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Detonations' John Henry has announced that the New Orleans based band has split. The group fell apart after being displaced by the flooding caused by hurricane Katrina. The guitarist was recently part of a feature from New York Night Train zine which investigated the effects of the disaster on Ninth Ward musicians titled Katrina and Beyond: New Orleans Ninth Ward Underground Music. As part of the feature's oral history, Henry commented on the band's dissolution:

I am now in Los Angeles trying to rebuild my music and my life. Heather and I are reforming the band Black Caar under the name Static Static which pretty much describes our situation at this point. Detonations have broken up, all the members have scattered across the country. I know some musicians who are returning to pick up the pieces but mostly for reasons like taking care of property and so forth, not for music. Los Angeles has been very receiving. We've gotten lots of offers to play shows but we still have an equipment dilemma, as in - we have none. The label I am on in LA hasn't offered shit for help so we're just saving our money and buying things slowly.

Henry's new band Static Static has indicated that a new 10" is on the way soon. A number of songs can be streamed via their MySpace site. The band has also announced tour dates for the summer.

Detonations final record was 2004's Static Vision.

Static Static Tour Dates
DATEVENUECITY
Jun 14 2006Ky's placePhoenix, AZ
Jun 16 2006TBA AustinAustin, TX
Jun 17 2006Circle BarNew Orleans, LA
Jun 21 2006Cell BlockMobile, AL
Jun 23 2006Buccaneer LoungeMemphis, TN
Jun 27 2006Cafe Bourbon St.Columbus, OH
Jun 28 2006TBA KalamazooKalamazoo, MI
Jun 29 2006TBA DetroitDetroit, MI
Jun 30 2006TBA ChicagoChicago, IL
Jul 1 2006TBA MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
Jul 3 2006Gabe'sIowa City, IA
Jul 6 2006Merlin'sBuffalo, NY
Jul 7 2006The Cake ShopNew York, NY
Jul 8 2006TBA BrooklynBrooklyn, NY
Jul 9 2006The glass house galleryBrooklyn, NY
Jul 10 2006Charlies Kitchencambridge, MA
Jul 11 2006TBA Washington D.C.Washington D.C.
Jul 12 2006TBA KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN
Jul 13 2006TBA BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Jul 14 2006One Eyed JacksNew Orleans, LA