Hey, a big thanks for your continued support of Off The Hip Records thru 2012.
this year was another big one for us; we turned 10 at the beginning of
the year, and it's been our pleasure to bring you many great new
releases thru the year from the likes of: KING SALAMI, TOMBSTONE
RAMBLERS, MIDNIGHT WOOLF, THE SINGLES, ZOOBOMBS, JOHNNY CASINO, MESA
COSA, BRAT FARRAR, CRYSTAL THOMAS, THE NO REAL NEED and RUSSIAN
ROULETTES. plus many great gigs in the record store, and some great
live sets along the east coast by touring bands: ZOOBOMBS (japan)
KING SALAMI (uk), LOS CHICOS (spain), and JOHHNY CASINO Y LOS SECRETOS
(spain). plus we got a couple of local bands over to europe: MIDNIGHT
WOOLF (sept) and BRAT FARRAR (for what felt like most of 2012, please
send them home so they can record a new album).
our plans for 2013; we got releases at the (vinyl) pressing plant for
LA BASTARD, TEA, CARRIE PHILLIS AND THE DOWNTOWN 3, then into the year
records for JOHNNY CASINO (it wouldn't be a year at off the hip
without something new from our man johnny), LOS CHICOS (with a tour
sometime the second half of the year), and many many more.
this year's christmas instore party is friday 14th dec, live we got
LEECHES (perth punk), plus local acts IOWA and CHRIS RUSSELS CHICKEN
WALK. rock up from 6:30pm, BYO.
and saturday 15th dec we're throwing a benefit for our flooded
brothers over in Brooklyn, NY - NORTON RECORDS - who lost their entire
warehouse to the recent Sandy hurricane floods. OLD BAR w/ MIDNIGHT
WOOLF, MESA COSA, THE REPROBETTES and WRONG TURN ( as a friggin 3
piece, yes they went 'soft' and added a bassman in the form of the Rum
God- ask to see his plaque, as he still hasn't shown me?); all
proceeds will be donated to NORTON RECORDS.
important: off the hip's last day of trade for 2012 will be friday
december 21st, we'll re-open wednesday 9th january.
happy festive season, and we look forward to bringing you more great
music thru 2013,
mick, jack and chris - off the hip records
