ArnoCorps in USA for 2010!

Due to impending training and rescue missions to further improve our proportions and symmetry, January may be the only chance to experience ArnoCorps in USA for 2010! Please pass on these important dates! Thanks for being a ballsy goddamn hero! SEE YOU AT THE PARTIES!

Saturday Jan 2, 2010
The Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave.
OAKLAND, CA

Wednesday Jan 6, 2010
Radio Room
El Cajon Blvd.
SAN DIEGO, CA

Thursday Jan 7, 2010
Whisky A Go Go
8901 Sunset Blvd
West HOLLYWOOD, CA
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Friday Jan 8, 2010
Double Down Saloon
4640 Paradise Rd.
Las VEGAS, NV

Holzfeuer explained the strategy for these shows on Pirate Cat Radio last night! Listen here:
http://www.arnocorps.com/mp3/Holz_NeatNeatNoiseDec
22_09.mp3

Rockfight - Oct 7 @ Thee Parkside

BAND LINEUP:
John Collins: Lead Vox
Justin King: Guitar/Vox
Rob Britt: Bass/Vox
Kent Matson: Drums


LittleBook: Why did you start a band??

Kent: To play hard and fast punk/hardcore and play shows


LB: How did you find each other??

Justin: Kent and I had been playing together for over a year and then we found John to play bass but we couldn't find a good singer. Rob found us through
craigslist, but by chance had played with John before in Public Safety (Sonoma County), so he took over the bass duties with John moving to vocals


LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??

Kent: John breaking his tooth on his mic at a show and then putting it in the kick drum (which the next day he found in the drum and took to the dentist)

John: or maybe seeing Tony Hawk at a taco shop in Carlsbad. It’s a toss up.


LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at
practice when you’re not practicing?

Rob: In a room (not big enough) in a warehouse in SF where the lights
go out for 20min every practice. PBR.

John: When we're not playing we're making fun of Kent for updating his facebook status.


LB: What's the best / worst thing about being a band in San Francisco ??

John: Best – a few great venues like Thee Parkside, Bottom of the Hill and plenty of good touring bands coming through. Worst – not at lot of all ages venues.


LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??

Rob: In the immediate future we have a show with No Use For A Name and the Perfect Machines on Oct 7th @ Thee Parkside and then w/ a bunch of other bands at the Hotel Utah on Nov 21. We are also continuing to work on our album, “Ready, Fire, Aim” which is almost finished and hope to have that done soon.


LB: What’s up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??

John: Right now we are finishing up our CD. We recorded it with Scott Llamas at PopSmear studios in San Rafael . When it is finished it'll be available at our
shows, but for now we are giving away free demos of the album which has 3 songs, just to help get our music out to the public.


LB: Favorite local Band or a memorable show??

Rob: I think we all agree that La Plebe is one of the best local bands right now. As for memorable shows, John and I both saw Sick of it All at the Bottom of the Hill for
their live album some years back and also Joe Strummer at the Filmore and his free show at Amoeba Records were incredible.


LB: Favorite venue to Play??

Justin: Thee Parkside and Bottom Of the Hill. They're both smaller in size, have good sound and staff, and the outside patio is clutch. It's better to play small places that are full rather than big venues that feel empty even if there are 200 people.


LB: Have you played thee Parkside before? What do you like about it?

John: Yeah, we've played there a couple times. The best thing about it is it is small and intimate and you don't have to be The Rolling Stones to fill up the room. The back/outside areas are nice to have, too.

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??

Rob: John did at our first show, but since then he sworn not to do it anymore... at least until he has a Bowflex body.


LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??

ALL: John


LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??

Rob: A few drinks to warm up before a show and several more after.

John: I take in mass amounts nasal spray to clear my sinus... i'm pretty sure i'm getting a little high off because i use so much.

Kent and Justin: Burritos


LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free, do you offer free
downloads??

Rob: We encourage it. We want to get our music to as many people as possible. If nobody gets to hear your music, making it is pretty pointless. Hopefully that will get more people out to our shows and open up other opportunities for us to play with really good bands. Playing live and to as many people as possible is the best part of being in a band. If it wasn't for that we would just be 4 guys who pay money for a room to play to each other.

