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FEABLE WEINER, the ROOSEVELTS, and BRICK VELVET- Sebastian’s, Murfreesboro, TN, September 7, 2001- BRICK VELVET opened the show with a really weird set. They’re hard to define. They were doing a sort of 80’s new wave thing with synthesizers and stuff, but they also mixed in some Indie Rock with it. I honestly wasn’t a fan, but I will say it was creative and interesting. The ROOSEVELTS are Murfreesboro’s own Christian pop punk band. Although they don’t like to go out and support the other local bands, for some reason they bring in a decent sized crowd and people support them. They looked like the HUNTINGTONS but were straight up MxPx. Not very exciting. Then, the boys of FEABLE WEINER took the stage and my mood about the entire show changed. They came running out in tuxedos dressed to impress and ready to rock!! They broke some new stuff that I had never heard before and totally rocked it out. It was exciting to come back to Murfreesboro and see a good show like that. They stole the show and gained lots of fans that night. Most triumphant dudes!------LR(supertrash) LUCKY GUNS and THE GLOSSARY- The Boro, Murfreesboro, TN, August 24, 2001- Well, the GLOSSARY started off the evening as always with their severely annoying brand of Indie Rock. If you wanna know how I feel about these guys, just scroll down to some of the other shows I’ve reviewed. After that torture was over with the local heroes LUCKY GUNS took the stage for the final time. It was just supposed to be the last show for their drummer as he was leaving to make a movie. But, after later events, this ended up being the last show for the whole band. Anyways, it was an awesome show. They pulled out all the stops. It was one of their best shows. Guitars, blood and sweat were flying all through the air. During one of the songs, their guitarist, Paul, climbed up the PA and did his solo from about 10 feet in the air. He then threw his blood-covered guitar on top of the cross beams in the ceiling. Total ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!--LR (supertrash) VANS WARPED TOUR '01-Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA, August 1, 2001- Ok, ok, so I know what you're thinking....What the HELL is Supertrash doing covering the Warped Tour?!?! Yeah, I avoided posting Warped Tour dates on my site this whole summer. I didn't think it was necessary. But, I will put a review up of the show? It's a bit conflicted I know, but so what....It's my site so fuck you. Anyway, here's how it went band by measly band. . . . . . H2O- Well, when we pulled up in the parking lot we could already tell that our tickets which said 1:00pm on them had lied a little bit. We didn't realize, however, that we had already missed most of one of the few bands I actually wanted to see. When we were making our way down the ridiculously long entrance pathway, H2O was 3 songs away from finishing up their set. We got there right around the time they broke into FUGAZI's "Waiting Room" right in the middle of their anthem "Dont' Forget Your Roots", which is now being questioned by most of their early fans. What I heard rocked so I'm sure it was a good day for H2O. I was just surprised to learn that they played 2nd right after emo fags JIMMY EAT WORLD. LESS THAN JAKE- I was still making my way to where the action was when they began their high energy set. By the time I got to where I could see the stages, they had finished their first tune and moved on to their smash Capitol Records hit "Automatic". Now, don't get me wrong, I think they put out some great 7-inches and I will always love their club shows, but seeing them on this stage with a limited time frame was just not that great. They didn't pull out any of their cool toys like the toilet paper shooting machine. And there was no PEZ to be found anywhere!!! I couldn't believe it. One good thing is that they packed all their best songs into this 30 minute set. They had a really crazy high energy horn section this time around as well. LTJ is still atop my favorite shows list. THE ATARIS- Basically, I thought the ATARIS were terrible. I can't stand this band, so I went to go check out the side stages during their set. When I returned, they were on their last song which happened to be the first ATARIS song I ever heard and I think it's their "hit" single as well, "San Dimas High School Football Rules". Now, that title pisses me off, because they took it from the legendary Bill & Ted movie of the 80's and the song doesn't even mention it. That's