The Dirty 30’s no more

Ottawa’s punk/ska outfit, The Dirty 30’s, are playing their last show as “The Dirty 30’s” next week.  They’re not necessarily breaking up, they’re just re-formatting; new name, new sound.  Here’s the announcement from the band:

Yes, you read it right. This Sunday, December 13th, we’re going to be playing our last show as The Dirty 30’s. NO, WE ARE NOT BREAKING UP! We’re just taking a step in a new direction. We’re evolving as musicians and as a band, and we don’t feel like The Dirty 30’s represents who we are anymore. We’ve had a fucking awesome time over the past 3 years now, but it’s time we move on. Fuck, anybody’s who’s talked to me for the past six months has probably seen this coming.

So what’s happening with us? We’ll for starters, we’re going to take a bit of a break from shows for now to focus on writing. By the next time we hit the stage (give it a few months), we’re going to have a completely re-vamped set, and expect things to be faster, heavier, and a shit-load better. We’re working on a name change right now, but nothing has been finalized yet. Once again, we just really feel like it’s time to move on and take things to a new level, and for us, changing the name is something we’ve all agreed is the first logical step.

As for the show coming up this Sunday, since we’re no longer going to be The Dirty 30’s, makes little sense in carrying around all the shirts and CDs anymore. So we’re going to be selling off our merch super cheap. For everybody who comes out to the show, we’re going to be selling shirts for $5 (what a bargain!), our last five copies of One Louder for $2 (Get ’em while you still can!) and our single, The Art Of Drawing Stick People (speaking of which, the new music video should be coming out soon…) for $1.

On behalf of all of us, I’d like to thank everybody for all the support you guys have given us over the past three years. Things are only gonna get better from here. See you guys at the show on Sunday, and see you all next year!