March 8, 2011

get your limited edition copy at our webstore or pick it up digitally on iTunes now!

December 8, 2010

Ariel was exciting to be around; he was fun and he was driven. He would come to me with seemingly impossible show ideas but then always managed to pull them off. He approached his work with a sense that yeah, there might be consequences but the good and fun will outweigh the fallout because we have the right spirit and if i don’t try and get this done it’ll never happen. One of Ariel’s most triumphant moments in my eyes was when he somehow convinced the skipper of Clipper City to let all the Famous Class bands charter the boat for a quarter of the usual price. The feeling was unforgettable, sailing around the Statue of Liberty having a beer with Ariel and watching friends play and dance.  Last year he began working with me at Famous Class, helping us take some big steps forward. It breaks my heart that he isn’t going to see the results of everything we worked on together. He was a dear friend and a brother, we love you and miss you.

cyrus

June 20, 2010

We’re teaming up with our buddies at Less Artists More Condos and throwing a party for the Northside Fest. shit should be nuts

April 22, 2010

its been a while since we’ve had a the whole family together but the time has come! Mark your calender now for May 28th and come see Tony Castles + Darlings + Snakes Say Hiss + Boogie Boarder + Tough Knuckles + DJ Mr. A*OK  @ DBA. We’re gonna have some new jamz from all the bands plus a new wave of shirts.
Get Ready!

April 18, 2010

We couldn’t be happier here at the Famous Class camp! We have the first vinyl over at the webstore now and are sending the boys to record the follow up at the end of May. Expect big things!

March 11, 2011

“The circumstances make this Tough Knuckles track pretty heart-wrenching but the melancholy guitar arpeggios were already the haunted bit of “While We’re on the Phone”, a track that quips big pop quotes and tender puppy love.”

March 11, 2011

another new track

March 11, 2011

Premiere!

April 18, 2010

Tough Knuckles is kind of like a cross between Gary Wilson and Ariel Pink if you substitute all the mental disorder with sweetness. Instead of dressing as a sultry woman or having some kind of body-dysmorphic dysfunction, Calvin LeCompte is a lo-fi charmer, and that’s jazzy—Greek jazzy!

MAGGIE LEE