MRR’s first fest in almost a decade! Still Not Quiet on the Western Front fest will be happening in the Bay Area Thursday February 11th through Sunday February 14th of 2016. Over thirty DIY punk bands from all over will be playing shows in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, with four main shows, two day shows, and three aftershows (for extended raging).
Bands:
Acrylics
American Hate
AninoKo
Arctic Flowers
BD
Brainoil
Buck Biloxi and the Fucks
Busted Outlook
Chroma (Barcelona)
Cold Beat
Communion of Thieves
Criminal Code
Crimson Scarlet
Flesh World
Fleshies
Fundamental
Generacion Suicida
In School
Iron Lung
Korrosive
Lysol
Mozart
Mysterious Skin
Negative Standards
Neighborhood Brats
Neutrals
Permanent Ruin
Quaaludes
Replica
SBSM
Siamese Twins
Silent Era
Sterile Mind
Strange Faces
Syndicate
The Bug
The World
Tørsö
Uranium Club
Schedule:
Thursday February 11th
@ Thee Parkside, 600 17th Street, SF
$10, 8pm, All Ages
Fleshies Criminal Code Lysol
Mysterious Skin
Silent Era
Friday February 12th
@ The Hemlock, 1131 Polk Street, SF
$8, 8pm, 21+
Neighborhood Brats Quaaludes BD
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Friday February 12th
@ The Oakland Metro, 522 2nd Street, Oakland
$12, 7pm, All Ages
Iron Lung Brainoil Communion of Thieves Permanent Ruin Strange Faces
Intro song:
G.I.S.M. – (Tere Their) Syphilitic Vaginas to Pieces
Amanda Fuckin’ Shit All the Fascists
TOžIBABE – Dežuje
C – Anti-Fascists
KAFKA – KAAOS
ODIO – Dark Order
Amelia Passion Fashion
GAUZE – One Last Kiss
HITLER SS – Slave
GG ALLIN – Fuck Up
HONEY BANE – Baby Love
John Con Boston Soldier
SADIST – T.S.O.T.S.
KRIEGSHöG – Zouo
KRIEGSHöG – Rotten
VIOLENCE – Complete Control
DISRUPTERS – Young Offender
Amanda Manic Preview
SCUM RAID – Tsar-Bomb
CRUDE SS – Forced Values
YOUNGER LOVERS – Get Up Get Up
Amelia is a Holy Myth
CRASS – Berketex Bribe
CRASS – Smother Love
CHRON GEN – Living Next Door to Alice
CASUALTIES – Punk Rock Love
John Con Nightmare Man
T.V. EVANGELIST – Farewell Farewell
SSYNDROM – Sever the Warheads
KOWARD – Burning Inside
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Band name:
CONMAN
Date & location formed:
December 2015 in Toronto, ON.
Conman (photo by Alex Kress)
Reason for forming:
Members of GRIN were looking to do something after parting ways with that band. We got together and jammed with some new peeps.
What are your lyrics about?
Scheming in the streets, lowkey being Spider-Man, and never waking up.
How would you describe your sound?
Hardcore punk that is not boring and feels good to play.
What’s in the future for this band?
We are currently writing music for a 7″ and hoping to tour this year.
Reason for forming:
There’s pretty much nothing else better to do in capitalist state Singapore, other than work and punk. Besides, none of us has ever played together in any other bands so we thought it’d be cool to try it out.
What are your lyrics about?
Everything that we’ve experienced/observed first hand in Singapore’s society…from the crazy lack of work/life balance and the unfortunate elderly folks who still have to slave just to put dinner on the table, to the systematic fascist/authoritarian bullshit in almost every aspect of the Singaporean life.
How would you describe your sound?
In the words of Robert Collins, “knuckledragging Oi! influenced hardcore” (you know…that stomping hardcore punk sorta thing).
What’s in the future for this band?
Couple of EPs and hopefully tour in and out of South East Asia.
Date & location formed:
New Years Day 2016 / Portland, Oregon.
Reason for forming:
The last 2 bands I was in, I was just screaming and yelling about shit, I wanted to sing and make something melodic. Also, wanted to do something outside the realm of “serious music” (read: weird punk) without being party-time-fonzie-music.
What are your lyrics about?
Feeling alienated in the world at large & in the world of punk. Letting your politics and ideals seep thru the sounds rather than just yelling them at people.
Being cool with yourself and your neighbors.
How would you describe your sound?
Organ, Drums and Singing with live dub effects mixing. Lo-fi tunes made by punks. Looking back, but trying to avoid the nostalgia petting zoo.
What’s in the future for this band?
DIY shows on the west coast and beyond.
