YOTAM Tour Dates and “True Traveller Documentary” Premier

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Yotam of the Israeli punk outfit Useless ID is set to embark on yet another solo tour throughout Europe, Russia and Israel. Yotam is also releasing his True Traveller Documentary which shows highlights of his first tour of Russia/Belarus/Ukraine. His never ending travels throughout the world entertaining fans of all shapes and sizes continues…

“It was May 2016 when a longtime friend from Belarus decided to put a Russia/Belarus/Ukraine tour together for me and bring a camera man along for the ride, I’ve been there a few times in the past with Useless ID but never alone as a solo act but since I like adventures I went along with it and was great beyond expectations, ever since I’ve been to Russia 3 more times and next month will be my 5th time in the span of less than a year, the crowd is simply amazing in that part of the world and I’m glad I got to see it and have the short documentary “True Traveller” to show for it, European Tour with Mike Noegraf starts in 2 days..I will spend 4 days in Israel once it’s done and head back to Russia right after ending the tour at YOTASPACE HALL with the great TARAKANY!”  Yotam-

Tour Dates-Europe | Russia | Israel 2017

March 17 Livorno | SurferJo*
March 18 Turbigo | La cabotina*
March 19 Vienna | Fanialive*
March 20 Valasske Mezirici | Bar Lira*
March 21 Brno | Pub U Dvou Pratel*
March 22 Bratislava | Riva Bar*
March 23 Piazzetta | Ronchi De Legionari*
March 24 Livigno | Marco’s Pub*
March 25 Lausanne | Salle Bellevaux*
March 26 Lyon | Kraspek*
April 1 Minsk | DIY bar
April 4 Chereprovets | Metallist Bar
April 5 Vologda | Vinoven Bar
April 6 Saint Petersburg | Zoccolo 2.0
April 8 Moscow | YOTASPACE w/ Tarakany!
April 9 Moscow | YOTASPACE w/ Tarakany!
April 15 Haifa | Plaster
* w/ Mike Noegraf

About Yotam-
Dropping everything you’re doing and starting from scratch is not an easy task especially when you’re in your mid 30’s.

After celebrating a successful 20 years of existence show with punk band Useless ID (Fat Wreck Chords) to a hometown crowd in Israel it was time to take a break.

Yotam set out to the States for some soul searching, the result: “California Sounds”.

After living in his car and random houses all over the States for the past 6 months in 2015, around 70 shows in with the likes of Frank Turner, Chad Price, The Ataris, Laura Jane Grace, etc…

Yotam stopped by Bob Hoag’s Flying Blanket Studios (Built to Spill, Ataris) which consists of mostly analog gear and guitars from the 1950’s, armed with 10 brand new songs and going for a vibe where you enter a studio and leave a day later with an album done like in in the early years of Bob Dylan.

“Nobody does this anymore, everyone is so caught up in sounding perfect and auto tune and it just kills character” he says, then adds “Bob was amazing, we did 1-2 takes of each song, making very quick decisions”

All live with some overdubs here and there, the album was mixed the next day and mastered a month later by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room while Yotam passed by through Colorado for a show.

The album is more stripped down in sound and more punk in spirit than it’s predecessor “Distant Lover” which was released on Hardline Entertainment 3 years ago to be exact, as the name is stripped down as well. “Dropping my last name just felt natural after playing a show at Hermosa Beach opening for label mates The Bunny Gang featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly, I looked at the stage times and it said Yotam 8:00–8:30 which just seemed more fitted for this album” says Yotam and adds “People just can’t remember my last name”, even Fat Mike whom I’ve known for years asked me one day “Dude, how do you say your last name again?”

Trying to catch the madness of tour life while it was happening “California Sounds” was recorded on May 4th between two US tours. It tells the story of questions that appear as we get older but aren’t ready yet to cross the line into adulthood like opener “Days of Living” , other themes dealing with new people entering our lives as others leave “Tony Sly”, “Grandfather” yet, an album is never complete without the ultimate break up song “Silver and Gold” or a lost love that didn’t come to fruition “Catastrophe” and pushing his limits to write songs on the road and completing them during drives “California Sounds”, “Young Man Bones”

“The comfort zone is the enemy” adds Yotam.

