SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE: News

You wanted it.
YOU GOT IT!

Hear our latest recording:
"COVET"

Click on our music page and scroll down...

It's a demo version that we recorded in our bassist Shane's house. Pics from the recording session on our myspace:

www.myspace.com/swearonyourlife

Be sure + leave your comments about COVET in our guestbook!

Many thanks...

+SOYL+

Our latest video- "REPTILE" by Nine Inch Nails live at THE DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL at Ollie's Point in Amityville (yes, THAT Amityville), NY filmed Feb 15, 2009 by the one, the only, Willow. (Thankya, grrrl!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOaddprbeY


ALSO:

Check out the live show review in GOTHIC GODDESS!

Here's a lil tidbit:

"Militia, on vocals, was amazing. She tuned out and erased any lethargy, negative sentiment, or bad vibes that may have permeated the venue...
The energy emanating from this band was lethal…"


YEA!!! We love a happy goth!


SEE IT ALL HERE:

http://pg.webring.com/members/blog/gg1/

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26th

+SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE+
plays the Take Back New York Benefit @ Don Hill's [NYC]

Proceeds benefit homeless veterans in NYC via IAVA.
Sponsored by Axis of Justice, the non-profit organization formed by Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) and Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), hangPROUD & IAVA (Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America).
Hosted by Queen V.

Doors open at 7:30pm
21 & up (bring ID!!)
$10 donation at the door
$5 reduced admission with flyer (print-outs ok) at myspace.com/TakeBackNewYorkNY
Complimentary admission for all veterans and IAVA staff!!

+SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE+ hits the stage around 9pm!!!

Also performing:
Ray West
Skyebat
QUEEN V
and ending the night's festivities....
the TBNY ALL STAR JAM with Militia, Nicki Camp, Jimi K. Bones, Chris Altenhoff, Stu Richards and more!

DJ BUBBA GUITAR (BK Firefighter) spins live!
DRINK SPECIALS! $3 PBRs / $2 Vodka Shots All Night!

DON HILL'S
511 Greenwich St. at Spring St.
New York City
212-219-2850
www.donhills.com

SEE YOU THERE!


+SOYL+

THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6th


SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE
opens
for

*BENT BROTHER*

You know the hits -
"We're Not Gonna Take It,"
"I Wanna Rock" and more ;)

*This ain't no tribute band!*

at
STARLAND BALLROOM
570 Jernee Mill Road
Sayreville NJ 08872
(732) 238-5500

Also playing: J-Rad, Lyken21 and Martyrd

All-ages to enter, 21 to drink

$25 advance, $30 day of show + applicable surcharges

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE
is on right before
BENT BROTHER!
...round 9:30pm

http://www.starlandballroom.com/events



+TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION to STARLAND BALLROOM+

There is a train that goes from Penn Station to South Amboy, NJ (bout a 56-58 min train ride.) From the South Amboy train station, there are 2 cab companies that you should go with:

TriCity Taxi
732.721.7224
15min ride
2+ people starting at $15 but can take up to 5 people for $20 total.


South Amboy Taxi
732.727.5569
15min ride
$16-26 depending on the number of people


*If you call a cab once you hit Rahway station, they should have cabs in position by the time you get to South Amboy.

Hope that makes the show more accessible for ya'll...
SEE YOU THERE!

+SOYL+.

Earl Douglas, Executive Director of the Black Rock Coalition listed his "Best of 2008" on Bold As Love- The mainstreaming of Black rock music and the evolution of the new Black imagination.

His list is as follows:

TV On The Radio - Dear Science
Santogold - Santogold
Tom Morello - The Fabled City
King's X - XV
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation Of Niggy Tardust
Swear On Your Life - Burn My Crosses
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
The Dirtbombs - We Have Your Surrounded

Thank you kindly, Earl! And what a honor for us to have you listing us alongside such talent!


