Happy Sunday! Today is the two-year anniversary of our album “Reincarnate.” We’ve made it available for free download until next weekend: https://staroverblue.bandcamp.com/album/reincarnate
Here’s a video we made last night to celebrate!
Dirk playing “Interlude” this afternoon, from our album Reincarnate. Enjoy!
Reincarnate, by Cartoon Bar Fight
11 track album
"Reincarnate" is up for free download to celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead. Grab it before November 2nd.
CBF's 6th Anniversary | FREE DOWNLOAD of "Reincarnate" through Sunday
Today is CBF’s 6th anniversary! Thanks for your support over the years. To celebrate…Reincarnate (11 tracks) is up for free download through Sunday. Grab it if you don’t have it, and come get our soon-to-be-released E.P., The Labyrinth Suite, at Cafe Stritch on 9/29 (part of Silicon Valley’s C2SV Festival).
Terry Fan at Society 6 has some awesome “Reincarnate” merch available—shirts, hoodies, cases, bags, etc. Check it out if you want to rep our album art and support our favorite illustrator’s work. : )
Hey, thanks to everybody who made this past weekend of shows SWEET. Love to Piranha Party!, Belle Noire, Manzanita Falls, The Y Axes, crashfaster, and Matthew Joseph Payne.
I think Matthew Joseph Payne literally broke my brain with awesomeness Sunday night—he secretly orchestrated a three-piece trombone part for our song “Reincarnate” and he and his musicians whipped it out mid-song, completely to our surprise. I think I can safely say that will never happen again in my life…see you on May 30th in Santa Cruz when we open for Mice Parade! Tickets here. -K
SF Rebirth Blog | 'Reincarnate' Album Review
“On their debut full-length Reincarnate, San Jose five-piece Cartoon Bar Fight take familiar folk-pop sounds and glaze them with a thick coating of goth atmosphere; think Ingrid Michaelson as possessed by the spirit of Disintegration-era Robert Smith. The best moments on Reincarnate come when the omnipresent gloom almost threatens to envelop the music but is just barely kept at bay; this is exemplified by “Fox And The Grapes,” where a gorgeous “if I were you” refrain is smeared black and left in the late-afternoon sun to dry. Occasionally, the band wanders a bit too far into the clouds, particularly on “Hymn” and “The Valley”—both fine songs but underwhelming given that the seven preceding songs create largely the same mood. Yet on the surreal title track, the band finds its way back into the light and ends the album on a high (and highly promising) note.” -Daniel Bromfield, SF Rebirth Blog
Thank you kindly!
Free album download until the end of the year!
Happy Holidays, CBF friends. In case you didn’t see it on our FB, we’ve made our new album, Reincarnate, available for free download until the end of the year. Hope some of you will grab it!
Go here.
San Jose Band Cartoon Bar Fight Looks at Life and Death with New Album | Activate | Metroactive Music
Big feature on CBF in the San Jose Metro this week! Thanks to Aaron Carnes.
Album Review: Cartoon Bar Fight 'Reincarnate'
Up in the San Jose Metro today. Thanks to Amulya Datla. <3
I posted this on FB this morning, buuuuuut…
Hello you guys. I am a sentimental fuck and went to sleep last night with tears of joy in my eyes after our release show. To everyone who came to that show to support us last night, helped promote it, hosted it, and got our new album— I appreciate you and love you. We wouldn’t be anything at all without you. Thank you so incredibly much for being there for me and us and for helping us along. Our next stop is Decemeber 28th at the new San Jose Rock Shop with Picture Atlantic and French Cassettes. I hope to see you soon. Love, Kendall : )
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A friend reported that about 120 people showed up during last night’s show, AND STAYED for the whole thing. That tells me that our music scene in San Jose is alive and kicking major ass. Let’s keep this up and continue supporting each other. <3
Here’s a video of our closing song, “Reincarnate,” courtesy of our buddies at Local Bay Area music.
Cartoon Bar Fight in this week’s San Jose Metro. Thanks to Aaron Carnes.
Broken Audio Reviews: Cartoon Bar Fight - Reincarnate
Thanks to our pal Frank over at Broken Audio for the kind review!
After five years as a band, the indie-folk outfit Cartoon Bar Fight has released their debut LP titled Reincarnate; the follow up for their 2011 EP, Tell All The Children.
With Reincarnate, CBF has evolved their sound to a brand new level. Their EP was mostly an effort between…
Digital Release Today | Reincarnate
Dear ones,
We’ve decided to put our brand new album, “Reincarnate,” up on Bandcamp today so you can have a listen before our release party this Friday at Art Boutiki (downtown San Jose). We hope you’ll like it.
CBF Album Release Show-- one week to go!
*giggle* Happy Halloween from your pals in CBF. Come celebrate our album release with us Nov. 16th at Art Boutiki. Enjoy this impromptu rendition of the title track, “Reincarnate.” Live from a graveyard.
A/V: Kevin Self & Eric Fanali. Thanks!
A special announcement: we will release our brand new, first full-length, titled “Reincarnate,” on Friday, November 16th alongside the glorious:
Rin Tin Tiger (alt folk from San Francisco)
Dogcatcher (indie rock from Mountain View)
Anadel (atmospheric rock from Fresno)
Cold Eskimo (baroque pop from Sacramento)
Music starts at 7:30 PM sharp at Art Boutiki! $10/all ages welcome. Don’t miss this if you <3 us and/or local indie music from the bay!