Four piece brutal oi punk band from Hertfordshire, UK. Formed in 2004. Their first album was recorded in 2005 and was followed by a split in the band until they were booked, by popular demand, to play a local charity festival in 2011 called 'Balstock'. After this the band decided to continue to bring the noise to those who want, like and need it!!!
Scorpios are a band featuring Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut), Tony Sly (No Use For A Name), Jon Snodgrass (Drag the River, Armchair Martian). and Brian Wahlstrom. Their album was posted with little fanfare starting August 31, 2011.
http://scorpiosmusic.com/
The Front Bottoms are a two-piece indie / pop / acoustic band based out of Bergen County, NJ. The band was formed in 2006 and originally had three members: Brian Sella (vocals, guitar, lyricist), Brian Uychich (keyboard, vocals) and Matt Uychich (drums). However, as of fall 2010, Brian Uychich left the band to concentrate on school full-time. Brian Uychich was replaced by Drew Villafuerte (bass, keys) In June 2010, The Front Bottoms released a 6-track album entitled "Slow Dance to Soft Rock", which is available for download at their official website, http://thefrontbottoms.bandcamp.com.
Ash Victim is a singer-songwriter who plays stripped down acoustic folk-punk consisting mainly of vocals and acoustic guitar with a strong DIY ethic. He started out busking in the streets of Jersey (channel Island) playing a mixture of covers and originals. In August 2011 he moved to Basingstoke, England, where he continued to busk, began putting more effort into his original music and playing as many shows as possible.
Currently an acoustic 3 piece made up of Perkie, Katie Raine and Ren Spits At Magpies who are all acoustic singer songwriters in their own right. powerful 3 way harmonies, haunting lyrics and charming fuck ups.
John Joseph McGowan, original singer for the Cro-Mags tells his unbelievable life story. AUDIOBOOK for his soon-to-be-realeased book: THE EVOLUTION OF A CRO MAGNON.
Stza Crack, also known as Scott Sturgeon, (Born March 4th 1976) has fronted several punk-ska bands in the New York area, the best known bands being Choking Victim and Leftöver Crack. In 1990 Sturgeon and a friend of his Alec Baillie formed No Commercial Value, which later evolved into Choking Victim and then again into Leftöver Crack. Although many members of these bands have come and gone, Sturgeon remained a constant figure, writing the vast majority of the lyrics and music and becoming the bands' self-appointed spokesperson.
Babyboom are the acoustic sideproject of Sonic Boom six, with additional organ and trumpet players. They play a blend of acoustic, ska, folk and reggae. As opose to Sonic Boom the prodominant song writer of the band is guitarist Ben with the lyrical content being less overtly political. Two Babyboom tracks feature on the Sonic Boom Six compilation; 'Champion Edition'on Moon Ska Europe, however a four song EP has also been released independantly by the band. Matthew Reyonlds of Howards Alias and Thinkpol features on half of these tracks.
A lifelong drummer, Mark Ayling has now branched out into the world of acoustic music, playing his own brand of raw acoustic guitar combined with direct and uncompromising lyrics. Discarding the usual Folk/Acoustic influences such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, Mark finds his inspiration from bands as diverse as The Jam, The Specials, New Model
Army, The Clash, Motorhead and Joy Division, creating a sound that has the energy of Punk whilst retaining the melodic elements of the acoustic guitar.
Ghost Mice is a two-piece folk-punk band that hails from Bloomington, IN. Ghost Mice was created from the ashes of former pop-punk bands The Devil Is Electric and Operation: Cliff Clavin. Chris Johnston (aka Chris Clavin) and Hannah who played guitar and bass respectively for OP:CC and TDIE, decided to make their act acoustic so they could tour more easily and play almost anywhere. In their own words: "We play 100% acoustic. We never use amps or mics (except once at Plan-It-X Fest). We have been playing in bands together for about 7 years.