Friday, May 31, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
2013-05-27 Punk Rock Bowling - Day Three
Not many bands to cover today as I took a nap this afternoon. I missed the following opening bands - Catholic Spit, Molotov Compromise, Retox, Funeral Dress, and Lower Class Brats.
I made it there before 6pm and was able to grab a water and meet up with Ben in the crowd. No sign of Aquaman today and still didn't get a chance to meet Wretch.
Casualties
I had seen these NYC punks a few times at Riot Fest and on the tour that Down by Law played last Summer. The kids love these guys. I think it must be the haircuts. The sound was better than the club show I saw in Joliet, IL last Summer. I didn't mind seeing them play. They actually have a few songs that I enjoy hearing. I recall them playing the following.
Rockaway Beach (Ramones cover)
Resistance
We Are All We Have
Modern Day Slaves
Life on the Line
Ugly Bastard
Criminal Class
Punk Rock Love
Unknown Soldier
Tomorrow Belongs to Us
Subhumans UK
These old time punks were a hit with the crowd too. Fat Mike stood at the side of the stage with his girlfriend and sang along and played air bass to the whole set. I had not spent much time listening to this band before this show. I was pleased with their performance, and would go see them again. Unfortunately, they did not play "Can't Hear the Words", and waited until I went for something to eat to play my other favorite tune of theirs "Religious Wars". I recall them playing the following.
Religious Wars
No
Susan (with piano)
Forget
Fade Away
Businessman
Society
Peroxide
D.R.I.
I listened through the catalog of these guys a few weeks ago, and just couldn't get into their thrash sound. After watching them live, I can still say I can't get into these guys. They had a great time and so did most of the crowd so they are doing something right for some people. I guess that is all that matters. I recognized them playing the following tunes.
I Don't Need Society
Who Am I
Violent Pacification
Manifest Destiny
Flag
Finally, the festival draws to a close with the headliner, FLAG. They killed it right from the start. I loved the two guitar attack. The crowd was nuts. I was about 50 yards back from the stage, but dead center. The sound was great. Chuck was jumping around with his bass like he was in his early 20's again. Keith was nailing the vocals. Bill was incredible on drums as usual. I guess the 8 or so hours of practice that they had this weekend prior to the show paid off for them. Their work ethic is incredible and it comes through in the live performance. Dez sang vocals on about 5-6 songs. I am now a fan of the song "My War". Keith was awesome on those vox. They were definitely the best set of the festival for me. I would love to see these guys play again. The only disappointment was that the only t-shirt they sold just had the first names of each member in the band on it. I was hoping to get a FLAG shirt. They were selling a Black Flag t-shirt. I wonder if Greg Ginn is getting paid for those sales :). Here is the setlist.
Revenge
Fix Me
Police Story
I Don' Care
Depression
I've Had It
No Values
My War
No More
Gimme Gimme Gimme
White Minority
Jealous Again
Wasted
Clocked In
Nervous Breakdown
American Waste (Dez vox)
Thirsty and Miserable (Dez vox)
Padded Cell (Dez vox)
Spray Paint (Dez vox)
Six Pack (Dez vox)
Rise Above
Louie Louie
Encore:
I Love You
Damaged (Dez vox)
Merch:
Surrounded by Thieves - Prophecies of Greed CD
Surrounded by Thieves - Punk Rock Fight Songs CD
SquidheadRecords.com CD Sampler Vol 2 (free)
Rancid - B Sides and C Sides CD (free)
Rancid pins and stickers (free)
Band Rankings for the Day:
FLAG
Subhumans
Casualties
D.R.I.
Festival Band Rankings (those bands I watched):
I made it there before 6pm and was able to grab a water and meet up with Ben in the crowd. No sign of Aquaman today and still didn't get a chance to meet Wretch.
Casualties
I had seen these NYC punks a few times at Riot Fest and on the tour that Down by Law played last Summer. The kids love these guys. I think it must be the haircuts. The sound was better than the club show I saw in Joliet, IL last Summer. I didn't mind seeing them play. They actually have a few songs that I enjoy hearing. I recall them playing the following.
Rockaway Beach (Ramones cover)
Resistance
We Are All We Have
Modern Day Slaves
Life on the Line
Ugly Bastard
Criminal Class
Punk Rock Love
Unknown Soldier
Tomorrow Belongs to Us
Subhumans UK
These old time punks were a hit with the crowd too. Fat Mike stood at the side of the stage with his girlfriend and sang along and played air bass to the whole set. I had not spent much time listening to this band before this show. I was pleased with their performance, and would go see them again. Unfortunately, they did not play "Can't Hear the Words", and waited until I went for something to eat to play my other favorite tune of theirs "Religious Wars". I recall them playing the following.
Religious Wars
No
Susan (with piano)
Forget
Fade Away
Businessman
Society
Peroxide
D.R.I.
