Now, send us the videos you shot at the show. To do it, just upload them to your youtube account, then submit them as a video [...]]]> We’d like to thank everyone who came out to our Shop Til You Rock show at Coronado Center in Albuquerque on Aug. 21st. You guys MADE IT HAPPEN!

Now, send us the videos you shot at the show. To do it, just upload them to your youtube account, then submit them as a video response to this video:

We’ll download all the best ones, and complile them into one big music video. We’ll also send you some cool free stuff for helping us out.

Thank you, as always!

This coming friday, July 9th, we will be releasing our new CD, “Success or Suicide”, at the Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM.  We’ll be bringing Industrial band The Strand from Arizona to help Celebrate, as well as Albuquerque’s The Scrams.  The show is 21+ and starts at 8pm, and only costs $6.00.  If you [...]]]>

This coming friday, July 9th, we will be releasing our new CD, “Success or Suicide”, at the Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM.  We’ll be bringing Industrial band The Strand from Arizona to help Celebrate, as well as Albuquerque’s The Scrams.  The show is 21+ and starts at 8pm, and only costs $6.00.  If you purchase a ticket online from us at www.vertigovenus.com, you’ll get a free copy of our CD when you get to the show!  Tickets online are $11.00.

Click here to get your ticket now

We hope to see you out for this great show!

Not in new mexico, and want to get the CD?  No problem! Buy it anytime from our website, and get free stickers and buttons with it! $10 + $2.00 shipping.

Click here to buy the CD

As always, we thank you all for your support!  You keep us going!

/brian

thursday July 24th, 2010

Vertigo Venus CD Release Party Featuring The Strand, The Scrams, Echoing Green and DJ Xibaldbalola 9:30p, Fri., Jul. 9 Launchpad 618 Central SW, 505.764.8887 $5/$7 vertigovenus.com launchpadrocks.com

By Logan Greely

According to the current press bio of Albuquerque’s Vertigo Venus, [...]]]> We were featured in last week’s Local iQ magazine:

thursday July 24th, 2010

Vertigo Venus CD Release Party
Featuring The Strand, The Scrams, Echoing Green and DJ Xibaldbalola
9:30p, Fri., Jul. 9
Launchpad
618 Central SW, 505.764.8887
$5/$7
vertigovenus.com
launchpadrocks.com

By Logan Greely

According to the current press bio of Albuquerque’s Vertigo Venus, the musical output of the self-described synth-punk quintet is “like putting The Dead Kennedys, New Order and Twisted Sister into a blender and hitting ‘Awesome.’”

If only everyday life was that simple.

Taking as many cues from punk’s aggression as it does from the fashionable aesthetic of New Wave, the songs off of the latest Vertigo Venus disc hit the listener with a kinetic and edgy flash flood of brash and brawny rhythmic pulses. And just like that, it is painfully evident that this lone wolf of the local music scene, which consists of sibling Jeff and Chris Cannon (vocals/keyboards and guitar, respectively), bassist Ken Cornell, drummer Brian Botkiller and keyboardist Jess Crockett, is all business. Sure, new songs like “Vampire Hunter C” and “Punk Rock Cheerleader” sound instantly derivative of bygone genres. But considering that Vertigo Venus was wise enough to dig into a wide musical spectrum — glam to punk to industrial to goth and well beyond — the proof is in the final product. Bottom line: Success or Suicide could have easily resulted in a hodge-podge of hat tips. On the contrary, this all too brief blast of modern punk frenzy might just breathe new life into your folder of eMusic downloads.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VERTIGO VENUS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW CD:

“SUCCESS OR SUICIDE”

(ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) VERTIGO VENUS, the up-and-coming Synthpunk act who’s shared the stage with The Birthday Massacre and Mindless Self Indulgence (among many others), has announced the release of their new CD/EP, “SOS: Success or Suicide”. The CD [...]]]>

June 17, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VERTIGO VENUS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW CD:

“SUCCESS OR SUICIDE”

(ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) VERTIGO VENUS, the up-and-coming Synthpunk act who’s shared the stage with The Birthday Massacre and Mindless Self Indulgence (among many others), has announced the release of their new CD/EP, “SOS: Success or Suicide”. The CD follows hot on the heels of “Run for your lives“, the band’s popular 2007 release on Albuquerque’s own DSBP records.

Dubbed “Best band retired from winning Best of Burque” in the 2010 Alibi Best of Burque contest, the band has chosen to come out of early retirement to rock faces off with this new release.

The EP includes the fun and powerful opener, “Spy Vs. Spy”, the heavy-beat “Everybody Down”, and the band’s unique take on Cyndi Lauper’s “She-Bop”, as well as the sing-along-like-you-mean-it “Punkrock Cheerleader” and other tracks sure to entertain listeners of all types. Producer Joey Belville (of The Echoing Green) has brought the band to new levels with this recording, drawing a sound out of the group never heard before, and unmatched by any act found in popular music.

“Spy Vs. Spy” recently won “Best Rock-Punk” production in the 2010 New Mexico Music Awards.  Vertigo Venus is the hardest working band in the New Mexico music scene and aims to put on the best live performances possible with every show.