John: We’ve got no delusions about making any money.


upcoming shows
Oct 7th @ Thee Parkside with No Use For A Name and Perfect Machines
Nov 21st @ Hotel Utah with Perfect Machines and 3 other bands.

In Desperation - Sep 9 @ Submission Art Space

John
Daniel
Jared
Ryan
Joey

LittleBook: Why did you start a band??


In Desperation: To spread the word of our army we are building. Join us.


LB: How did you find each other??


ID: We have been friends through music for a while. Starting a band just made sense.


LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??


ID: Probably just being on tour and all the anxiety and excitement that goes with that. A certain show in Spokane comes to mind on St. Patrick's day. Hopefully there will be a lot more to come.

LB: Where do you practice?

ID: We have a rehearsal space in Sacramento run by a bunch of sandal wearing hippies that smoke weed all the time. A real professional place.

LB: What do you drink at practice?

ID: I sing, so I usually drink water. Sometimes coffee.

LB: What do you do at practice when you’re not practicing?

ID: Skateboard around the spot. Talk about shows, make fun of the nu-metal bands that we share space with.

LB: What's the hardest thing about being a band in 2009?

ID: The internet. Its a blessing and a curse. Everyone can start a band, hype it up, get record deals, and seem big. But there is bands that exist outside of the internet. We use it for certain things, but its not our main hookup for anything. There is so many bands that it makes it harder to book shows and tours. Everyone is in competition with everyone else for dates and venues. Its weird. Quit being nerds.

LB: What's the best / worst thing about being a band in California??

ID: Worst thing is this state is huge and makes it hard to play out of state,because there are so many places to play here. You get stuck. Our next tour is mainly CA shows. Best thing? Someday it might break off and fall into the sea.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??

ID: We have a tour of the west coast in September. A 7 inch coming out also on Heart In Hand Records.

LB: What’s up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??

ID: We have two 7 inch records. No cds. But you can get them from us at a show or we have an online store too. The newer record should be available shortly.

LB: Favorite local Band or a memorable show?? Favorite venue to Play??

ID: Dance for Destruction is a good local band from here that our friends of ours. The best venue in Sacramento right now is the Java Lounge or a house we have here.

LB: Have you played The Submission Art Space before?

ID: I played there one time with a different band, but In Desperation has not played there yet. September 9th we do though.

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??

ID: Haha, no.

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??

ID: Someone might get their feelings hurt. An EX member was definitely the smelliest.

LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??

ID: Cigarettes for a couple people probably. Pizza is always good after a show. General anxiety is a pre show ritual for sure

LB: Where do you think live music is heading??

ID: I'm not sure exactly, but hopefully in a less safe direction. Security, guarantees, and your "draw" are something we dont care about.

LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer free downloads??


ID: As long as they download and then come out to a show if they are into it, that's cool.
We are not Metallica, I'm not going to cause a big fuss about it.

DEAD PANIC - Jul 5 @ Castro House Show/Party

BRYCE-VOCALS

RHEA-BASS

KELLY-GUITAR

CHRIS-GUITAR

BLAKE-DRUMS

LittleBook: When did you start a band??
Dead Panic: Dead Panic was started in december 2008.

LB: How did you find each other??
DP: All of us besides blake used to play in a band called "the repulsed" in San Diego a few years ago. we all ended up moving to SF, and eventually started a band. I (bryce) met blake in one of my classes at sfsu. he told me he played drums, so i asked him to come check out a practice...and wah la!

LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
DP: hahaha. On our way down to Santa Barbara for our first tour, we stopped in this little town to gas up and do some skating. We ended up staying there for a while drinking warm beers and chasing this wild chicken that seemed to be hanging out by the gas station...we never caught that thing haha

LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at practice when you’re not practicing?
DP: we practice at francisco studios at turk and taylor in the tenderloin. its a pretty cool spot. we drink whatever is the cheapest 12 pack beer at the liquor store on the corner. either PBR or bud, or sometimes we hit up the vending machine at the space. when we're not practicing, we skate in the hallways, listen to music, maybe grab a cigarette. but yeah, we honestly don't hang out too much at the space after practice unless we have friends stopping by.

