Paul McCartney - Chaos & Creation at Abbey Road 2/7
November 12, 2008
Paul returns to Studio 2 at Abbey Road. The room where all the Beatles records were made. For an intimate journey through his songwriting history. From his very first Beatles song to the work on his new album “Chaos & Creation In The Backyard”.
THROWDOWN on CAPITAL CHAOS 2006
October 25, 2008
THROWDOWN on CAPITAL CHAOS 2006 from the Colonial Theater in Sacramento, CA, 3/19/2006 The Black Dahalia Murder, The Red Chord & The Agony Scene were also on the bill!
Throwdown is a straight edge metalcore/groove metal band from Orange County, California. They have toured as part of Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground and Warped Tour, as well as with bands like In Flames, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Sick of It All, Norma Jean, Soulfly, Korn, and Hatebreed. The songs “Forever” and “Burn” have been staples on MTV2s Headbangers Ball and Revolver Magazine called them part of “The Future of Metal” after hearing the album Vendetta. Their most recent album Venom and Tears has taken even more of a metal direction, with critics likening the bands current sound to that of Pantera, Sepultura, early Metallica and Crowbar.
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Original vocalist Keith Barney formed the band with bass player Dom Macaluso, guitarist Tommy Love, guitarist Javier Van Huss and drummer Marc Jackson. Then Eighteen Visions guitarist and current Bleeding Through vocalist Brandan Schieppati replaced Van Huss (himself the bass player of Eighteen Visions at the time) shortly before the band recorded their demo and Throwdown for Prime Directive Records.
Original Eighteen Visions guitarist Dave Peters joined the band, replacing Schieppati, before the band recorded their Drive Me Dead EP for Indecision Records. The album You Dont Have To Be Blood To Be Family was released by Indecision Records in 2001. The following year, Barney expressed a desire to switch to guitar (which he played in Eighteen Visions already) because he would often lose his voice on tour. Peters took over on vocals. Fill-in guitarist Matt Mentley would fill in whenever Barney had shows with Eighteen Visions. Lacking a permanent drummer after the departure of Jackson, 18V drummer Ken Floyd regularly filled in around this time as well.
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In February, the band commenced headlining the “Scum Of The Earth” tour in support of “Venom And Tears” with Soilwork, Through The Eyes Of The Dead and War Of Ages in tow. They also appeared on tour with Korn in Australia in April, but had logistical problems with the Auckland, New Zealand show and thus did not appear. Also they have announced a trek supporting Killswitch Engage in Canada and a return to the UK Download Festival.
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In March 2008 they announced that they have fulfilled their contract obligations and are no longer signed to Trustkill Records.
THE VANDALS on CAPITAL CHAOS 1998
October 9, 2008
@ Bojangles in Sacramento, CA..also on the bill were CHIXDIGGIT, NOBODYS & THE QUEERS..The Vandals are an American punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are well-known for their use of humor, preferring to use their music as a vehicle for entertainment and sarcasm rather than as a platform for more “serious” issues.[1]
The bands lineup fluctuated significantly over their first nine years, though founding members Steven Ronald “Stevo” Jensen, guitarist Jan Nils Ackermann, and first consistent drummer Joe Escalante remained regular fixtures. Of the early members only Escalante has remained through all subsequent incarnations of the band. The current lineup of Escalante, Dave Quackenbush, Warren Fitzgerald, and Josh Freese has remained intact since 1990 and is generally considered far removed from the bands early 1980s incarnation. Since 2002 Escalante has released all of the bands albums through his Kung Fu Records label, with Fitzgerald generally producing. The Vandals formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. Vocalist Steven Ronald “Stevo” Jensen and guitarist Jan Nils Ackermann initiated the group, practicing and performing with a number of other members before the lineup coalesced to include bassist Steve “Human” Pfauter and drummer Joe Escalante. The band quickly built a reputation in the Los Angeles and Orange County punk rock community which also included bands such as Bad Religion, Descendents, Black Flag, TSOL, X, The Germs, Suicidal Tendencies and Social Distortion. The Vandals distinguished themselves in their scene by sticking to humorous subject matter rather than the typical social and political topics addressed by most punk bands of the time.
In 1982 the group became the first band (other than Bad Religion) signed to Epitaph Records, the Los Angeles label run by Bad Religions Brett Gurewitz, who released their first EP Peace Thru Vandalism.[1] The record contained several songs that would become fan favorites and remain in the bands live set well into the 1990s, including “Urban Struggle,” which became a local hit after receiving airplay on KROQs Rodney on the ROQ program. Most of the records subject material was drawn directly from the bands own experiences in their local punk rock scene. “The Legend of Pat Brown” told tales of a substance-abusing friend of the band who was notorious for causing mayhem, while “Pirates Life” dealt with the experience of riding Disneylands Pirates of the Caribbean ride while high on LSD.[1] The aforementioned “Urban Struggle” dealt with the constant fights that would occur between the punk rock fans who congregated at a Costa Mesa club called the Cuckoos Nest and the country music fans who gathered at nearby Zubies. “Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)” approached the philosophy of anarchism, advocated by many early punk bands, from a humorous perspective and became one of the bands most popular songs throughout their career.
In 1984 the band appeared in the film Suburbia by invitation of director Penelope Spheeris, who had also directed the influential The Decline of Western Civilization.[1] In a humorously ironic move they also played a benefit concert for the Cypress College Young Republicans, an action which prompted derision from the traditionally liberal and anarchic punk community. It would not be the last time the bands actions would draw criticism, although their music generally maintains a neutral political position.