01.22.12 ten years ago today, waterpistol first released its album "between here and there is everything." to celebrate that release, could be better records has just re-issued the album on cd with new updated artwork. you can purchase it here on the band's website or Amazon. 01.30.11 six years ago this month, waterpistol broke up... we felt it was time to give a little update... ray and mike are now in a band called .cat(a)lion. (formerly four squares). pete has been on tour with his band a great big pile of leaves. you can check out both bands, by going to the links page! harris occasionally does reunion shows with his former band hepburn, but is mostly just loving life as a dad. tom is rocking and rolling as a respiratory therapist. chris recently earned his doctor of education from boston university and is teaching high school. we all still live in the boston area. 06.15.08 it has been over three years since the break up of waterpistol, so it is about time for a news update... waterpistol's former members have been in numerous bands including video games, hepburn, and farewell to arms, ray and mike are currently in a band called "four squares," while pete is in a band called "a great big pile of leaves," and harris is doing some solo stuff under the name "name brand safe" (check out the links page for their websites). meanwhile chris is teaching high school and working on his doctorate at boston university and tom is working at a hospital and finishing up a nursing degree. as for rumors that waterpistol will reunite... who knows? stay tuned. (also if you are interested in waterpistol merchandise, there is some still available via mail order. please see the online store page for more details.) 05.12.08 Waterpistol still has merch available for sale via mail order. Please e-mail Chris at band@waterpistolmusic.com for a catalogue and directions. Please expect 2-3 weeks for delivery. 05.06.05 JUST ADDED: check out the downloads page for new waterpistol computer wallpapers... 05.05.05 at this point the guys who were waterpistol have decided to put the farewell shows on hold indefinitely and have instead decided to focus on their new projects... if it does happen at some point down the road this website will be the place to find out... 05.04.05 FREE STICKERS AND PINS!!! with all purchases from our online store we will send free waterpistol stickers and pins. if you would like just totally and completely free waterpistol stickers all you have to do is send a e-mail to:band@waterpistolmusic.com 02.26.05 our online store's prices have been dropped. check out the online store which is once again up and running! there was a slight problem with our paypal and some orders were never sent to us to be shipped. the problem is fixed and the orders are being shipped. if you purchased something from our online store in the last month and didn't receive it please e-mail us your order number and we will make sure you get the items you ordered. 01.05.05 after almost 7 years of rock n' roll and some soul searching as a band, we have decided to put waterpistol to rest. it has come to the point in our lives that waterpistol can be no more. our final decision was a difficult one and it made us realize that we all have different goals for the future. it was not a decision purely based on the directions of our lives. we have grown apart in the vision that we see for waterpistol's music and it would be only fair to put the band to rest, hopefully on a high note. in the works for early 2005 are 2 or 3 farewell shows in our home state of massachusetts (hopefully split between the boston area and the springfield/ northampton area). we will be playing songs that date all the way back from the first seven inch, through our two albums, to the new material we wrote with pete weiland. the farewell show will have a reunion with our original singer ray moorhouse, who will help us play some of the old stuff (including the often requested downtown crossing, this is what i get, and missouri soupbowl). we hope to see everyone we have met over the years there... also in the works is a new farewell website, with pictures, information, and memories from the years of waterpistol. finally we want to say thank you to everyone who has cared about us... this includes most of all our families and friends, other bands we have played with and became friends with and let us borrow equipment when ours broke - which seem to happen at every show, people who have helped us tour and let us sleep on their floors. thanks to chris' family for letting us practice in his basement from 1998 to 2002. thank you to becky who traveled every where with us to sell our merch and keep us company on road trips. thank you to umass for existing so we could all meet each other. and thank you for anyone who ever came to see us play live, bought our album, or sent us letters or e-mails. we appreciate everything you have done for us... we will see you soon... this is not only the end but a new beginning, love, the waterpistol boys 11.22.04 new show added on 12.02.04 at stonehill college in easton, mass. we are hoping to head in the studio soon to finally record demos for our future full-length release. we have 12 songs to choose from. look for samples on the internet soon. 09.22.04 our first show in over a year is on! october 24th at tt the bears place in cambridge, mass. directions and info on the shows page... we can't wait to debut our new singer pete and our new album of songs... stay tuned for more dates this fall... we also plan to record a demo for our new album sometime in october... 