This is a first-of-its-kind 611 Florida show: this time we will be rocking out with some trashy punk and bizarro noise. Off-the-wall to be sure, but a bit different than the usual folk-psych, free jazz, and electronics we usually host. Warning: this will be hot 'n' sweaty 'n' cramped, but don't let that scare you. Madness and insanity shall reign supreme, and the fridge will be stocked with cheap-ass beer!
Thursday, July 7
611 Florida Ave NW WDC
$5 suggested donation
8pm sharp!
http://www.claviusproduction.org call 202-360-9739 for info
BYOWhatever!
The Peppermints (Pawtracks, from San Diego)
S.T.R.E.E.T.S. (garage-thrash from Vancouver)
E-Zee Tiger (costumed one-man band from the Bay Area)
Le Flange Du Mal (costumed noise-psych quartet from the Bay Area, mem. of Subarachnoid Space)
The Peppermints http://www.paw-tracks.com http://www.geocities.com/peppomiz The Peppermints have been bratting around the world since 1997. Born in Bonsall, California (world avocado capital), they soon slithered into San Diego, world capital of military bases and wet burritos. They slimed their way through the music-scene muck to become the queens and king of what they call "experimental barfy trash-rock," having brutalized many a town, blown out many a speaker, and blistered many an eardrum. Their sound has been compared at times to the likes of GG Allin, The Fall, Melt Banana, Joan Jett, The Coachwhips, The Soft Boys, Wire, and Noh Mercy, but critics have been flummoxed trying to define the Peppermints. Their first releases were cassettes on the Ivy Oh! imprint. Later, they put out a 7" on Pet Set Records, then an EP on Ivy Oh! and NGWTT. On April Fools' Day, 2003, out came
Sweettooth Abortion (with guest appearances by members of Kill Me Tomorrow) on Pandacide Records. They have toured the west coast too many times to count, including a 2004 fall tour with the Hot Snakes, and have done the US at least three times that they can remember. One Peppermint has led another life in the band T Tauri. And the rest is yet to come...
S.T.R.E.E.T.S. http://www.streetsrock.com A curb-grinding blast of sheer Vancouver hardcore from scene-slaying skate punks SKATING TOTALLY RULES EVERYTHING ELSE TOTALLY SUCKS. A shred-mashing sklash of pit-pouncing late-'80s-early-'90s-styled crossover hardcore thrash blazed in the spirit of D.R.I. and the Faction.
The undisputed raging kings of the Vancouver punk underground (as opposed to the crappy mall rat punk overground scene) ready to take on the world. Crossover thrash reminiscent of C.O.C. or D.R.I. only with more periods: S.T.R.E.E.T.S.- that stands for, Skateboarding Totally Rules Everything Else Totally Sucks, bring back the familiar sounds of metallic punk to skateboarding. Features in Vice, Discorder, Terminal City, upcoming articles in Skate Canada and songs in various skate videos insure S.T.R.E.E.T.S. will be seen and heard everywhere this year. The CD contains 12 songs covering such important issues as partying, getting busted, and skating. These guys are definitely veterans enough to have been moshing in the '80s to learn their moves firsthand. Throwback crossover infinitely more enjoyable than most of what passes itself off as punk on these sheets week after week. Hysterically bad/great cover art too. Hit the S.T.R.E.E.T.S.!
E-Zee Tiger http://www.kimosciotic.com/ezeetiger_press.htm San Francisco has spawned thousands of brainy music freaks but none more compelling than E-Zee Tiger (aka Anthony Petrovic). This one-man band is an experience that fans of Lightning Bolt, Friends Forever, and 25 Suaves should not miss. Surrounded by more equipment than most four-piece rock bands, Petrovic jumps sporadically from one instrument to another like a mad genius. Guitar loops, vocal samples, delayed noise, drum solos, whistles, bells, and magic buttons are punched together into one chaotic rocking song after another.
Le Flange du Mal http://www.kimosciotic.com/flange_press.htm Le Flange du Mal began in September 2003 as a celebration of American ignorance. The original line-up of Chris Rolls (Zeigenbock Kopf, earwicker) and Chris Cones (Subarachnoid Space, earwicker) set out to encode its formula of drrty distorto-booty bass noise and odes to mind-controlled sex slavery on state-of-the-art blownout 4-track tape. These recordings eventually made the jump to the much vaunted "cdr" format with the mini-tour release of
What Does Not Kill Me, I Hate.
The brain-damaged duo quickly joined forces with Jason Stamberger (Crack W.A.R.) on keys and Liz Allbee (Murder Murder) on trumpet, keys, and vocals. Their first show was at the Hemlock Tavern on October 28 with Alarmist. Since then, they have played with such bands as Japanther, Not Breathing, BLK:JPN, 16 Bitch Pile-Up, Point Line Plane, Spector Protector, and Eats Tapes.
Somewhere along the way, Stamberger began referring to Le Flange du Mal as a "synth-doom juggernaut." Some have referred to the sound as live IDM on glue. Still, others prefer unintelligible seizure-core. With the hyper-advanced compositional capabilities of Stamberger and Allbee, the four began forays into the outer unseen realms of noise-jazz and dance-metal.
Upcoming 611 Florida shows: 8/5: Double Leopards (Eclipse)/The Skaters/Earthen Sea/Insect Factory/Daniel Martin-McCormick
8/19: Rake (reunion!)/Jana Hunter/Mouth of Leaves/Meadows/Lights
