<![CDATA[MY SITE - Home]]>Fri, 09 May 2025 08:27:05 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[A message from Hans and TJ]]>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:40:13 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/testI'd like to set the record straight on a few things.

TJ and I have never quit Hans Gruber and the Die Hards. On May 5th we were blindsided with an ultimatum from Kurt, Rosey, and Chris that we either get the covid vaccine immediately, or we were out of the band. Within minutes, the other three members locked TJ and I out of  our shared Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Bandcamp, CD Baby, email, and all spreadsheet/document accounts. We came to the unfortunate realization that the other three  were taking all of our merchandise, content, and band money.
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Even after being treated this way, TJ and I have attempted to work out an agreement so we could still release our final album we completed together in 2020. They informed us they would be re-recording over all of TJ’s vocals. At first they appeared willing to talk with me, but as soon as it became clear I was not willing to go along with cutting TJ out, my attempts to communicate have been met with complete silence for over three months. 

I've kept this private up until now in the hopes that we could talk and something could be worked out that would be fair to everyone. As of now however, they are moving forward using my name and the band TJ and I created.  Whatever else happens, I would love to see the album released with all the original members included. TJ and I put countless hours, significant money, and soul into creating it and we just want to give our fans and friends a chance to hear the album as it was originally intended. TJ and I are going to do whatever we can to make sure that happens. Regardless of how you feel about what we choose to put into our bodies, TJ and I deserve to be treated with respect for everything we put into this band the last seven years. Love or hate us, we are as much a part of this quirky little punk band as anyone, and TJ and I will continue to create music together.
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​-Hans Gruber and TJ

]]><![CDATA[New 7" with sgt scagnetti available now]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:35:09 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/new-7-with-sgt-scagnetti-available-nowWe've got our brand new 7" split with Sgt. Scagnetti out today! Check out two new songs from the Hans Gruber side called You're Being Watched and Medical Advice, and one from Sgt. SCAG called Cultination. It's available for purchase in two beautifully complementary flavors of Toothpaste and Orange via our Bandcamp:
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https://hansgruberandthediehards.bandcamp.com/album/sgt-scag-vs-hans-gruber-and-the-die-hards

Come get a taste!
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]]><![CDATA[The show must go on]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:50:11 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/the-show-must-go-onWell things have gotten a bit nuts in the last few days, but we are still going ahead with the show tonight. This may end up being our last gig for awhile and it felt important to us to have one last hurrah together in case things really get weird. For those unable to make it, they will still be streaming the whole show online as always at:
https://www.facebook.com/kickbuttcoffee1/

Here's a message from Kick Butt Coffee:
"Hello friends I am sure ya'll are wondering the status of this show tonight is and I am proud to announce it is still on. We did have some cancellations. The Independents, Rebel Flesh, and Big News all had to drop due to complications from the Corona Virus. With that being said Sniper 66 will headline with support from Hans Gruber and The Die Hards, The Eviseraters, The Butts, and Despero. The show will be free with a tip jar for donations that will all go to bands on this bill. When we decided to go forward with this bill we wanted to give back to our community and fans one more time before the unknown. The bands wanted to rock one more time for all of you in this dark time. We have taken extra precautions cleaning our venue the last few days and we have plenty of hand sanitizer, soap, and TP available at our venue. If you are showing any symptoms of sickness PLEASE STAY HOME. This will more than likely be our last show for the foreseeable future unless things change dramatically. With that being said we invite anyone seeing this to come rock with us and these amazing bands before we take a hiatus on live shows. Buy some merch and support all of these awesome bands. We may all be out of action for a bit. Hope to see some of you out, but stay safe regardless.Doors at 7pm. Set times below:
Despero 8:00pm
Butts 8:45pm
Eviseraters 9:30pm
Hans Gruber 10:15pm
Sniper 66 11:15pm]]><![CDATA[Bridge City Sessions, 23min of Ska Podcast, SXSW CORONA!!!]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:06:39 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/bridge-city-sessions-23min-of-ska-podcast-sxsw-coronaWell Corona is official here and as you will all be soon quarantined into your bedroom, we here at Hans Gruber and the Die Hards wanted let you in on a few recent cyber appearances that are sure to keep you entertained:

Bridge City Sessions​

23min of Ska Podcast

We were recently interviewed for the Ska After Party on the 23min of Ska podcast.  If you've ever wondered about the true meaning of some of our songs as well as our opinion on what the shape of our planet is, well the answers are all here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/34509205
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Show with Independents Monday March 16

Speaking of Corona, while you may have heard SXSW has been cancelled, our show with The Independents is still on for this Monday!  The Big News, Sniper 66, The Eviserators, Rebel Flesh, and Circle Pit will also be playing.  See you there (It Just Doesn't Matter, We're All Gonna Die, It's Gonna Be Okay, etc.)
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]]><![CDATA[Tour Time- Ska Parade 30th Anniversary]]>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:42:22 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/tour-time-ska-parade-30th-anniversaryTour kicks off tomorrow!  We'll be meeting up with Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Holophonics, Monkey, and Jokers Republic in Seattle to do the Ska Parade 30th Anniversary Tour.  We'll also be playing a few shows on the way there and back, hope to see you all out there!

