The CUSTODIAN debut EP Ultra-Fresh is now available for sale online! The CD comes packaged in a janitorial soap sponge box and is extremely limited edition; only 100 were made. The first 20 sold online get a free CUSTODIAN T-Shirt as well! You CANNOT BEAT THAT DEAL! (When you order we will write you and clarify your size!)  The album features bits and pieces of the Blow, the Beach Boys and even the Fat Boys. Act like you know and pick it up now! CLICK HERE !

The album with the special packaging is also currently available at End of an Ear in Austin located at 2209 South First Street!

Listen up! The album release of Ultra-Fresh by CUSTODIAN Is happening this Saturday November 21st at the Birds Barbershop on East 6th! Here, you will be treated to the East Austin Studio Tour artwork, hot toonz from DJ Andy (the Mouth) and lastly a clean and fresh performance from the guests of honor: CUSTODIAN. Lonestar Beer will be out in full effect making sure everyone is having a grand ol time but it is pretty hard to go to an event at Austin institution Birds Barbershop and not walk away with a giant grin on your face. This will be the first time the limited edition janitorial soapboxes containing a CD in them (along with a few other surprises) will be for sale. Our logic is that since the music that CUSTODIAN makes comes as a re-purposing puree of other materials , the packaging should be no different. The box will be hand numbered and be extremely limited edition making it a fine addition to any collection. Or it could rest beneath your kitchen sink.

We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate this great release! Please help us spread the word about this FREE show. It is from 5-9pm so you can still make plans for later in the night!

To whet your appetite, be sure to grab a track from the record!

MP3: CUSTODIAN- Pop-A-Lock

With the CUSTODIAN release only about a week away we are starting to really get excited. How about you? Well, try to contain yourself for a few more days. The release coincides with the closing of the East Austin Studio Tour or EAST for short so we thought we’d highlight a studio that is participating that has very close ties to Artifact Workshop: Super!Alright! If you are out and about on your bike in east Austin we highly endorse popping in there for a cup of coffee in the morning or a beer in the afternoon! See the latest art from CUSTODIAN’s Adreon Henry on prominent display and have your mind expanded by the other 11 up established Austin art elite!

Mark your calendars for next Saturday November the 21st at Birds Barbershop on East 6th for the big CUSTODIAN debut release show for Ultra-Fresh! Free beer! Free jamz! Free art! We will probably charge a little for the release since they are super limited edition and all…. See you there!

Ok, so maybe no one dumped the ashes of their dead best friend on the stage where the Laughing performed  like they did for Danzig, but the fact remains that the band played a strong Fun Fun Fun Fest set full of wailing, banging, and a loud tie die shirt that both compliments the direction of their new full length album Fever as well as gives a nod to the stereotypical festival atmosphere of yore.

Austin blogger all-star  Ultra 8201 was there to grab some snap shots, you can see the photo to the left  and many more on the site HERE!

There was a nice interview with Chris/ DJ Car Stereo (Wars) on last week’s Austin American Statesman Blog that you can read HERE!

The Fun Fun Fun Fest set went great thanks in part to the help of Neiliyo who resumed his duties as DJ CS(W) MC after honing the craft in Chicago at Lollapolloza.  The Peen Scene was there to document the muddy and sweaty fans getting down.   Check out this picture and many more HERE!

There are still copies of the debut DJCS(W) album the Bandit complete with a one of a kind mustache on the cover available for purchase HERE.  Impress your friends.

We were proud to see the Laughing on Fox 7 News this morning as they helped pimp Fun Fun fun Fest by rocking the studio with “Runner” the lead track off their self released album Fever.

This is the first television appearance by any Artifact Workshop affiliated artist and we still can’t believe they sounded that “on” at 7:45 am this morning. Watch the embedded video below or check it out on MyFoxAustin.

Pick up the Laughing’s full length Fever HERE and their AW EP Jungle HERE.

Less than a week before Fun Fun fun Fest where both the Laughing and DJ Car Stereo (Wars) were invited to do their thing in front of music fans from all over the country.  Fans who are more interested in bands that dress like Gallagher and play Metallica songs than cramming into a muddy park to try and catch a glimpse of the Dave Matthews Band.

Catch DJ Car Stereo (Wars) back in Austin from Brooklyn at 4:00 on Sunday over at the Blue stage! Afterwards he will surely be seen catching up on his Tex-Mex.  And Catch the Laughing at 12:35 Saturday over at the Orange stage!

The night before the festival, Neiliyo is playing a show (on his birthday mind you) at the Scoot Inn with our friends from Chicago the Hood Internet to kick the weekend’s shenanigans off proper. It is going to be a whirlwind I tell you what.  Get ready.