Grown Up Avenger Stuff

If you turn this way, and start to sway…

Avenger — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:55 +0000

You could be dancing around the room and singing “Too Cool, Too Cool, Too Cool” because that’s how you roll.

Since it’s in your head, go ahead and check out the video. It features quite a few of our longtime fans in Charlotte, NC.

Fun show. Hunter fell down (there’s even an instant replay)

We aren’t in Charlotte now though, so if you’d like to see us live (and we’d love to see you!) then check out our “On Tour” link here for the where’s and when’s.

Grown Up Avenger Stuff – ON TOUR

Avenger — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:03:41 +0000

[Tour Dates last updated: May 19th, 2013]

Last summer we went out west, rocked faces, spent a ton of time in the van, saw the Grand Canyon, woke up to a sky full of hot air balloons at a campsite in Park City, Utah, made new friends, visited with old friends, and heard some awesome music everywhere we went.

We want to do it again.

So we are loading up the van and heading to the coast… west coast that is… low humidity, hometown of grunge…

The GUAS-mobile, The Great White Tardis, Home Away From Home

Late Spring Tour Dates:
5/11 St. Louis, MO – Cicero’s
5/12 Kansas City, MO – Nica’s 320
5/13 Omaha, NE – Louis’ Bar & Grill
5/15 Denver, CO – Merchant’s Mile High Saloon
5/17 Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s
5/18 Rexburg, ID – Sammy’s
5/22 Seattle, WA – The Jewelbox **Soon!**
5/23 Seattle, WA – The 2 Bit Saloon
5/24 Tacoma, WA – O’Malleys Pub
5/25 Portland, OR – Alhambra Theatre (was named: Mt Tabor Theater)
5/29 San Luis Obispo, CA – TBA
5/30 Sacramento, CA – TBA
5/31 Santa Monica, CA – TR!P
6/01 Las Vegas, NV – Bunkhouse Saloon
6/05 Asheville, NC – Lexington Avenue Brewery
6/07 Fairfax, VA – Celebrate! Fairfax Festival
6/08 Washington, DC – The Dunes
**6/15 Charlotte, NC – Tosco Music Party Beatles Night!
6/29 Roanoke, VA – The Bazaar

**Tosco Beatles Night features a lot of awesome bands playing Beatles’ tunes. We’ll be rocking the stage with Helter Skelter.**

Summer Tour Dates:
just teasing… These will be announced soon!
a hint? It starts with our annual Awendaw show in SC, and re-visits Florida, Texas, and a couple other states (not just of mind & being)

in the meantime, a love story…

You Can’t Stay Here… But I Can!

Avenger — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:56:20 +0000

The new music video for the song “The Man” off the brand new release “Sparkleton” is now available for your audio-visual enjoyment.

We hope you like it.

In other news:

* We would like to thank all the folks in Tennesee, Arkansas, and Texas that made the first leg of the tour so much fun! We truly appreciate the folks who drove hours to see us again at the next show and brought friends and came to multiple shows at SXSW. You all rock the most-est!

* Grown Up Avenger Stuff has upcoming spring tour dates to support Sparkleton. If you’ll be at any of these places, we’d love to see you!

Fri 3/22 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
Sat 3/23 Asheville, NC – French Broad Brewery
Tue 3/26 Charlotte, NC – UNCC After Hours
Fri 3/29 North Charleston, SC – The Sparrow
Sat 3/30 Charlotte, NC – World of Beer
Fri 4/5 Fayetteville, NC – The Black Cat Lounge
Wed 4/17 Asheville, NC – LAB: Lexington Ave Brewery
Fri 4/26 Lancaster, PA – Launch Music Festival

Official Release of “Sparkleton” – March 11th

Avenger — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:54:07 +0000

March 11th 2013
For immediate release to your ears:

Grown Up Avenger Stuff announces the availability worldwide of their new CD, Sparkleton

You can download it for your immediate listening pleasure on BandCamp, Amazon, or iTunes – instant gratification can be a good thing…

Or if you can’t make it to one of our shows & want the physical CD – it can purchased from CDBaby!

Some pre-release reviews are in and Sparkleton has been called “a clever chemical concoction of wild energy, adrenaline-led rock, and accessible lyrics and singing”

“…unapologetic angst and a dynamite attitude…”, ”strong and fearless”

Bearly Rambling gives Sparkleton 5 Bears, and the UK based Music-News rated it 5 out of 5 stars!

