Hickory North Carolina products the FLAT TIRES have been burning a trail around the country bringing their brand of “mean-ass jukejoint rock-n-roll” to countless bars, honky-tonks and punk clubs from east coast to west coast. During this time they’ve been barred from venues, broken up marriages, witnessed numerous stabbings, shootings and a murder. They’ve played through and/or been the cause of countless barroom brawls, received numerous injuries including but not limited to broken teeth and facial lacerations from flying beer projectiles.
Somewhere during the chaos they were picked up by three independent record labels, released three albums, three 7” splits (one w/ ANTiSEEN and another w/ Joe Buck Yourself) and upcoming splits with with John Stabb of History Repeated (formerly of Government Issue) and The Queers as well as had their music featured on the Discovery Channel “Cafe Racer” series. They’ve had their music on five different record label compilations, the latest of which is a double vinyl L.P. compilation featuring Supersucker’s Eddie Spaghetti, the Dwarves’ Blag Dahlia, ANTiSEEN and the CandySnatchers.
The FLAT TIRES have toured with THE QUEERS, AGENT ORANGE and THE DWARVES. They’ve also shared the stage with the likes of GWAR, MURPHYS LAW, D.I., SLEEPER AGENT,CJ RAMONE, MEAT PUPPETS, D.O.A., YOUTH BRIGADE, WAYNE THE TRAIN HANCOCK, UNKNOWN HINSON, ANTiSEEN, 9 POUND HAMMER, JOE BUCK YOURSELF, THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS, MURDER JUNKIES, the DEXTER ROMWEBER DUO, JB BEVERLY & THE WAYWARD DRIFTERS, CRANK COUNTY DAREDEVILS and DAVID CHILDERS & THE MODERN DON JUANS. They’ve made countless legions of national and international fans and have put down more Pabst Blue Ribbon than most of the folks they’ve played for combined.
