Chicago’s garage-pop masterminds CoCoComa will be kicking off the new decade with a three-week trek throughout mainland Europe, beginning with a riotous New Year’s Eve show in Berlin followed by a caravan through Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and The Netherlands. Along the way, friends Sonic Chicken 4, Mondo Ray, and Chimiks will join them.

Just in time for their European dates, Germany’s Red Lounge Records will be releasing a collection LP containing a slew of CoCoComa’s 7” singles, live bits, and unreleased tracks. The collection album is titled “Spectrum of Sounds” and will be available at the band’s merch table and shortly thereafter via the internet and various distributors.

CoCoComa “Pick Slides Across Europe” Tour 2010
12/30 – Munster, GERMANY @ Gleis 22 w/ Mondo Ray
12/31 – Berlin, GERMANY @ Cortina Bob w/ Mondo Ray
1/1 – Dresden, GERMANY @ Groove Station
1/2 – Stuttgart, GERMANY @ Club Zwoelfzehn
1/3 – Treviso, ITALY @ Outside/Inside Studio (limited space, RSVP: info@outsideinsidestudio.com)
1/6 – Perpignan, FRANCE @ El Mediator
1/7 – Zaragoza, SPAIN @ Kezka
1/8 – Valladolid, SPAIN @ Wallaby
1/9 – Madrid, SPAIN @ Wurlitzer Ballroom w/ Le Jonathan Reilly
1/10 – San Sebastian, SPAIN @ Mogmabo
1/12 – Bordeaux, FRANCE @ St. Ex
1/13 – Orleans, FRANCE @ Paxton’s Head w/ Chimiks
1/14 – Paris, FRANCE @ Le Gambetta 2/ Chimiks
1/15 – Rouen, FRANCE @ Emporium Gallorium
1/16 – Kortrijk, BELGIUM @ The Pit’s
1/17 – Groningen, NETHERLANDS @ TBA

CoCoComa released their second LP Things Are Not All Right earlier this year on Memphis’s infamous Goner Records, home to other garage rock titans like Jay Reatard, Ty Segall, Box Elders, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, and many others. The record has already garnered considerable praise from critics, some of who have said:

“Forget blitzkriegs, CoCoComa’s Things Are Not All Right is the real all-out assault. […] This is garage rock on an entirely new and bountiful level. Blink and you might miss the drunken genius of Cococoma, but take them in and you’ll probably be left blinking in surprise for days anyway.” – Skope Magazine

“A word of free advice: Any bands out there considering making a record that lands anywhere along the fairly lengthy (yet somehow narrow) gamut of garage/punk/power pop/rock, do it this way. On their sophomore full-length for Goner Records, Chicago quartet CoCoComa offer what is essentially a blueprint for how to create a loud, melodic, built-to-last punk record. […] Things Are Not All Right bursts with simple, well-crafted tunes that walk a fine edge between sweet and sour; garage and glam; gritty and glossy. They’re delivered with an urgency and directness that practically dares other bands to come up with something so impossibly simple and dead on.” – Dusted

“With bursting pop mayhem, this reminds me of the Lookout roster of years gone by, like the Pattern, albeit with a tad bit of Cheap Trick as well, like huge hooks, marshaled drums, and tight tunefulness. […] This stuff is hectic, unpretentious, lacking that winking irony, and actually full-throttle fun — just an organic heap of all things righteous and rollicking.” – Left of the Dial

Chicago’s CoCoComa recently performed a show in Chicago and a date in Milwaukee for Stumblurfest. You can check out live footage from both sets here.

The band continues to play select regional shows to support their recent album “Things Are Not All Right,” released by Memphis’s Goner Records. They also are currently planning a full European tour in Jan/Feb 2010. Dates for that tour will be announced soon.

CoCoComa regional shows:
12/4 – Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House
12/12 – Chicago, IL @ Bloodline Speakeasy

CoCoComa recently performed “It Won’t Be Long” on the notoriously hip children’s dance show Chic-A-Go-Go. The taping was for the show’s Halloween Party special that aired October 27th and 28th on local Chicago channel 19. You can check out the performance here.

The A.V. Club Chicago also recently ran an interview with Bill and Lisa Roe, the husband and wife team behind CoCoComa and founders of a new label, Trouble In Mind, which puts out 7-inch singles from garage-rock bands like White Wires, Fresh & Onlys, and Sonic Chicken 4. The A.V. Club sat down with Bill and Lisa to talk about their new album, starting a record label, and the birth of their now 6-month-old child, Ronnie Roe, who appears in the video dressed like a hot dog.

Indierockreviews.com continues to run an exclusive stream of “Things Are Not All Right.” You can check out the album here.

The album has already garnered considerable praise from critics, some of whom have said:

“Forget blitzkriegs, CoCoComa’s Things Are Not All Right is the real all-out assault […]This is garage rock on an entirely new and bountiful level. Blink and you might miss the drunken genius of Cococoma, but take them in and you’ll probably be left blinking in surprise for days anyway.” – Skope

“Things Are Not All Right bursts with simple, well-crafted tunes that walk a fine edge between sweet and sour; garage and glam; gritty and glossy. They’re delivered with an urgency and directness that practically dares other bands to come up with something so impossibly simple and dead on.” – Dusted

“Simply put: this record is at once both a riot and thoughtful. Now, fun is not something typically associated with ‘mature’ songwriting. But CoCoComa has managed to record these ten tracks with a youthfulness that gives life to their adult writing perspective. They keep the formula simple and the hooks catchy.” – Buddyhead

Chicago’s CoCoComa recently performed their song “It Won’t Be Long” from their recently released album “Things Are Not All Right” on children’s dance show Chic-A-Go-Go. The taping was for the show’s Halloween Party special that will air October 27th and 28th on local Chicago channel 19. You can check out the performance here.