just plain wrong. They suck. LOVE TONE- I don't know where this band came from, and I'm not sure it really matters, but they gave me hope for my new band. I caught some of their set on one of the side stages during the ATARIS. They had a hot ass lead singer in a super short and tight pink dress which was a step up from what was going on at the main stage. The rest of the band just looked like goofs. They actually reminded me of a band that you would see in a movie or TV show or something. The guitarist had his guitar just way up too high and it wasn't cool like the 50's mod style or anything, it was in pure studio musician position. They were ridiculous, but they did pull out a great cover of the SUICIDAL TENDENCIES classic "Possessed To Skate" which only me and like 3 other guys recognized. I doubt you'll ever encounter this band, but if you do, try to avoid hearing them play. FLOGGING MOLLY- This was great refreshing moment of the day. I had only heard one song from them prior to seeing them that day. They played some really rockin' Irish folk punk rock. It was a perfect blend of traditional Irish folk music and rowdy drinkin punk rock. There was Guinness all over the stage, people dancin all through the crowd, and all together a good show. They even made fun of THE ATARIS!!! They got a lot of bonus points on that one. Definitely my favorite surprise of the day. I've gotta get some of their records....and so do you!!! VANDALS- Ahhhh, the ever so delightful VANDALS. This of course was another band of the day that I wish had more than 30 minutes to play. They did all the faves. They actually had Josh Freese with them this time!! I couldn't believe it. Anyways, they put on their always great highly energetic Warren-fueled set. During the classic "I Have A Date" which Warren sings, he climbed up the PA speakers, which had to be over 10 feet taller than the stage itself, and began dancing. He did all the great moves including the running man! He then decided it would be a good idea to put his arms through the legs of his shorts. Well, that was pretty funny until we all realized that he was going commando....A whole lot of people saw Warren's goods that day and he didn't seem to care. It was hilarious. He then jumped down from the speakers and finished the song and the set. They totally rocked it. AFI- Now, I think that AFI probably had one of the most dedicated followings of the day. The crowd went completely nuts when they took the stage. They were probably the most intense band of the day. And Davy Havoc was definitely the star of the show. He made guest appearances during ME FIRST & THE GIMMIE GIMMIES and sang with PENNYWISE on a cover of "Blitzkrieg Bop" cause Jim claimed not to know the words. It was strange seeing AFI in the broad daylight though. It just didn't seem right, but they worked with it and rocked it out. I was defintely pleased with their set. I'm still singing their songs from the show all the time. D12-A Rap group???? Is this Lollapalooza?!?!?! BOUNCING SOULS- I'm not a big fan of these guys, but my brother is, and I've already made the mistake of the side stages, so I had to watch their entire set. They basically bored me, but it seemed as though the crowd was digging it. I don't know, they seemed a bit cocky to me. Thumbs down on that one. ROLLINS BAND- This was probably the biggest disappointment of the day. I was a fan of the earlier ROLLINS BAND stuff when he had the original guys, but now he's got these weird cowboy redneck rock n roll dudes that are just bland. It was pretty boring. He did do a few ROLLINS classics though which were small highlights. But, overall it wasn't that great of a set. Left early for that one. FENIX TX- Heard the first song and I bolted out of there. Ended up taking an hour break which was much needed. I guess I can thank them for giving me the opportunity to sit in the shade for a while and take a break from the music. Thanks guys. MORGAN HERITAGE- Very bland Raggae music. I was still on my break when they were playing. I caught the ass end of their set while I was trying to find a good spot to watch RANCID. RANCID- Probably the second largest draw of the day was RANCID. It was crazy packed near the front during their set. They had like three or four different pits going on the whole time. Of course they tried to get people to do just one huge circle pit as bands had been doing all day long, but the good ol' crowd had no idea what that was and kept on in their rugby-esque style of moshing. They played a really good rockin set