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RELEASE THE BATS!

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About Me

Thee monthly "old skool" Deathrock event - located in Long Beach California, USA. Takes place on the 4th Friday of every month inside the famous Que Sera on Seventh Street, and is responsible for almost 10 years of WORLDWIDE DEATHROCK shenanigans! Doors open at 9pm, strictly 21+ only w/ valid ID, and the cover is a mere $5
~~~~BE THERE!!~~~~
For more info - aside from everything you've heard - dont hesitate to drop us an email! We dont bite...... hard.

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

REANIMATED CORPSES, DANCING ZOMBIES, GHOSTS, GOBLINS, AND YOU! MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, MOVERS & SHAKERS,
ALL THOSE THAT KEEP THE SCENE ALIVE!
~COME TO HAVE FUN OR DONT COME AT ALL~

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OUR PALS AT THE BATCAVE MAY HAVE CANCELED THEIR SHOWS, BUT WE AINT!! WE'RE STILL HAVING OUR BATCAVE NIGHT AND ITS ON A FREEKIN SATURDAY NIGHT!

Music:

Gothic+Deathrock+
Alternative+Punk+Batcave+ Glam+Industrial+and the occasional "What the f*ck?"

++++THEE BANDS++++
ELEMENT, FRANKENSTEIN, CINEMA STRANGE, DINAH CANCER, PENIS FLY TRAP, 45 GRAVE, KOMMUNITY FK, FRANK THE BAPTIST, PHANTOM LIMBS, EX VOTO, WRECKAGE, TRAGIC BLACK, FEAR CULT, DEATH IN DRESDEN, THE DEEP EYNDE, CRUSH VIOLETS, GITANE DEMONE, BABYFIEND, NEW COLLAPSE, AUDRA, ANTIWORLD, GHOST TRAIN, THE VANISHING, WITHOUT TEARS, THE CREEPS, COFFIN DRAGGERS, VOODOO CHURCH, CIRIL, STG, WAILING WALL, DESMO DONTE, WRITTEN IN ASHES, SCARLETS REMAINS, KASTLE GREY SKULL, THE LAST DANCE, WHITE CHAPEL FIENDS, JOHNNY INDOVINA, SECRET SOCIETY OF THE SONIC SIX, THE DAGONS, PINS AND NEEDLES, EVA O, REZUREX, REDEMPTION, BIRTH, FANGS ON FUR ** (1998 - 2008 incomplete list?)

Television:



LA AFTERMATH - R.I.P.

My Blog

RTB on a SATURDAY?!? Yes! June 28th **UPDATE**

6/1/08 - WELL THEY MAY HAVE CANCELED THEIR SHOWS HERE IN THE US - BUT WE AINT!! SATURDAY JUNE 28th 2008 *RELEASE THE BATS BATCAVE NIGHT* Get there early for Alien Sex Fiend LIVE! On vinyl! Plus, we'l...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Fri, 23 May 2008 09:10:00 PST

RTB DECLARATION circa 1998 written for The Anorexic Press

Where was your head in 1998? What were you into? What was going on? "Yesterday Is Tomorrow, Only Backwards" ____________________________________________________________ FREE YOURSELVES FROM THE TYRANNY...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:19:00 PST

ROZZ WILLIAMS 1963-1998 by Ron Athey for LA Weekly April 1998

Rozz Williams, 1963-1998..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> By Ron Athey Wednesday, April 8, 1998 - 12:00 am Though it would make it easier for me, I won’t...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:32:00 PST

SIOUXSIE IS COMING AND WE’RE INVITED!!

Our friends at the HoB's Anaheim have given us tickets, posters, and a zillion fliers for the SIOUXSIE shows in February! We'll be posting questions here on Myspace during the week before BATS. The 2...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:25:00 PST

WE’RE THROWIN A HALLOWEEN PARTEEEEE!!!!

ITS BEEN YEARS SINCE OUR LAST 18 AND OVER EVENT AND THIS HALLOWEEN OUR PALS AT DAS BUNKER HAVE INVITED US TO ROOST IN THEIR MOST HALLOWED OF HALLS - THE RETRO ROOM! RESIDENT DOOM PROFESSORS DINGBAT, ...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:36:00 PST

October 26, 2007 - WE CELEBRATE THE 9th ANNIVERSARY!!!

That's right! Nine f*cking years of RELEASE THE BATS!!! Here it is! Friday October 26th with FANGS ON FUR live! This is one of our favorite bands! If you missed their last performance be warned! They ...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:42:00 PST

RELEASE THE BATS INVADES EUROPE!!!

5/23 TO 5/30 As many of you know, there's a festival that happens in Germany every year called WGT, (http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/), and many of us are headed over there to take part in th...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Tue, 01 May 2007 08:03:00 PST

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathrock

Revival Dinah Cancer and other deathrockers at Release the Bats. Nearly 20 years after deathrock first appeared on the music scene in Southern California, the deathrock revival began in Southern C...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:49:00 PST

Gospel of Deathrock (Taken from DR MySpace group)

Written by Jessica http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro file&friendID=1824526 The Gospel of Deathrock In the Beginning there was an empty void totally bereft of decent music...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:33:00 PST

BATS in Starvox about five years or so ago

RELEASE THE BATS Visit - http://www.starvox.net Thanks Blu!!! (photos of Dave, Jeremy, Shane, Jenn & Dave Gave provided by Dave SkottEnter Dave & Jenn Skott and a wee night club called Releas...
Posted by RELEASE THE BATS! on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:44:00 PST