“This is your official heads up. Grown Up Avenger Stuff may possibly become your new favorite band. ‘Sparkleton’ manages to both punch you in the face, then wants to hug it out at the end. That’s pretty badass stuff. Grown up avenger style.”
- Bandbook Blog

Sparkleton CD - Grown Up Avenger Stuff - 2013

We are currently touring in Texas to support the release, and we’d love to see you, here’s our show list, so you can join us if you’ll be in the neighborhood!

The Sparkleton CD is available at all our shows, along with the 2012 Alive CD, and our first CD, Disagreements With Gravity – and lots of other cool stuff. Free Stickers!!

Mon 3/11 Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock

Austin, Texas shows during South By Southwest: [Updated 3/15/13]
Wed 3/13 — 6-7pm at The Driskill Hotel (604 Brazos St)
Wed 3/13 — 9:30-10:30pm at The Local Pub (2610 Guadalupe)
Thu 3/14 — 10-10:45pm at Darwin’s Pub for Spicy Evolution Fest (223 W 6th St)
Fri 3/15 — 10-10:45pm at Burnside’s for Music Gorilla Showcase (413 East 6th St)
Sat 3/16 — 1-1:25pm at Austin Java for GoGirls SXSW Invasion (1206 Parkway)
Sat 3/16 — 11-11:40pm at Amped, downstairs, for RedGorilla Showcase (300 E. 6th St)
Sun 3/17 — 2-4pm at The Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave)
Sun 3/17 — 10:30-11:15pm at Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St)

Fri 3/22 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
Sat 3/23 Asheville, NC – French Broad Brewery
Tue 3/26 Charlotte, NC – UNCC After Hours
Fri 3/29 North Charleston, SC – The Sparrow
Sat 3/30 Charlotte, NC – World of Beer
Fri 4/5 Fayetteville, NC – The Black Cat Lounge
Fri 4/26 Lancaster, PA – Launch Music Festival

and more to come…

Revisiting states that start with “T”

Avenger — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:15:40 +0000

and that stands for Trouble!

Okay, maybe not. But in March we are hitting the road again for a two week tour of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas.

Texas in March? What could possibly be happening in Texas in March you ask…
just the huge music extravaganza South By Southwest!

In addition to shows in Dallas, Houston, & Corpus Christi, we are spending several days playing shows all over Austin, getting out, meeting people, seeing bands, plotting, making plans to see friends….

We are super excited! A perfect way to end winter and start off spring.

Current tour dates (more being added in Austin, so check Shows page for latest):

2013 SXSW Bound Tour Stops

Wed 3/6 Chattanooga, TN – The Honest Pint
Thu 3/7 Memphis, TN – The Poplar Lounge
Fri 3/8 Little Rock, AR – Vino’s Brew Pub
Sat 3/9 Dallas, TX – Bill’s Records (afternoon show)
Sat 3/9 Dallas, TX – Trees (evening show)
Sun 3/10 Houston, TX – Super Happy Funland
Mon 3/11 Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock

Austin, Texas shows during South By Southwest:
- [UPDATED! 3/15/13]
Wed 3/13 — 6-7pm at The Driskill Hotel (604 Brazos St)
Wed 3/13 — 9:30-10:30pm at The Local Pub (2610 Guadalupe)
Thu 3/14 — 10-10:45pm at Darwin’s Pub for Spicy Evolution Fest (223 W 6th St)
Fri 3/15 — 10-10:45pm at Burnside’s for Music Gorilla Showcase (413 East 6th St)
Sat 3/16 — 1-1:25pm at Austin Java for GoGirls SXSW Invasion (1206 Parkway)
Sat 3/16 — 11-11:40pm at Amped, downstairs, for RedGorilla Showcase (300 E. 6th St)
Sun 3/17 — 2-4pm at The Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave)
Sun 3/17 — 10:30-11:15pm at Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St)

Then after a fun drive home and some sleep… more tour dates for Sparkleton!

Fri 3/22 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
Sat 3/23 Asheville, NC – French Broad Brewery
Tue 3/26 Charlotte, NC – UNCC After Hours
Fri 3/29 North Charleston, SC – The Sparrow
Sat 3/30 Charlotte, NC – World of Beer
Fri 4/5 Fayetteville, NC – The Black Cat Lounge
Fri 4/26 Lancaster, PA – Launch Music Festival

and more to come…