Whangarei photos

Thanks to Amy Torr for these delightful images:

Dicko Senior's leaving shindig

Hey fat suckers, here's some photos from last Saturday night.

This satisfied punter rode his motorcycle all the way from Wellington for the show.

Thanks for letting us play at your party Andrew. 120% good times.

The Exiles played, and ruled as per usual. Accordinging to some ladies on the night, "handsomest band in show business".

The Killing Tones played and people danced. We miraculously nailed two new songs "Anna" and "Plastic Cups", listen out for them on our next recording.

Ben and Sarah let us party in their home.

GC photos

Welcome to the intertubes home of The Killing Tones.

Thanks to everyone who came along to Grand Central last Thursday night. Especially those we also saw on Sunday and Tuesday nights at the Leftover Crack shows, good effort to stave off the effects of your sleep deprivation and drag yourselves into Ponsonby. I was struggling. (How great were those shows by the way?) Breaking a bass string didn't help matters but as they say, wrong notes is more notes. Bargain.

It seems like a few people are learning the words now which is super duper rad. They must have treated themselves to a free copy of our eponymous EP. You can download it for free at this link if you haven't already: http://rapidshare.com/files/300723784/The_Killing_Tones.zip Personally nothing gets me more stoked than having someone yell the words at me while we're playing, so go learn some and get yelling!

In BREAKING NEWS, some time in the New Year we're going to be recording a split EP with our handsome friends Dole Day Rage. Details are sketchy but it will involve some new songs (just need to write them) and each band covering at least one of the other band's songs (just need to learn them).

Here's some photos from Thursday, taken by the lovely Pia:

Grand Central Photos

Hey hey hey boys and girls,

Here are some photographs (all taken by Rose, thanks!) from last Thursday night at the Grand Central.

The show was rad. If you weren't there you missed out, big time.

We have finally finished our E.P, totally DIY, no adult supervision whatsover. It will be up here for free download (while stocks last) once we figure out how to put it up.

Carnival Photos

Ahoy hoy Killing Tones fans and internet travellers.

We played on Saturday night at the King Street Carnival and it was neat-o. Check out more photos below, taken by the irrepressible Sarah Wakeman. Thanks to Jeff, Sam, Bridgette and Aisha for inviting us into their home. And thanks to all the pretty girls, handsome boys and other less gender specific individuals for turning up. The Zig Zags and the KJs (www.myspace.com/thekayjays) played too and rolled out the hits.

Our next show is at Grand Central (126 Ponsonby Road) next Thursday 22 October with Dole Day Rage and Hysterror. We’re just about out of t-shirts, but will bring along what’s left in case anyone needs an injection of awesome in his or her wardrobe before summer.

TONIGHT!

We're playing tonight at the Thirsty Dog on K Road. $5 before 9pm, $10 after. Hope to see you there!

Here are some photos of the last time we played the Thirsty Dog (our first ever show):

Thirsty Dog Tomorrow Night

Dear The Killing Tones t-shirt owners (and others),

We are writing to remind you all that we will be playing the Thirsty Dog tomorrow night (Saturday 26 September). We would be most grateful if you would attend. Please bring your friends. We are totally down with [insert corporate sponsor] fashion week and sh*t, so have designed some snappy new outfits to mark this wonderful occassion.

In addition, we are playing a secret show somewhere in Auckland on Saturday, October 10. Rumours surrounding this show are plentiful, and so far include a bearded lady, a bouncy castle, and a Dodge Charger.

This photo was taken by Hanna Hegan at a show a month or so back, it features Ghost Echoes' Dave Rogan and our very own Greg Judd (who we are nice enough share with Ghost Echoes):

What we did on the weekend (photos)

Cheers to everyone for coming along to Westmere on Saturday night to see us play. Especially those who bought t-shirts! (Only NZ$30, let us know by commenting below if you want one)

Also to The Exiles (http://www.exiles.co.nz/) for tearing it up, particularly Harry for tripling up and being sound guy and road crew on top of his bass playing responsibilities.

Last but not least, thanks to the residents of the Westend Brothel (Ben, Sarah, Tony, others) for opening up your home to some smelly punks. Special praise to Sarah's noise control negotiation skills.

We're playing the Thirsty Dog on K Road on Saturday 26th September with our pals Ghost Echoes and streetpunks Kaos and Riot (all the way from Tauranga). The poster is up on the right-hand side of this page. Hope to see you there. The EP is mere weeks away, then we'll have some sort of party to celebrate that. Check back here for more news.

(Rush Fay, designer of The Killing Tones logo, looks down the barrel of the camera)

(The Exiles play, people dance)

The Killing Tones - live in a living room 8 August 2009

Photos taken by Hanna Hegan

Mirror Image

Check this rad photo. (Taken by Hanna Hegan)