LB: What's the hardest thing about being a band in 2009?
DP: I'd say getting time off work to play gigs. fuckin economy man.......

LB: What's the best thing about being a band in San Francisco?
DP: The amount of people who are down with a wide variety of music. we're all from san diego, and more people there are not as open minded.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
DP: Right now we're working on writing new songs for our first album which is going to be a split with another band. (that band TBA). its gonna be pretty awesome, so watch out for it. also, more shows..and eventually taking over the world.

LB: What's up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
DP: Our cd is just a 3 song demo. it was home recorded on a really basic set-up. if anyone wants a copy, send us your address and we'll send you one free of charge. or you can download the songs for free on our myspace page.

LB: Favorite local Band or a memorable show??
DP: The bronx at rickshaw stop this past year. those guys bring it every time, and I've never been let down by their performances. this one comes to mind because it was the first show that all of our band members went to together. its was pretty cute, we all held hands and stuff.

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
DP: Honestly, anything all ages. Submission art space is number one on the list! There are not enough of these places that actually book local bands.

LB: Have you played at this castro house party before? What do you like it?
DP: haha no we haven't. house shows are the best though, people tend to get a little wild. and dead panic likes wild.

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
DP: hahaha. not really. actually, I don't think that anyone ever has. kind of over done maybe? plus, I'm not sure we're the best looking people naked.

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
DP: Rhea for sure. haha no. or maybe blake. yeah blake is definitely. but that's pretty damn manly! so who cares!?

LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
DP: Chris likes his red bulls. the rest of us like beers. but thats a given for most bands I guess. oh, and california burritos if we can get them. for those who don't know what a cali-burrito is...it's a carne asada burrito, with french fries inside of it. its a san diego tradition. oh, and it can't be wrapped in foil, because thats just crazy.

LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
DP: To a venue near you! haha seriously though, clubs seem to be always shutting down. it seems like the majority of people dont like loud music after 10pm, and like to complain until music permits are revoked. weird. plus, with high rent and insurance costs, club owners have trouble making money. damn, we need a mass surge of underground house shows. all in all though, live music may become few and far in between.

LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer free downloads??
DP: To a certain extent, yes. free downloads are cool, and not cool. bands need to at least break even on recording costs. I'm honestly torn on this issue. but yeah, we offer free downloads for our demo cd.

NiHiLiST CUNT! - Jul 1 @ SUBMISSION

Becca Berk - Vocals
Dice Suicide - Drummer
Ryan Sucks - Bass
David HAPLESS - Guitar/Vocals


LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Nihilist CUNT: to play shit that’s fast and to the point for the A.D.D generation.

LB: How did you find each other??
NC: Rebecca was looking for a drummer for a band she was putting together. She asked victor if he would play drums. One random day Rebecca ran into victor and Ryan. They told her they were about to go record their new band called Nihilist Cunt. They mentioned they needed a singer and asked Rebecca to do vocals. Half an hour later nihilist cunt recorded their first song with Rebecca as a singer. It did not end here. There were drummer issues along the way so to make a long story short we met Liz (aka dice) while playing a show at her venue dreamland. Later on she found out we needed a new drummer and we began practice a few days later.

LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
NC: So far with our current line up it would have to be playing at the red hot compound in Oakland. We were playing on a roof two stories above everyone looking over 880.

LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at practice when you’re not practicing?
NC: Dreamland in Hayward. it depends on the day what we drink. its a combo of whiskey, warm beer and caffeine. when were not practicing we smoke weed.

LB: What's the hardest thing about being a band in 2009?
NC: It not the 90’s anymore?

LB: What's the best thing about being a band in MARTINEZ??
NC: Don’t know because-I think I just farted-were the only punk band in Martinez YET!!!