I listened through the catalog of these guys a few weeks ago, and just couldn't get into their thrash sound. After watching them live, I can still say I can't get into these guys. They had a great time and so did most of the crowd so they are doing something right for some people. I guess that is all that matters. I recognized them playing the following tunes.
I Don't Need Society
Who Am I
Violent Pacification
Manifest Destiny
Flag
Finally, the festival draws to a close with the headliner, FLAG. They killed it right from the start. I loved the two guitar attack. The crowd was nuts. I was about 50 yards back from the stage, but dead center. The sound was great. Chuck was jumping around with his bass like he was in his early 20's again. Keith was nailing the vocals. Bill was incredible on drums as usual. I guess the 8 or so hours of practice that they had this weekend prior to the show paid off for them. Their work ethic is incredible and it comes through in the live performance. Dez sang vocals on about 5-6 songs. I am now a fan of the song "My War". Keith was awesome on those vox. They were definitely the best set of the festival for me. I would love to see these guys play again. The only disappointment was that the only t-shirt they sold just had the first names of each member in the band on it. I was hoping to get a FLAG shirt. They were selling a Black Flag t-shirt. I wonder if Greg Ginn is getting paid for those sales :). Here is the setlist.
Revenge
Fix Me
Police Story
I Don' Care
Depression
I've Had It
No Values
My War
No More
Gimme Gimme Gimme
White Minority
Jealous Again
Wasted
Clocked In
Nervous Breakdown
American Waste (Dez vox)
Thirsty and Miserable (Dez vox)
Padded Cell (Dez vox)
Spray Paint (Dez vox)
Six Pack (Dez vox)
Rise Above
Louie Louie
Encore:
I Love You
Damaged (Dez vox)
Merch:
Surrounded by Thieves - Prophecies of Greed CD
Surrounded by Thieves - Punk Rock Fight Songs CD
SquidheadRecords.com CD Sampler Vol 2 (free)
Rancid - B Sides and C Sides CD (free)
Rancid pins and stickers (free)
Band Rankings for the Day:
FLAG
Subhumans
Casualties
D.R.I.
Festival Band Rankings (those bands I watched):
| 01 FLAG |
| 02 The Damned |
| 03 TSOL |
| 04 CH3 |
| 05 Bad Religion |
| 06 Shattered Faith |
| 07 The Gears |
| 08 The Crowd |
| 09 Bouncing Souls |
| 10 Angry Samoans |
| 11 The Briggs |
| 12 Turbonegro |
| 13 The Weirdos |
| 14 Subhumans |
| 15 Devo |
| 16 Casualties |
| 17 Revilers |
| 18 Love Canal |
| 19 DRI |
| 20 Lagwagon |
Monday, May 27, 2013
2013-05-26 Punk Rock Bowling - Day Two
I found out on Day Two of Punk Rock Bowling that arriving in the late afternoon / early evening (approx. 6pm) gets you a 15 minute or so wait in the security line. As such, I did not get to see the following bands by plan - Surrounded by Thieves, Piss and Blood, Sean and Zander, and Pour Habit. It is a damn shame that Surrounded by Thieves played so early. I love their song "Riot", and I am sure there was a goddamn riot at PRB when they hit the stage yesterday.
When I arrived, the US Bombs were hitting the stage. I took the time to get 2 bottles of water and some chicken tenders so I missed their set. They were part of the festival background noise for me.
Bouncing Souls
I met up with Ben again in between sets, and we headed up toward the stage for the Bouncing Souls. It has been a few years since I have seen them play at Riot Fest. They played a great set and I am glad they were on the bill. The crowd was soaking them up, and the band was having fun. During one song, the lead singer did a stage dive into the crowd with a piñata. Fun was had by all. Aquaman ended up standing next to me during the set, and we caught up with each other prior to Lagwagon with discussions about his breakfast that was followed shortly their after with lunch with Flag's drummer, Bill Stevenson. What is spoken in Vegas stays in Vegas :). Here is what I remember the Bouncing Souls playing.
Comet
True Believers
The Gold Song
Lean on Sheena
Sing Along Forever
Hopeless Romantic
East Coast Fuck You
Here We Go
Lagwagon
I had never seen this band before, and have only briefly took a listening spin through their discography. The singer also sings for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Fat Mike and his girlfriend could be seen stage left during this set. One of the bands guitar players must be about 7ft tall. I enjoyed the music, but the vocals did not work for me with the sound of the band. Thus, I couldn't tell you what songs they played. They did close the set with a cover of Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" fitting for Las Vegas which I did quite enjoy.
Turbonegro
I was not quite sure what to make of these guys, and was quite surprised that there were not more of their loving fans walking around in their Turbojugend denim jackets and sailor caps. Hailing from Norway, these guys are the modern day equivalent of the Village People in their sailor, policeman, etc. costumes playing their version of glam, metal, street punk, and rock and roll - or deathrock as the band self-describes it. All I know is that by the end of the set they had me rocking along with them. Here is a list of some of the songs they played.