with no raggae tunes. Their was a point when they asked the crowd if they'd rather hear something new or "Ruby Soho". I tried my hardest to get them to hear me screaming for something new, but of course the majority of the crowd wanted to hear something they all knew and they played their hit song for the kids. They packed quite a punch in their 30-minute slot. KOOL KEITH- Yet another rapper....this prompted me to go take another breather and wait for JERSEY to start playing on the side stage. JERSEY- These Canadian punk rockers put on a good set for the 30 people who stood around and watched them. They played their brand of new school factory punk to a seemingly happy audience. They had a few of their own dedicated fans going nuts right up front. They threw out a bunch of free t-shirts and CD's as well. None of which I was a recipient. I just can't catch. If you like ANN BERETTA or RANCID, you should try to check out some of JERSEY's records or go see them live if you can. You won't be disappointed. THE IMPOSSIBLES- This was a band I had heard quite a bit about and JERSEY strongly recommended hanging around and checking them out. Well, that sounded like a good plan to me because I was gonna try to avoid watching ME FIRST. So, I tried it out, and I couldn't do it. I thought they were terrible. I can't even really explain what they were trying to pull off, but all I know is that I had to get out of there quick. So I did... ME FIRST & THE GIMMIE GIMMIES- I only caught the last 3 or 4 songs, so I didn't really get the full flava of their set. Warren of the VANDALS was guest starring on guitar and Davy Havok of AFI came out and did a Rocky Horror song with them. Of course he would know the words! I saw them do John Denver's "Country Roads" which is probably my favorite song that they cover and I caught them doing a BEACH BOYS tune. What I saw was pretty good, but I know I couldn't have stood their and watched the whole set without getting annoyed. Fat Wreck Chords guys just bother me. DROPKICK MURPHY'S- The other super Irish band on the tour. The only other band with a mandolin on stage at a punk rock tour. They rocked out their Bostonian brand of Guinness guzzling bar punk. They had their own set of very dedicated fans. One guy made a huge flag for the band that he was waving around during the set. A few days after they played this show it was announced that DROPKICK would be holding a contest for the remaining Warped dates to see who could bring the biggest DROPKICK flag. I don't know if this guy inspired them or if I'm just behind on my details and Epitaph is slow getting them out to the public. Maybe I'll never know.... But anyways, they rocked it out completely and the crowd went nuts. This was the first time I'd ever seen them live. I will definitely check them out next time they come around. PENNYWISE- Last and quite possibly least, it's the Warped Tour darlings....PENNYWISE. I think they've been on every Warped Tour since it started. I just have to be in a certain mood to listen to them and I really wasn't that night. They played some of my old favorites including "Bro Hymn" and "Perfect People" but it just wasn't klicking with me. A lot of people poured out when they were playing. To top it all off, they had to call on Davy Havok to come out and sing "Blitzkrieg Bop" with them cause Jim didn't know the words. They were just kinda cheesy to me that night. Watch out for their live performance on an upcoming HBO special. I forgot the name of it, but I'm sure you can find the info on their Pennywisom.com page or on Epitaph's web site. I just don't think they are a very good live band. I'll stick with the half of their records that are good. And that about sums up the Warped Tour 2001..... Until next year...... THE INVISIBLE MEN and SPEEDBUGGY-Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC, July 10, 2001- These are two bands I had never heard of before from LA, which surprised me after the show was done. SPEEDBUGGY was a cow-punk/americana type band. They looked like your typical LA greasers with sleeved tattoos and slicked back hair. They dressed more like a straight up rockabilly band though. They had the western shirts goin on and the cowboy boots. They were really good and played a high energy set. They had some cool merch. too. Their shirts had the MOTORHEAD skull with a cowboy hat on. Now, that's right up my alley...The LEGENDARY INVISIBLE MEN were more of my brand of music. They mixed surf riffs with some garage rock and pulled it off greatly. They were all over the place. The drummer and I think maybe another one of the guys were in the great surf band THE BOMBORAS. I hadn't heard music like this live in forever. It was such a relief to finally see a kick ass show. And to top it all off, after each song, one of the guitarists would shed one piece of clothing. By the end of the set he was wearing nothing. And the singer/bass player took his boxers ans threw them towards the crowd at the end of the set. It was a super high entertaining show. They are still out on tour together making their way back to the west coast by way of the south, so if they're coming to a town near you, you should definitely check them out!!!!