This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, The Wednesdays, Criminal Class USA (1 Viewer)

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This Bike is a Pipe Bomb are from Florida and play a style of country punk. Heres their story in their own words and links to some mp3's

I guess it all started a few years ago. we were together for less than two weeks before we bought a van, got a set together and booked a two week tour. After about a year, or so, we got in a huge argument about whether or not we should use keyboards and we broke up. A few of us got back together and decided to do things a little differently. We wanted to start a country band. After we got everything together we started touring a bit and one day we went to Austin where we had to play two nights in a row. A hyper man named Spot was at our first show, and to our surprise, was at our show the next night with a viola (he called it the fidola) and asked if he could join in while we played. We thought it wouldn't hurt, and he seemed harmless enough, so we agreed. What happened that night made us fall in love with him and that darn (fidola), and we decided to keep him forever and ever. Well, not really, he still lives in Austin, and we live in Pensacola, but we drag him out for all our tours, and even threw him in the studio too. The final result, after all those years, still isn't the country band we had hoped for, but we don't really mind.

This is What I want
Black Panther Party
Of Chivalry and Romance in a Dumpster

The Wednesdays are a punky band with members from pine Hill haints amongst their ranks. again, a bio and a bunch of links to mp3's and so forth so you can check them out

From the dark heart of Alabama comes this untamed trio of chaotic fury. The Wednesdays played their first show back in 1988, being children of ages 12, 11, and 9, pounding out original songs with a sonic beauty that stunned those in attendance. This passion still burns as sharp today as it did then. Originally consisting of three brothers, Jamie, Joey and Jeremy Barrier, the Wednesdays used the elements of their upbringing to mold the sound. Choctaw heritage, the devil-may-care swagger of Johhny Cash, the hypnotic repetitive beat of African American spirituals and the explosive live show of a tribe on the warpath, the three brothers began touring houses and basements across America in late 1994, preaching their revival-style rock and roll wherever they went.

After a few early releases, including a live performance made in the Alabama State Penitentiary (the band has played the State Prison more than once!) they released their debut cd, "Midnight Songs In Time of War", for a small label known as Jackson Rubio. Also, a 5 song e.p. was recorded for Tooth and Nail around the same time. The second album, "Fury" , was put out by the band themselves on Arkam Records, featuring production work by the legendary Tim Kerr. After a few U.S. tours and a European tour, the band then did it's third album, "You Will Gasp and They Will Breath", on Reservation Records.

The band has since added another drummer, Zack Hobbs, and sometimes plays with two drummers at once. Smashed gear, blown amps, crowds whipped into white-eyed panic; the live show of the Wednesdays is the core of it all.

Jamie and Joey barrier both play in other bands that continue to tour, record and create: the Pine Hill Haints, the Natchez Shakers, the Quadrajets, the Revelationiest Project and Shoot em Down to name a few. They have recorded with many labels, mainly two great 7" e.p's with Estrus Records. They have toured and crashed on the floors across America countless times and will continue to do so. They bow their head to none and have always ran their own ship.

For fans of Soul music, MC5, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains, early punk or fuzzed out 60's garage, for those who believe in the spirit of Crazy Horse, the Wednesdays invite you to light the fire.

Expect a new full length from THE WEDNESDAYS out on THORP in May 2005.

Total Nightmare
The Wednesdays website
Their MySpace Page with another bunch of mp3's

Criminal Class USA are fast paced punk rock from Alabama. Check out their myspace page for some tunes
Myspace Page

 

[Eddie Gorilla]

All 3 of these bands are fuckin' great.
Deadly.

 

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reminder

 

[damien]

leo sez if this gig doesn't do well he's gonna blow up freds so there can never be any more cool gigs in cork ever again!
langers, get the finger out on sunday.

 

[Daniel]

Criminal Class USA were deadly in Galway last night. Really decent street punk stuff with acoustic guitar as well, bits reminded me of Against Me, Swingin Utters or the like. The Wednesdays were really good, wild drummer and nice and loud. They both deserve a good turn out so if you like yer punk at all check em out.

 

[RSJ]

Ah pants i forgot about this last night. Scheize.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Both Friday night in bohs and yesterday in grestones were great gigs. I can't imagine the cork gig not also being good.
For all you record/cd buyers, This Bike Is Pipe Bomb have a distro with them.

 

[Rimbaud]

For all you record/cd buyers, This Bike Is Pipe Bomb have a distro with them.

Damn - could be an expensive night...

Looking forward to this.

 

[Eddie Gorilla]

These bands were the nicest people ever.