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IN BLACK AND WHITE
(CD)


THE STORY OF MUSTARD PLUG
(DVD)
 



PODCAST | 1.28.10
Dave recently got interviewed for the "Midwest Ska Moment" podcast. It will be posted for download on Feb. 3 here.



EUROPEAN INVASION | 1.12.10
Finally! We'll be back in Europe for a tour April 13-25. It's being booked now by Ian at Hidden Talent. We'll have dates up soon!!



HOLIDAYS | 11.24.09
First of all, we would like to thank everyone for making the second leg of Ska Is Dead 4 a huge success! More than 6300 people came out over 18 shows!!

Our annual holiday shows are coming up! This year we are going to rock Chicago, Detroit and Grand Rapids with our Irish/Punk friends Flatfoot 56 and our Michigan homeboys Cheap Girls!! This year we will be playing the entire EVILDOERS BEWARE album cover to cover! And as an added bonus, in Grand Rapids we've got 2 stages of bands handpicked by Mustard Plug. Come celebrate with us!!

Our Merchandise page is back up and running for the holiday season. Check out the new t-shirt designs! We have some cool new girlie shirts and some specials.

In other news, it looks as though we will be making another trip to Europe in the spring! We should have more info soon...



COLD WAR STUDIOS | 7.17.09
Rick our bass player just opened a new recording studio! Check it out at ColdWarStudios.com or Myspace.com/ColdWarStudios.

In related news, we have a new rehersal space. No more smelly basements for us!!



SKA IS DEAD 4 | 7.15.09
The Eastern U.S. half of the SID4 tour will be announced on Monday, July 20th. Check here for Mustard Plug dates!!






SUMMER PLANS | 6.26.09
We'll be taking the summer off from touring so we can lift weights and complete our cooking class. Wait til you taste our veggie lasagna!! We will also be writting songs for our next album. We'll have some crazy cool tour announcements soon for the fall, so stay tuned!!

In the meantime, here is an interview Dave did about our new DVD.



MP ON FACEBOOK
| 2.15.09
Hey we finally have a Facebook page. Come and be our friend!!



INTERPUNK CONTEST | 12.2.08
Our good friends at Interpunk are holding a contest to celebrate the release of our new dvd with some pretty unique prizes, courtesy of Mustard Plug:

1. The carved wooden monkey from the "Pray For Mojo" album cover.
2. One of the yellow tuxedo jackets worn on the back cover of "Big Daddy Mulititude" (as well as in the DVD), formerly worn by Dave.
3. One of the bowling shirts worn by the band on the inside of "Evildoers Beware" (also formerly worn by Dave).
4. One of the lab jackets worn by the band on the inside group photo for the "Yellow #5" album.
5. One of the super limited edition "In Black and White" LP's with the album jacket hand made by the band. (We did 100 when the LP came out. Each one is 100% hand made. These have been out of print for months. This is one of the 15 done by Dave).

Click here to check it out.



MUSTARD PLUG DVD | 11.17.08
"Never Get Out of the Van: The Story of Mustard Plug" chronicles the band's meteoric rise to traveling in a van and their subsequent continuation of traveling in said van. 17 years worth of backstage antics, interviews, drinking beer, live footage, drinking beer, music videos, commentary and a drinking game document the true Mustard Plug experience. The release date is December 9th, but pre-order it now here.



BIG DADDY MULTITUDE 15TH ANNIVERSARY LP | 10.3.08
On December 2nd, Asbestos Records is releasing a 15th anniversary edition of Mustard Plug’s “Big Daddy Multitude" record. This is the first time the band's classic first full length has been released on LP. It will be a strictly limited edition with 100 on Black vinyl (exclusive to VinylCollective.com), 125 on Clear vinyl (exclusive to NerdAlertRecords.com), 250 on White vinyl (exclusive to MUSTARD PLUG SHOWS!) and 525 on Yellow vinyl (retail version). Pre-order now!



INTERSECTION SHOW | 9.4.08
Mustard Plug is presenting a special "Back to School....Beat the Recession" show at the Intersection in Grand Rapids this Sunday. Tickets are only $10 at the door. Joining us will be two great nationally touring bands - The Swellers and Flatfoot 56, plus two awesome locals - GR Celtic punks Ten Second March and local punks The Amoebas, who are rising from the ashes of the Offbeats.

And....we're going to have a whole rack of T-SHIRTS for $5!!!! We have a ton of discontinued shirts that we don't have space for so here's your chance to do your back to school shopping on the cheap!

Come on out! This is most likely our last GR show for several months....



COLLEGE THE MOVIE | 9.3.08
Mustard Plug's "the Beer Song" is in the soundtrack to the new movie "College." The movie opened nationally last friday and is expected to go top 10 this weekend.



RIOT FEST 2008 | 7.16.08
Riot Fest 2008 info has just been announced. We'll be playing with some amazing bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, All, The Casualties, Leftover Crack, TSOL, Municipal Waste, Teenage Bottlerocket, Big Drill Car, Paint It Black, Valient Thorr, DOA, The Methadones, The Ergs! & more!! See the shows page for more info.



LTJ | 4.2.08
We'll be out with our old friends Less Than Jake and Suburban Legends in the Southeast in June!! Check out the dates.



TOURS | 3.11.08
This spring we'll be hitting up the East Coast with The Aggrolites and the West Coast with The Voodoo Glow Skulls! Check out the dates.



