Tub Ring

Rock / Experimental

Chicago, IL

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When you ask someone what type of music they listen to, the answer is most often, "I listen to everything". You then go over to their apartment or peruse their IPOD to find a bland collection that deviates little from a single genre. When you ask a band what type of music they play, you invariably get a confused look and an awkward reply along the lines of, "Well... it's really hard to describe". Of course, then you hear them and you giggle at how untrue that sentence was. Tub Ring may actually have a legitimate reason to say both, but won't. Tub Ring is a tornado of genres mixing punk, classical, surf, a-capella, hard-core, pop, and whatever else crosses their path into one cohesive blend of rock.

Forging this sound in 2001, Tub Ring has been a force of nature in the left-of-center world of music, building momentum and inertia with every day that passes. The band's first album of avant-garde pop, Drake Equation, was produced by Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance. Since, Tub Ring has released a total of 3 albums and a DVD/B-Side double pack.

With each album charting into double digits on the CMJ Top 200, Tub Ring's music has also been featured on Fox Sports, Xbox 360's "Amp Snow Boarder 3", various MTV/MTV2 programs, Spike and Mike's Twisted Animation films, and several Mt. Dew commercials. Most recently, Tub Ring played live in the TRL room on MTV2, and was featured in the MTV reality based contest show "Dew Circuit Breakout".

Tub Ring has created an enormous underground market with their bizarre genre of spazzed pop rock, with no financial help, no manager, NOTHING... except hard work, non-stop touring, and inventive song writing with intellegent lyrics. Clocking in at over 150 shows per year from 2001 to 2006 thoughout North America, Europe and Japan, there are few bands that can match Tub Ring's determination and commitment to music. Touring partners include Mindless Self Indulgence, The Fully Down, Estradasphere, The Girly Freak Show, Kill Hannah, Wesley Willis, Dog Fashion Disco, Look What I Did, and many more.
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Sure, lots of underground bands attempt noisy stylistic collages at breakneck tempos. But few manage to inject as much melody as Tub Ring - Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun Times

With a wealth of instrumentation that spans from conventional to the obscure, listeners are in for quite an aural treat when this record is in the mix. - The PRP

Once in a while, an album comes along that simply baffles the mind. One that hasn't been released by countless other bands before, and offers listeners an entirely new perspective on independent music as a whole. - Geek Burger

A deeply intelligent album that is as powerful as it is fun. - Allmusic.com

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Jul 29, 2007

Tub Ring Update!!!!

Hey guys. I know it's been a long time since we've updated over here on Virb.com but believe me, we haven't forgotten about you all.
For starters, we've got a number of new tour dates posted. We're hitting the road with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum starting August 17th …

News on the upcoming release "The Great Filter"

'The Great Filter' Preorder! Exclusive Track on iTunes!! Exclamation points!!!

'The Great Filter,' TUB RING's debut album for THE END RECORDS, (due out May 1st, 2007), is now available for pre-order at THE END RECORDS' mailorder site, THE OMEGA.

*Pre-Orders …