you. With that said we have added a new member to the mix. We were waiting for sometime to find the right person and let me tell you boys and girls it was worth every minute. The sound is full and loud as fuk! So get off your asses and get down to a show and check out EVIL shred in the 505's hottest up and coming band!
We will be playing at Atomic Friday October 13th, and the Launchpad October 16th & 27th. And yes I know the 16th is a monday. And yes I know most of you have school or work. But I really don't care cause that show is going to kick ass! So if you have any goddamn sense you will make it out to see us jam with the Angel City Outcasts!
Cheers,
JD
Cookin' Meth
Top ten reasons the cops though we were cookin' meth...
10. Noxious fumes emanating from the premises.
9. Suspicious activities.
8. Cause please dont touch, we shake so much.
7. Flaming tiki torch battles in the street.
6. An informant who states they have seen a meth lab in a bedroom.
5. Strange sighting of Joey Budafuco.
4. Cause we are in the 13th street gang yo!
3. Dozens of different vehicles visiting the house.
2. They aint got shit else on us.
1. Cause Im Rick James Bitch, I mean we are The Rum Fits Bitch!But seriously at 8 am this morning we were awakened to a swat team yelling at us on a loud speaker. We were quickly subdued for 2 hours, in white bunny suits and plastic zip ties, while they proceeded to wait till biohazard suits arrived. They then search the house and found... tada, nothing. Cause we dont cook meth! So; 1 broken garage door, a wrecked house (not that thats any thing different), 3 sets of sore wrists, and 4 hours later, we were released. The moral of the story is that you cant count on your informants, especially if they have been drinking at our house.
At least Bella (our very friendly and social pit bull) had a good time, and was not killed.
Cheers,
Twitch
All right the new EP is done! Over six months in the making we were finally able to it finish it. But we think it was worth it. I'm putting up 2 songs here on the official site, in the music section, and a 3rd one on our Myspace profile. If you want a copy come check us out live. it will be a while before i can set up a online shop. Check out the songs and let us know what you think!peace bitches,
Twitch
So I finally got around to updating this bitch. It was a long, Alcohol fueled year; We had many parties, Many shows, Spent long hours on the road, Committed tons of felonies, And drowned our inner children in a tide of booze. But all in all shit turned out for the best. I hope this year we can keep the page up to date, I'm not promising nothing though. A shit load of stuff is happening for us this year. So stay tuned in.Fuck off and die,
Twitch