DOWNLOADS PAGE | 3.2.08
The Downloads page is now up and running!



PHOTOS PAGE | 2.28.08
The Photos page is now up and running!



SHOW ARCHIVE | 12.18.07
The Show Archive page is now up and running!



VINYL AVAILABLE HERE | 12.13.07
We have 2 versions of In Black and White on vinyl available on our merch page: 1) the regular version and 2) a custom cover designed by a member of the band plus the regular version - 2 records! These are super limited, so get it now!!



HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE | 11.30.07
Make sure to place your merchandise orders by December 19th to make sure they get to you before Christmas!!



IN BLACK AND WHITE LP | 11.27.07
The “In Black and White” LP is out today!! It's on green, white and black marbled 12” vinyl. You can get it at your favorite indie record store through Choke Distribution or order it through Interpunk. We will also have 200 copies with a limited edition silk screened cover available at shows and 100 copies with one of a kind covers designed by individual band members which will be available soon through MustardPlug.com! We only have 1000 copies total, so get it quick!!



HOLIDAY SHOWS | 11.19.07
Our annual Holiday Shows are up on the shows page! This year we have reunions for Gangster Fun (Detroit) and The Exceptions (Grand Rapids & Detroit)!!



VINYL | 11.16.07
On November 27, Mustard Plug will release it’s new album, “In Black and White” on green, white and black marbled 12” vinyl! This will be a strictly limited edition pressing of 1000 copies total. You can pre-order it through Interpunk. We will also have 200 copies with a limited edition silk screened cover available at shows and 100 copies with one of a kind covers designed by individual band members which will be available soon through MustardPlug.com!!



REVIEWS | 10.10.07
The critics have spoken! Check out some reviews for In Black And White.



IN BLACK AND WHITE | 9.11.07
Our new CD is out today!!! Check out PureVolume.com for 5 of the new songs streaming!!



ON AND ON | 9.6.07
Check out AbsolutePunk.net to hear our new song "On and On"!!



CANADIAN TOUR | 9.5.07
We've got new Eastern Canada dates on the shows page!! Another date & more info to come soon...



ONE DAY LEFT | 9.3.07
Tuesday is the last day to pre-order the new CD and get a free signed poster with it!! Check out some reviews we found!



SOMETHING NEW | 8.29.07
We have another new song "Something New" streaming on AbsolutePunk.net!!



MUSTARD PLUG CONTESTS | 8.28.07
Interpunk.com is running a contest right now for a signed Mustard Plug catalog!! You get all 6 of our full lengths! There are other prizes available too. Click here to enter!!

ScenePointBlank.com is also running a contest for a signed In Black And White CD, signed poster and a t-shirt. Other winners get a free In Black And White CD!! Click here to enter!!



ANOTHER NEW SONG RELEASED | 8.20.07
Our new song Who Benefits? is streaming on PunkNews.org!!



ANNOUNCEMENTS | 8.14.07
We've got 2 big announcements!! First, the premier of the Hit Me! Hit Me! video is up on the video page! And if that wasn't enough, we have another new song, "Time to Wake Up," up on PunkNews.org!!



PRE-ORDER | 8.10.07
You can pre-order In Black and White now!! You will recieve it a day or two before the release date. First 100 orders get a free signed poster!! Just go to the merch page!



NEW SITE | 8.8.07
The new site is up!! There are still some pages being worked on, but they'll be up soon. Enjoy!!



NEW SONG | 8.7.07
Our new song Hit Me! Hit Me! is up for your streaming pleasure at our newly reworked Myspace page. Check it out! There will be a video & more songs released on different sites each week until the CD release. Check here for updates!!



READ JUNK CONTEST
| 8.3.07
ReadJunk.com is running a contest right now for a free signed IN BLACK AND WHITE CD and the rest of our catalog!!



ISC 2007 | 7.29.07
The International Ska Circus 2007 happens September 8th in Las Vegas! The lineup features The English Beat, The Slackers, The Toasters, Mustard Plug, The Pietasters, Buck-O-Nine, Sektacore, MU330, Westbound Train, Hub City Stompers, Deals Gone Bad, & One Pin Short. Crazy!!!

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. VIP tickets are also available for $60.

Check out the ISC 2007 website for more info & tickets!



SKA WEEKEND |
7.3.07
Tickets for this year's Ska Weekend are on sale now here. It's going to be an amazing show! Check out the lineup and details on the shows page.

This event benefits Second Harvest, which helps hungry children. So come on out, help some kids, and see some awesome bands on 4 stages!!




WEST COAST
| 5.15.07
We start our west coast tour with Buck-O-Nine and Satori tomorrow in Fullerton!! Check out our updated summer tour schedule!

Thanks to everyone that made Ska Prom 2007 a success! You can watch the whole show at Yebotv.com.



WARPED TOUR | 3.7.07
We have Warped Tour (?!?) and Ska Weekend dates up on the shows page. We'll have more info once it comes in.

Also, check out this funny video someone did for Mr. Smiley!!



FLORIDA | 2.5.07
Contrary to rumors, we are still rocking Florida next week!!



MADISON ALERT | 2.3.07
Attention Madison!! The show is cancelled tonight due to the weather. We are trying to reschedule, so stay tuned for info!!



RECORDING THE NEW CD | 1.18.07
After 2 weeks of spicy food and the words "try that again" over and over, we've finished recording our next cd! Stay tuned for a release date...