All My Friend Are Dead
Wasted Again
Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed
Fuck the World
Prince of the Rodeo
I Got Erection
Dude without a Face
Bad Religion
This was the first time that I have seen Bad Religion without Greg Hetson on 2nd guitar. Apparently, he is dealing with some personal issues, and was being replaced by John Dimkich of the Cult (and he looks remarkably similar to Hetson). With Brian Baker on guitar, it is hard for this band not to deliver the goods. They were deservedly the headlining band today and played like it. The band was having fun and the crowd loved them. Fat Mike bum rushed the stage during "21st Century Digital Boy" to grab bass player Jay Bentley's mike to sing, and apparently ended up chipping his tooth on the microphone. Fun was had by all. I left near the end of the set to get a head start on my walk to the club show. Daghouse Ben got on the VIP list from Brian Baker and spent some time backstage watching Brian give Bad Religion guitar lessons to Dimkich. Here is what I remember the band playing.
Sinister Rouge
21st Century Digital Boy
New Maps of Hell
Fuck Armageddon
True North
Fuck You
Darma and the Bomb
Recipe for Hate
Nothing to Dismay
You
Do What You Want
No Direction
Let Them Eat War
Robin Hood in Reverse
American Jesus
Sorrow
Infected
I made it to the Las Vegas Country Saloon for the after festival club show. I was at this place last year. It is a nice small club that I believe raised their stage up a bit since last year which was nice. You could now see the band playing from further back in the room. All bands had merch, but TSOL and 7 Seconds did not have XXL t-shirts so I was out of luck as the Pointed Sticks would say.
Angry Samoans
Metal Mike Saunders was fronting this version of the band, and also played drums on a few songs. I had never seen these guys before, but Inside My Brain and Back from Samoa were the soundtrack to my high school years. I loved those records. I enjoyed the set, but wish I could have seen them earlier in their career as opposed to playing with the hired guns in the band now. Anyway, one more band from California off of my bucket list. Here is what I recall them playing.
Slave to My Dick (Subhumans cover)
Hot Cars
You Stupid Asshole
Todd Killings
Steak Knife
Lights Out
You Stupid Jerk
Homosexual
Haizman's Brain
Ballad of Jerry Curlan
They Saved Hitler's Cock
Not of This Earth
Get Off the Air
Wasted (Black Flag cover)
Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag cover)
My Old Man's a Fatso
I'm in Love with Your Mom
BBC (Austin Powers cover)
I Like to Drink and Fight
TSOL
Up next were Jack Grisham's True Sounds of Liberty, and were the next SoCal band to cross off my bucket list this weekend. Jack stated he was recently married last week, and was now sporting a blonde hairdue which had him looking like WCW wrestling's Barry Windham. I rank this set as the best of the day, and I was as happy seeing these guys as Jack looked on stage singing for everyone. Here is what I recall them playing.
World War 3
In My Head
Dance with Me
Terrible People
Superficial Love
Property Is Theft
Sounds of Laughter
The Triangle
Fuck You, Tough Guy
Die for Me
I'm Tired of Life
Abolish Government / Silent Majority
Code Blue
Unfortunately, my feet could not take it any longer so I headed back to the hotel prior to 7 Seconds hitting the stage.
Merch:
Channel 3 logo t-shirt
Daily Band Rankings:
TSOL
Bad Religion
Bouncing Souls
Angry Samoans
Turbonegro
Lagwagon
When I arrived, the US Bombs were hitting the stage. I took the time to get 2 bottles of water and some chicken tenders so I missed their set. They were part of the festival background noise for me.
Bouncing Souls
I met up with Ben again in between sets, and we headed up toward the stage for the Bouncing Souls. It has been a few years since I have seen them play at Riot Fest. They played a great set and I am glad they were on the bill. The crowd was soaking them up, and the band was having fun. During one song, the lead singer did a stage dive into the crowd with a piñata. Fun was had by all. Aquaman ended up standing next to me during the set, and we caught up with each other prior to Lagwagon with discussions about his breakfast that was followed shortly their after with lunch with Flag's drummer, Bill Stevenson. What is spoken in Vegas stays in Vegas :). Here is what I remember the Bouncing Souls playing.
Comet
True Believers
The Gold Song
Lean on Sheena
Sing Along Forever
Hopeless Romantic
East Coast Fuck You
Here We Go
Lagwagon
I had never seen this band before, and have only briefly took a listening spin through their discography. The singer also sings for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Fat Mike and his girlfriend could be seen stage left during this set. One of the bands guitar players must be about 7ft tall. I enjoyed the music, but the vocals did not work for me with the sound of the band. Thus, I couldn't tell you what songs they played. They did close the set with a cover of Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" fitting for Las Vegas which I did quite enjoy.
