the Kids (Belgium), the Widows, Sex Crime, Embalmers, the Chemicals & the Junk
Shakedown San Diego, CA
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the Kids (Belgium), the Widows, Sex Crime, Embalmers, the Chemicals & the Junk
the KIDS (Belgium) the WIDOWS SEX CRIME EMBALMERS the CHEMICALS the JUNK $12 IN ADVANCE / $15 DAY OF SHOW DOORS: 8 PM / SHOW: 9 PM
the KIDS: One of the first groups in Belgium to really tap into the power of the international punk scene which was erupting in 1976-77 were The Kids. Front-man Ludo Mariman in "Wit-lof from Belgium": "In 1976 we were together in a band called "Crash". None of us could really play. We just hammered away, hard and fast, sounding like a really bad Velvet Underground. When the first news of the punk explosion in Britain started to come through, I went to London. I wanted to know what was going on over there, and if these guys had the seem feelings of anger I had. I remember the shivers down my spine seeing Eddie & The Hot Rods. I also saw the Ramones and then I knew we had that same music within us. Technically we could handle it, because you don't have to master the instruments to play punk music". Formed by three angry dock workers, the group evolved from pure energy on the first album to more varied and songs. Ludo Mariman on the changes the band went through. "Bloody Belgium", "Fascist cops", "No Monarchy" and "Rock over Belgium" were the songs which got them started. They played support acts for Iggy Pop and Patti Smith in 1977, and in 1979 they released a single together with Jo Lemaire & Flouze : Jo sang "Tintarella di Luna", the Kids did a cover of "Louie Louie". The album "Living in the 20th century" became a classic, they even hit the Hitparades with "Dancing". Their moment of fame however is the brilliant song "There will be no next time". After the split of the group in 1985, the front-singer of the band Ludo Mariman, a former professional soccer-player for Antwerp, keeps active in the music business.
the WIDOWS, who have done time in such bands as Flapping Jet/ Swami recording artists Mannekin Piss, Max Bristol and the Weekend Blacks, and The Fastplants. This could be the most fun band from America's finest city. Although paddling up-stream against a sea of murky math rock and Johnny come lately Stones clones in San Diego, The Widows have stuck to their guns, performing for live crowds at a number of venues with such bands as The Sultans, The Marked Men, The Spits, Deniz Tek, Electric Frankenstein, and even with such diverse acts as Mr. Tube and His Flying Objects, The Creepy Creeps, and Dead Moon. The Widows' sound can best be described good time American rock n' roll with a nervous stomach. The Widows have played extensively around Southern California, leading San Diego's dying rock n' roll scene into an unfortunate new era of obscurity. It doesn't seem as if rock n' roll has the shelf life it once did in these parts. They will be continuing their assault on the Critical Mass scene vowing to have the city eradicated of this nuisance by the end of 2012!
SEX CRIME: Sex Punk? Crime Wave? Synth Rock n Roll? Features members of Epoxies, No-Talents, Thee Headliners, Suicide Notes, Operation S, Sauerkrauts, Procrastinators, Rickets, etc.
EMBALMERS are a meld of Garage, Punk, Rockabilly and Psycho. A little bit of Hasil Adkins, Roky Erickson & The Cramps a la EMBALMERS. EMBALMERS are krypt keepers living on the beach, a B-episode of The Munsters meet The Trashmen for a ghoulish day of surfing, partying and debauchery. If jazzy riffs and synchronized jump moves combined with a degree from The Juliard School of Music is what you desire? then this is definately not the band for you, but if you're looking for a good old fashion down the middle fun time! Dancing, hooting and shaking what Yo momma gave you, then this is the band for you! so sit back! smile! enjoy a few stiff drinks with some friends and loved ones! and Please!!!! enjoy the show!!!!! The casket is now open for your viewing pleasure! and we urge you not to panic! or bolt from your seats!!!!
The CHEMICALS(KMKLz) are a reaction to what you know. An acid that eats away at your foundation. A base for which your nation hates. A timeless machine of garage punk sound. Sent here to smash and pound.
the JUNK has proudly acquired the vocal stylings of Riky Barnes (skateboarding hero, punk rock vocalist supreme, motorcycle enthusiast & super dad) while Efren moves over to jam the guitar. Full on five piece wall of sound shit. Think rat bikes and choppers. Knowledgeable miscreants who take limited resources, cut off all the unnecessariesall the gingerbread and fenders and guitar solosto pure, quick-shifting, tire-spinning function. True rat bikes focus on the inward beauty and mechanical soundness, not bolt-on chrome or dentist-and-lawyer-approved paint jobs, not bright cartoons puffed up as motorcycles. The Junk are loud, running straight pipes, there's no back seat, and the only chrome-like substance is the fillings in their teeth, exposed as they point and laugh in joy as they tear ass down the freeway when the straights and squares are stuck in traffic. Pure punk played well, with a sense of swagger and fun. Is true OC punk peeking its head back up again? I hope so.
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Shakedown (View)
3048 Midway Drive
San Diego, CA 92110
United States