For tickets and more info, head to:
https://www.skaparade.com/news/ska-parade-30th-annv-tour-jan-17-to-feb-1-2020
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TOUR DATES:
1/10/2020 - The Love Buzz - El Paso, TX
1/11/2020 - Tobacco Row - Tempe, AZ
1/13/2020 - Jub Jub's - Reno, NV

SKA PARADE TOUR:
1/17/2020 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
1/18/2020 - Twilight Café - Portland, OR
1/19/2020 - 924 Gilman - Berkeley, CA
1/20/2020 - Holy Diver - Sacramento, CA
1/21/2020 - Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA
1/22/2020 - Fulton 55 - Fresno, CA
1/23/2020 - The Siren - Morro Bay, CA
1/24/2020 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
1/25/2020 - Pub Rock Live - Scottsdale, AZ
1/26/2020 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
1/28/2020 - Hodi's Half Note - Fort Collins, CO
1/30/2020 - The Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
2/1/2020 - Backstage Bar & Billiards - Las Vegas, NV

POST SKA PARADE:
2/3/2020 - Blacklidge Cummunity Collective - Tucson, AZ
2/6/2020 - The Cactus House - Odessa, TX
2/7/2020 - Next Day Custom Tees - San Antonio, TX
]]><![CDATA[HO HO HO - Now I have a machine gun]]>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:25:16 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/december-30th-2019Hey has anyone ever mentioned that our namesake Die Hard is actually a Christmas movie? Didn't think so, but now you know!  We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, this year has been quite a ride for us all.  This wouldn't be possible (or at least not nearly as much fun) without all your support and enthusiasm so a big thank you to everyone, other than the globies, reptilian overlords, and people who think they're living in the zombie apocalypse but really are just assholes. A couple updates before we close out 2019:

Punk With Camera:
The first of our songs we recorded live in Houston with Punk With A Camera is now up.  We did have to summon a certain Bio Exercist to help out with our performance, but now he won't leave us alone.  Oh well.

Big thanks to Brandon, you can find more of his videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/c/punkwithacamera

New Years Eve Show:
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Speaking of New Years, we'll be ringing in 2020 at Kickbutt Coffee!  It's a hell of a lineup with a bunch of our friends and some great Texas bands. Come check it out if you're in the Austin area.

Ska Parade 30th Anniversary Tour:
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Stoked and honored to be a part of this tour!  We got the chance to meet up with Tazy Phyllips who runs the weekly Ska Parade show during our last California tour, and he has been working hard to put this all together.  Can't wait to hit the road with the other ska bands in just a couple weeks!  For more info about the tour and the radio show, head to
https://www.skaparade.com/
]]><![CDATA[The Ballad of Burro the Man Music Video]]>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:29:18 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/the-ballad-of-burro-the-man-music-videoWe've got a new music video!  Had a lot of fun shooting the desert scenes in New Mexico during our last tour.  And speaking of touring, we're kicking things off today as we head to El Paso and make our way west to California.  Check out the tour dates below, we'll see ya there!
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]]><![CDATA[Full Album available now!]]>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:46:52 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/full-album-available-nowToday's the day!  Our second full length album is now available and streaming all over the interwebs. Word is that NASA is even listening to it all the way from the ice wall at the edge of the world. Give it a listen and let us know what ya think!

And speaking of NASA, our science team has developed a realistic model of our reality embedded on this frisbee. Order one today and display your wokeness to all your friends (music included if you're into that sort of thing as well)
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We'd love to give shout outs to Drew LeClair for making us sound beautiful and Kyle Armstrong for making the album artwork so awesome. Big thanks to our record label Paper + Plastick Records as well, it's been great working together to make this release happen. We'll be hitting the road in a few weeks again, hope to see you all soon!
]]><![CDATA[New Song - The Ballad of Burro the Man streaming on Paper + Plastick]]>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:17:07 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/new-song-the-ballad-of-burro-the-man-streaming-on-paper-plastickSo we have a new full-length album coming out soon and are excited to announce we'll be releasing it through Paper + Plastick Records!  We put a lot of passion and hard work into getting this finished and can't wait to get it out to everyone.  It's been great so far partnering up with Paper + Plastick and we'll have some more details coming soon.

In the meantime, head over to their Souncloud page and check out our first song called The Ballad of Burro the Man:
https://soundcloud.com/paperandplastick/hans-gruber-and-the-die-hards-the-ballad-of-burro-the-man
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​We also dug up this old promo video on.... you guessed it, VHS!

​We'll be kicking off our tour tonight in Denton, see ya at the show!
]]><![CDATA[On the road again...]]>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:46:25 GMThttps://hansgruberandthediehards.weebly.com/home/on-the-road-againWe'll be starting our next tour a week from today! Excited to make our first trip up to Colorado, as well as returning to some familiar places to see some familiar faces (you know who you are ya crazy rapscallions).  

Also, keep an eye out for some announcements regarding our next album.  Perhaps maybe even a new tune? Who knows, stranger things have happened in this flat world of ours.
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