Perfecting the blend of glitter and grime that earned Bare Wires a soft spot in the hearts of the bubblegum-popping, foot-stomping masses, Matthew Melton joins with bassist Chase Asmussen, guitarist Rob Good, and drummer Ian McBrayer as Warm Soda.
With their debut LP, Someone For You, the outfit charts the familiar territory of power pop, glam, and punk, but with a decidedly more confident stride. The twelve resulting songs smack of sugar but sate an appetite that craves more than something sweet, their initial taste of preeminently listenable simplicity giving way to a lingering flavor of their compositional complexity. The group continues to cook up universally palatable jams out of Good & Melton’s Fuzz City Studios in Oakland, CA, and plans to take them on the road this year, cruising America’s historic highways in the spring and crossing the Atlantic for a European tour before summer’s end.
Tour Dates
JAN 25 – OAKLAND, CA – NIGHT LIGHT =
JAN 26 – BERKELEY, CA – HOUSE PARTY
FEB 1 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – HEMLOCK w/ COCKTAILS
FEB 16 – HIDDEN TEMPLE w/ TWIN STEPS, UNKNOWN RELATIVES
FEB 20 – LOS ANGELES, CA- THE SMELL w/ CORNERS
FEB 21 – SAN DIEGO, CA- SODA BAR
FEB 22 – FULLERTON, CA- BURGER RECORDS
FEB 23 – OAKLAND, CA – NIGHT LIGHT !
FEB 28 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – NOISE POP @ BRICK & MORTAR
MAR 6 – OAKLAND, CA – ELIS MILE HIGH CLUB
MAR 8 – TEMPE, AZ – RAMPAGE FEST @ SAIL INN ^
MAR 10 – AUSTIN, TX- BURGER CITY PARTY @ THE GRAND
MAR 13 – AUSTIN, TX – BURGER CITY SHOWCASE
MAR 15 – AUSTIN, TX – SIDE BAR
MAR 16 – AUSTIN, TX – BURGER MANIA @ THE SPIDER HOUSE
MAR 17 – AUSTIN, TX – BURGER CITY PARTY
MAR 18 – NEW ORLEANS, LA – SATURN BAR *
MAR 19 – JACKSON, MS – MORNINGBELL RECORDS
MAR 20 – TUSCALOOSA, AL – EGANS
MAR 21 – OXFORD, MS – LAMAR LOUNGE
MAR 23 – NASHVILLE, TN – THE STONE FOX
MAR 25 – RICHMOND, VA – STRANGE MATTER *
MAR 27 – BALTIMORE, MD – OTTOBAR
MAR 28 – NEW YORK, NY- CAKE SHOP %
APR 1 – COLUMBUS, OH – THE SUMMIT
APR 4 – BLOOMINGTON, IN – THE BISHOP
APR 5 – DETROIT, MI – PAINTED LADY
APR 6 – CHICAGO, IL – THE BURLINGTON
APR 7 – MILWAUKEE, WI- LOOKOUT FEST
APR 8 – MADISON, WI – GOOD STYLE SHOP
APR 9 – FARGO, ND – THE AQUARIUM
APR 12 – SEATTLE, WA – THE COMET $
APR 13 – PORTLAND, OR – BENDER FEST +
APR 20 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – BRICK & MORTAR #
*- w/ PEACH KELLI POP
%- w/ WHITE MYSTERY, HECTORS PETS
# – w/ WHITE MYSTERY
$ – w/ WHITE MYSTERY, NIGHT BEATS
^ – w/ WHITE LUNG
!- w/ BAD VIBEZ, COCKTAILS
+ – w/ THE CYNICS
= w/ BURNT ONES, GLITZ