California Sounds and Distant Lover available now on Hardline.

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YOTAM Tour Video Premier for “Days Of Living”

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“This past summer I did a 3 week European tour with Useless ID supporting Lagwagon, I booked my ticket earlier on so that I stay in Europe for 2 more weeks, no plans but life decided that I team up with Joe Mcmahon (Smoke or Fire) and Mike Noegraf and hit the road for 2 more weeks along with my brother Nadav helping out on merch and Antony “Weddy” Gallien as Driver, we crammed up in a little rental car and hit many parts of Germany, Italy and Czech republic, The crowds were amazing everywhere we played and “Weddy” was filming the whole time and made this video for my song Days of living” showing us having some good times in Europe together”
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About Yotam-
Dropping everything you’re doing and starting from scratch is not an easy task especially when you’re in your mid 30’s.

After celebrating a successful 20 years of existence show with punk band Useless ID (Fat Wreck Chords) to a hometown crowd in Israel it was time to take a break.

Yotam set out to the States for some soul searching, the result: “California Sounds”.

After living in his car and random houses all over the States for the past 6 months in 2015, around 70 shows in with the likes of Frank Turner, Chad Price, The Ataris, Laura Jane Grace, etc…

Yotam stopped by Bob Hoag’s Flying Blanket Studios (Built to Spill, Ataris) which consists of mostly analog gear and guitars from the 1950’s, armed with 10 brand new songs and going for a vibe where you enter a studio and leave a day later with an album done like in in the early years of Bob Dylan.

“Nobody does this anymore, everyone is so caught up in sounding perfect and auto tune and it just kills character” he says, then adds “Bob was amazing, we did 1-2 takes of each song, making very quick decisions”

All live with some overdubs here and there, the album was mixed the next day and mastered a month later by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room while Yotam passed by through Colorado for a show.

The album is more stripped down in sound and more punk in spirit than it’s predecessor “Distant Lover” which was released on Hardline Entertainment 3 years ago to be exact, as the name is stripped down as well. “Dropping my last name just felt natural after playing a show at Hermosa Beach opening for label mates The Bunny Gang featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly, I looked at the stage times and it said Yotam 8:00–8:30 which just seemed more fitted for this album” says Yotam and adds “People just can’t remember my last name”, even Fat Mike whom I’ve known for years asked me one day “Dude, how do you say your last name again?”

Trying to catch the madness of tour life while it was happening “California Sounds” was recorded on May 4th between two US tours. It tells the story of questions that appear as we get older but aren’t ready yet to cross the line into adulthood like opener “Days of Living” , other themes dealing with new people entering our lives as others leave “Tony Sly”, “Grandfather” yet, an album is never complete without the ultimate break up song “Silver and Gold” or a lost love that didn’t come to fruition “Catastrophe” and pushing his limits to write songs on the road and completing them during drives “California Sounds”, “Young Man Bones”

“The comfort zone is the enemy” adds Yotam.

California Sounds and Distant Lover available now at HardlineEnt.com or on iTunes

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Yotam “California Sounds” US Tour Dates!