Turbonegro
I was not quite sure what to make of these guys, and was quite surprised that there were not more of their loving fans walking around in their Turbojugend denim jackets and sailor caps. Hailing from Norway, these guys are the modern day equivalent of the Village People in their sailor, policeman, etc. costumes playing their version of glam, metal, street punk, and rock and roll - or deathrock as the band self-describes it. All I know is that by the end of the set they had me rocking along with them. Here is a list of some of the songs they played.
All My Friend Are Dead
Wasted Again
Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed
Fuck the World
Prince of the Rodeo
I Got Erection
Dude without a Face
Bad Religion
This was the first time that I have seen Bad Religion without Greg Hetson on 2nd guitar. Apparently, he is dealing with some personal issues, and was being replaced by John Dimkich of the Cult (and he looks remarkably similar to Hetson). With Brian Baker on guitar, it is hard for this band not to deliver the goods. They were deservedly the headlining band today and played like it. The band was having fun and the crowd loved them. Fat Mike bum rushed the stage during "21st Century Digital Boy" to grab bass player Jay Bentley's mike to sing, and apparently ended up chipping his tooth on the microphone. Fun was had by all. I left near the end of the set to get a head start on my walk to the club show. Daghouse Ben got on the VIP list from Brian Baker and spent some time backstage watching Brian give Bad Religion guitar lessons to Dimkich. Here is what I remember the band playing.
Sinister Rouge
21st Century Digital Boy
New Maps of Hell
Fuck Armageddon
True North
Fuck You
Darma and the Bomb
Recipe for Hate
Nothing to Dismay
You
Do What You Want
No Direction
Let Them Eat War
Robin Hood in Reverse
American Jesus
Sorrow
Infected
I made it to the Las Vegas Country Saloon for the after festival club show. I was at this place last year. It is a nice small club that I believe raised their stage up a bit since last year which was nice. You could now see the band playing from further back in the room. All bands had merch, but TSOL and 7 Seconds did not have XXL t-shirts so I was out of luck as the Pointed Sticks would say.
Angry Samoans
Metal Mike Saunders was fronting this version of the band, and also played drums on a few songs. I had never seen these guys before, but Inside My Brain and Back from Samoa were the soundtrack to my high school years. I loved those records. I enjoyed the set, but wish I could have seen them earlier in their career as opposed to playing with the hired guns in the band now. Anyway, one more band from California off of my bucket list. Here is what I recall them playing.
Slave to My Dick (Subhumans cover)
Hot Cars
You Stupid Asshole
Todd Killings
Steak Knife
Lights Out
You Stupid Jerk
Homosexual
Haizman's Brain
Ballad of Jerry Curlan
They Saved Hitler's Cock
Not of This Earth
Get Off the Air
Wasted (Black Flag cover)
Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag cover)
My Old Man's a Fatso
I'm in Love with Your Mom
BBC (Austin Powers cover)
I Like to Drink and Fight
TSOL
Up next were Jack Grisham's True Sounds of Liberty, and were the next SoCal band to cross off my bucket list this weekend. Jack stated he was recently married last week, and was now sporting a blonde hairdue which had him looking like WCW wrestling's Barry Windham. I rank this set as the best of the day, and I was as happy seeing these guys as Jack looked on stage singing for everyone. Here is what I recall them playing.
World War 3
In My Head
Dance with Me
Terrible People
Superficial Love
Property Is Theft
Sounds of Laughter
The Triangle
Fuck You, Tough Guy
Die for Me
I'm Tired of Life
Abolish Government / Silent Majority
Code Blue
Unfortunately, my feet could not take it any longer so I headed back to the hotel prior to 7 Seconds hitting the stage.
Merch:
Channel 3 logo t-shirt
Daily Band Rankings:
TSOL
Bad Religion
Bouncing Souls
Angry Samoans
Turbonegro
Lagwagon
Sunday, May 26, 2013
2013-05-25 Punk Rock Bowling - Day One
I arrived at the venue today close to 5pm. I missed The Dirty Panties and Tartar Control play as planned. I wanted to get their prior to Boston's Revilers starting, but I was running a little late betting on the horse races at Arlington Race track in IL from the Sports Book at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. I should have gone to the festival.
Revilers
As I was walking around the security gates, I heard the Revilers playing my favorite tune of theirs "No Bullshit Reactor" which sucks because I wanted to record video of them playing that tune. I did manage to catch their last 3-4 songs and they ripped it up pretty good. I compare them to a cross between a current street punk band sound and Motorhead. Anyway, I am glad a got to see a few songs.
CH3
These guys were on my bucket list to see. I missed them 3 times or so when they rolled through Chicago on very infrequent tours outside of CA. They did not disappoint during their 30+ minute set. Now I would love to see them in a small venue / club setting. I remember the following songs being played.