---LR(supertrash) DRAMA QUEENS and THE SPRINGFIELDS-Highlander's Cafe, Danville, VA, July 4th, 2001- Originally billed as a DRAMA QUEENS and RUNAROUNDS show there was a slight change of plans. Since I quit the Runarounds the night before, I decided to finally get together with a few people locally and start up a band that day. We put a quick 8 song set together which included a cover of the RIVERDALES classic "Outta Sight". I think we pretty much pulled it off even though we had only been a band for a few hours. The Danville crowd didn't really seem to know the difference. After we were through hurting everybody's ears, the DRAMA QUEENS got up on stage. All was well for them until guitarist Jaime broke a string. After that, things seemed to kinda go downhill for them. Battling feedback and hearing problems, their set almost became a warzone by the end. After a few arguments and unfinished songs, the drummer Dayron Drama threw up his sticks and ended the show. They truly lived up to their name that evening finishing up with lead guitarist Steve quitting the band that night, but rejoining just a few days later. Total rock n roll!!--LR(supertrash) HUNTINGTONS and a few others I can't really remember-Upper Room, Statesville, NC, May 8, 2001- When I got to the place, one band was already playing and I had apparently missed one of the local favorites. The band I did get to see first, was trying to do some sort of punk rock deal I guess, but they weren't so good at it. They looked like they would play some harder punk rock n roll type stuff, but they ended up doing that typical west coast happy crap. Then The HUNTINGTONS got on stage and played an amazing set of straight up RAMONES punk. They even did a great cover of the RAMONES' "Life's A Gas" in tribute to Joey's death. Complete with 4-counts and ridiculously spread legs, they had it all down. They had the crowd singing along and dancing like crazy. Cliffy Huntington, the more unattractive lead guitarist, even got so into it he decided it would be a good idea to try to flirt with my girl while on stage. After a brief staring match, I won and I scared him, and he wouldn't talk to her for the rest of the night. Sorry Cliffy, but you just got too close there for a second. The band after them was more of a Matchbox 20 thing, so I had to get out of there quickly.--LR (supertrash) SQUAD FIVE-O, LUTI-KRISS, THE KICK, & BLISS TAP-Hope Community Church, Cary, NC, March 26, 2001- The night started off with BLISS TAP of Chattanooga, TN. They were pretty much a hardcore band. Their songs weren't all that great, but they some good parts in there. The most exciting part of their set, though was their severely energetic singer/guitarist. When he sang, he was with his back to the crowd, but that's when you were safe. He had a knack for swinging his guitar around and jumping all over the place with his guitar flying everywhere. I thought I was gonna get clocked a couple of times there. Next up was the KICK from Atlanta. They were a mix between power pop rock and a little of pop punk thrown in for good measure. They had a couple of toe tappin songs I could get into and completely surprised me with a cover of the DEAD BOYS classic "Sonic Reducer" which Adam from SQUAD FIVE-O jumped on stage to help them sing. They were a pretty good live band. LUTI-KRISS was the next in this seemingly endless line up of bands. Apparently most of the kids were there to see them. There was a sea of LUTI-KRISS sweatshirts and T-shirts in the crowd. I of course had to see what this was all about. They were a hardcore/metal band. They had their act together but they weren't too exciting. The majority of their songs sounded the same and the stage presence just wasn't kickin it. Besides, we were all waiting to see SQUAD play. When they finished their set, half the crowd headed for the door, and the other half scrambled to get