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Yotam US Tour

Yotam “California Sounds” Tour

Dec. 19 Denver CO – Illegal Pete’s *
Dec. 20 Ft Collins CO – The Forge *
Dec. 21 Boulder CO – Illegal Pete’s *
Dec. 22 Lincoln NE- TBA
Dec. 23 Chicago IL – Gman Tavern
Dec. 26 Louisville KY – Magbar
Dec. 27 Pittsburgh PA – The Smiling Moose w/Bigwig
Dec. 28 Philadelphia PA – Kat Kat Phest
Dec. 29 Brooklyn NY – Grand Victory
Dec. 30 NYC – Rockwood Music Hall
Jan. 1 Trenton NJ – Mill Hill Basement
Jan. 2 Baltimore MD – Sidebar Tavern
Jan. 3 Carrboro NC – Johnny’s Gone Fishing
Jan. 4 Charleston SC – Tin Roof
Jan. 5 Atlanta GA – Wonder Root
Jan. 6 Chattanooga TN – TBA
Jan. 7 Birmingham AL – South Side Lounge
Jan. 8 Memphis TN – Murphy’s Pub
Jan. 9 Fayetteville AR Lalaland
Jan. 10 New Orleans FL – TBA **
Jan. 11 Houston TX – TBA **
Jan. 12 Ft. Worth TX – 1919 Hemphill **
Jan. 13 Austin- TX – TBA **
Jan. 14 San Antonio TX – TBA **
Jan. 15 El Paso TX – The Pizza Joint **
Jan. 16 Phoenix AZ – Ernie’s House
Jan. 17 Bakersfield CA – Kirk’s House ***
Jan. 18 Santa Barbara CA – Velvet Jones***
Jan. 19 Los Angeles CA- The Redwood ***
Jan. 20 San Diego CA- Merrow ***
Jan. 21 Hermosa Beach CA -The Standing Room
Jan. 22 Las Vegas NV – 11th Street Records
Jan. 23 Reno NV- Pignic
Jan. 25 Boise ID – Liquid ****
Jan. 26 Seattle WA- Darrel’s Tavern ****
Jan. 27 Seattle WA – Kraken Bar
Jan. 28 Portland OR – Doug Fir lounge *****
Jan. 29 Oakland CA – TBA
Jan. 30 San Francisco CA – Hemlock ******
Jan. 31 Martinez CA – Creek Monkey Tap House
w/ Mercy Music Jan. 17 – Jan. 31 *w/ Bootjack n’ Bonz ** w/ JT Turret *** w/ Dead Frets ****w/ The Secret Sea ***** w/ Sundowner ******w/ Jan (Shell Corp) Joe (Old Man Markley)

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CALIFORNIA SOUNDS OUT NOW!

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Enter To Win A Signed Test Pressing of Yotam-Califonia Sounds LP!

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Anyone that pre orders the new Limited Edition Opaque Tan Vinyl of Yotam’s New Record “California Sounds” will Be Entered To Win One Of Three Signed/Numbered Test Pressings to go with their purchase!

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TRACK LISTING-

1) Days of Living
2) Where is The Time
3) California Sounds
4) Heaven Sent
5) Silver and Gold
6) Platonic
7) Catastrophe
8) Tony Sly
9) Grandfather
10) Young Man Bones
11) Crawling (Bonus Track)

Dropping everything you’re doing and starting from scratch is not an easy task especially when you’re in your mid 30’s.

After celebrating a successful 20 years of existence show with punk band Useless ID (Fat Wreck Chords) to a hometown crowd in Israel it was time to take a break.

Yotam set out to the States for some soul searching, the result: “California Sounds”.

After living in his car and random houses all over the States for the past 6 months in 2015, around 70 shows in with the likes of Frank Turner, Chad Price, The Ataris, Laura Jane Grace, etc…

Yotam stopped by Bob Hoag’s Flying Blanket Studios (Built to Spill, Ataris) which consists of mostly analog gear and guitars from the 1950’s, armed with 10 brand new songs and going for a vibe where you enter a studio and leave a day later with an album done like in in the early years of Bob Dylan.

“Nobody does this anymore, everyone is so caught up in sounding perfect and auto tune and it just kills character” he says, then adds “Bob was amazing, we did 1-2 takes of each song, making very quick decisions”

All live with some overdubs here and there, the album was mixed the next day and mastered a month later by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room while Yotam passed by through Colorado for a show.

The album is more stripped down in sound and more punk in spirit than it’s predecessor “Distant Lover” which was released on Hardline Entertainment 3 years ago to be exact, as the name is stripped down as well. “Dropping my last name just felt natural after playing a show at Hermosa Beach opening for label mates The Bunny Gang featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly, I looked at the stage times and it said Yotam 8:00-8:30 which just seemed more fitted for this album” says Yotam and adds “People just can’t remember my last name”, even Fat Mike whom I’ve known for years asked me one day “Dude, how do you say your last name again?”

