The Slackers are keeping their 17-year festive tradition going in 2020 with a livestream of their annual holiday show on December 19. The livestream will go out at 7:45 PM EST and will be available on-demand until December 22 at 7:45 PM EST. In usual Slackers style, the band have DJ support from Subatomic Sound System, Kung Fu Sound System, and Starjammer. Starting in 2003 as a one-night stand at New York’s Knitting Factory (back when it was still located in Tribeca), by 2019 it had grown into a 21 date tour spanning the country. The last shows the band played were their 2019 holiday shows, ending with a weekend in New York City at Webster Hall and Boston at the Middle East. The Slackers have also released some limited edition 45s as tribute to holiday tours of past years. Lathe cut by R...
Don't Let The Sunlight Fool Ya [Analog]
Pirates Press Records is unbelievably proud to announce the release of the first new Slackers full length album in seven years, and the first on Pirates! Filled front to back with true hits that could each stand alone as a single, this full length takes you on a real (musical) journey with this legendary band that so many have followed religiously for decades. "We recorded most of this album during the quarantine, we were wired up at our sound guy's house doing livestream concerts and after we were done we would learn new tunes. These songs have the energy of our times 'cause we were living them," says frontman Vic Ruggiero. The New York Times dubbed The Slackers part of 'the sound of New York,' and The Slackers just keep at it, only getting better with age and experience - writing better and better songs, and continuing to build and strengthen that global Slackers family. This album is a testament to that age and experience. These special tunes will undoubtedly travel far and wide, just like the band will, performing these songs in a club near you! Pick up a copy, join the party!... Better have those dancing shoes on!