up front as close as they could. SQUAD FIVE-O took the stage borrowing the KICK's guitarist as their drummer. They got up there and began to rock out their new anthem "Bombs Over Broadway" when about halfway through, the PA system failed. This was the 3rd time it went out that evening. They of course bragged about how quickly they blew it up with their Rock N Roll on the first song and it took the other bands a few more songs to blow it. When they got it fixed, the show was back underway. They rocked out a good Rock set which included one new one and a really old one from their pre-glam rock days. The older one was a dedication from a boy to his girl. He later got on stage and proposed to her and of couse she accepted. (who's gonna say no in front of a whole crowd of cheering idiots?!?) With that all out of the way, they kept on rocking and the singer Jeff was in the crowd half the show as always. And to close their set, they busted out the classic "Blitzkrieg Bop" which is undoubtedly inspired from Adam's days as A.J. HUNTINGTON. . . . --LR(supertrash) KILL DEVIL HILLS & THE FUCKING COBRAS-Bilbro's House, Murfreesboro, TN, March 17, 2001- It was great St. Patty's Day, when everybody seems to be Irish for about 24 hours just to have an excuse to drink beer and throw a party. Well, that's fine with me when you throw a party with some good punk rock bands playing in your garage. THE FUCKING COBRAS started off the night with a dual Silvertone guitar attack. Now, if you don't know what a Silvertone is, stop listening to punk rock right now and go back to your Dave Matthews CD's or get yourself educated on the most important cheap guitar in Rock N Roll. They were a 3-piece with no bass player amd a girl on one of the Silvertones. They all shared the vocals and played some Rip Offs style of punk rock. They were pretty entertaining and their drummer even stripped down to some very nasty thong undies. The girl's voice had the whole BLATZ squealy girl scream effect goin on. The songs were simple and short which is a great thing. I'd definitely go see them again. KILL DEVIL HILLS was up next, but we had to wait a little while for the cops to leave us alone before they could start their set. When they finally got going, they played another amazing set. They were throwing out songs I'd never heard before, some were new and some were before my time. It was really good. They were celebrating the release of their split 7" with SEROTONIN. They had a release party the night before at the Red Rose Cafe. As the clock went past midnight and it wasn't St. Patrick's Day anymore, they brought me up on stage to sing "Happy Birthday" to me which is always good and embarrassing in front of a bunch of people you don't really know. It was fun though until it got out of hand. They were about halfway through their set when a couple of jock type fellas were doing their football version of a mosh pit and ended up hitting the girl from the COBRAS and she got angry and clocked one of them. This of course started and shouting match and KILL DEVIL HILLS ended their set early to a very pissed off crowd. People wanted more, but in an attempt to stop people from being stupid, they did what they had to do by stopping the show. It was still fun. The KILL DEVIL HILLS/SEROTONIN split 7" is available through either band or at the Red Rose Cafe in Murfreesboro. --------LR(supertrash) LUCKY GUNS, KILL DEVIL HILLS, & JACK-The End, Nashville, TN, March 15, 2001- Playing to the overwhelming crowd of about 20 (most of which included the other bands), KILL DEVIL HILLS took the stage and played as if it were a packed house. They held back no energy and went all out as only they can. They were super loud and super high energy. After they finished their explosive set, LUCKY GUNS got up there to rock it out. They started out playing to about the same number of kids, but as their set went on, a few more showed up to make it look more like a show. They were a bit tamer than usual. I think the extreme amount of alcohol and the low attendance were the two main reasons for that one. The singer did end the set puking on stage though, which is always a plus in rock n roll. After they were done cleaning the puke up off the floor, the very strange looking band of JACK jumped on stage. Now, I didn't know what to expect from a singer who looked like he came straight from the Alps with a plaid jacket and one of those stupid hats on, a guitarist who looked like John Mellencamp, a drummer who looked like he was about 50 and a bit too big to sit