Interested parties are encouraged to visit http://www.successorsuicide.com or http://www.vertigovenus.comto listen to music and more.  Those that purchase the CD will be given a special code to download an mp3 version of the band’s previous CD, “Run for your lives”, by joining the Victims of Vertigo Venus Fanclub athttp://www.vertigovenus.com/victimsofvertigovenus.  They will also be awarded with special gifts and members-only discounts; this means that the purchaser gets two albums for the purchase of one.

The band will host a CD release July 9th at the Launchpad (613 Central SE, Albuquerque, NM).  The show is 21+ ages; $11 presale via http://bit.ly/bG999t gets the concert-goer a copy of the CD and entrance into the show, which will include performances by The Strand (Phoenix, Arizona’s Industrial Powerhouse band -www.strandland.com), The Echoing Green (Synthpop extraordinaire, www.myspace.com/TheEchoingGreen), and The Scrams (www.thescrams.com), DJ Xibabalola, and of course, Vertigo Venus.  Doors open at 8pm and entrance without pre-purchase is $7 (does not include CD). Giveaways and entertainment will keep the crowd happy all night.  CDs are $10, so patrons are encouraged to pre-buy their tickets for the best deal. More CD release parties are forthcoming and will be announced soon.

For more information and to obtain reviewer copies of the CD, contact vertigovenus at gmail dot com.  The band’s online press kit can be viewed at http://bit.ly/ai7Qt5 .

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Hi everyone,

We know that we’re asking a lot of you. The mall. Hot topic. The… mall. yeah, we know.

but seriously, the more people we have at this show, the better. So please, please come out tomorrow at 6pm (or earlier!), and bring everyone you know. We’ll be giving away free CDs. [...]]]>

Hi everyone,

We know that we’re asking a lot of you. The mall. Hot topic. The… mall. yeah, we know.

but seriously, the more people we have at this show, the better. So please, please come out tomorrow at 6pm (or earlier!), and bring everyone you know. We’ll be giving away free CDs. And, if we can show that we can pack the house, HT is going to be a lot more interested in getting us onto their shelves.

and that may seem small, but it’s not. IT’S HUGE. So please, help us!

/brian

http:​/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​?​tid=​1293893510398&​sk=​messages#​!​/​event.​php?​eid=​118494004848626​

check it out here:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=122161584463220

Please come out – it’s free – and get [...]]]> Come spend and evening with Vertigo Venus at Warehouse21! We’ll have our new CD in hand, hot (literally) off the presses – if you’re at this show, you’re the FIRST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD to get it!

check it out here:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=122161584463220

Please come out – it’s free – and get some new music while you’re at it!

Thanks,
/brian

Red Elvises w/ Vertigo Venus, 5/17 @ Corazon (Santa Fe, NM)

Last night we got to open for the Red Elvises at Corazon, and boy howdy, was it a great show.  We managed to deliver a very good set, I felt, despite the fact that the change in altitude got to a few [...]]]>

Red Elvises w/ Vertigo Venus, 5/17 @ Corazon (Santa Fe, NM)

Last night we got to open for the Red Elvises at Corazon, and boy howdy, was it a great show.  We managed to deliver a very good set, I felt, despite the fact that the change in altitude got to a few of us more than we  thought it would.  I got to inaugurate my new drumkit, which made me quite happy, and everyone delivered on the energy front, as is the Vertigo Venus way.

Having never seen the Red Elvises, (which is sad, considering how often they make their way through Albuquerque), I was pretty psyched to get to finally catch a set by them (much less open for them!) I wasn’t let down in any way shape or form, that’s for damn sure. The last time a band got me this jazzed up was The Gluey Brothers reunion at Launchpad in December of ’09, and before that, I can’t even remember. I’ve rarely seen a band with this kind of energy and awesome skill on a stage at once. Igor’s one of the finest frontmen you could ask for, with a distinct ability to control a crowd. Oleg’s giant bass is actually outshined by his giant smile he flashes constantly while playing. Milka, on backup guitar/vocals, had a voice that you would never have expected to come out of her frame – like Tom Waits mashed up with an army of gospel singers, this girl delivered. Elena on keyboards was officially one of the most awesome keyboard players I’ve ever seen, with so much energy it almost hurt, I have no idea how she was able to do what she did in high heels. Finally, Kyle on drums held it down like a fucking metronome, and his drum solo was by far one of the most expressive and original I’ve ever seen.

In the two (yes, two) sets that the band played, they did everything from “Your love is better than Cocaine”, to “I wanna see you Bellydance”, and even the most amazing cover of Chris Iasaak’s “Wicked Game” I’ve ever heard.

I can’t wait to see this band again, they’re obviously hardworking and deserve all the success they’ve had. My only regret of the night? Forgetting my “Six String Samurai” movie poster to have the band sign

I should also make a mention of Corazon, which is officially one of my favorite venues in New Mexico. Mikey Baker is a man who knows how to run a quality space, with great staff and sound. This is a great club that I hope has much success.

I do understand that they’ll be back in September, though, so when they are, I urge you to see this band.

Hanging out with Milka and Kyle at IHOP afterward, Kyle asked Jessica, “Did Igor ask you to join the band?” .  We would have fought hard for her

/brian