You Lie
Out of Control
Indian Summer
I Didn't Know
Last Time I Drank
Mannequin
Manzanar
I've Got a Gun
You Make Me Feel Cheap (complete with female vox)
The Briggs
I have seen these guys very early on in their career at a small club in Burbank, IL that has since been renovated into Chuck's Southern BBQ restaurant (which is a great place to eat by the way) with Time Again. I also saw them open for Bad Religion at the House of Blues in Chicago once too. The band lineup looked like it changed a bit since then. As previous times I have seen them, they put on a great show playing their poppy street punk. I am glad they were on the card at the festival. I remember the following songs being played.
One Shot Down
Wasting Time
This Is L.A.
Swingin' Utters
Unfair to these guys, I spent their set eating a buffalo burger and resting my legs by sitting on a bench in the shade. I couldn't tell you how they sounded or what songs they played. I never really listened to their catalog before so I decided this was a good place in the day to refresh.
The Weirdos
I got a chance to catch another SoCal punk band who I never had a chance to see before. I enjoyed the set and was glad that they played today. The vocals were a little strange to me as at times it almost seemed like they were being lip synched. During this set, I was met by Aquaman from Daghouse and spent some time chatting with him after the set. Once again, the Daghouse does not disappoint with another class guy. I am glad we got to meet and chat and hope to get to see him throughout the weekend. Here are the songs I remember them playing.
We Got the Neutron Bomb
Solitary Confinement
Destroy All Music
Happy People
Message from the Underworld
The Damned
I was really looking forward to seeing these guys play even though I had seen them about 4-5 times already. As always, they did not disappoint. The setlist was a greatest hits up thru the Strawberries era and had some songs I had never heard them play live before. They were the highlight of the day for me, and I suspect will be tough to knock off the #1 ranking for the festival over the next few days.
Love Song
Second Time Around
Neat Neat Neat
Plan 9 Channel 7
Help (Beatles cover)
Fan Club
Born to Kill
New Rose
Anti-Pope
Stretcher Case Baby
Ignite
Smash It Up Pts 1&2
Devo
Up next were the evenings headlining band. For $35, you could buy a red or light blue flower pot to wear on your head. I saw at least 100 people wearing one throughout the day.
Prior to the Damned, I met up with Ben from Daghouse whom I had spent time with last year at PRB. During the break, we went to get some tacos and rest the legs sitting on a bench.
Devo started up with a big video screen behind them playing videos to accompany their music. The crowd was going pretty nuts for them. After about 15-20 minutes, we moved from the benches to get up closer to watch them. The band performed well but I just wasn't into their sound after listening to the other bands earlier today. If the B-52's, the Go-Go's, and other 80's new wave bands were on the bill throughout the day, I think I would have been in a different mood to enjoy them more. Here is what I remember hearing prior to us leaving to head to the club show.
Whip It
Girl U Want
Are We Not Men?
Peekaboo!
Mongoloid
Satisfaction
Uncontrollable Urge
It seemed like it took forever, but we finally made it to the Bunk House. This was one of the few shows that did not sell out in advance for some strange reason. When we arrived there were only about 20 people there when Love Canal hit the stage. I couldn't tell you any of the songs that they played as I never really listened to this 80's SoCal punk band before. I can tell you that I enjoyed the set much more than I had expected too. And, they did play a cover of M.I.A.'s "Tell Me Why" because they were in Vegas after all.
Shattered Faith
I had seen them before at Reggie's in Chicago with about 10 other people that night. Tonight they had their drummer from 30 years ago, Chris Moon, playing with them. The crowd had increase to probably over 100 by the time they started playing. There were even a few new songs sprinkled in the set list. I really wish the band would have had more time to play. They were so tight and were having so much fun playing. This was one of the top performances of the day. Here is the song list direct from the setlist.
The Verdict
Victims of Society
Final Conflict
I Love America
Suburban Boredom
Mirrors Reflection
Discontent
USA
Right Is Right
Reagan in 81
Trilogy
Born to You
Power to the Kids
The Gears
Up next were the early L.A. punk band, The Gears. I had only listened to this band a few weeks ago for the first time, and was pleasantly surprised by their sound - a beach, surfy, punk sound. I was blown away by the energy of the band, and I am pleasantly looking forward to the new CD that they say they are working on. Here is what I remember them playing from what seemed like over an hour long set.
Baby Runaround
Lets Go To the Beach
Don't Be Afraid to Pogo
Elks Lodge Blues
Darlin Baby
Trudie Trudie
High School Girls
The Last Chord
I Smoke Dope
The Crowd
Another band that I got to check off my bucket list this weekend. I remember first hearing these guys on some of the early Posh Boy Records compilations and on their LP on Flipside Records. I recently bought their latest single that came with a download card of 10+ songs and have been buying their singles, compilation tracks, and CDs throughout the years. Once again, the band did not disappoint even though it was almost 2am before they hit the stage. The band and the crowd were having a great time throughout the set. I would go see this bill again anytime. Here is what I remember hearing the band play.