behind the kit, and a couple of other stage frightened members. They were a strange bunch indeed. I think they were trying to play some bluesy, southern style rock n roll, but they just weren't pulling it off. This combined with an extreme lack of stage presence prompted my departure from the show a bit early. Basically I'm trying to say: "GO see KILL DEVIL HILLS and LUCKY GUNS, but stay AWAY from JACK" -LR(supertrash) LUCKY GUNS & GLOSSARY-Wall St., Murfreesboro, TN, March 2, 2001- The show started off really slow and late with the GLOSSARY. The GLOSSARY are one of those typical "college-indie-thrift store-rock" type of bands. Their songs were really long and just not doing much for me or much of anybody else it seemed. Everybody was sitting down for their set. Then, after hours of sitting through mindless boredom, LUCKY GUNS hit the stage with their super 70's AC/DC-MOTORHEAD fused brand of hard ass rock n roll and rocked it out as only they could. They got the crowd goin and standing up and dancing. It was great. The peak of the show was probably when LUCKY GUNS guitarist Paul climbed the 6 foot stack of PA speakers for his solo and then jumped off later in the song. LUCKY GUNS, as always, made my night.-----LR THE QUEERS, INDEPENDENTS, & DYNAMITE BOY-The End, Nashville, Feb. 11, 2001- DYNAMITE BOY started off the show with the typical SoCal Fat Wreck type of new school punk that I really cannot stand. They had some dedicated fans in the crowd who knew all the words to their songs, but they were few and far between. The highlight of their set was when the merchandise guy from the QUEERS got on stage and they did "Sweet Child O Mine." Then the INDEPENDENTS took the tiny stage and squeezed all their equipment on there. They rocked out their insanely original breed of Horror Ska, starting it all off with some pyro-technics that seemed to be a little bit too close to me when I felt the heat from the explosions. As they ripped through their set consisting of several awesome originals and equally awesome covers of "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Mother" (That's Danzig for you tards who don't know), the singer proceeded to do with the crowd whatever he see fit. It ranged from licking one of the lenses in my glasses to licking the face of the TEEN IDOLS bassist to running through the crowd getting mixed up in the pit. It was fantastic. After that frenzy, the QUEERS were ready to rock. Now, as we all know, recently the QUEERS have been Joe and whatever bunch of scrubs he can pick up, to make a not so great band. He's been lacking with live bands and albums here lately. Well, that's what I was expecting going into this whole thing. I was pleasantly surprised with the presence of Disease (of the NOBODYS)on the drums and the former JCC bassist in his line up. These are the same folks who are on the latest QUEERS release which is also the band's return to Lookout! Records. They rocked out all the classic QUEERS songs that you want to hear at the shows and a couple of new ones off the new EP which just recently came out and is available everywhere. They of course did the traditional cover of "Rockaway Beach" and then threw in a cover of MTX's "...And I Will Be With You" to round it out nicely. It was a great show. Be sure to check out any of the INDEPENDENTS' releases and definitely check out the new QUEERS EP. You'll be happy you listened to me.---LR SUPERDRAG & SLACK- MTSU-JUB Tennessee Room, Murfreesboro, Feb. 7, 2001- With this being a free show, there were a lot of kids there. More than I've seen at just about any other show here in "the 'Boro", which is pretty terrible to think that you have to put on a free show to make the kids around here come out of their shell. I think they finally all got to see what they've been missing out on. SLACK took the stage a little after 9pm and put on an excellent show. They mixed it up with songs that we all knew from their "Sorry to Drop This On You" CD and songs that were brand spanking new. All in all it was a great high energy set. As for SUPERDRAG, I'm personally not a fan but they did seem to keep the kids rockin. The people who were into the music were having a great time. They played songs from all stages of their career which I think is a great thing for bands to do. They've got a new album out called "In The Valley of Dying Stars" and many more albums and singles available just about everywhere. SLACK's CD is available online at Amazon.com, Tower Records in Nashville and at just about any local store in Murfreesboro. |
