February 2012
3 posts
DER SPAZM ALL AGES SHOW!!!
Our only upcoming show this month W/Tied to the branches (S.F.) and Hawk Jones (San Jose) - after this our only show in march will be in San Francisco at the HEMLOCK TAVERN. During the month of March we will be working on recording and writing new material!!
So all you locals come and catch us in Sacramento - it will be a while before we play again!
January 2012
3 posts
"Indie Rock Lives in Der Spazm" by Karl Smarkel
Sometime last week we did an interview with Karl Smarkel of ranSACedmedia - he hung out with us at our studio and enjoyed a Der Spazm practice session.
Please read his write up here:
http://ransackedmedia.com/2012/01/26/indie-rock-lives-in-der-spazm/
Be sure to see us tomorrow at Old Ironsides!!! (1/27/2012) 9pm 21+ $5.00!!
December 2011
5 posts
Happy Holidays - See you next year!
We had a great time last night at THE PRESS CLUB with our good friends KILLDEVIL and we also met a couple of really cool bands from Portland, Company and Divers!
2011 has been such a good year for us we are very excited for what 2012 will bring. We will be heading back into the studio and eventually release our first music video. We will also be focusing more on playing out-of-town shows, and our...
This is a live recording of our new song...
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This song is called ‘Jenny Blue’ with...
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KDVS 90.3 Studio A Set
This THURSDAY DECEMBER 8TH, 2011: we will be playing a live set on KDVS 90.3fm from 11:00pm - 12:00pm - we hope you will tune in or you can stream it live on the internet!
http://www.kdvs.org/live-studio-information
(The web site had not been updated - but follow the link to stream)
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CMJ Sonicbids Spotlight: Der Spazm (Sacramento,...
http://www.cmj.com/column/der-spazm-sacramento-ca/
We are happy to announce that we are this weeks CMJ (College Music Journal) Sonicbids Spoghtlight artist! Alex Eriksen worte an awesome review of our new E.P. Thousand Days. We hope you will go and check it out! Thanks for all the love and support - it has been a very exciting week for us - opening for ‘Girl in a Coma’, playing at...
November 2011
5 posts
Where should we play next year?
So the year is coming to a close and we are looking forward to getting back into the studio soon! Putting out our E.P. Thousand Days was a huge step forward for us as a band and we are very excited for the new opportunites it will present.
So far we have been invited to play the California International Marathon, subbmitted our music to pongid radio, and are working with a booking company to help...
October 2011
5 posts
http://derspazm.bigcartel.com/ →
Purchase a physical copy of our E.P. here!
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HAPPY ACCIDENTS: This is the 1st track off of our...
Stream our music for FREE! :O)
Stream our songs or buy if you would like!
Download our 'Thousand Days' E.P. →
Our new E.P. is now also available for download on AMAZON MP3 as well as iTunes and a physical copy can be picked up at the local record store THE BEAT for all you locals!
September 2011
7 posts
Stream our New E.P. 'Thousand Days'... →
Listen to the tracks on our New E.P. ‘Thousand Days’ - it will be available for download VERY SOON on iTunes, and various other music stores as well. We will also have a way for you to get a physical copy as well …. such a tedious process -Thank you for waiting!
Cutting it close.....
Our E.P. arrived in the mail just in the nick of time for our E.P. release show - we were seriously worried it was not going to make it on time! Things have worked out ok - we are looking forward to playing tonight with some really awesome bands - THE BABS JOHNSON GANG and MISTER LOVELESS.
We only have 100 copies of the E.P. and a few are already gone - come out to the show and be the first to...
WINNERS!!
Congratulations to our winners:
Francesca Rodriguez
Michelle Murdock
Shirley Posh
and
Beto Villegas
They each won Free admission to our E.P. releases show September 24th at Old Ironsides W Mister Loveless and The Babs Johnson Gang, PLUS a copy of the new E.P. Thousand days as well as a free commemorative show poster created by Asbestos Press!!!!
Watch the video here:
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WIN our new E.P. PLUS free Admission to the show!! →
We have had a lot of good things happen to us as we get ready for our E.P. release show - Nominated for a Sammie, a feature in Submerge Magazine…we wanted to give something back, so we are giving away 4 FREE copies of our NEW e.p. THOUSAND DAYS plus FREE admission to the show w/Mister Loveless (S.F.) and The Babs Johnson Gang!!
You’ll also receive a handmade show poster created by...
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK →
‘Who they are’, written by Steph Rodriguez
We are super proud and thankful for Submerge magazine for letting Steph Rodriguez write a feature about us in their most recent issue! She did such an awesome job writing the article! The Editor in Chief had some kind words as well..“These four musicians have really created something special in their 1000 Days E.P.” -...
August 2011
6 posts
'Thousand days' E.P. release show info.... →
Here is all the info for or E.P. release show….just click on the link above!
Der Spazm (‘Thousand days’ E.P. Release)
w/ MISTER LOVELESS, and THE BABS JOHNSON GANG
OLD IRONSIDES
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24th 2011
Sammie Nominated....THANK YOU!! →
Picked up a copy of the Sacramento News and Review at R5 Records today - we love skimming through it’s pages, as we always do, looking for the next sweet local show to catch. well we ended up find something that completely humbled us instead - we are nominated for a sammie this year!
We have played in the Sacramento music scene for several years now and this means a lot to us to be...
SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW: DER SPAZM E.P. DROPS... →
July 2011
8 posts
E.P. Release show......
September 24th 2011 - Old Ironsides - More Details in the coming weeks!
“Exciting show announcements coming soon!!!!!”
THE PRESS CLUB 7/19/2011 (Click here for more... →
We will be playing a show with a amazing band from France called THE HUMAN TOYS - they are brilliant and full of energy! We are also hoping to have our Shirts ready for sale - it’s going to be difficult to get them ready but we are going to try! See you soon!
June 2011
5 posts
http://www.examiner.com/underground-music-in-sacram... →
Sara Williams of the Sacramento Underground Music Examiner wrote an article about us and some other local bands! Please check it out ;O)
Upcoming E.P. Update....
It’s been a busy time for DER SPAZM, we have played a string of show’s one almost every weekend for the past few weeks! It all started out at the Plea for peace center in Stockton,CA on May 22nd. With an amazing Breast Cancer Benefit and a local show in between. It began with a bang, literally, when our drummer had a tire blow out but we still made it to the first gig in Stockton on...
May 2011
13 posts
Listen to some Der Spazm music! →
Listen to three demos from the up coming E.P. and two live tracks from a past performance at The Stag in Woodland,CA.
And yes! we said Up coming E.P. - you’ll just have to wait a couple more months though - but we PROMISE it is being completed.
A Very Special show.....
About two years ago I lost a very dear friend to breast cancer, her name was Leticia Page. We attended college together and I have special memories from when we played soccer, ran track and cross country together. I never had the opportunity to say goodbye, but now I have the opportunity to celebrate her life and fight back against breast cancer.
Der spazm will be playing in Stockton,CA at...
