Show Journal 2003-06-05
I am a disgrace to our band. Seriously. We were having a great show, people were moving, we were rocking and at some point during the last part of our set I jumped in the air, came down and landed squarely on top of Dave’s broken ankle. Yep. 175 pounds careening onto the freshly fractured leg of our singer. As soon as I landed I felt a foot underneath me and I thought “please god let that be his other foot”. No dice. I could hear the shout of agony and pain over the drums and guitars followed by the shouting of the word ‘fuck’ into the microphone. We knew there was a risk of someone in the crowd stepping on Dave’s leg but a band mate doing it? I suck. I really, really suck. Aside from me being an idiot the show totally rocked. The Front stole the show with their punk assault and had everyone moving. Compact 56 was outstanding as usual and it’s always great to spend any amount of time with them. Big thanks to everyone who endured the heat and made this such an great show.
Show Journal 2003-06-03
Ahhhh yes another painfully hot evening at the Meow Meow. If you saw our news page recently then you are aware that Dave currently has a broken leg, a broken ankle and is in a cast for the next several weeks. Doctors orders are not to stand or do any physical activity so we had our friend (and one time guitar player in ’99) Lyle fill in on bass. The rationale was that if Dave is just singing he would be less likely to fall over, get knocked over or somehow injure himself more (if that was even possible). Lyle did great and even nailed the Day Of The Dead bass solo. Oddly enough a lot of people seemed to dig us as a 5 piece. It was kind of cool with Dave in a cast because he was limited on stage. When he’s fully mobile again he’ll probably start up on some euro/tribal/interpretive dance bullshit and then everyone will hate us. Anyway, onto the other bands. Low Tolerance was solid and catchy. Stereotyperider was great even though they didn’t play the Jane’s Addiction cover that I longed for. The Gamits were great (as usual). Different lineup every time I see them but I suppose the same goes for us recently. Bigwig was awesome even minus a guitar player. I’ve had their CD in constant rotation since November so it was nice to see them play songs I knew. The cover of ‘Waiting Room’ by Fugazi was great as well. Thanks to the usual peeps who helped put on the show!
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Thanks to Darin from the street team for making the e-card you might have seen on our home page. Also, let it be known that our bass stand-in Lyle should be referred to as Lyle “Let’s See A Circle Pit You Pussies” Brown.
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Take a second to thank yourself that you are not Dave. Why? Aside from that thing we call “the cheese toes” (not to be confused with Cheetos) Dave now has a broken leg, a broken ankle, is sporting crutches and wearing a large, unsightly cast on his left leg. Doctors orders are not to walk on it, keep it elevated and avoid physical activity for 6-8 weeks. Rather than cancel any shows we are having our friend Lyle Brown play bass for the next few weeks so Dave can concentrate on singing and not falling over. The warning is out now though, if you bump into Dave during our set he is fully prepared to break his other foot off in your ass.
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Thanks to everyone who made that Death By Stereo show so much damn fun. We’re stoked to be playing some more and have added a few more shows for June and July. Also our 7″ for Get In The Van is available now. You can pick it up at a show, mail order it from us or get it online at Interpunk.com.
Show Journal 2003-05-11
My neck hurts. Why you ask? Headbanging. Uncontrollable headbanging for an entire evening. The discomfort is partially because we hadn’t played in so damn long (3 1/2 months) but mostly due to the fact that all of the bands provoked this sort of response. Despite a flaky guitar amp CTL ruled. If you haven’t seen them you are foolish. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, just get your late pass and step. Damn it was nice to play again. Our whole set was kind of a blur, only occasionally interrupted by smiling faces and fists in the air. I can’t believe how much support we had and it was totally appreciated. (Now is a good time to give props to the PDX street team – you rocked!) The new songs went over well and the one we refer to as “the new metal song” appears to be everyone’s new favorite. Perhaps this was because we were at a hardcore show? Who cares, I like it. I only watched a few songs of Western Waste because quite honestly I thought I was going to vomit. This statement begs the question “Eric, why were you going to vomit?” however I’ve decided to leave it creepy and mysterious sounding with no explanation. Anyway, from what I heard they sounded good. This was my first Death By Stereo and it will not be my last. Here’s the thing about DBS … people don’t just like them passively … people LOVE them! I can totally see why too. They are amazing musicians, they have a million sing/shout along parts and their singer is insane on stage. My god they were good. There are too many thanks tonight to list individually so you’ll have to take it upon yourself to pat yourself on the back if you did any of the following: a) helped us load b) brought friends to the show c) sang along d) sold merch e) wore a shirt that said “kill eric” f) played drums or lastly g) crawled in the roof of our van with another female and simulated an orgasm while shouting “Eric, Eric, Eric”. Ah yes, it’s good to be king.
Album Review
I bought this album straight from the band on about the 5th time I saw them. To see them live then listen to the record is like 2 completely different experiences, the live show is an intense experience with many of their songs incorporating gang chants, and everyone around you singing every lyric. The album is equally great the music is tight the lyrics are catchy, with songs for everyone such as “Day of the Dead” with its misfits-esque lyrics or the emotional “Refuse to Be.” I recommend you buy this album immediately if your into great punk rock
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This will probably be our last update before the big show with Death By Stereo so I’ll try to make it a good one. First and foremost this will be our first show since January so please come out early and show your support! We’re going to be playing some new songs that have never been heard before which is always an event in itself. They either go great or they go horribly … there is no in between. Also, this show is going to be the official release of our first actual record … a 7″ for ‘Get In The Van’ on Infringement Records. We’ll have them for sale at the show including the limited edition ones on blood red vinyl! You might have noticed we added a few more shows to our calendar as well. One is in Portland w/ Bigwig and the other is in Longview w/ Himsa and Countdown To Life. Both of them should be great shows and we’re totally looking forward to both of them. Another thing we’ve got coming up is a few appearances on some more compilation CD’s, most notably ‘Shut The Punk Up 3’ on New School Records (along w/ NOFX, The Deviates, Thrice and more). For more info and release dates check our discography page. Needless to say it’s shaping up to be a good few months and we’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces again at the shows. Oh yeah, big ups to the PDX/Longview street team people for helping with the flyer distribution!
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Does anyone have pictures of us from the Halloween show with Gwar? We were just thinking how it would be cool to see those sometime. Also, props to The Jimmies for 16 years of rocking.
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Ok, so maybe the April Fool’s Joke this year didn’t top the great Styx hoax of 2002. I guess it’s flattering to know you can’t out do yourself. So yeah … just to clarify Mr. T will not be playing drums for 800 Octane this year. Before you criticize our questionable sense of humor ask yourself how many other bands went through the trouble to try and amuse you this year?