The A.V. Club Chicago also recently ran an interview with Bill and Lisa Roe, the husband and wife team behind CoCoComa and founders of a new label, Trouble In Mind Records, which puts out 7-inch singles from garage-rock bands like White Wires, Fresh & Onlys, and Sonic Chicken 4. The A.V. Club sat down with Bill and Lisa to talk about their new album, starting a record label, and the birth of their now 6-month-old child; Ronnie Roe, who appears in the Chic-A-Go-Go appearance dressed like a hot dog.

“Things Are Not All Right,” the band’s second album, was released last week care of Memphis’s Goner Records, former home of Jay Reatard and currently of Box Elders, Ty Segall, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, and many others. Indierockreviews.com is currently hosting a full stream of the album.

The band will be playing a couple more shows to support the album’s release before heading across the Atlantic at the end of December for a six-week trek around Europe. Dates for the European tour will be announced shortly.

11/13 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
11/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Vault

CoCoComa previously released their “S/T” album on Goner Records in 2007. Over the past two years, they’ve also delivered five different singles; two all on their own and a trio of splits, sharing wax with The Hipshakes, The Mans, and The Turpentine Brothers.

The A.V. Club Chicago has posted an exclusive stream of “Things Are Not All Right,” the new album from their hometown garage-pop masterminds, CoCoComa. You can check out the early leak of the entire album right here.

“Things Are Not All Right,” the band’s second full-length, will by released October 20th care of Memphis’s Goner Records, former home of Jay Reatard and currently of Box Elders, Ty Segall, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, and many others.

The band will be playing a string of shows to support the album’s release, including a performance at this year’s Scion Garage Fest in Portland, Oregon alongside Roky Erickson, Black Lips, Jay Reatard, King Khan & BBQ Show, The Dirtbombs, The Spits, and many more.

CoCoComa Tour Dates:
10/17 – Portland, OR @ Scion Garage Fest
10/21 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
11/13 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
11/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Vault

CoCoComa previously released their “S/T” album on Goner in 2007. Over the past two years, they’ve also delivered five different singles; two all on their own and a trio of splits, sharing wax with The Hipshakes, The Mans, and The Turpentine Brothers.

Chicago’s garage-pop brain trust CoCoComa have posted another early track from their forthcoming second album, “Things Are Not All Right,” care of Memphis’s Goner Records, former home of Jay Reatard and currently of Box Elders, Ty Segall, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, and many others.

You can check out “Alright, Alright, Alright” streaming on their MySpace page.

The band previously leaked of “Enemies” and “It Won’t Be Long,” which are still streaming on their MySpace page.

The band recently played a show and a live version of “Alright, Alright, Alright” was captured. You can check out the YouTube footage here.

“Things Are Not All Right” will be released on October 20th.

The band will be playing a string of shows to support the album’s release, including a performance at this year’s Scion Garage Fest in Portland, Oregon. You can click “more” below for the dates!

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Chicago’s garage-pop brain trust CoCoComa have posted two new songs that will appear on their forthcoming second album, “Things Are Not All Right,” care of Memphis’s Goner Records, former home of Jay Reatard and currently of Box Elders, Ty Segall, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, and many others.

You can check out “Enemies” and “It Won’t Be Long” on their MySpace page.

“Things Are Not All Right” will be released on October 20th.

The band will be playing a string of shows to support the album’s release, including a performance at this year’s Scion Garage Fest in Portland, Oregon. You can click “more” below for the dates!

CoCoComa previously released their “S/T” album on Goner in 2007. Over the past two years, they’ve also delivered five different singles; two all on their own and a trio of splits, sharing wax with The Hipshakes, The Mans, and The Turpentine Brothers.

In their short lifetime, the band has garnered considerable admiration from critics:

“CoCoComa’s songs sound rowdy and loose—the band’s reckless, infectious enthusiasm makes them feel like they could run off the rails at any time, even on a recording.” – Chicago Reader

“If the carnival had a carousel that had vibrating rockets instead of bobbing ponies, Rumplemintz and PBR instead of Icees, and roller coasters that rattled more than the Cyclone in a hurricane, then the music wouldn’t just be a pipe organ wheezing calliope music—it’d be the fucked-up, off-the-rails, fast-as-you-can pumping of CoCoComa. Start with the guitar / drum spazzing of Bill and Lisa Roe, whirl in a mad dash of Mike Fitzpatrick’s organ anchor, coat with Bill’s shredding lead vocals, sprinkle with the “whoah-oh-oh”s and group shouting that only comes with the unabashed embracing of being sweaty and dirty for the sake of a good time, and you’ve got CoCoComa.” – RCRDLBL.COM

“Although the tempos often approach hardcore speed (a positive… ain’t knockin’ it!), the overall vibe is that of a modern take on the wildest ‘60s rave-ups. The fat has been trimmed offa each of these tunes, leaving an LP comprised solely of 2 minute stomp’n’shouters. Being loud and wild can take you a long way, but it’s clear that COCOCOMA is actually capable of crafting some catchy songs around the bombast, which is what elevates this LP frombeing merely decent to pretty goddamn good.” – Maximum Rock n’ Roll

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