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Tough Tough Skin

New album OUT NOW on Queer Control Records!

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Tough Tough Skin "Let It Sink Down" Available at Queer Control Records

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Tough Tough Skin is a Minneapolis-based ball of energy that draws on musical backgrounds in old school punk, riot grrl, folk, bluegrass and indie rock to take queer-core in a whole new direction. Radford Bishop (vocals, lead guitar) and River Gordon (vocals, guitar) started the band in the summer of 2003 under the name Running on Empty. Joined in mid-2006 by Chris Hibberd (bass) and Zach McNulty (drums) the group has propelled itself squarely onto your mom’s kitchen table. Rocking a range of venues and events from Dyke March fundraisers at the now-defunct MALA to Homocore MPLS shows at the Turf Club, Hexagon and Triple Rock Social Club, Tough Tough Skin can hold their own next to hardcore punk bands and acoustic pop songwriters and still con you out of your last pop tart. Tough Tough Skin is punk rock for the nerdy kid sitting at home in front of his computer, the bad kids racing around freeways in borrowed cars, the fast ladies, swishy guys and everyone in-between. We play out whenever we can (inbetween about 16 jobs), so if you like our stuff and want to play a show with us or host a show for us, give us a holler.
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Member Since: 8/17/2005
Band Website: toughtoughskin.com
Band Members: TOUGH TOUGH SKIN is:RIVER GORDON (taxi driver)RADFORD BISHOP (official Nagger of the TTS)ZACH McNULTY (hits things)CHRIS HIBBERD (beer brewer)



Influences: punk, irish, country, folk, emo, queercore, bluegrass, whiskey, dance...I mean really, we listen to everything!
Sounds Like: riotnerdqueercore.
Record Label: Queer Control Records
Type of Label: Indie

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Tour dates UPDATED

Two of our dates changed - note on the blog below that we are now playing Seattle on May 31st instead of June 2nd and we're playing Eureka, CA on June 2nd instead of June 3rd.  Rock n' Roll! TTS...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:36:00 PST

CD Release THIS WEEKEND!

It’s what you’ve all been waiting for!  17 kick ass tracks of Tough Tough Skin for you to play over and over and over whether it be on your overpriced iPod or your jankety off-brand d...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:07:00 PST

TOUR DATES!

Hey everybody, we’re heading to the west coast for 10 days with our label mates at Queer Control Records!  We’re super excited to play with the other 3 bands and to hang out with all ...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:17:00 PST

ALBATROSS: DAY 4 (after the fact)

so....tired.so....happy.You were probably waiting for this yesterday, but the reason why we made you do that is because a) we're mean like that and b) we like to see you squirm.No, honestly, I think w...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:13:00 PST

ALBATROSS * Day 3

or...The Adventures of PIG FAT & VIOLENT HIPPIESToday consisted of waking up mildly hungover (whether from drink or sheer exhaustion who knows), rolling up sleeping bags and cooking bacon. and egg...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:56:00 PST

ALBATROSS * Day 2

The word for the day is:  Catharsis!Crystal-blue outside, hot metal inside.  Today we worked our asses off.  OK, we worked our asses off yesterday too, but it was a more giddy kind of w...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:48:00 PST

ALBATROSS * Day 1

C: What song is next?R: The Drinking Song. hRb: What would this song be without Jameson and PBR?!Z: ...It would just be The Song.Everywhere you turn there is something new to look at.  A ceiling ...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:50:00 PST

band T-SHIRTS!!!

You asked for it and now you're getting it.  Brand new TOUGH TOUGH SKIN t-shirts (and no, not the ones I hand made on my coffee table).  But they are handmade by an awesome guy named Jake wh...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:46:00 PST

To that guy who kicked the beer out of that other guys hand...

Oh wait.  That was me.  Karma was instantaneous and I soon found myself flat on my back with a puddle of PBR soaking through my Gophers shirt.  I must be doing something right though si...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:03:00 PST

We got SIGNED.

That's right. We are happy to announce that we have signed to Queer Control Records in SF, CA, and we can't seem to stop celebrating (meaning we keep using "toasting the new development" as a reason ...
Posted by Tough Tough Skin on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:30:00 PST