Fullsteam Webshop added two cool Downstairs bundle items: Oh Father (CD) + more or less merchandise for cheaper prize!

For more info check the webshop link above.

Yes, it's been a while... We are playing a gig at a superduper special event called New Music Community Spring Explosion @ Semifinal (Helsinki) 17th of April. Also appearing the brilliant MURMANSK.

This will be one of very few Downstairs shows in near future and a shit load of new songs might be played...

Pre-sale from Tiketti.

"Ole riippumaton, osta riippumattomalta" ("Be independent, buy from independent") is a campaign to support Finnish independent music. The campaign started last friday (Nov. 14th) and lasts until the end of the year.

The campaign item list, including our debut album Oh Father, is sold at reduced price (1 for 10, 2 for 15 EUR) at the following indie stores:

8raita, CDON.com, Epe's, Fatty Sounds, Fennica Records, Combat Rock Shop, FM Music, Keltainen Jäänsärkijä, Levy-Eskot, Levykauppa Äx, Levykellari, Maanalainen levykauppa, Musiikki-Kullas, Peltirumpu, Platta, Popparienkeli, Stupido Shop, Swamp Music, Sävelaitta, Tunnelin levy.

Many of these stores ship internationally so this is a good chance for everybody to dig in some good Finnish indie music and do it cheap!

Yep yep. We are returning to Germany in December, this time with LAPKO. Here are all confirmed dates so far:

Cool shit just keeps on coming up:
We will play with DIE! DIE! DIE! (NZ) next thursday 25th of September @ Kuudes Linja (Helsinki). That's kinda ok 'cause we would have gone to see the show anyway! Also featuring ON VOLCANO. See you there!

Tickets 8 EUR, pre-sale Tiketti.

(Photo: Miikka Pirinen)

A couple of live songs and interview featured in Provinssirock 2008 -summary on Finnish television channel YLE TEEMA. The program airs 23.00 Finnish time on wednesday 24.9. Re-run on friday 16.30. The broadcast can be streamed here.

EDIT: Re-run friday 14.30 Finnish time!

Our very first official releases, EPs Shotgun Hullabaloo and Coward Constrictor Cries for Chivalry are now officially sold out. Both were released by We Are The Trail Records, DIY-style.

Some of our distributors may still have a very limited amount in stock so if you want to waste your money on these "not very likely to ever become collector's items" try your luck for excample at Fullsteam webstore, If Society webstore, 8Raita or Stupido Shop.

It is very likely that there will NEVER be a reprint of these, ever, so move fast. Slow movers can download both EPs here.

Summer festivals are soon done and over with, so back to clubs. Here are a few confirmed dates for y'all:

30.8. LAHTI @ Kasisali (All ages!)
19.9. HÄMEENLINNA @ Rocktown

UPDATE: Showtime @ ELMU 30v Fest 20.00!

(Photo by Miikka Pirinen)

Liked just that one song on the album and thought the rest of it was a big pile of crap? Well, we have some good news for you: Our Fullsteam releases are now downloadable here track by track.

Our show @ Provinssirock this sunday will be broadcasted live on YLEX TV. Turn your antennas up and monitors on 13.15 sharp (Finnish time).

(Photo by Miikka Pirinen)

Our debut album OH FATHER is now released in:
BeNeLux (distribution by Roughtrade)
Sweden (distribution by Soundpollution)
Canada (distribution by PHD)

HEALTH will not make it to Finland in time so the show @ Kuudes Linja (Helsinki) on Monday 19th of May is cancelled. Sorry!

We are excited to tell you that we have been invited to join DISCO ENSEMBLE on their tour in Finland. Here are the dates:

We are also extremely proud to announce the following summer festivals:

PROVINSSIROCK, Seinäjoki 13.-15.6.
SIMEROCK, Rovaniemi 4.-6.7.

Fullsteam Night in Berlin this weeks Friday, April 25th. The show will take place at Columbia Club.

See you there!

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We have confirmed to support HEALTH (USA) @ Kuudes Linja (Helsinki) on May 19th.

A few other updates in shows too, check 'em out if you want to know when and where to find us. More shows tbc, stay put!

(Photo: Riku Sanaksenaho)

There has been some misinformation about us playing the following dates this week:

We have NOT confirmed to play these dates and the next show will be 11.04 @ Dynamo, Turku. See you there!

Ruisrock, Jul. 4.-6., Turku
Jyväskylä Rock Festival, Aug. 8.-9., Jyväskylä

More festivals to be confirmed.

(Photo: Miikka Pirinen)

Our debut album Oh Father was released in Germany last week, on March 14th (PIAS/Rough Trade).

We will play a one-off show in Berlin @ Columbia Club on April 25th. The show is a part of an event called Helsinki in Berlin. Other bands on the bill are Disco Ensemble, Lapko, I Walk The Line and Damn Seagulls.

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We have loads of new merchandise to celebrate the release of Oh Father. All new T-shirts and hoodies are American Apparel quality = sweat shop free. On top of that all guy-size tees are made of organic cotton.

For more info visit the online store.

Our debut album Oh Father was released in January. Here's some highlights from Finnish press:

"Downstairs sounds so rude and energic...there's no doubt you wouldn't get excited." 9/10 Sue Magazine

"Oh Father is a strong and solid debut and gets better with every listen." 4/5 (album of the week) Rokkizine

"...a mixture of rough hardcore elements, melodic indie sounds and sweaty rock'n'roll." 4/5 Desibeli

"...even the listener begings to get ADHD-symptoms. If this is the kind of music you want to do, this is how to do it." 4/5 Meteli

"If these guys will make a misunderstood masterpiece, I'm probably among the misunderstanding ones". 2/5 Vertigo