See it here:
http://www.boldaslove.us/2008/12/best-of-2008-subtle-jdavey-qtip-black-kids-swear-on-your-life-the-mars-volta-still-more.htm

Tuesday: 1.06.09

MilitiA. + Satyr take on the new year at Corio NYC. Hear SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE songs unplugged + more!

Corio
337 W Broadway at Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 966-3901
www.corionyc.com

NO COVER!

We have great video footage from BITCHES BREW: Sophia Ramos' bday party + Bad Brains afterparty!!!


There are three vids from that night:

* Our cover of one of my favorite bands ever- L7's Fast and Frightening,
which features a bunch of our NYC rocker grrrlfriends ; )
* Our dark anthem, Covet
* and our tribute to Bad Brains- Attitude!!!!! (which is just chaos!?!)


GO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/soylnyc

Feel free to leave your comments, rate it, share it, love it, smoke it, whatever!



Special thanks to EJ, Satyr + Joe Fetus for making it happen!!

Thanks to our good buddy, Joe Fetus, we have VIDEOS and PIX from the Girlz In The Hood show at Europa in Brooklyn!

Check 'em out here and feel free to leave comments:

S. O. Y. L. Vids @ Europa 11-20-08

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B421B203DC841290


S. O. Y. L. Pics @ Europa 11-20-08

http://flickr.com/photos/optimuminline/sets/72157609836477597/

Thank u Joe Fetus!

+SOYL+

11.11.08

MilitiA. + Satyr play unplugged at Corio NYC. Hear SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE songs as you've never heard them before + more!

Corio
337 W Broadway at Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 966-3901
www.corionyc.com

NO COVER!

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE play
'SOPHIA RAMOS's CD Release/BIRTHDAY show!
aka the (unofficial BAD BRAINS AFTERPARTY : )

WHAT: BITCHES BREW AN EVENING OF GODDESS ROCK!
HOSTED BY THE ONE AND ONLY QUEEN V!

WHEN: THURSDAY NOV 6TH
WHERE: ARLENES GROCERY 95 STANTON ST
btwn LUDLOW AND ORCHARD
TIME: 10PM
Cover: $8
212 995 1652

******LISTEN TO THIS SHOW live on MUSIKVILLE.COM!!!!*******

Featuring SOPHIA RAMOS
performing songs from her new release REVELATOR!@10PM

"The music of Sophia Ramos defies stereotypes. The Bronx-born Nuyorican singer stops short of nothing but deeply passionate rock n'
roll." - The New Yorker Magazine


With performances by:
GSX @11PM
"GSX kick ass in a way that makes all the hairs on your spine stand
up. A mean machine with no holds barred. GSX has a big future to tap
into, so listen up and catch 'em while you can!" - NY Waste


SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE @12AM
"SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE -a full-throttle engine revving on high octane, going 100 down a narrow road" - JERSEY BEAT

*Special BAD BRAINS TRIBUTE AT 12:30!*



GUEST APPEARANCES BY
Improv and Sketch comedy team LITTLE BRITCHES
"They bring the Awkward to Trampy!"

And LARONDA DAVIS trafficin' the PRIMORDIAL PUNK PIN UP CALENDAR featuring MILITIA. from SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE!


COME GET YOUR GYNA POWER!!!

http://www.myspace.com/sophiaramos
http://www.gsxrock.com
http://www.myspace.com/swearonyourlife
http://www.myspace.com/queenv
http://www.myspace.com/littlebritchescomedy
http://www.primordialpunk.com




*****LISTEN TO THIS SHOW LIVE on MUSIKVILLE.COM*****

Meet the new incarnation of SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE featuring Gee on drums, Shane on bass, Sean aka Satyr on guitar and MilitiA. on vox!

SOYL will be hittin it harder and louder than ever before- old songs are new again and new songs will get wettttt tonight at The Delancey NYC at 9:30pm.

Tonight's event is sponsored by Manic Panic.

You don't wanna miss this!

+SOYL+

www.myspace.com/militiousproductions

We know, we know...It's been a while. But after some "regrouping" we're baaa-aaack and better than ever!