Merry Christmas everyone from Blowback! That's right, we said the C-word.

Ya see, actually, Jerry Falwell, who invented Christmas, actually hates Blowback so much that he demanded we *not* use the C-word.   But we like it so there.

And, we've got a special Christmas present for all of you and Jerry, a new song from Blowback.  Just a demo, but we think you and he will enjoy it, it's called Bible Belt. Go here to download the MP3, or you can listen to it at myspace.com/blowbackorg.

Listen and enjoy. Feel free to sound off on the Blowback Bulletin Board . We know you will.

Quick update from BLOWBACK land, there is a very cool show on KEXP 90.3 in Seattle called Sonic Reducer, it's on Saturday nights at 9pm-midnight, and they just played our tune "No Nos Moveran" -- a version of the traditional protest song "We Shall Not Be Moved".   You can listen on the web at www.kexp.org -- drop 'em a line here and tell 'em to play some more BLOWBACK!!!

We've added a new MP3 to the music section.   Check out [Black Tar] -- it's from LIES and is one of our favorites.   We haven't posted it before, it's about a certain high school teacher.  Hope you like it.    Go to the MUSIC PAGE to download.  

Question: What do U2 and BLOWBACK have in common? A fondness for pints of Guinness on St. Paddy's Day?
Well yes, but more importantly you can now download either band on iTunes.  
We were recently added to the iTunes library by our friends at CD Baby. Check it out!

Or look for the LIES album, recently retracked and repressed, now available at www.cdbaby.com and at select stores in DC, New York and Seattle. Check the music page for more details.

We will be returning to Washington DC at the end of April to work out some new material and possibly play a show.   Stay tuned for more details.

Happy St. Paddy's Day all. Cheers.

There is a great show happening Jan 20 in DC.   Be sure to catch Del Cielo.

NOT MY PRESIDENT!
Punk Rock Counter-Inaugural Ball
ANTI-FLAG // Q and Not U // 19o5 // Del Cielo
Speakers and/or Tables from Iraq Veterans Against the War, Empower DC, Positive Force DC, Brian MacKenzie Infoshop and more to come...
Doors at 6pm $5 to benefit Empower DC and Jan. 20th Protest efforts against the 2005 Presidential Inauguration
At: Sanctuary Theater in Casa del Pueblo of Calvary Methodist Church 1459 Columbia Rd. NW (btw 14th and 15th near the Columbia Heights Metro) Presented by Positive Force DC in conjunction with the Rorschach Theater

Well, as inauguration season is upon us, it's hard to completely forget about that election.

Here are some interesting reports recently published:

Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio
Status Report of the House Judiciary Committe Minority Staff

Eye on Ohio: The Informed Citizen's Guide to The 2004 Election
by Georgia10

Read and enjoy. Feel free to sound off on the Blowback Bulletin Board . We know you will, if history's any indication..

We added some new MP3s from LIES, [George's Daydream] which is our longest song ever at 3+ minutes, and [1-2-3-4] which is a new recording of the song that was on TRACK III.  Check out the MUSIC page.

Many thanks to WFMU New York as they've played us on few of their shows recently.

Also, look for Blowback LIES reviewed in Punk Planet #65.

If you were in NYC for the RNC, you witnessed some arguably unprecented mass arrest tactics. Over 1,800 protesters were arrested and sent to the "Guantanamo on the Hudson" facility on Pier 57.   Tactics detailed in the New York Times included wrapping large groups of protesters in mesh nets.

See the link below for info on how to contact the Mayor, Police Commissioner, and major media networks to voice an opinion:
CLICK HERE

Mass Arrests of Protesters at GOP Convention in NYC Condemned by Civil Liberties Groups
http://www.btlonline.org/btl091704.html#2hed

Blowback is in NYC.  

New show info: We will be playing at the St. Mark's convergence center tomorrow night (Tuesday August 31) at 9pm.   St. Mark's is located on 2nd Ave. between 10th and 11th Street in the Village.

We're also still playing "A Party For The Protesters", which will take place Wednesday September 1st at Siberia in NYC.  Blowback plays at 7:30pm with six other bands.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
A FREE PARTY FOR THE PROTESTERS
w/Lick Bush Ltd., Counterconvention.org, Bands Against Bush, Music for America and Not In Our Name

Siberia - 356 W. 40th st. at 9th ave.   (unmarked black door/red light)
Blowback at 7:30pm - COME EARLY!!

See the Shows Page for more details.

Blowback will be returning to the stage and streets in New York City during the Republican National Convention.

Lick Bush Ltd., Counterconvention.org, Bands Against Bush and others are organizing "A Party For The Protesters", which will take place Wednesday September 1st at Siberia in NYC.  Blowback plays at 7:30pm with six other bands. See the Shows Page for more details.

Also, stay tuned for more info on the LIES CD which just finished production. Coming soon.