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2) Date & location formed:
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Here comes Maximum Rocknroll #394, the March 2016 issue! This issue features a massive bilingual interview with Korea’s noizepunks SCUMRAID in advance of their sure-to-be devastating visit to the US this Spring. Former coordinator Golnar Nikpour got a chance to sit down with Hannah Lew of San Francisco’s COLD BEAT to discuss their new record, Hannah’s label Crime on the Moon, and how to navigate nostalgia and capitalism as a band on the fringes of punk and pop. Scotland’s CLOCKED OUT talk about their influences in Clevo HC and the current state of Glaswegian hardcore, and the LANDLORDS (“true hardcore weirdos” of mid-80s Charlottesville, Virginia) discuss their history and their long-lost second LP.
Also: CONSTANT INSULT offer up a Minneapolis punk basement tour and a Minnesota punk ethnography; Helsinki hardcore band DARFÜR talk about Finnish DIY projects; a trip down the psych-punk wormhole with Buffalo’s UTAH JAZZ; a scene report from the United Arab Emirates; and a photo spread from January’s This Is Austin, Not That Great fest. Of course this all comes with a massive reviews section and all your favorite columnists—in this issue, Not Normal Tapes impresario (and singer in Chicago HC outfit The Bug) Ralph Rivera contributes a brand-new music column to the MRR “PC Hate Vision”. This issue also introduces new content co-coordinator Brendan Wells, who just moved in from Minneapolis to help run the very magazine you hold in your hands each and every month. What a time to be alive.
You can also order this issue by mail by sending $4.99 in the US, $7 Canada, $9 Mexico, or $11 worldwide to: MRR • PO Box 460760 • San Francisco, CA 94146 • USA …or just SUBSCRIBE!
Still available: MRR #393 • February 2015 issue…
2015 Year-End Top Tens, the Bay Area’s BUSTED OUTLOOK, SCAB EATER from Australia, NYC/Japan’s SEI TO SHI, COMMUNION OF THIEVES from El Paso, and a Cacophonie Nights photo spread.
Harsh Realm
SUPER UNISON – Recognize You
UPSET – Glass Ceiling
WILD MOTH – Behave
PRAYER CHAIN – Come See
Be a model…or look like one
TIGRESS – Lost
COMPOSITE – Paper Fantasies
RHIZOME – World Stop Turning
I hate cheese!
REPLICA – Strings
MACE – Society’s Sick
FIREWALKER – Don’t Cross Me
Coldstamp
SPINE – Cry Wolf
86 GEMINI – Creeping Void
CRIMINAL CODE – Dilemmas
SOURPATCH – Society’s Falling
TRY THE PIE – Old wounds
Outro songs:
GAG – Walmart Reality
BUSTED OUTLOOK – Self Surrender
DANGERS – Power Chord Blues
THE RIVAL MOB – Boot Party
Maximum Rocknroll Radio is a weekly radio show and podcast featuring DIY punk, garage rock, hardcore, and more from around the world. Our rotating cast of DJs picks the best of the best from MRR magazine’s astounding, ever-growing vinyl archive. You can find MRR Radio archives, specials, and more at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening!
“New Blood” is our weekly feature spotlighting new bands from around the world! See below for info on how to submit. Now, check out some killer new shit…
Band name:
CHLOROFORM
Date & location formed: Rick: We formed in Ottawa in April of 2012 but didn’t do anything and we were separated for a long time due to me moving to Mtl and then Mexico City for a while. We recently got back together in the past year and recorded a full length called “Beg To Rise Up” which was released by Runstate Tapes this past September. We’re looking to eventually get it released on vinyl. Brendan: Yeah technically we’ve been playing music together since late 2012 or so, but only recently have been able to record something and start playing shows outside of Ottawa. We were all too busy in those years with other projects, life etc. to really give the band much focus or direction. Rick has lived in many different cities over the years and this band doesn’t exist without him. Thankfully, since we’re all living in the same city again we’ve been able to make CHLOROFORM a fully functioning band!
Chloroform (photo by Darryl Andrew Reid)
Reason for forming: Rick: Me and Scotty were jamming for a while we’ve been jamming together since we were just kids and had always wanted to do a ‘77 type punk band mixed with elements of NWOBHM but we couldn’t think of the right bass player or singer that matched that criteria. We wanted a really good bassist that could basically do leads over rhythm guitars. Then I moved into Kenthouse and I knew my roommate Brendan was a really good lead guitarist… so I hesitantly asked him one day while making breakfast if he’d be willing to do bass and his answer surprised me!! We started jamming that week and after a while of not finding a singer I just kind of started singing in a mic temporarily but it just ended up staying that way. I still think about finding a singer every now and then. I probably wouldn’t be opposed to making that happen if the right person came up! Brendan: it just really clicked with all of us. Me and Rick jammed together once while we were living together and realized we had a lot of chemistry as musicians together. Him and Scotty had a project going and he asked me to join. I’d never played bass before, but was willing to learn- unfortunately it was short lived, but it’s rare to find that chemistry with other musicians. It was worthwhile for us to always keep in contact despite the physical distance, not just because we liked playing together, but also because we were all great friends that loved the same kinda music. Honestly I just love playing music with these guys and I’m honoured to be a part of it. Scott: Why not start a band!? Rick and I were two eager dudes wanting to rip out some heavyish ’77 punk rock n’ roll, we had played in a previous band together and jammed all the time. I mostly had just played guitar but at this time I had been practicing playing drums and recently purchased a drum kit. After our first jam with Brenda, our bass woes had been answered. Although Rick singing was only supposed to be temporary, He adds his own edge and gives it his all until his head is about to pop off. You can’t ask for more out of someone. I find a 3 piece can at times be easier to agree on things, and being able to travel pretty well in any vehicle. I definitely as well don’t oppose if the right person came up to sing for us.
