BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:be6994cc-2af6-49b9-8e29-5b1456d14bc1@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261011T234111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T210000 SUMMARY:Die Spitz DESCRIPTION:Funtime Presents Die Spitz with Faetooth Ages 12+\, Minors un der 16 must be accompanied by a parent Government Issued ID Required Fac ebook – https://www.facebook.com/diespitz/ Instagram – https://www.insta gram.com/diespitz/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@diespitzz Tiktok – https://www.tiktok.com/@diespitz Website – https://www.diespitz.com/ Wh en the Venn diagram of passion\, friendship\, identity\, and artistry co llide\, it can feel as if fighting words are spitting from your veins. A nd as postmodern society crumbles\, Die Spitz giddily bounce between a d ozen different ways to push back. If the world of rock music were an ice cream shop\, the Austin quartet have sampled each flavor\, flipped the freezer over\, and started dancing with the employees they helped unioni ze. On their debut album\, Something to Consume (due Sept 12 via Third M an Records)\, Ava Schrobilgen\, Chloe De St. Aubin\, Eleanor Livingston\ , and Kate Halter fight against the inescapable consumption that surroun ds life. “There’s a political side to it\, but addiction and love can al so be all-consuming\,” Livingston says. And as the foursome trade off in struments\, swapping songwriting and vocal duties\, and generating power ful songwriting in concussive bursts\, Die Spitz have created their own little pocket of the world where we can all stand on the edge together. That unity comes in part from the deep bonds between the 22-year-olds. A ll four are Austin natives\, with Schrobilgen and Livingston having met in preschool\, befriending Halter in middle school\, and immediately bri nging De St. Aubin into their inner circle when they formed the band in 2022. Though they’ve only been playing together a few years (not to ment ion Halter only learning to play bass to start the band)\, Something to Consume shows a maturity and technical prowess always wielded in service of their profound friendship. The group settled on the name Die Spitz o ver a “brown bag of Fireball”\, opting for the feminine German definite article in place of the English. “It reminds me of the Grim Reaper spitt ing\,” Livingston jokes. At their first live shows\, they paired origina ls with covers from some of their inspirations: Black Sabbath\, Pixies\, Mudhoney\, PJ Harvey\, and Nirvana. The beguiling "Pop Punk Anthem" som ehow encapsulates elements throughout that large musical swath\, buildin g from roiling verses to a growled chorus. “It may sound like a love son g at first\, but when the beat kicks in it’s the obsession that takes ov er\,” Schrobilgen says. “The words ‘you’re a part of me’ sound loving bu t it can be an insane emotion and privilege over someone else’s life.” A s if their closeness as a band weren’t enough\, the members of Die Spitz have also intermittently been roommates and still live near each other. “We call it sitcom life\,” Livingston laughs. That said\, the Die Spitz TV show would have a significantly different soundtrack to your usual s itcom fare. The Austinites express their ideas through a blend of classi c punk\, hardcore\, metal\, alt rock and more. The group have become kno wn for their riotous live shows\, where dueling cartwheels\, Halter play ing bass mid-crowdsurf\, Schrobilgen unleashing a growling bark\, and Li vingston posing with the microphone on top of the venue’s bar or climbin g into the rafters could happen at any moment. Pairing their mind-meltin g gigs with even more impressive songs has led to stints opening for (an d rivaling the energy of) bands like OFF!\, Amyl and the Sniffers\, Viag ra Boys\, and Sleater-Kinney. That shapeshifting strength comes into ful l view on the explosive “Throw Yourself to the Sword”\, a song that rais es a righteous fist of empowerment over thrash guitar. “Throw yourself/ To the sword\,” the start-stop chorus begins\, before taking a more mode rn turn. “What’s it like knowing/None of you bitches can compete?” Livin gston sees the song as an important reminder to let go of insecurities a nd embrace the power you have over yourself—something that unifies the D ie Spitz catalog. “Be the bad bitch you are amongst the mundane and use your voice as a young person\,” she says. “Don’t let these old fools tel l you you can’t do anything.” Whether on the punk chug of "RIDING WITH M Y GIRLS" or the syrupy grunge of "Go Get Dressed"\, Something to Consume moves with rapturous conviction thanks in part to the deft production h and of Studio 4’s Will Yip. Though only recently in their 20s\, Die Spit z’s impressive musicianship ties them clearly to a long lineage of frust rated people hoping to inspire change. “Some people aren’t interested in being political activists via music\, but it weighs on me heavily and I feel misaligned with my calling if I don’t\,” De St. Aubin says. “The f our of us are free spirits with multiple interests\, and there’s no limi t or power dynamic that can derail us.” The thrumming “Voir Dire” embodi es that expressive strength\, an acoustic-driven jam that airs frustrati ons with American globalism. “Unless we’re part of the few in power\, we ’ll someday be victimized and regret that we didn’t act now\,” De St. Au bin adds. “America brings war on marginalized people in our own country and other lands\, and being complacent will not be comfortable forever.” Elsewhere\, the grimy and pained “Punishers” explores the frustration a nd ache of a relationship that just won’t work despite best intentions—t wo people punishing each other instead of just letting go. But even when they’re tackling these sort of impactful themes\, Die Spitz infuse the proceedings with a golden warmth. These aren’t songs of vicious mockery\ , but charged rallying calls—which in turn ties back to the band’s origi n story. “It was a joke that went too far\,” Halter smirks. “We never th ought it was going to be a real thing.” Across 11 tracks\, Something to Consume contains multitudes and yet feels of a singular piece\, an expan sive and expressive set unified in its camaraderie and freedom. “We depe nd on our freedom—freedom to do what we want\, present the ideas we want \, make the music we want\,” Livingston says. “Whether it’s based in met al or something soft\, no matter which of us wrote the song\, we all con tribute and work together. As a person\, I don’t have a strong ego or vo ice\, but within this band each one of us is capable of so much more.”\n \nTickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/37363880/die-spitz-buffalo-town -ballroom-buffalony?partner_id=100\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/ be6994cc-2af6-49b9-8e29-5b1456d14bc1 LOCATION:Town Ballroom\, Buffalo\, NY URL:https://findlocal.community/event/be6994cc-2af6-49b9-8e29-5b1456d14bc 1 STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR