staycation highlights! new LP in the works!

hey, we'll be recording a new full length at the end of this month so we recently locked ourselves in a warehouse for a week to record demos.  naturally bepstein brought a camera.  here’s a little montage of our experiences, including some of the weird games we made up.  enjoy!

NEW ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO!! GHOST SONG!!

WHAT’S THIS?? a NEW max levine ensemble music video for “ghost song” straight out of the brilliant mind of ben levin?? in the spirit of halloween and a bullshit government shutdown, enjoy!

for more on the video from ben levin check out:
http://www.benlevin.net/2013/10/ghost-song/

upcoming shows w/ RVIVR, peeple watchin', boilerman, the ambulars, foozle, etc., etc., etc.!!!

hey we’ve got a few shows coming up in the maryland with all these fucking great bands!!  check it out!

OCTOBER

19 - BALTIMORE, MD - 10pm @ Golden West (1105 W. 36th St.) w/ RVIVR, The Ambulars, Foozle (fb)

21 - FREDERICK, MD - 6pm @ Cafe 611 (611 North Market St.) w/ RVIVR, Peeple Watchin’, Lilac Daze, Alexis Hott (fb)

22 - COLLEGE PARK, MD - 7pm @ UMD Food Coop (B0203 Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland) w/ Peeple Watchin’, Boiler Man (fb)

we aren't playing the black cat 20th anniversary party. :(

due to unforeseen circumstances, the max levine ensemble is not playing the black cat's 20th anniversary party tonight.  :(  in our place there will be a full band spoonboy set.  sorry to anyone who bought tickets hoping to see us.  we'll make it up to you, i promise.

7/21: DC Show w/ Collapse, Forty Whacks!

SUNDAY, JULY 21
7pm | $5

THE MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE (old dc pop punk)
COLLAPSE (detroit punk)
FORTY WHACKS (new dc pop punk)

@ THE ROCKETSHIP
1223 Decatur St. NW DC

7/2 - BALTIMORE SHOW W/ RAMSHACKLE GLORY, TAXPAYERS, MATT PLESS & ADVENTURE ADVENTURE

yo baltimore, we're playing a show!

TUESDAY, JULY 2
5:30 PM | $5-10

RAMSHACKLE GLORY
THE TAXPAYERS
THE MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE
MATT PLESS
ADVENTURE ADVENTURE

@ 2640 CHURCH SPACE
2640 ST. PAUL ST BALTIMORE, MD

(you can also catch ramshackle glory and the taxpayers w/ spoonboy in dc at the black cat the night before on july 1st!)
 

5/19: dc show w/ titus andronicus & the so so glos!

SUNDAY, MAY 19
doors 9pm | tickets $15

TITUS ANDRONICUS
nj springsteen punk - http://www.titusandronicus.net/

THE SO SO GLOS
brooklyn garage pop - http://www.thesosoglos.com/

THE MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE
dc awkward punk pop - http://themaxlevineensemble.bandcamp.com/

@ THE BLACK CAT
1811 14th st. NW
tickets - http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/22977.aspx

nick popovici, everybody!


check out this rough animation of nick playing drums for our upcoming "ghost song" music video, courtesy of the infamous ben levin.

first show of 20,013!

hey! we're playing our first show of 2013 on friday april 12th, in philadelphia with RVIVR, dogjaw and the glow in the darks!  check it out:

FRIDAY, APRIL 12
7PM | $8-10

RVIVR
DOGJAW
THE MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE
THE GLOW IN THE DARKS

@ THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
(2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)
TICKETS: http://ticketf.ly/13brqX0

why you should go see the aks at the end of the world...

oh hey, in case you needed some clarification on why you should spend the end of the world eve with the a.k.'s at the black cat next friday, here is a review i wrote of their last show plus a brief history of the band.