Grubstake (from Philly/Brooklyn) with Disastroid and Bam!Vox

Description

Perennial E. Coast punkers Grubstake kick off their W. Coast tour tonight! With local heroes Disastroid and Bam!Vox.

Baby Sue:
These guys play fun, upbeat guitar-driven pop/rock. You can tell by the energy on this album that the main emphasis is on having a good time playing. None of that ultra cool hipster shit going down here...What's the Point in a New C.D. Anyhow is a pure upbeat experience delivered with a sense of humor. While the bulk of the album consists of originals, the band also includes covers of "I Wanna Be Well" (The Ramones) and "History Lesson Pt. II" (The Minutemen). Our favorite tracks include "The Great Escape," "The Guy Who Doesn't Get It," "Spirit of Dublin," and "Slowlo Astronaut (Safe Return)."

PopMatters:
Unconventional, but unarguably punk

Grubstake is a punk band in the truest sense of the word. Not that they play simple three-chord songs with buzzsaw guitar distortion and no solos—there’s some of that, but not much—but on a deeper level they embody a kind of DYI ethic that doesn’t worry too much about, y’know, sound quality or musical proficiency. Violin, accordion and toy piano aren’t exactly staples of the punk aesthetic, and their inclusion should let you know that you’re not entering typical Ramones/Bad Religion/Blink 182 territory. “The Great Escape” kicks things off with murky guitar noodling and a marked absence of power-chord bashing, which is taken up in subsequent tunes like “Spirit of Dublin” and “Telephone Message from Cadillac Franky Z.”

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(415) 433-5050