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Sometimes things just click. You put a couple chips on the table and suddenly you're up ten grand. A woman drops her cell phone in a bar, you pick it up and hand it back to her and before you can blink twice, you're up to your chins in a bubbling Jacuzzi. Life is like that and so is The Valley Arena. Warren Woodward, Chris Stevens, Mike Neilson and Dave South clicked into place at their very first rehearsal in Long Beach, CA in 2003 like so many anthropomorphic Legos and have been making music that fits just as snugly into their particular time and place in this world ever since.

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4/9/2008 TOTAL INSANITY:
PRE-ORDER THE BELLRAYS "Hard, Sweet and Sticky", THE ARCHITECTS "Vice", and SIRHAN SIRHAN "Blood" STARTING RIGHT...NOW!

We are now accepting Pre-Orders on ALL THREE of these amazing new releases through this very website and we are very happy to accept your Paypal :)

ACTUAL STREET DATES FOR THESE ASTOUNDING NEW RECORDS:

The BellRays "Hard, Sweet & Sticky" - In Stores May 13th
Architects "Vice" - In Stores May 13th
Sirhan Sirhan "Blood" - In Stores May 27th

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU PRE-ORDER ANY OF THESE NEW RELEASES FROM ANODYNE:

Sirhan Sirhan - Blood
Be amongst the first to Pre-Order "Blood" by Sirhan Sirhan and you can be rewarded with a copy of their limited edition tour-split 7" W/ Prize Country featuring the wicked awesome "Rotting From The Inside" as well as a swell, silkscreened coverslip, stickers, buttons and other random goodies. (Sirhan Sirhan/Prize Country Split 7" is only available in limited quantities- so get on that)



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The BellRays - Hard, Sweet & Sticky
Pre-Ordering The BellRays smashing new full length "Hard, Sweet & Sticky" means that not only will you receive the multitudinous blessings offered by the many great new songs contained inside said album, you may also choose between:



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Architects - Vice
Pre-Order the white-hot new "Vice" by The Architects and we will offer to swag your sorry ass out two different ways- either of which being an ironclad indemnification against "wackness" that you can and should sport with pride:




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3/27/2008 Sirhan Sirhan/Prize Country split 7"

We will be releasing a split 7" featuring Sirhan Sirhan and Prize Country(Portland, OR) to celebrate their upcoming tour together. These will be available at the shows only for the time being but will also be a free addition to the Sirhan Sirhan pre-order package available in early May. Check the tour page for dates near you..

2/21/2008 Anodyne at SXSW 2008

Hello All - Just a heads up on our plans for SXSW this year. We will be hosting a day party at Room 710 - 710 Red River St. on Thursday, March 13th starting at 1:00pm. Still working out the time slots but we will be featuring: THE LIFE AND TIMES, ARCHITECTS, ROMAN NUMERALS, SIRHAN SIRHAN, THE VALLEY ARENA and intermittent performances by BACON SHOE. oh, and of course, Free Admission, Free Beer, and merch giveaways! See you in Austin..

1/2/2008 Happy New Year!!

Lots of exciting stuff brewing here at Anodyne HQ for your 08 listening pleasure. New releases from: The BellRays, Sirhan Sirhan, Architects, and more. Also, keep an eye out for the vinyl version of Meat Puppets - "Rise to Your Knees" Which will include a pin code to access the Hearers - "Flowers & Flames EP absolutely free!! Release dates and more coming soon..

10/27/2007 The Valley Arena Sesso.Vita Available on iTunes Today

November 13 is the official release date for The Valley Arena's new CD Sesso.Vita, but we've gone ahead and opened the floodgates. Sesso.Vita is now available for immediate purchase at the iTunes Music Store. More info.

CD Pre-orders Shipping November 9

Preorders will include a signed poster - grab yours today here.

10/9/2007 Anodyne Welcomes The Valley Arena

Thus, the unstoppable Anodyne Records Juggernaut of Independent Rock and Roll marches on, led this fall by the newly appointed Generalissimos of Indie-Sexy, THE VALLEY ARENA. Who, on November 13th will unleash their super-weapon titled "Sesso.Vita" upon an unsuspecting world and then march their sexy army from hamlet to dell turning our own libidinous urges against us in a display of heretofore unimaginable psychic jujitsu, leaving charred earth and moist undies in their terrible wake. Long Live the Rebellion and LONG LIVE THE VALLEY ARENA.

