Music
Thunderfist
Jeremy Cardenas – Vocals Erik Stevens – Drums Mick Mayo – Bass Jeff Haskins – Guitar Mike Sasich – Guitar Thunderfist was put on this planet for one reason and one reason alone: TO ROCK! Singer/guitarist Jeremy Cardenas describes the band’s sound as “straight-ahead rock and roll,” and he ain’t lying. Gig posters of Turbonegro
The Wolfs
Eli Morrison – Guitar, Vocals Jeremy Smith – Guitar Charlie Lewis – Drums Shane Asbridge – Bass Jesse Winters – Electric Piano, Synth Eli Morrison and his band, The Wolfs, have been yelping, snarling and howling their brand of experimental rock n’ roll for almost 10 years. Morrison, vocalist for The Wolfs, and guitarist Jeremy
SubRosa
Rebecca Vernon – Guitarist, Vocals Sarah Pendleton – Violin, Backing Vocals Erik LeCroix – Bass, Backup Vocals Bonie Shupe – Drums According to myth, Aphrodite’s son bribed the god of silence with a rose to protect the secrecy of Aphrodite’s love affairs. Thus the rose became a symbol of silence, suspended from the ceiling in
Purr Bats
Kyrbir – Vocals Eli Morison – Guitar James Acton – Drums Jesse Winters – Keyboards Darren Hutchinson – BassPrior to sitting down with Purr Bats front man, Kyrbir, I knew the name Purr Bats and I knew I had seen them play live at least once, but I was drawing blanks when we shook hands
Blackhole
Chopper – Gemini, Vocals Paul Butterfield – Libra, Bass Dave Styer – Aquarius, Bass Dave Bogart – Gemini, Drums Blackhole started in the summer of 2005 when Dave Styer (ex-the Switch) and Paul Butterfield (ex-Red Bennies) breached the subject of starting a band together. “It was literally a conversation I had with Paul that went
Localized: God’s Revolver
Xur and God’s Revolver will be showcasing their heated rivalry alongside openers Loom for SLUG’s Localized on Friday, April 13 at the Urban Lounge, 241 South 500 East. God’s Revolver Reid Rous – Vocals Elliott Secrist – Bass Nitro Law – Guitar Ross Lambert –Drums Kid Vengence – Guitar Reid, the vocalist of God’s Revolver,
Localized: Xur
Xur and God’s Revolver will be showcasing their heated rivalry alongside openers Loom for SLUG’s Localized on Friday, April 13 at the Urban Lounge, 241 South 500 East. Xur Greg Callister – Drums Kory Quist – Bass & Vox Fausto “Potato Wiggins” – Guitar & Saxophone Luke Fehr – Guitar & Vox I met up
Promoting Feminism in the Classroom and the Punk-Rock World
When 35-year-old Ren B isn’t teaching fifth grade, you can find her touring with her band All or Nothing Hardcore or running On the Rag Records—a label dedicated to releasing the music of female-fronted punk and hardcore bands. In 1993, a group of local musicians met at Cheap Guy Music (a record store owned by the
Tyrannosaurus Rx: A Conversation With Indie-Rock’s Most Prominent Pharmacists
It’s hard to accurately describe in print the music that Ted Leo and the Pharmacists produce. Leo, the band’s spokesman and chief songwriter, draws inspiration from many different sources, including classic punk, folk rock and even Celtic music. Having cut his musical teeth in East Coast bands Citizen’s Arrest, Animal Crackers and Chisel, Leo emerged