J. Charles & The Trainrobbers hit the studio to record their debut album.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

END SOUNDS NEWEST SIGNING J. CHARLES & THE TRAINROBBERS  
HIT THE STUDIO TO RECORD THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 

Los Angeles, CA, June 14, 2011 – Austin, TX indie label, End Sounds has announced their newest signing to their diverse roster, J. Charles & The Trainrobbers The Dallas, TX-based band have entered The Echo Lab studio with producer Matt Pence (Centro-Matic, Midlake) to record their debut album, Upon Leaving, which will be released in Fall 2011. 

“After watching a two-song live video stream of J. Charles & The Trainrobbers, I found myself watching the recording over and over, and after 45 minutes of repeat, I knew then what I know now…that End Sounds and J. Charles and The Trainrobbers’ were destined to be together,” said End Sounds co-founder, Jonathan Gill.   

At the intersection where cowboy boots meet Converse, where twang ties into tough-minded rock riffs, and country collides with the power of punk, you’ll find J. Charles & The Trainrobbers. The Dallas-based band’s insistent, urgent sound thrives within the continuum of true American originals that includes everyone from Black Flag to Billy Joe Shaver, Tom Waits to Willie Nelson. The band started in early 2010, when J. Charles Saenz, former front man for recently disbanded Southern rockers Sangre Sangre, as well as ex-lead guitarist for punk rockers the Strays and Death on Wednesday, decided to make a long and permanent drive from Los Angeles to the great state of Texas.  Armed with a batch full of new songs, Saenz teamed up with longtime friend, drummer Steven Visneau (The Queers, Slowride).  Something special started happening right off the bat, and from there it was a matter of putting the pieces together, adding in Omar Yee Foon (The Mag Seven) on bass and pedal steel guitarist Danny Crelin (Eleven Hundred Springs), forming J. Charles & the Trainrobbers.

The band will be in the studio through mid-July and will performing in and around Texas before mounting on a major tour in 2012.  Having already gigged alongside an impressive array of artists including Lucero, Deer Tick, Dawes, Middle Brother, and Shovels and Rope, J. Charles & The Trainrobbers are eager to spread their music as far and wide as possible.  

For studio updates, please check out:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/J-Charles-the-Trainrobbers/148617485162472 

We are accepting demos now, especially from Swedish indie, punk, and hardcore bands.  Send us demo material via the information on our contact page.

True Widow will be playing at As Above So Below - The Art of The Secret Society @ Domy Books in Austin, TX on May 28, 2011.  Check out the link below for more information: http://www.domystore.com/austin/atx_invites/asabovesobelow.html

Thanks to everyone that came out to the End Sounds Pre-SXSW Music Party/Show this year!!!  The line was unbelievable in its consistent length (the line was solid until about 12:30 AM, it was seriously a problem, but a nice one to have).  Posters from the show are still available at the End Sounds store.

True Widow's Self-Titled album is still available on limited edition vinyl for those collector's out there.  End Sounds only did one pressing of the album, limited to 500 copies.  There have been some inquiries into if there are still copies left and the answer is yes.  Head on over to the End Sounds store to pick yourself up a copy and check out True Widow on tour with ...And Now You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and Surfer Blood on their April/May 2011 tour.

Mike Herrera of Tumbledown will be headed out to the US' East Coast for a solo Tumbledown tour.  April dates to be posted soon.

True Widow is heading out on tour with ...And Now You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Surfer Blood this April and May.

We have two limited edition 18" x 24" hand screened posters available for End Sounds' Fourth Annual Pre-SXSW Show and an End Sounds Anniversary poster available here: http://www.endsounds.com/store/. 

Get them while you can!!!  They are limited to only 225 copies total between the two posters and would look great in a home or office.

We are proud to announce the line-up for the End Sounds Fourth Annual Pre-SXSW Party/Show. The event (sponsored by Punknews.org and Vans) features an all-star Clash tribute band, Stay Free, and will occur on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Austin, TX at Red 7 (the night before SXSW music starts).

The show is FREE for those 21 and up and $5 for under 21! Free!!!

Line-Up:
Stay Free (one time only Clash tribute band with members of Riverboat Gamblers, Ministry, Lower Class Brats, Slowride, and more)

Ian MacDougall (Riverboat Gamblers, Broken Gold)
Rob Marchant (Riverboat Gamblers, Slowride, Saboteur)
Mark Baker (Ministry)
Johnny Mears (Lower Class Brats)
Nicole Estill (True Widow)
Steve Visneau (Slowride, The Queers, Saboteur, Darlington)

and other special guests…

Big Death In The Park news coming soon.