The Applicators
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Pop Punk / Rock / Punk While attending high school, the ladies who make up the punk-pop sound of THE APPLICATORS weren't exactly concerned with going to the prom or dating the star quarterback. Instead, THE APPLICATORS played instruments and worshiped the likes of the Cramps, Motörhead, the Breeders, and the Jam. Each had saved every penny to buy her own equipment, but it wasn't until early 1999 that the fearsome foursome would connect and form THE APPLICATORS in their native Austin, TX. Over the next few years, THE APPLICATORS honed a wicked pop sound, sharing dates with the Teen Idols, Fear, and their heroes, Bad Religion. Bad Religion/Circle Jerks guitarist Greg Hetson caught one of these shows and liked the band's raw appeal. He went on to produce THE APPLICATORS' debut album, What's Your Excuse. Fast Forward to 2006 and get hooked on THE APPLICATORS latest batch of snarling pop narcotic. Going for the throat of rock n roll and keeping alive the spirit of EIY Earn It Yourself, THE APPLICATORS release their sophomore effort My Weapon. My Weapon continues the tightrope walk between sex appeal, fun, chaos and infectious beats. Pick up a copy today! "classic punk superstars in waiting" -ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE "Five Texan Ladies Make Rock 'N' Roll A Little Bit Sweeter. Twelve new tracks are consistently catchy" -KERRANG! MAGAZINE "A wild ride that accents the quintet's road-honed punk chops with snap-crackle production and unabashed emotion." -THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE "A band of punk rock princesses" -STRIP WAX
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Emo's Free Week! Cruiserweight / APPLICATORS / LITTLE BICYCLES / MASONIC
Sat. 01/05 | 8:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
Inside
The Vibrators, HeartAttacks The Applicators, 13th Victim, Flash Boys
Sun. 10/14 | 8:00PM @ Red 7 (Downtown)
The Applicators and The Dollyrots @ Room 710
Mon. 09/03 | 9:00PM @ Room 710 (Downtown)
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Punk-rock kittens whose crunchy pop songs would sound equally at home on a beer-soaked stage or the “getting dumped” montage in an Amanda Bynes flick, Austin’s The Applicators were once pegged to follow The Donnas into superstardom. Unfortunately, the national appetite for female-fronted pop-punk seems to have swung irrevocably toward poseurs like Avril Lavigne, which means The Applicators – who can namedrop The Cramps without sounding like total idiots – are missing out on all the babysitting money. Still, maybe America’s loss is Austin’s gain, as (at least for now) we’re allowed to enjoy the sassy spunk of the band’s recent My Weapon without enduring the squeals of braces-wearing 14-year-olds. Opening band The Dollyrots survived the embarrassment of getting discovered in a very un-punk Hewlett-Packard commercial to put out a decent first record, the ‘60s girl-group-flavored Eat My Heart Out. The band hasn’t put its days of corporate shilling behind it, though: The title track from this year’s follow-up Because I’m Awesome was recently featured in a Kohl’s commercial. Also playing: The Sweethearts, Amanda Lepre, Heart And Soul Sound System. www.theonion.com
young heart attack / the applicators / human being lawnmower / the steps (in)
Fri. 08/24 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
adolescents / the applicators / a.n.s. / secular end (out)
Sat. 07/28 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
Doors Open: 8pmShow Starts: 10pmStage: inside
Life & Dreaming, The Cut Off, Mouse About, The Passed Out Flyers
Thu. 07/12 | 7:00PM @ Room 710 (Downtown)
DEVOLA 1:00 am / THE APPLICATORS 12:00 am / DEALER 11:00 pm / (PATIO) KARAOKE 10:3...
Sat. 06/23 | 7:00PM @ Headhunters (Downtown)
Signal Lost CD Release w/ The Applicators, Manikin, Summer of Blood
Thu. 04/19 | 7:00PM @ Room 710 (Downtown)
Maelstrom (5:20pm), Ironhead (NC, 4:35pm), Summer of Blood (3:50pm), The Heart Att...
Sat. 03/17 | 1:30PM @ Redrum (Downtown)
Maelstrom (5:20pm), Ironhead (NC, 4:35pm), Summer of Blood (3:50pm), The Heart Attacks (3pm), The Applicators (2:15pm), Crash Gallery (1:30pm) at Redrum
Contaminated Showcase
Wed. 03/14 | 8:00PM @ Redrum (Downtown)
The Diffs 8:00 p.m. - The Heart Attacks 9:00 p.m. - Holy Shit! 10:00 p.m. - the Creteens 11:00 p.m. - Black Rose Band 12:00 a.m. - The Applicators 1:00 a.m.
Raw World Records
Wed. 03/14 | 1:00PM @ Creekside Lounge (Downtown)
Wednesday March 14th Creekside Lounge (606 7th St.:Beer by Independence Brewery) 1pm-6pm Outside: ahmed garcia-austin 1pm, confirmed The dagons-california 2pm confirmed the applicators –…more»
Emo’s notorious Free Week continues with every type of rock & roll known to Austin. Friday, the Lounge tests chaos theory with punks Hex Dispensers, the Ape-Shits, the Teeners, and Scrabble Robot. Outside introduces the rawk of Lions to the SoCal sunshine of Brothers & Sisters, and inside gets vintage rock/garage/gritty R&B respectively with Those Peabodys, the Ugly Beats, and Black Joe Lewis. Saturday, Cruiserweight pop-punks inside with the Applicators, Car Stereo (Wars) throw a dance party with Mothfight and friends in the Lounge, and the Strange Boys throw down with the Crack Pipes (featuring the return of guitarist Billy Steve), Zykos, and Brazos outside.read more at AustinChronicle.com