Trying to catch the madness of tour life while it was happening “California Sounds” was recorded on May 4th between two US tours. It tells the story of questions that appear as we get older but aren’t ready yet to cross the line into adulthood like opener “Days of Living” , other themes dealing with new people entering our lives as others leave “Tony Sly”, “Grandfather” yet, an album is never complete without the ultimate break up song “Silver and Gold” or a lost love that didn’t come to fruition “Catastrophe” and pushing his limits to write songs on the road and completing them during drives “California Sounds”, “Young Man Bones”

“The comfort zone is the enemy” adds Yotam.

“California Sounds” is OUT NOW via Hardline Entertainment. Catch Yotam on tour in Europe and the US starting in November.

29/10 Brussels @ La Porte Noire

30/10 Noord-Bradant @ Knoflook

1/11 Berlin @ Ramones Museum (Willwood)

2/11 Wroclaw @ Mei’s house

3/11 Valasske Mezirici @ Bar Lira

4/11 BRNO @ Pub U Dvou p?átel

5/11 Vienna @ Down Under

6/11 Slazburg @ Sub

7/11 Freiburg @ K.I.S.S

8/11 Antwerp @ Kavka

10/11 Nottingham @ The Dog House

11/11 Leeds @ Santiago Bar

12/11 Edinburgh TBA

13/11 Dundee @ Drouthy Neebors

14/11 Leceister @ The Exchange Bar

16/11 London TBA

18/11 Milan @ TBA with ROB MOIR

19/11 Livorno @ TBA with ROB MOIR

20/11 Lyon @ Yann’s House

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YOTAM (USELESS ID) “CALIFORNIA SOUNDS” – OUT NOW!

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CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE LP / CD

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TRACK LISTING-

1) Days of Living
2) Where is The Time
3) California Sounds
4) Heaven Sent
5) Silver and Gold
6) Platonic
7) Catastrophe
8) Tony Sly
9) Grandfather
10) Young Man Bones
11) Crawling (Bonus Track)

 

Dropping everything you’re doing and starting from scratch is not an easy task especially when you’re in your mid 30’s.

After celebrating a successful 20 years of existence show with punk band Useless ID (Fat Wreck Chords) to a hometown crowd in Israel it was time to take a break.

Yotam set out to the States for some soul searching, the result: “California Sounds”.

After living in his car and random houses all over the States for the past 6 months in 2015, around 70 shows in with the likes of Frank Turner, Chad Price, The Ataris, Laura Jane Grace, etc…

Yotam stopped by Bob Hoag’s Flying Blanket Studios (Built to Spill, Ataris) which consists of mostly analog gear and guitars from the 1950’s, armed with 10 brand new songs and going for a vibe where you enter a studio and leave a day later with an album done like in in the early years of Bob Dylan.

“Nobody does this anymore, everyone is so caught up in sounding perfect and auto tune and it just kills character” he says, then adds “Bob was amazing, we did 1-2 takes of each song, making very quick decisions”

All live with some overdubs here and there, the album was mixed the next day and mastered a month later by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room while Yotam passed by through Colorado for a show.

The album is more stripped down in sound and more punk in spirit than it’s predecessor “Distant Lover” which was released on Hardline Entertainment 3 years ago to be exact, as the name is stripped down as well. “Dropping my last name just felt natural after playing a show at Hermosa Beach opening for label mates The Bunny Gang featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly, I looked at the stage times and it said Yotam 8:00-8:30 which just seemed more fitted for this album” says Yotam and adds “People just can’t remember my last name”, even Fat Mike whom I’ve known for years asked me one day “Dude, how do you say your last name again?”

Trying to catch the madness of tour life while it was happening “California Sounds” was recorded on May 4th between two US tours. It tells the story of questions that appear as we get older but aren’t ready yet to cross the line into adulthood like opener “Days of Living” , other themes dealing with new people entering our lives as others leave “Tony Sly”, “Grandfather” yet, an album is never complete without the ultimate break up song “Silver and Gold” or a lost love that didn’t come to fruition “Catastrophe” and pushing his limits to write songs on the road and completing them during drives “California Sounds”, “Young Man Bones”

“The comfort zone is the enemy” adds Yotam.