What are your lyrics about? Rick: The lyrics aren’t really about anything specific. Some songs like “Moonstruck Midnight” are about difficult anxiety attacks I witnessed somebody I knew was having…others are about getting harassed by cops, the death of a close friend of ours… other songs like “Blown Out Ink” have no explanation and are more abstract lyrics I guess you could say. I usually blabber sounds into the mic during practice as a way of finding the melody I want. Then I add words and match up sentences to the sounds. I’m really a guitarist primarily, then a lyricist.
How would you describe your sound? Rick: We’ve talked about this many times and still have no fucking idea haha. You tell me. Brendan: Three piece, Rock and roll punk! I’m not too sure of the specific sub-genre. We’re not totally reinventing the wheel, but we try not to be too derivative of anything either. We have tendencies to veer in a lot of different directions. We just hope to make songs that are interesting enough to be worth listening to. Scott: Oh boy, haha. Well I’ve been saying 3 amigos lost in the limbo of punk ala proto rock and roll hahaha.
What’s in the future for this band? Rick: We’ve just finished recording 2 new songs for a lathe cut set for the near future. I’d like to do like a series of continuous Ep’s, maybe a split. It’s cheaper that way. I would also like to organize a tour in the U.S possibly for next summer. Brendan: We have a single coming out shortly, followed by a 7″ ep. We hope to get our tape we just released pressed on vinyl at some point and we really hope we can tour soon. Scott: We’re always coming up with new stuff at rehearsals/jams. Actually we are recording a couple new ones this upcoming weekend for a lathe with Kevin Berger of NoFun101 productions. As well as working on a 7 inch. I would love to take our band out more on the road! It has been on my mind for a while now. I could not think of a better bunch to go on the road with.
Reason for forming:
After moving back to Oakland from the East Coast I (Gina Marie) wanted to start a fun project where I could sing/scream and let loose! I’ve been playing drums in bands for almost 20 years and wanted to try something different. I reached out to Aleksander who I had met in NY while on tour with his old band Battleship. It all came together pretty quick as Oscar, Bean and Aleksander have been friends for years and played in bands together in the past.
What are your lyrics about?
80’s movies, depression, aliens and social media, dealing with death, tripping out on drugs, penis envy. You know typical stuff….
How would you describe your sound?
Energetic, repetitive, loud, fun, dancey, punk rock.
What’s in the future for this band?
Some fun shit! Recording in the next couple months, west coast tour this summer, and just hanging out!
Date & location formed:
We basically formed almost a year or two ago at a place called Back to the Grind in Riverside. The actual musical processes didn’t start until the first EP which was done in a week.
Reason for forming:
For fun mostly.
Shojo Winter (photo by Cameron Puleo)
What are your lyrics about?
Clinging to things you shouldn’t.
How would you describe your sound?
Illusive
What’s in the future for this band?
Wider more expressive soundscapes. Shows, releases, touring and probably a lot of food.
Do you have or know of an awesome new band*? It’s easy to submit to be in MRR’s New Blood feature — just email us the following info, and keep keeping’ it real…
1) Band name:
2) Date & location formed:
3) Reason for forming:
4) What are your lyrics about?
5) How would you describe your sound?
6) What’s in the future for this band?
7) Links and contact info:
Along with the answers please send a band photo at least 600px on the longest side (with photo credits), and a logo if you have one, to:
*By “new band” we mean a band that formed within the past year or year and a half.
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Out now! MRR #394 • Mar 2016
Punk noise from Korea’s SCUMRAID, San Francisco post-punk COLD BEAT, Glaswegian hardcore from CLOCKED OUT, the Landlords (Charlottesville, VA true hardcore weirdos of the mid-80s), Minneapolis’s CONSTANT INSULT, Helsinki’s DARFÜR, UTAH JAZZ from Buffalo, UAE scene report, and a “This Is Austin, Not That Great” photo spread.
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