09.03.04 we're back! pete's leg should be out of the cast real soon and so we are looking for shows to debut our new material. we are starting to book for october and after... so if you are interested in booking us, please contact: booking@waterpistolmusic.com. in other news, we are going into the studio in connecticut to record some demos for our future, still untitled, album this september... 08.31.04 our new updated online store is up. and lower prices! are you kidding? no, we are not.... online store 08.25.04 chris and ray moorhouse (formerly of waterpistol) have created a new project called "video games". they have begun writing songs for this acoustic duo. check it out if you are bored: http://www.waterpistolmusic.com/videogames 08.17.04 our song missouri soupbowl is now available for purchase for .99 from the apple iTunes store, from Reason Y Records. iTunes. 08.07.04 the new website has now officially launched... if i was a nerd, i would say we are still in the beta stage, but i am not. not all of the bugs have been worked out, but they will be fixed soon. hope you enjoy the site... 07.16.04 well some bad news here... pete has broken his leg during a skateboarding competition. he is okay, but it will sadly delay our ability to begin touring or playing shows for a few weeks. we still are booking shows, but it looks like it will not be until late august until we play our first show back. hang in there... in better news. we are looking at places to record possibly a full length and we are looking for labels willing to put it out. we hope to go into the studio in the fall possibly somewhere out here in the boston area. and the new website launches august first. chris and beck rustic (our friend and merch girl - who also happens to be a graphic designer) are working on the layout as we speak... there is a little taste on the intro page to the site. think yuppy trendy furniture catalogue! 07.06.04 To register to vote: Register to Vote - Music for America 06.25.04 after a year of hiatus, a new album of songs written, and a new singer... waterpistol is finally gearing up to play some shows! be on the look out for dates soon... 06.24.04 we will be soon recording a demo version of the new LP to send around to labels, since we still have no label for the new album. we hope to throw a couple tracks up online so you can hear what the new stuff songs like... the new website design launches hopefully august 1st! 06.23.04 a new five favorites. this one if of particular political importance. please read it if you have a chance. thank you. 05.18.04 want to hear a secret... a new website is in the works to coincide with our new music. look for the changes soon... also tom has written a new five favorites (and the first of 2004 - can you say slow?) and maybe even possibly the last... so check it out. 05.13.04 we now have tracks up on purevolume.com (thanks harris) for download and streaming audio. pure volume 04.23.04 we now have tracks up on radiotakeover.com for download and streaming audio. radiotakeover.com 04.14.04 i would like to take this opportunity to talk about our friend ray moorhouse. many of you have been asking about him, and others have been curious as to why he is no longer in waterpistol... the other day i had a long conversation with him, and i want everyone to know he is doing well. ray has a dependency problem, and he has begun to get his life back together. ray will be entering rehab in the coming week. this will be a long process, but we are very hopeful that he can get his life back together. i have known ray since elementary school, and i have always considered him one of my best friends. the band, likewise, feels the same. we are keeping ray in our thoughts and prayers as he begins this difficult process. there has been some mystery surounding ray's exit from waterpistol, and i would like everyone to know that ray departed the band on good terms with us, and that he is still one of our closests friends. ray has a struggle ahead of him, but he is looking forward to the future. there is talk of doing a solo project, and hopes once things are together, he will stay permanently out here in boston. 04.07.04 update... we are still working on the new album. we have seven songs written for our next album. we hope to go into the studio soon and record a demo of the work we have done so far.. we hope to have a new album maybe by fall 2004... for pictures of our recent work: pictures 02.27.04 shout-out... our former guitarist toby (1998-1999) is now in this rad band ace trouble shooter... check them out: ace trouble shooter 02.11.04 IN THE STUDIO we have pictures and some lo-fi video of our work on the new album in our practice space. check it out if you would like: video | pictures i hope to update this with new pictures and video files every few weeks... 