Living in Madrid
Modern Machine
Right Is Right
Suzy is a Surf Rocker
Trix Are for Kids
I'm Not Happy Here
Max Got Hit by a Car
Masquerade
Day #1 Band Rankings:
The Damned
CH3
Shattered Faith
The Gears
The Crowd
The Briggs
The Weirdos
Devo
Revilers
Love Canal
Swingin' Utters (by default because I did not watch them)
Merch:
The Damned "Machine Gun Etiquette" LP cover t-shirt
Shattered Faith logo t-shirt
Shattered Faith Live CD (an official Shattered Faith product - i.e. self released CD version of the original LP recording)
I was beat by the end of the nite (early morning) when I hit the pillow after 3am. Great event. It is going to be hard to beat the rest of the weekend.
Revilers
As I was walking around the security gates, I heard the Revilers playing my favorite tune of theirs "No Bullshit Reactor" which sucks because I wanted to record video of them playing that tune. I did manage to catch their last 3-4 songs and they ripped it up pretty good. I compare them to a cross between a current street punk band sound and Motorhead. Anyway, I am glad a got to see a few songs.
CH3
These guys were on my bucket list to see. I missed them 3 times or so when they rolled through Chicago on very infrequent tours outside of CA. They did not disappoint during their 30+ minute set. Now I would love to see them in a small venue / club setting. I remember the following songs being played.
You Lie
Out of Control
Indian Summer
I Didn't Know
Last Time I Drank
Mannequin
Manzanar
I've Got a Gun
You Make Me Feel Cheap (complete with female vox)
The Briggs
I have seen these guys very early on in their career at a small club in Burbank, IL that has since been renovated into Chuck's Southern BBQ restaurant (which is a great place to eat by the way) with Time Again. I also saw them open for Bad Religion at the House of Blues in Chicago once too. The band lineup looked like it changed a bit since then. As previous times I have seen them, they put on a great show playing their poppy street punk. I am glad they were on the card at the festival. I remember the following songs being played.
One Shot Down
Wasting Time
This Is L.A.
Swingin' Utters
Unfair to these guys, I spent their set eating a buffalo burger and resting my legs by sitting on a bench in the shade. I couldn't tell you how they sounded or what songs they played. I never really listened to their catalog before so I decided this was a good place in the day to refresh.
The Weirdos
I got a chance to catch another SoCal punk band who I never had a chance to see before. I enjoyed the set and was glad that they played today. The vocals were a little strange to me as at times it almost seemed like they were being lip synched. During this set, I was met by Aquaman from Daghouse and spent some time chatting with him after the set. Once again, the Daghouse does not disappoint with another class guy. I am glad we got to meet and chat and hope to get to see him throughout the weekend. Here are the songs I remember them playing.
We Got the Neutron Bomb
Solitary Confinement
Destroy All Music
Happy People
Message from the Underworld
The Damned
I was really looking forward to seeing these guys play even though I had seen them about 4-5 times already. As always, they did not disappoint. The setlist was a greatest hits up thru the Strawberries era and had some songs I had never heard them play live before. They were the highlight of the day for me, and I suspect will be tough to knock off the #1 ranking for the festival over the next few days.
Love Song
Second Time Around
Neat Neat Neat
Plan 9 Channel 7
Help (Beatles cover)
Fan Club
Born to Kill
New Rose
Anti-Pope
Stretcher Case Baby
Ignite
Smash It Up Pts 1&2
Devo
Up next were the evenings headlining band. For $35, you could buy a red or light blue flower pot to wear on your head. I saw at least 100 people wearing one throughout the day.
Prior to the Damned, I met up with Ben from Daghouse whom I had spent time with last year at PRB. During the break, we went to get some tacos and rest the legs sitting on a bench.
Devo started up with a big video screen behind them playing videos to accompany their music. The crowd was going pretty nuts for them. After about 15-20 minutes, we moved from the benches to get up closer to watch them. The band performed well but I just wasn't into their sound after listening to the other bands earlier today. If the B-52's, the Go-Go's, and other 80's new wave bands were on the bill throughout the day, I think I would have been in a different mood to enjoy them more. Here is what I remember hearing prior to us leaving to head to the club show.
Whip It
Girl U Want
Are We Not Men?
Peekaboo!
Mongoloid
Satisfaction
Uncontrollable Urge
It seemed like it took forever, but we finally made it to the Bunk House. This was one of the few shows that did not sell out in advance for some strange reason. When we arrived there were only about 20 people there when Love Canal hit the stage. I couldn't tell you any of the songs that they played as I never really listened to this 80's SoCal punk band before. I can tell you that I enjoyed the set much more than I had expected too. And, they did play a cover of M.I.A.'s "Tell Me Why" because they were in Vegas after all.
Shattered Faith
I had seen them before at Reggie's in Chicago with about 10 other people that night. Tonight they had their drummer from 30 years ago, Chris Moon, playing with them. The crowd had increase to probably over 100 by the time they started playing. There were even a few new songs sprinkled in the set list. I really wish the band would have had more time to play. They were so tight and were having so much fun playing. This was one of the top performances of the day. Here is the song list direct from the setlist.