“California Sounds” is OUT NOW via Hardline Entertainment. Catch Yotam on tour in Europe and the US starting in November.

29/10 Brussels @ La Porte Noire

30/10 Noord-Bradant @ Knoflook

1/11 Berlin @ Ramones Museum (Willwood)

2/11 Wroclaw @ Mei’s house

3/11 Valasske Mezirici @ Bar Lira

4/11 BRNO @ Pub U Dvou p?átel

5/11 Vienna @ Down Under

6/11 Slazburg @ Sub

7/11 Freiburg @ K.I.S.S

8/11 Antwerp @ Kavka

10/11 Nottingham @ The Dog House

11/11 Leeds @ Santiago Bar

12/11 Edinburgh TBA

13/11 Dundee @ Drouthy Neebors

14/11 Leceister @ The Exchange Bar

16/11 London TBA

18/11 Milan @ TBA with ROB MOIR

19/11 Livorno @ TBA with ROB MOIR

20/11 Lyon @ Yann’s House

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YOTAM of Useless ID to release “CALIFORNIA SOUNDS” via Hardline!

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YOTAM of Useless ID to release his second solo record “CALIFORNIA SOUNDS” via Hardline Entertainment Oct 30th 2015!

STREAM THE SINGLE “CALIFORNIA SOUNDS” HERE!

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TRACK LISTING-

1) Days of Living
2) Where is The Time
3) California Sounds
4) Heaven Sent
5) Silver and Gold
6) Platonic
7) Catastrophe
8) Tony Sly
9) Grandfather
10) Young Man Bones
11) Crawling (Bonus Track)

Dropping everything you’re doing and starting from scratch is not an easy task especially when you’re in your mid 30’s.

After celebrating a successful 20 years of existence show with punk band Useless ID (Fat Wreck Chords) to a hometown crowd in Israel it was time to take a break.

Yotam set out to the States for some soul searching, the result: “California Sounds”.

After living in his car and random houses all over the States for the past 6 months in 2015, around 70 shows in with the likes of Frank Turner, Chad Price, The Ataris, Laura Jane Grace, etc…

Yotam stopped by Bob Hoag’s Flying Blanket Studios (Built to Spill, Ataris) which consists of mostly analog gear and guitars from the 1950’s, armed with 10 brand new songs and going for a vibe where you enter a studio and leave a day later with an album done like in in the early years of Bob Dylan.

“Nobody does this anymore, everyone is so caught up in sounding perfect and auto tune and it just kills character” he says, then adds “Bob was amazing, we did 1-2 takes of each song, making very quick decisions”

All live with some overdubs here and there, the album was mixed the next day and mastered a month later by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room while Yotam passed by through Colorado for a show.

The album is more stripped down in sound and more punk in spirit than it’s predecessor “Distant Lover” which was released on Hardline Entertainment 3 years ago to be exact, as the name is stripped down as well. “Dropping my last name just felt natural after playing a show at Hermosa Beach opening for label mates The Bunny Gang featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly, I looked at the stage times and it said Yotam 8:00-8:30 which just seemed more fitted for this album” says Yotam and adds “People just can’t remember my last name”, even Fat Mike whom I’ve known for years asked me one day “Dude, how do you say your last name again?”

Trying to catch the madness of tour life while it was happening “California Sounds” was recorded on May 4th between two US tours. It tells the story of questions that appear as we get older but aren’t ready yet to cross the line into adulthood like opener “Days of Living” , other themes dealing with new people entering our lives as others leave “Tony Sly”, “Grandfather” yet, an album is never complete without the ultimate break up song “Silver and Gold” or a lost love that didn’t come to fruition “Catastrophe” and pushing his limits to write songs on the road and completing them during drives “California Sounds”, “Young Man Bones”

“The comfort zone is the enemy” adds Yotam.

“California Sounds” is set to release Oct 30th via Hardline Entertainment followed by tours of Europe and the US starting in November.

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