01.14.04 finally you can meet the new waterpistol singer... pete. go to his profile at the members page 12.22.03 the band has begun working with pete weiland on vocals for our hopeful fourth album. pete is from connecticut and has been in various punk and rock bands out that way... 11.23.03 sorry... it has been a while since our last communication. on the verge of break-up, we now have a breath of new life... so here is an update. we are currently in the studio here in boston writing our next album. we hope to record it sometime this spring. we are currently looking for a label to help us put it out. we have decided to abandon playing live our older songs, except for still life silhouette, and this is what i get, which will receive massive surgery to save their lives... as far as our singer search, expect news in a few weeks... hang in there... we will be rocking out before you know it... 11.22.03 new five favorites this month... best albums of the year. it is about time we updated that! 09.27.03 finally, subway ep t-shirts available online... for only $10 bucks (shipping included)! go to the online store: online store 08.25.03 the show saturday at the shed was awesome. thanks to all those who came out. thanks to all the two other bands that played: discrete music, and simple discourse. both bands rocked. and thanks to tim and eric hnatow for picking up my guitar. now the hiatus begins... we don't know when we will return, but hopefully when we return we will have a ton of new songs for you... 08.20.03 the new website is up, hope you like it... our last show for a while is this saturday it will be with our friends - saveyourself, simple discourse, and i am disaster at the shed in our birthplace of western massachusetts. for directions click here the shed... 07.31.03 new website design in the works... should be up and running, all brand spanking new by september. 07.10.03 this is not the last of waterpistol... but we have decided that the august 23rd show at the shed in palmer will be our last show, for now. for the past year, as a band, we have been struggling to decide where the future of the band is leading us. the band reached a consensus that we need to redefine ourselves, and revitalize ourselves if we are to continue as a band. we plan on taking a long hiatus. the band has discussed that during this time we plan on starting from scratch and writing all new songs, in hopes of creating a new direction for us as musicians... 07.08.03 our contact info has changed (chris and tom moved to quincy): waterpistol 545 hancock st. #4 quincy, ma 02171 617.770.9786 07.31.03 new website design in the works... should be up and running, all brand spanking new by september. 07.08.03 our contact info has changed (chris and tom moved to quincy): waterpistol 545 hancock st. #4 quincy, ma 02171 617.770.9786 06.16.03 new "five favorites". it is about time someone updated that thing... 06.10.03 the record release show was great. thanks to everyone who showed up and everyone who has bought the new ep. a special thanks to the three rad bands who played with us: faux jean, simple discourse and super low... they all rock, find them, and then buy all their stuff! also, sadly yet another cancelation. due to some reason on the club's end, our june 20th show at broadway joe's in rochester, ny has been canceled. we are still playing buffalo on june 21st, though... 05.31.02 the record release show for the SUBWAY EP is set... it is monday, june 9th at the middle east in cambridge, mass. please check the shows page for more details... 05.29.03 the subway ep is now available at newbury comics and red rocket records. red rocket records is located on main street in the indian orchard section of springfield. the newbury comics stores in cambridge, boston, kingston, braintree, amherst, and shrewsbury, should be getting them by next week. if you live near another newbury comics, please ask the store to order it for you. it is also available from us online, and will be at more independent record stores soon. 05.20.03 today is the long-waited-for release date for the SUBWAY EP. it is now available online at our store (merchandise page). it will also be available in europe through emplanemusic.com and in many independent stores throughout the us and the world. 05.19.03 we are the featured band of the week at: http://www.spleenzeen.com and there is a recent interview with us at: www.punknation.be.tf (click on the red update bar, then interviews, then waterpistol) check them out... 05.11.03 new subway ep t-shirts available in small - xl available on website soon. our next shows: <<<06.09.03 @ the middle east, cambridge, mass.>>> <<<06.21.03 @ broadway joe's, rochester, ny.