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Culture Abuse Return As Culture City with 8-minute Punk/Reggae Single "War Time Dub" Feat. Opener Lil Ugly Mane (Epitaph Records)



"After spending a majority of 2018 on the world's stages alongside NOTHING, Green Day, The Bronx, and more, Culture Abuse are conquering the open road yet again—this time, for their first-ever full headlining North American Tour," reads a recent Culture Abuse/Culture City press release. Fittingly dubbed the "Culture City Funky Rock Party" Tour, Culture Abuse will be "THROWIN' A PARTY ACROSS NORTH AMERICA" and will be joined by a star-studded cast of Punkers during their 23-date jaunt including: Tony Molina, DARE, Young Guv (Ben Cook of F*cked Up & No Warning,) Regional Justice Center, RAZORBUMPS, Pale Lips, Buggin' Out, Entry (members of Touché Amoré,) Lil Ugly Mane, Army, HiGH, Slow Fire Pistol, Fake Eyes, Poison Thorn (Shane Moran of Title Fight,) Strange Magic, No Right, Jocko, Cadaver Dog, and Wild Side. Culture Abuse's current line-up consists of frontman David Kelling, guitarists John "JR" McCarthy AKA "June Bug" & Nick Bruder, drummer Ross Traver, and bassist Shane Plitt with members previously contributing to All Teeth, Bravo F**king Bravo, L'Antietam, and Bird By Bird. Since their last album, 2018's critically-acclaimed BAY DREAM, Culture Abuse have released a flexi-disc split 7-inch with NOTHING for New Noise Magazine, a stand-alone digital single entitled "Goo," and, now, have returned with a brand new single called "War Time Dub, Culture City."


It features their "Culture City Funky Rock Party" touring mate, Lil Ugly Mane, and stylistically, seems to have more in common with The Clash than The Ramones or Nirvana. "War Time Dub" was recorded live to tape at Balboa Recordings Studios in Los Angeles and a features Chris Owens of Louisville, Kentucky's LORDS and Danny Nog, as well as Lil Ugly Mane, and a "live Dub mix" by Culture Abuse's very own David Kelling. It appears as though, rather than being billed as "Culture Abuse," "War Time Dub" is, in fact, being billed under a completely new moniker: "Culture City," which you can read more about below. Culture Abuse have, also, dropped an accompanying stark black-and-white/color music video version of "War Time Dub" (shortened, here, to six minutes) directed by David Kelling & Tyler Bradberry. Culture Abuse's "Culture City Funky Rock Party" Tour kicks off this Thursday, 06/06 at San Francisco's The Chapel with Tony Molina, DARE & No Right; tickets for the majority of the dates are currently still available to purchase at CULTURECITYROCKERS.COM. Ahead of their North American Tour, Culture Abuse/Culture City's David Kelling & Shane Plitt's have put together a Collaborative 38-track Spotify Playlist dubbed CULTURE CITY SOUND SYSTEM featuring "SONGS FROM THE ACTS ON TOUR ACROSS THE US."


"CULTURE CITY is our true expression through art. CULTURE CITY is doing whatever we want with whoever we want. Music has no borders or limitations. The only restrictor is yourself, if you over-think or believe the bullsh*t you are fed by those that have lost their imagination. Don't be afraid to be yourself. DREAM ON." He continues, "This is shaking off any assumptions or expectations of who or what you think we are and this is only the beginning..."

- David Kelling (Culture Abuse/Culture City)

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