Starting the week with a jolt

I’ve got the cure for a Monday with the temperature outside ranging in the low teens: OFF!, a punk supergroup composed of members from the legendary Circle Jerks, Rocket from the Crypt, Burning Brides, and Black Flag, just dropped a short, rowdy, and rapid-fire collection of songs on First Four EPs.  Hopefully this track will help when your caffeine buzz dies down:

OFF! – “Upside Down”

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This entry was written by Jonathan Fritz, posted on December 13, 2010 at 10:09 am, filed under New Music and tagged First Four EPs, OFF!, Vice Records. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Pierced Arrows – Descending Shadows

Pierced Arrows are old people.  Well, relatively anyway.  They’re an Oregon based husband and wife duo, and they’re well in to their fifties, playing music longer than most of us have been alive.  Fred and Toody Cole, joined in this state by Kelly Halliburton on drums, are a garage rock staple.  In a previous incarnation, the Coles were Dead Moon.  Dead Moon released a massive 16 alums before disbanding, and now with Halliburton, they released their sophomore effort for their new group, Pierced Arrows, on Vice records. (more…)

This entry was written by Hannah Steele, posted on March 8, 2010 at 12:34 pm, filed under New Music and tagged Descending Shadows, Pierced Arrows, Vice Records. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.