EVERY ALBUM UP FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

Title says it all.  From now until April 2nd every album on my bandcamp page is available for FREE immediate download.  Including a NEW web exclusive FREE LIVE ALBUM entitled "NAILED IT!".

You can check it out here:

http://samuellockeward.bandcamp.com/

Also, the BUY RECORDS page on this site has been cleaned up and revamped please check it out for all the remaining vinyl and CDs that are still in print.

Thanks for the continued support.

-SLW

New COP BAR release on Grindcore Karaoke!

My new band Cop Bar has a new split EP with legendary Iowa grind band Captain Three Leg  on the great digital label,  Grindcore Karaoke.  6 songs a piece by each group as well as artwork by Meatbag, narration by Joe Jack Talcum and a "collaboration" song to round it out.

Click here and download it for FREE.  http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/c3lvscb
Be sure to check out the other groups on the site because there is a lot of awesome stuff on there and it's all FREE.

There is a 3" CDR version that is being sold at shows.  For those of you that would prefer a physical copy I would gladly mail you one.   It is the exact same as the free version above.

$5 PPD

New shows in 2012!

COP BAR shows!

Fri. Jan 20th @ House Of Bricks in Des Moines w/ Fetal Pig & Love Songs for Lonely Monsters
Sat. Jan 21st @ The Space in Ames w/ Human Satan, Longshadowmen & CMKT4
Fri. Feb 10th @ Gabe's in IC w/ Los Voltage, 100o Centipede, Mighty Accelerator, & Fetal Pig





We will be doing a Cop Bar / Manhorse tour in April.  Get a hold of me if interested in bringing it to you town.
nightmarejerk (at) yahoo (dot) com


No solo shows planned.  General discouragement at critical mass.


Expect market flood of new stuff soon or never.


sam

Live video from the Philly show in April

Samuel Locke Ward Vs Manhorse live in Philly video from 4/8/11


SLW VS MH3 SET LIST:
Nothing For Me
Let's Give Them Hairless Hacks
Will Be Heaven
The Top
Spin + Dissolve
Church Of The Bloated Man
Taking Away The Pop
Bliss Blue Skies
Clown Town
Holy Shit
Haunt U
Making Lemonade
Ketamine

Joe Jack Talcum with SLW on gtr (Joe forgot his harmonicas so I sat in with him)


Joe Jack Talcum setlist:
Little Pill
Dean's Dream
Guitar Song
Alcohol
Fancy Walls
Watching Scotty Die
Punk Rock Girl
Greenworld
Living Life (Daniel Johnston cover)
Secret Of Life
Wisconsin
Big Deal

Oh No No November!

-R.A.D. Vinyl reviews the split with Toby Goodshank HERE and likes it!
-Razorcake reviews "Just Add Tears" split 12" with Joe Jack Talcum HERE.
-Thanks to radio station Mittel Finger Kolleg in Aachen for playing "Fine Was The Night" HERE.  Listen to it HERE.  I assume they liked it but I have no idea what they are saying.
-Dusted took a giant shit on the split with Mumford's HERE.  Boo hoo!
-I got quoted in the October issue of SPIN talking about one of the times I saw Heroine Sheiks.  Spin found a way to finally put the internet on paper!
-Centipede Farm gives a favorable review to the Cop Bar tape HERE.
-Little Village Magazine calls Cop Bar "police brutality" in it's new issue found HERE and posted pics from our recent show HERE.
 
STUFF HAPPENED!
COP BAR LIVE VIDEO!
In Living Sin/ Thieves Marching In A Foreign Land/ You've Got An Enemy In Me



I Decided To Rebel Against Punk Rock So I Got A Job Selling Insurance At Geico/ You Play A Cage Kit/ Screaming Severed Head

Thx to Adrianne Behning for taping!

BREAKING NEWS! 
This just in... new technology now allows you to now digitally LIKE things on Facebook HERE, HERE & HERE and to download music files to your computer HERE and HERE.

AVAILABLE NOW: COP BAR-NO JUSTICE JUST LAW

My new band Cop Bar has finished our 1st EP, NO JUSTICE JUST LAW.   The 20 song, 20 minute cassette tape is now available for mail order (with free digital download).   The digital download alone is also available right now at http://copbar.bandcamp.com/  

COP BAR

NO JUSTICE JUST LAW

$3.50 PPD

  SOLD OUT!

COP BAR!

I have a new grind metal band called Cop Bar!  The band consists of guitarist Brando Gassman (of the classic Iowa City doom metal band Kita), drummer Andy Sinclair (bass player of the Kickass Tarantulas) and me on vocals. 

We are playing our first show on Friday September 23rd at The Blue Moose Taphouse in Iowa City with Whitman & No Babies.  It starts at 9PM/ $6 admission/ 21+ admitted. 

We will also be releasing our debut 20 song cassette EP at that show.  It will be available for mail order here on the 23rd of September, complete with digital download.

You can check out a sneak peak here:
http://copbar.bandcamp.com/ 

And on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Copbar

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In other news I have some upcoming "solo" shows.  Upcoming IC show with Ty Segall, as well as a nice little midwest weekend with Joe Jack Talcum:


Oct. 4th-Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Taphouse w/ Ty Segall
Oct. 20th-Omaha, NE @ Brothers Lounge w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 21st-Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 22nd-St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders
Oct. 23rd-Dubuque, IA @ Off Minor w/ Joe Jack Talcum & The Powders


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Current Project Docket:
Samuel Locke Ward -How I Became The Man & Other Tragedies (FINISHED)
COP BAR -cassette EP (FINISHED)
Miracles Of God-New Untitled Full Length (RECORDING IN PROGRESS)
Guillotine Girls -split LP (IN PROGRESS/ NEEDS VOX)
Untitled Doom Project (IN PROGRESS)
Untitled Top 40 Dance Album: (IN PROGRESS)