Ah, yes.

The last few weeks has been a blurry blast emphasized the word blurry. Shows, parties, roadtrips, parties, cold and warm beer, whiskey, jag shots, mmm, coffee, gas station food, pulled pork, coolers of beer, beef jerky, holy shit beer. In other words, lots of fun.

Thanks to all of you who came ot to see us play at the Frequency, The Stones Throw and The Club Underground. Oh, and thanks for buying our new C.D. We hope it hasn’t graduated to “coaster” yet. We usually like that to take 3 to 4 weeks.

We have a slew of shows coming up this summer so check the our schedule often as new shows will be added here and there. Currently we will be in Wausau, Madison, Oshkosh, Lawrence, Lincoln, Omaha, St Paul and Minneapolis; with other trips planned later in the year to Chicago and Rockford.

Check us out on Madison radio station WORT on a program called “Charlie Don’t Surf”.

http://www.msplinks.com/http://archive.wort-fm.org/ (then hit Friday on my mind)

Friends,

Lets gather around and rejoice this bullshit. The time has come. Yes, the time has come. It was September of 2008 when we said “we should record another record”. 9 months later, IT’S ON!!!! Thats how we do it in the C.H.
Here is how this weekend goes. Friday night @ The Bulldog in UPTOWN, 7:00 TO 10:00 is the happy hour listening party. Come eat, drink, gossip, pick up dudes or whatever the fuck it is you like to do. The new Skullcranes WILL be for sale at The Bulldog and with the purchase of a Skullcrane disc you get a free beer. A beer, not FREE beer.
Saturday night is the messy rock explosion we will call a C.D. release party. Club Underground in N.E. 5 bucks. Bloodcow (Omaha) Droids Attack (Madison) and 20 Dollar Love (Burnsville) will also be there making the stage sticky.

Its been a long time……we are truly looking forward to seeing all of you.

Suck it.

FRIDAY:

CD Release listening and purchasing happy hour party.
7:00-9:00 P.M.
Free with drink specials
The Bulldog Uptown

SATURDAY:

CD RELEASE Party with DROIDS ATTACK (Madison), 20 DOLLAR LOVE(Burnsville), BLOODCOW (Omaha) starts at 9:00PM
Five Bucks
Club Underground

Purchase your copy of “Columbia Heights Nights” on a presale promotion from the Crustacean Records website for 10 bucks.

www.crustaceanrecords.com

CRUSTACEAN RECORDS
PO BOX 829

MADISON, WI 53701-0829

PH: (608) 256-3902

FAX: (608) 256-7601

www.crustaceanrecords.com

Twin Cities area punk band The Skullcranes announces the release date of their new album, Columbia Heights Nights, on Crustacean Records for Tuesday May 12th. The self proclaimed kings of “trailer park punk” The Skullcranes formed in the northern Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights back in 2000 and have been celebrating their blue collar and mildly self destructive roots ever since. Columbia Heights Nights is The Skullcranes fourth album and debut on Madison, Wisconsin label Crustacean Records.

Columbia Heights Nights follows in the vein of the previous releases with irresistible punk rock and roll anthems. Somehow melding together country, 70’s
classic rock and early 80’s East coast punk with a sprinkle of Auto Trader magazine, The Skullcranes are sure to make you want to dig out that muscle tee we all know you have tucked away in your closet. Columbia Heights Nights takes you on a ride in a huge gas guzzling pick up, drops you off at a bar where there is Belgian beer on special then slaps you around before leaving you at a giant house party in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis.

Official Release and Listening Parties for Columbia Heights Nights

Friday May 8th-The Frequency in Madison, WI-The Skullcranes with Droids Attack and 20 Dollar Love

Saturday May 9th-The Joint in La Crosse, WI-The Skullcranes with The Pimps and 20 Dollar Love

Friday May 15th-The Bulldog in Minneapolis (Uptown), MN free happy hour listening party from 7 to 10 PM

Saturday May 16th-Club Underground in Minneapolis (Northeast), MN-The Skullcranes with 20 Dollar Love, Droids Attack and Bloodcow

To obtain a promo copy of the album, request an interview or get on the media guestlist for the release shows contact Jake Shut at sales@crustaceanrecords.com or (608)-256-3902

Wha..?

This weeks new song is “Maplewould’nt”. It is track eleven off the new effort by The Skullcranes. The song is about reflection, nostalgia and change. And it’s deep. Real deep.

FYI—

This will be the last “new song” we will be posting until the release, which, by the way is May 12th.

DO IT.

A song about holding hands and friendships.

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that this Mondays show at The Uptown with The Giraffes has been cancelled. The Giraffes had a family illness and had to cancel thier tour. Let’s wish the best for said family member.

Wattup.

The new song we have posted is an emotionally charged think piece of reflection intitled “you, me and the 763″. Enjoy.

Check out our calender, we have added new shows. Your welcome.

Also, two Mondays from now, The Giraffes, The Skullcranes and Spacewolf at The Uptown Bar. I know what you are thinking…..Finally, somebody booked a show on a Monday night!!! You have been waiting forever for this. We are glad to be your heroes. Again.

It works out good because we get to play with our new label-mates from Brooklyn, The Giraffes, who are currently on tour across this great nation, and you finally have a reason to come out and party on a Monday. Nobody will judge you. Just blame Johnson.

www.thegiraffes.com

See you on the 20th.

5 weeks until the new record titled “Columbia Heights Nights” is released on Crustacean Records.
We will post one new song a week up on the myspace for your listening pleasure.

www.myspace.com/skullcranes

We don’t fuck around with big words like “pleasure” either. When we use we mean it. We are not fooling around. This is not a game. We are not playing.