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next?? NC: We’re hoping on making a new recording and putting it on a CD and possibly a 7 inch. Trying to go on tour if shit works out. So give us help with shows you F’in C’s

LB: what’s up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??’
NC: You can get our CD at our shows or buy it at dreamland in Hayward.
we recorded it at expressions college for free at 2 am on Rebecca’s 18th birthday.

LB: Favorite local Band or a memorable show??
Ryan: Teenage Harlets last show at Annie’s social club.
David : Mormons on bicycles, Anal Mucus, Teenage Harlets, Dcoi, Hapless.
Dice : Plan 9, Zombie Holocaust. Gutwrench, Good Neighbor Policy
Rebecca : Instant Asshole, Born Dead, Deadfall, Zero Bullshit.

LB: Favorite venue to Play?? NC: Ramen because its burnt.

LB: Have you played the SUBMISSION before? What do you like it?
NC: Nope. our first is july 1st

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
NC: Not yet. our old drummer stripped down to his underwear at a show.

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
NC: RYAN is always SMELLY

LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
NC: Beer or liquor. or a protein bar for David. smoking weed until we realized we couldn’t pull it together high.

LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
NC: For music in mainstream it is in the shitter. as far as punk goes, right now there are some decent new bands coming around. touring bands are nice too!

Midnight Bombers - May 28th @ Thee Parkside

Buick / Eric / Jay / Jerry


LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Midnight Bombers: Duh, for the chicks! (or dudes... ahem, Jerry)

LB: Favorite pre/post show; food, indulgence or ritual ??
MB: We usually spank each other, y'know in a baseball player kind of way.

LB: What do you drink at practice??
MB: I love the Amstél light but I gotta say as a band we go for Tecaté or if we are lucky Buick's Home brew (the ladies know what I'm talking about...*wink*).

LB: Hardest thing about being a San Francisco Band??
MB: Getting folks out to shows, there is always a lot of competition and lots of fun stuff going on around town.. not to mention everyone’s broke.

LB: what do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
MB: We have a new record in the works. We have 11 songs almost through the pre-production process and are 1/4 of the way through the 12th. It's going to be harder and tighter than our first record...We hope to get it out by early summer or fall , it's called "Dirty Business". You can check out some of it on our MySpace site, and some of our recent radio apearances on Pirate Cat Radio with Naked Rob & Bassy Stacy; and Willie Dills show, On the List podcast w/ Chuck Worthy

http://twitter.com/MidnightBombers

EXCUSE THE BLOOD - May 12 Free Show @ The Knockout

Bryan - Guitar/Vocals
Adam - Bass/Vocals
Jonathan - Drums


LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
EXCUSE THE BLOOD: As an excuse for our drug and alcohol habits.

LB: How did you find each other??
ETB: We all played together in the band the Dekoiz.

LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
ETB: There are so many great moments to choose from, but it would have to be the St patty's Day show at the Elbo Room.

LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at practice when you’re not practicing?
ETB: Downtown SF. Beer. When we’re not actually playing we’re just hanging out, we’re all very good friends.

LB: What's the hardest thing about being a band in 2009?
ETB: Playing in an expensive studio in an expensive city.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next?? ETB: We just want them to dig our music and support us at shows.

LB: What's up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
ETB: We recorded our 5 song demo last December at Popsmear studios in San Rafael. Ask us for a copy at one of our shows or shoot us an email at excusetheblood@yahoo.com, we’d be glad to send you one.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
ETB: Led Zeppelin

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
ETB: Bottom of the Hill

LB: Have you played the Knockout before? What do you like it?
ETB: No, but Jonathan made out with a lesbian there (he thinks).

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
ETB: Are you kidding? We all live in SF, and are way too pale

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
ETB: Jonathan might be, only because he is the only one doing any work on stage.

LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
ETB: Pre-show: Pilates and breakfast burritos
Post-show: Hookers, blow and burger king

LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer free downloads??
ETB: At this point we would want as many people as possible to download our music for free. For people who like it we think they should return the favor by going to a show or supporting us in some way.