>>> <<<06.22.03 @ the bug jar, buffalo, ny>>> 05.08.03 after such a long wait, finally we have received the shipment of the new ep from emplane, they will go on sale on the website on may 20th. they should also be available then at newbury comics and other independent record stores in the area. we should have a record release show sometime soon. stay tuned for that... thanks to emplane music for helping us with this release, check them out: emplane 04.30.03 as a result of some unexpected circumstances, we have had to cancel most of our summer midwest tour. we will, hopefully be still be playing the boston, buffalo, rochester, and boston dates. we will have more information on this soon. we hope to possibly reschedule the midwest dates later on in the summer. 04.25.03 chris just got back from ireland, where he was for the last week. also, there will hopefully be some more local show dates soon... 04.20.03 i just heard from emplane music that the plant pressing our album in germany messed up, and the album will need to be repressed. the new release date is may 20th, 2003. look for a release show soon... 04.16.03 we finally moved into our new practice space in boston (we were previously in worcester, about 45 minutes from here). now that we are settled we will begin writing for the next album. there is even a rumor of some female vocals on a few new songs... 04.09.03 we are currently writing songs for a possible future full length album. we hope to try out these songs at our next shows... if you would like to have us play your show, drop us an e-mail: band@waterpistolmusic.com we will travel. we support d.i.y. shows... 04.08.03 boston is beautiful... it is april 8th and there is snow falling from the sky... there may be a delay in the release of the subway ep. emplane music has told us that there was a problem with the printing and they are trying to straighten it out. so the april 29th date for release probably won't happen. tune in to emplanemusic.com for details... we should have final dates/info for the june tour of the midwest by the end of the month. it looks like we may add one or two more east coast dates as well. 03.22.03 waterpistol is not a political band. we do not express polticial views at shows or in our music. but this band is made of individuals who do have specific feelings, and political views. chris has written an article expressing his ideas regarding the current war our country is envolved in. to read it, click here: the war 03.21.03 our next show: <<<03.27.03 @ the choppin block, 724 huntington ave., boston, mass.>>> 03.15.03 to join the waterpistol mailing list, for show dates, news, and other stuff send a blank e-mail to mailinglist@waterpistolmusic.com i finally updated our old shows list. if you are curious about where and when we have played shows in the past (in other words if you are really really bored), check it out. past shows. 03.14.03 the boston show at the choppin bloack has been rescheduled to thursday, march 27th. 9 pm. check out shows page for more info. 03.14.03 new subway ep t-shirts coming by the end of march... 03.06.03 my apologies to those of you who went to our show in boston last night to find out we weren't playing. due to the snow and the fact that mike and ray were in other parts of the state, we weren't able to play the show. hopefully we will schedule a new date to play at the choppin' block... stay tuned. we should have the final midwest tour dates and info by the end of the month. it looks now that we may expand the tour to include some more east coast dates. 02.28.03 new mp3 up on mp3.com/waterpistol from the subway ep. check it out... 02.20.03 check out some pictures from the smith college show: http://sophia.smith.edu/org/wozq/operatorshow.html 02.18.03 snow, snow, snow, and more snow... well boston just got hit by a blizzard, so i am trapped inside my house. anyways, i got the master a couple days ago for the new ep. it sounds really good, alan douches did an awesome job. there were a few small problems with the album layout, but they are being fixed and i don't see them delaying the release. so look for the subway ep to hit street at the end of april... hopefully in a week or so there should be a new mp3 from the ep at www.mp3.com/waterpistol our next show: <<<03.06.03 @ the choppin' block, boston, mass>>> 02.01.03 some bad news.. the band penfold from new jersey, a band that we have played with a couple times and our cousins from the emo diaries have called it quits. they rocked and will definitley be missed... 