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Punks on Mars was formed as a recording/ art project by Ryan Howe in 2010. Emerging from his tenure as space-funk- cyber-punker Luke Perry, (2008-2010, r.i.p.) and a whole slew of other bizarro electronic projects, Howe began infusing rock n’ roll forms into his space-aged pallet , delivering low fidelity power pop and punk tunes alongside half-baked interstellar sewerscapes and radio jingles (see Punks on Mars, S/T).
Now, having prominently tagged his name on the bathroom stall of the zeitgeist, Howe has abandoned any and all lo-fi fetishism for a fully articulated powerpunk- goes-pop pastiche sound he picked up while cruising for bandmates in the Lower East Side, Birmingham and the plasticy strip malls of Mars.
After briefly touring America as a five-piece, Punks on Mars hit the studio to record the project’s first full band release, the forthcoming Bad Expectations, which features songs written by bassist/ pop mastermind Andrea Schiavelli (of The Eyes of Love, Polyester Raincoat). The now four-piece will be touring this fall with Crocodiles clad in topiary hairdos, spandex and fur.
TOUR DATES WITH CROCODILES:
SEPT. 28 NEW YORK, NY – BOWERY BALLROOM
SEPT. 29 WASHINGTON, DC- BLACK CAT
OCT. 1 ALLSTON, MA – GREAT SCOTT
OCT. 2 MONTREAL, QC – DIVAN ORANGE
OCT. 3 TORONTO, ONT PHOENIX- CONCERT THEATRE
OCT. 4 FERNDALE, MI- MAGIC BAG
OCT. 5 CHICAGO, IL- SUBTERRANEAN