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Big Ups hit the road today and will be hitting it for the next month. Above is their updated tour itinerary, including shows with METZ, LVL Up and Dilly Dally. To #Pittsburgh and beyond!

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Malportado Kids profiled by WBUR, ‘Total Cultura’ named one of The Best of 2015 (so far) by Impose

Photo by Eric Phipps

Malportado Kids have put away their touring shoes for the time being (replacing them with Downtown Boys shoes for the next few months), but that hasn’t stopped the praise for Total Cultura from rolling in. 

Boston’s NPR station WBUR gave MK a great profile, including an informative look at the album along with a contextual breakdown of “1492 Overture”. You can read the full piece here. 

Not to be outdone, the folks over at Impose curated a list of their favorite music from the first half of 2015, and we’re happy to say that Total Cultura made the cut! We highly recommend checking out their full list of choices, it’s one of the more comprehensive and forward-leaning best-of lists we’ve read so far.

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Bellows ‘Blue Breath’ is now available on cassette!

Now you can spend your summer cruising around listening to Bellows' Blue Breath without the aid of an MP3 or phonograph player. We've pressed a limited run on cassette and they're now available from us or the band for $5.

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Big Ups live @ 603 Upstairs (05/02/15) photo by: Gustavo Ponce

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Big Ups featured in DIY Magazine

Big Ups talked to DIY magazine about their recording process as they work on their new album. You can read the interview here. They’ve also added a few new dates to their upcoming summer tour. Check below for the full updated list of Big Ups tour dates below.

JULY 21 - PITTSBURGH, PA @ MR. ROBOTO - W/ LVL UP

JULY 22 - COLUMBUS, OH @ ACE OF CUPS - W/ LVL UP & SIDEKICKS

JULY 23 - GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ THE UPPER ROOM - W/ LVL UP

JULY 24 - CHICAGO, IL @ SUB T LOUNGE - W/ LVL UP

JULY 27 - MILWAUKEE, WI @ CACTUS CLUB - W/ METZ

JULY 29 - WINNIPEG, MB @ PYRAMID CABARET - W/ METZ

JULY 30 - SASKATOON, SK @ AMIGOS CATINA - W/ METZ

JULY 31 - CALGARY, AB @ THE REPUBLIK - W/ METZ

AUGUST 1 - EDMONTON, AB @ THE STARLITE ROOM - W/ METZ

AUGUST 3 - VANCOUVER, BC @ RICKSHAW THEATRE W/ METZ

AUGUST 4 - SEATTLE, WA @ NEUMOS - W/ METZ

AUGUST 5 - PORTLAND, OR @ DOUG FIR - W/ METZ

AUGUST 11 - DENVER, CO @ LARIMER LOUNGE - W/ METZ

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Malportado Kids at Silent Barn June 5, 2015.

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Tonight is the night!

Our infatuation with the Malportado Kids comes to a full crescendo tonight with the release party for their ‘Total Cultura’ 10-inch at thesilentbarn tonight. They’ll be joined by olivianeutron-john and HDXD, so come say hi before they start their tour.

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Happy release day Malportado Kids! ‘Total Cultura’ is now available everywhere

We’re very pleased to announce the worldwide release of the Malportado Kids (amazing) Total Cultura 10-inch. It was already available to stream, and now it’s available for purchase on iTunes, Spotify, or any other online retailers you frequent. Alternatively, you can stretch your legs and take walk to your local record store and buy the physical copy in (beautiful) white vinyl (or order it here if you’re lazy). As we said yesterday, if you order the record today it will get to you before the band leaves for tour this weekend.

Or you can come celebrate with the band this Friday. Malportado Kids will be playing their Total Cultura release show at the Silent Barn in Brooklyn with Olivia Neutron John and HDXD. You can check out their full list of tour dates here.

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Stream Malportado Kids’ ‘Total Cultura’ in full; it’s out tomorrow!

Just in time to set your Summer ablaze, Malportado Kids are dropping their Total Cultura 10-inch tomorrow, and now we've made it available for everyone to stream at your leisure. Here's some nice words from Stereogum and Noisey about the new album.

Pre-orders have already shipped, but we'll be doing another mailing tomorrow for the street date, so if you want it this week, you still have time to get it in your hands before the band hits the road. You can order Total Cultura here. Stream and tour dates are below.