01.25.03 we are pleased to announce that two really awesome bands are touring with us this june. our fellow emo diaries mates, seven head division, from rochester, new york, and our good friends, never's a promise, from philadelphia, pennsylvania, will join us for the first few dates of the tour. here is an outline of where we are hoping to tour: WATERPISTOL/SEVEN HEAD DIVISION DESTROYING THE MIDWEST 2003 june 19 boston, ma june 20 rochester, ny june 21 buffalo, ny june 22 pittsburgh, pa june 23 cleveland, oh (or) detroit, mi june 24 urbana, il june 25 rockford, il june 26 milwaukee, wi june 27 chicago, il if you live in one of these cities or near one of these cities and can help us with a show or a place to sleep, please e-mail us at: booking@waterpistolmusic.com. we will have the official dates/venues/times/costs when everything is set. 01.18.03 war is never a means to settling differences. violence does not prevent violence. why are we going to war with iraq? to read about the anti-war movement check out these sites: howard zinn - boston globe article united for peace pax christi the progressive voices in the wilderness end the war the campaign for peace and democracy amnesty international oxfam international stop war uk 01.14.03 our friend beck rustic recently opened an online store called "bag lunch" that sells cool products. check it out www.baglunchco.com, and buy some stuff...you will thank us. 01.04.03 new lyrics up on the web site. 12.28.02 the design for the ep is finished. check them out: ep front ep back ep inside ep cd face 12.27.02 new photos on the pictures page from the flywheel in november (and a random photo of tom playing pacman). 12.22.02 we finished recording around 8 pm last night. we still need to mix it down sometime next week, but we have been listening to the rough mix and it sounds pretty damn close to what we wanted to achieve with this ep. mike poorman has done an amazing job recording and this hopes to be our best release yet. god city was a great place to record and the last couple days have been filled with laughs and the making of rock n' roll music. 12.19.02 well, we start recording today at godcity. we are looking forward to putting down some new songs, and hanging out with our buddy mike (poorman). we will have pictures of the session soon... 12.18.02 as of today the e-mail address watrpistol@aol.com will no longer be checked by the band. to e-mail us please send it to: band@waterpistolmusic.com thanks... 12.13.02 we are set to record with mike poorman (who recorded our last album) at godcity in norwood on december 19-22. the ep will be mastered by alan douches at west west side in new jersey. there will be four songs on the ep, they are: 1. scars and halos 2. the traffic theorum 3. showdown in little tokyo 4. still life silhouette 11.22.02 we have paypal... you are now able to buy all of our merchandise with a credit card or check online through paypay. no more having to send us a check in the mail (although that option will still be there) no more delays, get our merch in half the time... 10.11.02 the newly formed netherland label emplane music (they are releasing a european comp we are on with coheed and cambria amoung others) will be releasing our up-coming "subway ep" in both the united states and worldwide. if this goes through it is very likely that it will be recorded by mike poorman and mastered by alan douches at west west side, he has worked with bands such as saves the day, jets to brazil, promise ring....but also misfits, run dmc, fleetwood mac, sick of it all, pete townsend, H20, kool and the gang, and more. it will be recorded with mike poorman (who did our last album), when he can find a time to record us when he is not out touring with hot rod circuit. currently we are taking a little time to finish up the last two songs that will appear on the ep. the four songs on it will be: still life silhoutte, the traffic theorem, scars and halos, and a recently written song that is still untitled. right now we are thinking a march 2003 release, but that could change at anytime. 09.28.02 to join our online mailing list, receiving monthly e-mails and updates. all you need to do is send an e-mail this address: mailinglist@waterpistolmusic.com 09.27.02 we have been on the down low lately finishing up writing the songs for the ep. we will play shows again soon though. we are working on a couple dates in october or november. 08.31.02 our next album "the subway ep" will now not be released until winter 2003 (january or febuary), due to various delays. sorry. 08.30.02 do you like free stuff? do you want waterpistol stickers? send a self addressed stamped envelop to us and we will send you free stickers. send your s.a.s.e. to waterpistol, 185 mediterranean dr., apt #18, weymouth, ma 02188. rad? 08.09.02 new lyrics up on the lyrics page for "scars and halos" and "still life silhoutte"... check them out if you are bored. 08.05.02 emplane music/out of step records in the netherlands will be releasing an european compilation that we will appear on. it was originally slated to be released last fall under the name "the allround punk complilation". the release date is now set for the fall of 2002. it will include waterpistol, coheed and cambria (us, equal vision), glasseater (us, fearless records), gameface(us, revelation recs), thinktank(australia, household name/strategy recs.), sommerset (new zealand, phyte/rockstar recs), keepsake(us, fearless records), ex number five(u.s.a, toured with gameface and a split with movielife), favez(switzerland, doghouse records, toured the u.s several times) filmmaker(canada, farway recs), the stereo (us, fueled by ramen/defiance recs.) douglas (united kingdom), face tomorrow(netherlands, reflections recs), music is my girlfriend(germany)...plus more.