Yeah, so Rock and roll? Basically a used-up coloring book at this point. Some nice colors and shapes in there; for anyone who worked one of them, a useful blueprint. But when you're trying to raise high out the beams of something for NOW, who better than to Dead Rider to savagely rip out pages and paste in new color combination to suit the mood of today? Take "The Ideal"! Ever wonder how Crew foreman Todd Rittmann has been able to sling smooth rhythm & blues, frantic noise, shattered funk and harsh melodies into an encompassing musical environment? The video for "The Ideal", directed by Todd Rittmann and David Singer, gives you a look at the inspired process. Watch Todd, with help from White Xmas, recast the muscle impulses of drummer Matt Espy and other former Rider skins-ilk to evince the most jacked n whacked sounds ever to blare out from a secret underground bunker!

And is that a fuckin' steel drum we hear, alongside the stuttering of a seizing rock star!? This ain't your the rock n roll your mama told you not to come for -- but watch "The Ideal" anyway on FLOOD right now and pre-order your copy of Crew Licks for September 22nd!

9/21 at The Frequency in Madison, WI
9/23 at Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL
9/29 at Rozz Tox in Rock Island, IL
9/30 at Records Bar in Kansas City, MO
10/1 at Lost Lake in Denver, CO
10/2 at Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT
10/3 at Neurolox in Boise, ID
10/4 at Barboza in Seattle, WA
10/5 at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR
10/6 at Hemlock Tavern in San Fransciso, CA
10/7 at Resident in Los Angeles, CA
10/8 at Club Congress in Tuscon, AZ
10/10 at Barracuda in Austin, Texas
10/11 at Walter's in Houston, Texas
10/12 at Double Wide in Dallas, Texas
10/13 at Low Key Arts in Hot Springs, AR
10/14 at Pilot Light in Knoxville, TN
10/15 at Neptune's in Raleigh, NC
10/16 at DC9 in Washington, DC
10/18 at Machines with Magnets in Providence, RI
10/19 at Alphaville in Brooklyn, NY
10/20 at Howlers in Pittsburgh, PA
10/21 at Schlafly Tap Room in St Louis, MO

NOTE: YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BUY CUSTOM T-SHIRTS DESIGNED BY TODD RITTMANN AS A BUNDLE WITH VARIOUS PHYSICAL FORMATS IS SEPTEMBER 8TH!