Gouge Away promo photo

Gouge Away

Gouge Away promo photo

Agents:
Merrick Jarmulowicz
Natasha Parish

Forming in South Florida with the intention to record a short EP and play one show, Gouge Away were driven by the need to write music and take a stab at topics they weren’t hearing in their local scene. They were influenced by bands like Fugazi, Unwound, The Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Paint it Black.

A couple years later, they put out “, Dies” on local label, Eighty-Sixed Records, which they didn't expect to reach beyond their hometown. After some touring, they released “Burnt Sugar” on Deathwish Inc. in 2018 which naturally took a more personal approach when Christina Michelle was dealing with her mom’s heart complications and misdiagnoses. Following the release of the album, they toured extensively throughout the US and beyond. While on tour and in their small pockets of downtime, they eagerly wrote and demoed songs for a third album, pulling influence not only from the nostalgia of the bands they grew up listening to, but developing and pushing the sense of urgency, noise, and introspective lyrics they felt most represented them.

Touring came to a halt in 2020, canceling a full year of plans in an instant. Gouge Away took time for themselves to move to different parts of the country and focus on their personal lives. On New Years Eve just beginning 2022, they decided it was time to revisit their demoed material, and to do it justice by allowing it to see the light of day.

They recorded with Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden East in March 2023, completely analog to tape and almost entirely live, without the use of a computer. The goal was to sound like five friends playing music in a room together, unpolished and far from being over-produced, which is what the heart of Gouge Away has always been.

Upcoming Shows

March 13, 2026 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine
March 14, 2026 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
March 15, 2026 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
March 17, 2026 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's
March 18, 2026 Houston, TX The End
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March 19, 2026 Austin, TX Emo's
March 20, 2026 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
March 21, 2026 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall
March 22, 2026 Lawrence, KS The Granada
March 24, 2026 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
March 26, 2026 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
March 27, 2026 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
March 28, 2026 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
March 30, 2026 Columbus, OH The King of Clubs
March 31, 2026 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall
April 01, 2026 Boston, MA Roadrunner
April 02, 2026 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
April 04, 2026 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
April 05, 2026 Winston-Salem, NC The Ramkat
April 21, 2026 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
April 22, 2026 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
April 22, 2026 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
April 23, 2026 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
April 24, 2026 Vancouver, CAN Vogue Theatre
August 02, 2026 St. Charles, IA Hinterland Music Festival
September 20, 2026 Vancouver, CAN BC Place
September 26, 2026 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium

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