The Verdict
Victims of Society
Final Conflict
I Love America
Suburban Boredom
Mirrors Reflection
Discontent
USA
Right Is Right
Reagan in 81
Trilogy
Born to You
Power to the Kids
The Gears
Up next were the early L.A. punk band, The Gears. I had only listened to this band a few weeks ago for the first time, and was pleasantly surprised by their sound - a beach, surfy, punk sound. I was blown away by the energy of the band, and I am pleasantly looking forward to the new CD that they say they are working on. Here is what I remember them playing from what seemed like over an hour long set.
Baby Runaround
Lets Go To the Beach
Don't Be Afraid to Pogo
Elks Lodge Blues
Darlin Baby
Trudie Trudie
High School Girls
The Last Chord
I Smoke Dope
The Crowd
Another band that I got to check off my bucket list this weekend. I remember first hearing these guys on some of the early Posh Boy Records compilations and on their LP on Flipside Records. I recently bought their latest single that came with a download card of 10+ songs and have been buying their singles, compilation tracks, and CDs throughout the years. Once again, the band did not disappoint even though it was almost 2am before they hit the stage. The band and the crowd were having a great time throughout the set. I would go see this bill again anytime. Here is what I remember hearing the band play.
Living in Madrid
Modern Machine
Right Is Right
Suzy is a Surf Rocker
Trix Are for Kids
I'm Not Happy Here
Max Got Hit by a Car
Masquerade
Day #1 Band Rankings:
The Damned
CH3
Shattered Faith
The Gears
The Crowd
The Briggs
The Weirdos
Devo
Revilers
Love Canal
Swingin' Utters (by default because I did not watch them)
Merch:
The Damned "Machine Gun Etiquette" LP cover t-shirt
Shattered Faith logo t-shirt
Shattered Faith Live CD (an official Shattered Faith product - i.e. self released CD version of the original LP recording)
I was beat by the end of the nite (early morning) when I hit the pillow after 3am. Great event. It is going to be hard to beat the rest of the weekend.
Friday, May 17, 2013
2013 Riot Fest Compilation
While this will be the first year in 7 or 8 years that I will not be attending Riot Fest in Chicago, the festival still has some good bands playing. The Selecter is the only band on my bucket list that I would want to see. However, there are quite a few others that I have seen already that I would enjoy to see again, and even a few that I have not seen before that would have been interesting to see. Well, here is a compilation of some of my favorite tunes from some of the bands that I like that are playing the festival this September at Humboldt Park in Chicago.
01 Motorhead - Ace of Spades
02 Violent Femmes - Add It Up
03 Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
04 Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
05 Blink 182 - Dammit
06 Sugar - A Good Idea
07 Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
08 Bad Religion - Hooray for Me...
09 Masked Intruder - How Do I Get To You?
10 Bad Brains - How Low Can A Punk Get?
11 Lillingtons - I Got Screwed Again
12 Black Flag - Jealous Again
13 Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
14 Black Flag - No Values
15 Bad Religion - Nothing to Dismay
16 Pennywise - Nowhere Fast
17 Flatfoot 56 - Ollie Ollie
18 Bad Brains - Pay to Cum
19 Motorhead - RAMONES
20 Motorhead - Rock Out
21 Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver
22 Bob Mould - The Descent
23 Blink 182 - The Rock Show
24 Selecter - Too Much Pressure
25 Violent Femmes - Ugly
26 Joy Division - Warsaw
27 Black Flag - Wasted
28 X - We're Desperate
29 Rancid - White Knuckle Ride
30 Rancid - You Want It, You Got It
31 X - Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not
http://buffalonas.com/lewdd33buff/axs/u:4b45083888305fd7dc1cdced67bd4ecb/2013-09-13%20Riot%20Fest.rar