9/18/2007 Anodyne at CMJ

We will be co-hosting a split label showcase at CMJ this year with Sidecho Records on Wed. Oct 17th at the Lion's Den - 214 Sullivan St.(Between Bleecker and West 3rd St.), NYC. We will feature the Meat Puppets (11:00PM) and the Valley Arena (8:00PM) Tickets are available here.

(only 150 tix available to the public so act fast!) - otherwise, CMJ badge is required.

The following evening, Thurs. Oct 18th, Meat Puppets and Roman Numerals will be performing across the way at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ This is not a CMJ sanctioned event. Tickets available here.

On Sat. Oct 20th, Roman Numerals will perform at Fat Baby - 112 Rivington St., NYC at 8:00PM as part of a multi-label showcase featuring the Matches, the Spores and more. $10.00 w/ out CMJ badge.

Hope to see you somewhere!

9/17/2007 The Hearers are slated to release digital e.p.

The Hearers will release their new e.p. titled "Flowers and Flames" via your favorite virtual store on November 20, 2007. There is talk of a very limited run of special edition discs to be pressed as well. Stay tuned for more details and show dates..

7/17/2007 Meat Puppets - 'Rise to Your Knees' is now available!

Rise to Your Knees is available for order from the Anodyne Store, iTunes or whatever your favorite digital store may be. Or you can always do it the old fashioned way and buy it at your favorite record store:) Click here to visit the Anodyne Store.

6/17/2007 Meat Puppets Preorder and iTunes

Rise to Your Knees is now available for preorder from the Anodyne Store or for immediate download via iTunes! Click here to visit the Anodyne Store.

6/8/2007 JUNE 17th - Meat Puppets Pre-order and iTunes

Pre-order will begin for 'Rise to Your Knees' on June 17th. Included in the pre-ordered package, along with the CD, will be a signed poster of the band, buttons, stickers and other random Pups memorabilia. Items will ship on July 11th. June 17th also marks the official iTunes release of the record for those of you who just can't wait. All orders can be placed right here at our store.

3/7/2007 Anodyne Welcomes Meat Puppets


The brothers Kirkwood (Along with new drummer Ted Marcus) have reunited for a new record and we are thrilled to have this opportunity to release it.

The release date is scheduled for July 17, 2007.
Extensive touring to follow.




Meat Puppets will be making several appearences at this year's South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX. Check their band page for tour dates and more info as it comes in... Click here.

2/16/2007 Anodyne Records day party at SXSW

We will be hosting a day party during South by Southwest week in Austin, TX this year. The event will take place at the Parish Room - 214 E 6th St.(Above Jazz)on Thursday, March 15th from 1-6 pm. Free Admission.

Here is the official line up:

  • MEAT PUPPETS -(4:30-5:30)
  • ARCHITECTS - (3:15-4:00)
  • THE HEARERS - (2:30-3:00)
  • THE VALLEY ARENA -(1:45-2:15)
  • PEACHCAKE(SideCho Records) - (1:00-1:30)

NOTE: This is filling up fast! If you want to guarantee entry, we suggest arriving as early as possible.

Click here to RSVP info@anodynerecords.com

RSVP ends at 5:00pm on Wednesday, Mar 14th

1/18/2007 We're off to MIDEM

We will be making our first trek to the MIDEM music conference in Cannes, France this Saturday. More details soon...

1/16/2007 Shiner - Making Love E.P. Re-issue

We are happy to announce that we will be re-releasing Shiner's Making Love E.P. Some updates to the original include an updated package design - Standard digipak w/ new cd artwork and Proper level adjustments! Due to an error in mastering of the original, some of you may have received a low level version. This problem has been corrected. The official street date is 03/13/07. We will begin accepting pre-orders on 02/26/07.

1/14/2007 Video Page Online

Our video page is now up. Check out the Roman Numerals' "The Rule of V" and the Architects' "Don't Call it a Ghetto." More videos coming soon. Click here to visit the video page.

10/6/2006 Anodyne Receives Props from The Pitch

Best Local Label - Anodyne Records

A local label is often nothing more than a clever name that some unsigned band slapped on the back of its self-released CD. Not so Anodyne. For years, it was hard to tell just what Anodyne was doing outside of the immediate area, but now this little imprint has made its mark, thanks not only to owner John Hulston's organized ambition but also to one major factor: distro. Click here to read more.

Album of the Year - Roman Numerals - Roman Numerals

Our ultimate party: We're headed out to visit a friend in Brooklyn. We take a few shots of Grand Marnier, and in our jacket pocket is this CD from a Kansas City band that was repeating on our iPod the whole flight over Click here to read more.

