San Diego trio The Schizophonics share a new single from their forthcoming sophomore album, People in the Sky, today via The Talkhouse. The song, “Steely Eyed Lady,” and the band, gets a fittingly astounding introduction courtesy of beloved performance artist El Vez (a.k.a. Robert Lopez): “Hits you like a train with all the passion of a young Little Richard floating through the clouds with so much raw energy. Your new favorite band should hit you like a campaign slogan. Like a religious cult or an anti-hero movie star that you fall in love with.”
BrooklynVegan recently premiered the first single “Battle Line” available to hear and share via BrooklyVegan, YouTube, Bandcamp and Spotify.
The band takes its jaw-dropping live show on the road for headlining dates throughout North America this October. Please see current dates below.
Over the last few years, The Schizophonics have built up a formidable reputation around the world as an explosive live act. Tapping into the same unstoppable combination of rock ‘n’ roll energy and showmanship that fueled The MC5 in the heyday of the Grande Ballroom, their wild live show is heavily influenced by artists like James Brown, Iggy Pop, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, and The Sonics. Singer/guitarist Pat Beers and drummer Lety Beers formed the band in San Diego in 2009 and have worked tirelessly since then, playing hundreds of shows around the globe and winning 7 (SEVEN!) San Diego music awards.
In 2013 they were recruited as the backing/opening band for El Vez, which helped the band make a name for itself in Europe. Since then, they’ve played in fourteen countries, and supported tours by like-minded acts like Rocket From The Crypt, Little Barrie, and The Woggles and have opened for The Damned, The Hives and Cage The Elephant. Shindig magazine described their live show “Like watching some insane hybrid of Wayne Kramer, James Brown, and the Tazmanian Devil.”
“One of my favorite live bands ever,” proclaims Tim Mays, who has run the Casbah in San Diego for 30 years and has seen literally thousands of live bands come through his doors. “The Schizophonics bring the goods every time they play,” he enthuses.
The band is more than just an outstanding live act, they’re also committed to writing great, memorable songs.
After releasing 2 singles and an EP over the last few years on Munster, Ugly Things, and Pig Baby Records, they put out their first full-length album in July 2017 titled Land of the Living on the label Sympathy For The Record Industry with famed record man Long Gone John. In January of 2019 they started work on their second LP recruiting Dave Gardner (Hot Snakes, RFTC) mixing engineer Stephen Kaye (JD McPherson, Mike Krol) and Pierre De Reeder (Rilo Kiley) to put their live, raw sound to tape. The album, titled People in the Sky, will be released on October 31st, 2019 on Pig Baby Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.
THE SCHIZOPHONICS LIVE 2019: 10/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Harvard & Stone 10/11 San Diego, CA @ Casbah 10/12 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar 10/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room 10/14 El Paso, TX @ The Neon Rose 10/17 Denton, TX @ Harvest House 10/18 Austin, TX @ Nicolaza’s/Far Out 10/19 Houston, TX @ Rudyards 10/20 New Orleans, LA @ TBA 10/23 Miami, FL @ Gramps 10/24 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Bends 10/25 Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub 10/26 Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar 10/27 Memphis, TN @ DKDC 10/30 New York, NY @ Union Pool 10/31 Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar 11/01 Washington, DC @ The Pie Shop 11/02 Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s 11/03 New Haven, CT @ Café Nine 11/04 Providence, RI @ Dusk 11/05 NYC, NY @ Illegal Mezcal Private Party 11/06 Pittsburg, PA @ Get Hip 11/07 Toronto, ON @ The Baby G 11/08 Detroit, MI @ The Outer Limits 11/09 Chicago, IL @ Liars Club 11/10 Madison, WI @ Mickey’s Tavern 11/12 Appleton, Wi @ The Cold Shot 11/15 Wenatchee, WA @ Walley’s 11/16 Seattle, WA @ Freakout Festival 11/17 Portland, OR @ Twilight Café
Keep your mind open.
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