Malportado Kids tour dates

6/5 Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn ^ 6/7 Philadelphia, PA @ Central Plexus 6/8 Washington DC @ Union Arts 6/9 Cincinnati, OH @ Black Plastic 6/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Cocoon Room 6/11 Chicago, IL @ 20/40 6/12 Columbus, OH @ The Mint 6/13 Providence, RI @ Aurora 6/21 Boston, MA @ Smash It Dead Fest ^ Total Cultura Record Release Show

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~ sneak peak of the new bellows record ~

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Mmmmmmmmmm new Bellows…

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Malportado Kids release second single off Total Cultura + announce tour

Photo by Michael Andrade

Spin just premiered the second single from Total Cultura. Featuring guest vocals from Downtown Boys' drummer Norlan Olivo, "Basta Hueda" is another blistering dance-punk revolution that crescendo's with Victoria's scathing demand of "Give me back my fucking land!"

Joey and Victoria have also announced two-week tour to support the record, including a record release show at Silent Barn and stops at the Brooklyn Museum and Smash It Dead Fest. You can pre-order Total Cultura here.

Stream "Basta Huedo" below, and scroll on for Malportado Kids tour dates.

Malportado Kids tour dates June 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn June 6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Museum June 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Central Plexus June 8 – Washington DC @ Union Arts June 9 – Cincinnati, OH @ TBA June 10 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cocoon Room June 11 – Chicago, IL @ 20/40 June 12 – Columbus, OH @ The Mint June 21 – Boston, MA @ Smas It Dead Fest

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BIG UPS ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR WITH METZ

Big Ups have announced an upcoming summer tour with Metz starting July 27 as well as a handful of New York City shows that include dates with Pissed Jeans and Perfect Pussy. See below for the complete tour routing.

DATES:

05/21 - Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades

05/23 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar $

07/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club #

07/29 - Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret #

07/30 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina #

07/31 - Calgary, AB @ The Republik #

08/01 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room #

08/03 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre #

08/04 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos #

08/05 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir #

08/11 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #

% Pissed Jeans

$ Perfect Pussy

# Metz

https://www.facebook.com/wearebigups

http://bigups.bandcamp.com

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Kissin on the way to broken world media fest nbd

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MALPORTADO KIDS PLAYING TONIGHT @ BOWERY BALLROOM W ANA TIJOUX & REBEL DIAZ

DOORS @ 8, 18+

TICKETS HERE

Photo from Shot by the band on Impose

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Saw Big Ups on Saturday night at Double Happiness in Columbus. I bought their record in early 2014 but still haven’t gotten around to listening to the actual vinyl. Whoops. The first time I saw them was in December 2011 at a house show in College Park.  It was pretty bonkers. Me and Emily fell asleep watching Almost Famous.

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We are very excited to welcome Malportado Kids to the Dead Labour family

Total Cultura will be released as a white 10-inch LP on June 2, 2015

Photo by Eric Phipps

"Calling all brujas cosmicas (cosmic witches) to fight Christopher Columbus and the modalities of whiteness, imperialism, and masculinity! Malportado Kids are an anti-colonial tropical dance punk duo from Providence, RI. Their new 10" EP, Total Cultura, the follow-up to their 2014 self-released debut Mi Concha EP, will be released this June on Dead Labour! True to their name, Malportado Kids (poorly-behaved kids) is comprised of activist-artists Victoria Ruiz and Joey La Neve DeFrancesco who also rage in bilingual punk outfit Downtown Boys.

"Bruja Cosmica", the record's lead single, is the theme song of anti-imperialist witches everywhere, setting a catchy horn sample against lyrics extolling all those using their magical powers to fight oppression. The record's final song, "Basta Huedo", rails against institutions of white supremacy.The digital-only version of the record contains a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire".

Total Cultura is danceable propaganda constantly reminding us to take back the power with the enormous power we already have.“

TOUR DATES:

April 15 Washington DC @ Black Cat w/ Ana Tijoux + Rebel Diaz April 17 NYC @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Ana Tijoux + Rebel Diaz April 24 Boston, MA @ Wombwell w/ Howardian

Pre-order Total Cultura Here

You can stream "Brujas Cosmica" below.

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Big Ups was interviewed for the latest Alt Citizen zine

You can order one or find out where you can find one for free on altcitizen‘s website here!