Best Band - Architects

The Architects don't stop. Because nobody can stop them -- not indifferent music-industry lackeys and not a teenage American market enamored of black bangs and screamo. The Architects will still play a limited Warped Tour run, open for Rancid, headline at tiny KC venues and hold four-hour rehearsals several times a week so that every show they put on is an exercise in jackhammering the shit out of rock and roll's front porch and trampling its rose bed. Click here to read more.

9/27/2006 Architects photos available

We've got some photos posted over on the Architects band page. More pics from other bands, mp3's, and videos coming soon. Click here to see the pictures.

9/5/2006 Roman Numerals CD Release

The Roman Numerals self-titled debut will hit the streets on September 5th, 2006. We're pretty excited about this one and you should be too! There will be some regional release shows prior to the street date. Here they are:


  • Aug. 18th - Hi-Pointe - St.Louis, MO

  • Aug. 19th - recordBar - Kansas City, MO

  • Aug. 26th - Opolis - Norman, OK

  • Sept. 1st - O'leavers - Omaha, NE

  • Sept. 2nd - Club Underground - Minneapolis, MN

Check the tour calendar for more dates.

9/5/2006 New Website Layout

Welcome to our new site!

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Upcoming Shows


ARCHITECTS

May 15
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Larimer Lounge
Denver, CO
May 16
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Slow Down
OMAHA, NE
May 17
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Riot Room
KANSAS CITY, MO
May 19
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ 7th St. Entry
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
May 20
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Double Door
CHICAGO, IL
May 22
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ The Grog Shop
CLEVELAND, OH
May 24
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Delancey Lounge
NEW YORK, NY
May 25
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ TT the Bear's
BOSTON, MA
May 27
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ The Black Cat
WASHINGTON, DC
May 29
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ The Soapbox Laundromat
WILMINGTON, NC
May 30
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ The Earl
ATLANTA, GA
Jun 1
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Rudayards
HOUSTON, TX
Jun 2
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Mohawk
AUSTIN, TX
Jun 3
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ House of Blues - Cambridge Room
DALLAS, TX
Jun 5
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Rhythm Room
PHOENIX, AZ
Jun 6
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Club Congress
TUCSON, AZ
Jun 7
8:00 P
ARCHITECTS
@ Saint Rocke
HERMOSA BEACH, CA

MEAT PUPPETS

Jul 19
8:00 P
MEAT PUPPETS
@ Dour Music Festival
DOUR, BG

ROMAN NUMERALS

May 16
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ VooDoo Lounge
KANSAS CITY, MO
May 31
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ Hale Arena - Roller Derby
KANSAS CITY, MO
Jun 5
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ Bluebird
ST.LOUIS, MO
Jun 7
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ Slow Down
OMAHA, NE
Jun 8
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ Turf Club
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Jun 11
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ Picador
IOWA CITY, IA
Jun 13
8:00 P
ROMAN NUMERALS
@ recordBar
KANSAS CITY, MO

The BellRays

May 14
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Belly Up Tavern
ASPEN, CO
May 15
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Larimer Longe
DENVER, CO
May 16
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Slow Down
OMAHA, NE
May 17
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Riot Room
KANSAS CITY, MO
May 19
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ 7th Street Entry
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
May 20
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Double Door
CHICAGO, IL
May 22
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Grog Shop
CLEVELAND, OH
May 24
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Delancey Lounge
NEW YORK, NY
May 25
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ TT the Bear's
BOSTON, MA
May 27
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ The Black Cat
WASHINGTON, DC
May 29
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ The Soapbox Laundrolounge
WILMINGTON, NC
May 30
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ The Earl
ATLANTA, GA
Jun 1
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Rudyards
HOUSTON, TX
Jun 2
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Mohawk
AUSTIN, TX
Jun 3
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ House of Blues - Cambridge Room
DALLAS, TX
Jun 5
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Rhythm Room
PHOENIX, AZ
Jun 6
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Club Congress
TUCSON, AZ
Jun 7
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Saint Rocke
HERMOSA BEACH, CA
Jun 25
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Nuzik Festival
NICE, FRANCE,
Jul 4
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Musique en Stock
CLUSE, FRANCE,
Jul 12
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Les Ardentes Festival
LIEGE, BELGIUM,
Jul 13
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Sjock Festival
GIERLE, BELGIUM,
Jul 25
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Authentic Festival
VIENNE, FRANCE,
Jul 26
8:00 P
The BellRays
@ Paris Plage
PARIS, FRANCE,

The HEARERS

May 17
8:00 P
The HEARERS
@ Jackpot Saloon
LAWRENCE, KS