01 Motorhead - Ace of Spades
02 Violent Femmes - Add It Up
03 Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
04 Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
05 Blink 182 - Dammit
06 Sugar - A Good Idea
07 Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
08 Bad Religion - Hooray for Me...
09 Masked Intruder - How Do I Get To You?
10 Bad Brains - How Low Can A Punk Get?
11 Lillingtons - I Got Screwed Again
12 Black Flag - Jealous Again
13 Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
14 Black Flag - No Values
15 Bad Religion - Nothing to Dismay
16 Pennywise - Nowhere Fast
17 Flatfoot 56 - Ollie Ollie
18 Bad Brains - Pay to Cum
19 Motorhead - RAMONES
20 Motorhead - Rock Out
21 Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach for My Revolver
22 Bob Mould - The Descent
23 Blink 182 - The Rock Show
24 Selecter - Too Much Pressure
25 Violent Femmes - Ugly
26 Joy Division - Warsaw
27 Black Flag - Wasted
28 X - We're Desperate
29 Rancid - White Knuckle Ride
30 Rancid - You Want It, You Got It
31 X - Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not
http://buffalonas.com/lewdd33buff/axs/u:4b45083888305fd7dc1cdced67bd4ecb/2013-09-13%20Riot%20Fest.rar
Saturday, May 11, 2013
2013 Punk Rock Bowling Compilation
01 Pour Habit - Bad Luck Drunk
02 Lagwagon - Brown Eyed Girl
03 Subhumans UK - Can't Hear the Words
04 Pulley - Cashed In
05 MDC - Dick for Brains
06 Bad Religion - Do What You Want
07 Gears - Don't Be Afraid To Pogo
08 Lower Class Brats - Don't Care About Me
09 US Bombs - Don't Need You
10 Left Alone - Drunk Again
11 Black Flag - Fix Me
12 Angry Samoans - Gas Chamber
13 Devo - Girl U Want
14 Agnostic Front - Gotta Go
15 Business - Hell 2 Pay
16 Swingin' Utters - Here We Are Nowhere
17 Muffs - I Don't Like You
18 Shattered Faith - I Love America
19 Guttermouth - I'm Punk
20 Funeral Dress - Leaving On a Jet Plane
21 Damned - Love Song
22 Strung Out - Never Good Enough
23 Revilers - No Bullshit Reactor
24 Casualties - No Solution No Control
25 7 Seconds - Out of Touch
26 Crowd - Right Time
27 Surrounded by Thieves - Riot
28 Throw Rag - Rotten Me
29 Channel 3 - separate Peace
30 Bouncing Souls - Sing Along Forever
31 TSOL - Sounds of Laughter
32 Druglords of the Avenues - Stalling Breed
33 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Sweet Caroline
34 Nothington - This Means War
35 Verbal Abuse - Verbal Abuse
36 Briggs - Wasting Time
37 Weirdos - We Got the Neutron Bomb
38 DRI - Who Am I
02 Lagwagon - Brown Eyed Girl
03 Subhumans UK - Can't Hear the Words
04 Pulley - Cashed In
05 MDC - Dick for Brains
06 Bad Religion - Do What You Want
07 Gears - Don't Be Afraid To Pogo
08 Lower Class Brats - Don't Care About Me
09 US Bombs - Don't Need You
10 Left Alone - Drunk Again
11 Black Flag - Fix Me
12 Angry Samoans - Gas Chamber
13 Devo - Girl U Want
14 Agnostic Front - Gotta Go
15 Business - Hell 2 Pay
16 Swingin' Utters - Here We Are Nowhere
17 Muffs - I Don't Like You
18 Shattered Faith - I Love America
19 Guttermouth - I'm Punk
20 Funeral Dress - Leaving On a Jet Plane
21 Damned - Love Song
22 Strung Out - Never Good Enough
23 Revilers - No Bullshit Reactor
24 Casualties - No Solution No Control
25 7 Seconds - Out of Touch
26 Crowd - Right Time
27 Surrounded by Thieves - Riot
28 Throw Rag - Rotten Me
29 Channel 3 - separate Peace
30 Bouncing Souls - Sing Along Forever
31 TSOL - Sounds of Laughter
32 Druglords of the Avenues - Stalling Breed
33 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Sweet Caroline
34 Nothington - This Means War
35 Verbal Abuse - Verbal Abuse
36 Briggs - Wasting Time
37 Weirdos - We Got the Neutron Bomb
38 DRI - Who Am I
Friday, May 10, 2013
Punk Rock and Roll Vol 02
01 Street Dogs - Punk Rock and Roll
02 Dropkick Murphys - Burn
03 Tim Timebomb - Change That Song Mr DJ
04 Dead Ending - Dead Ending
05 Cock Sparrer - Did You Have a Nice Life Without Me
06 Cock Sparrer - England Belongs To Me
07 Bad Religion - Fuck You
08 Rancid - Fuck You
09 Evil Conduct - Home Sweet Home
10 Cockney Rejects - I Love Being Me
11 Off With Their Heads - Janie
12 Marching Orders - Living Proof
13 On the Brink - Lock Stock & Rock n Roll
14 Booze & Glory - London Skinhead Crew
15 Off With Their Heads - Nightlife
16 Cold Feelings - Older Now
17 Tower Blocks - Proud To Be Punk
18 Control - Punk Rock Ruined My Life
19 Gonads - Punk Till I Die
20 No Problem - Something Outta Nothing
21 Masked Intruder - Stick Em Up
22 Report Suspicious Activity - Subtle
23 Booze & Glory - Swinging Hammers
24 Argy Bargy - Thirty Years
25 Noi!se - This Is Who We Are
26 Scars - This One's For You
27 Hex Bombs - United
28 Rancid - Up To No Good
29 Dropkick Murphys - End of the Night.
http://buffalonas.com/lewdd33buff/axs/u:8be550c1adb9007e235fe4e434ca5deb/Punk%20Rock%20n%20Roll%20Vol%2002.rar
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