Earlier this year, Gossip Wolf broke the news that after Disappears went on hiatus last fall, three members had formed dark art-rock juggernaut Facs. Ever since, this wolf has been catching their shows and copping the free demos they’ve intermittently posted to Bandcamp, which sound like a spacious, hypnotic mix of Lungfish and Flowers of Romance-era PiL. It’s definitely a combo meal that any weird postpunk can dig—so of course Bill and Lisa Roe of Trouble in Mind Records have already signed Facs. As bassist-vocalist Brian Case puts it, “Bill and Lisa knew more about the Dead C than any label we talked with, so naturally we pursued them until a deal was struck.” The trio’s debut long-player, Negative Houses, hits shops on Friday, March 30. In the meantime, they play the Empty Bottle with new labelmates Omni on Sunday, November 5.
The Eradicator, Gossip Wolf’s favorite goofy local punk band inspired by a Kids in the Hall sketch, drop a self-titled album on Friday, October 13. That night they headline a release show downstairs at Subterranean; Bong Mountain, Engines, and “Richardson” Richardson open. v
