Hey folks, I hope this announcement finds you well. 2010 has been one of the best years for Red Scare, and I can’t believe how well things have worked out for the label’s yearly showcase: the 5th Annual Red Oktoberfest. So yeah, I’m stoked and I’ll tell you why…

First of all, this year we will be combining Red Oktoberfest with Chicago’s Riot Fest. If ya can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right? Here’s what’s up. First of all, the Riot Fest guys extended a very awesome and gracious invitation and those guys know how to run shit. All the people there and all the volunteers have been nothing short of super cool towards any of my friends and any of the bands I work with, so I’m honored to be able to work with them this year. The other thing is that I am getting married at the same time that all this crap is going down. And of course, I can’t just get married like a normal person. No, we decided to do something that is apparently unlawful. Not for some deep “corollary of love” bullshit, or some wild nonsense I came across in “I Wrote Her Name Upon The Strand”. No, nothing like that. We’re just doing it cuz we’re stupid, so be sure to come visit us in jail.

Where was I? Oh yeah, Red Oktoberfest and Riot Fest in 2010. It will be on Thursday, October 7th at Metro. Here’s the lineup for our show:

Propagandhi
Cobra Skulls
The Copyrights
The Brokedowns
Vultures United
Brendan Kelly (solo acoustic)

“Hold on, Francis. Did you say Propagandhi? They’re not on Red Scare!” I know they’re not on Red Scare, they’re smarter than that! I’ll tell you this much though: Propagandhi are in my opinion the most vital punk band of my generation and their music and words are what motivated me to do good things within underground music and start Red Scare. I can’t think of a more perfect band to headline a Red Scare showcase and I ain’t just sayin’ that because they agreed to play it (after a month of serious begging).

So now you see why we’re all so excited, right? It’s gonna be a great show, and we hope to see you there!

Go to the Red Scare Forum to discuss!

You’re probably tired of me talking up these new records, but today is the actual day they’re in stores, people!  After months of work and expenses, this is the day where you guys do your part and go buy one of these things.  Crazy, I know!  We’re really proud of the new stuff from The Menzingers and Vultures United, so I hope you’re willing to plunk down a few bucks in exchange for our hard work.  I should also mention that both these albums have superb artwork, so owning a physical copy is that much more awesome.

If online ordering is your thing, then let me suggest Interpunk (free pin and patch with your order):

http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=178929&;

We also have all the Red Scare CDs for cheap through our webstore: http://redscare.storenvy.com/

Do record stores even exist?  Actually, yeah!  Here’s a list of places you should check out if you’re in the market for some of our fine wares:

WEST COAST:

And hey, if you’re in the UK you should hit up the people at Banquet Records: http://www.banquetrecords.com/CCCP139

That’s it for now, seeya at the World Cup!

Brothers and sisters…how the fuck are ya?  I just got back from being on tour with The Lawrence Arms in the UK and that was a major blast.  So many good people and even more hilarious weirdos.  I think they have us beat in that department, believe it or not.

Anyhow, while I was away it seems that The Menzingers started to blow up.  Rightfully so, of course.  If you wanna find out why everyone is shitting themselves over their new record, “Chamberlain Waits”, you can stream the album or just plain buy the fucker and own it now.  That’s right, MySpace Music is doing an exclusive feature on the new LP and streaming the album in it’s entirety.  They’re right up there with my boy Justin Bieber and those overrated boobs in Muse.  Let’s get ya some links…

MySpace stream: http://www.myspace.com/themenzingers

For sale NOW on iTunes: http://bit.ly/bdh8ZZ

Or buy it from the Red Scare webstore for $8: http://bit.ly/cynSlc

Lotsa other shit is happening with the Menzingers: They’ll be on the cover of AMP Magazine, doing shows with NOFX, touring with Against Me!, interviews and streams on Punknews, etc etc.  Hooray!