WWW.EXCUSETHEBLOOD.COM


BOOKING: excusetheblood@yahoo.com

Psychology Of Genocide - May 14th Thee Parkside / May 24 @Lennon Studios

Boom - Ranting
James - Guitar
Mikey Minority - Guitar
Carmela - Bass
Skot Cialis - DRUMS


LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Psychology Of Genocide: We weren't playing in enough bands.

LB: How did you find each other??
POG: We're old and played in too many bands before.

LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band?? POG: The one I forgot.

LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at practice when you’re not practicing?
POG: Practice? What's that? We drink a lot at Thee Parkside. Except for the straight edgers in the band.

LB: What's the hardest thing about being a Band in the Bay Area??
POG: Staying sober and out of jail.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
POG: Rocking and rolling all nite and partying every day!

LB: What's up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
POG: Chinese Democracy only took 15 years to record. Let's hope that we can finish our CD a little quicker than that.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
POG: Psychology Of Genocide!

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
POG: The one with people in it. Oh, and free beer helps.

LB: Have you played a show @ Lennon Studio’s Before? What do you like about it? POG: Not in this band. Lennon rocks!

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice?? POG: Are you sure you want to see that?

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
POG: The one in my pants.

LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
POG: Beer. Except for the straight edgers in the band, they stick to Coke.

LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
POG: Nowhere. Why are we in a band again?

LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer free downloads??
POG: People download our songs? Sweet!

Everything Must Go - Feb 7 @ THE BLANK Club - Feb 8 @ BOTTOM OF THE HILL

Jake Hout -Vox
Ed Ho -Drums
Brian Hood -Guitar
Noah Webber -Guitar
Jason Lucero -Bass

LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Jake Hout: To keep out of trouble. If I can’t get attention in a constructive way I'll get it in a destructive way.

LB: How did you find each other??
Jake: Me and Eddy grew up in Oakland and have been friends since we where kids. We're the only remaining founding members from back in 2K. The rest is a long story but basically we all met through the scene.

LB:What's your most memorable moment as a band??
Jake: Wow there have been a lot now 8+ years of moments... I guess for me it's hanging Bill Stevens (our old guitarist) out of a third story window over the club in Kortrijk Belgium. There was a town fair outside watching. We where outrageously inebriated and proceeded to food, furniture and fist fight for several hours before the gig. By the time we went on people had caught wind there's this fucking insane band from America at this place so it was packed and we didn’t make it through even one fucking song. It was all just fighting and dog piles and broken glass. Not even music at all really. It's apparently fucking legendary in that town now.

LB: One time I saw your lead singer light a bottle rocket off in his crotch, has he ever hurt himself, did the clubs ever get pissed?
Jake: Yes constantly. And yes, every time. I've got many scars and burns from performances, I broke my leg once, -(first gig of tour! -bummer.) The clubs really didn’t used to mind but after the Great White disaster (where they did stadium size pyro in basically an old barn and like 90 people died.) the clubs still didn’t care and we all made jokes about how I was gonna kill us all and stuff. Then about a year later when the law suit came through and the venue owed how ever many million dollars it was all of a sudden "How could you do such a thing?! How immoral!" -it was hilarious. And of coarse I did it anyway for a while till we where banned from too many places and couldn't get gigs. Now there are still some venue owners that allow it, special case for us. But they'll remain nameless cause it is illegal, and they wont want every band coming in doing fuckin' pyro.

LB:Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
Jake: Beer! duh. I like a shot of something right before too. Maybe a car bomb! I try not to do blow anymore before the gig cause it fucks my voice, but pills etc...

LB:What do you drink at practice??
Jake: Beer! (I'm just gonna answer everything with that). Also Gin. And Sake! Eddy's been bringing these big huge boxes of Sake. They’re like 3 gallons or something.

LB:What’s the hardest thing about being a Band in the Bay Area??
Jake: Punk being dead? Just kidding it's still punx kickin around, now there's a new generation coming in, from burnt ramen and hazmat etc., and not all towns can say that anymore so I really don’t want to complain.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
Jake: We're playing 2 gigs with Adolescents at the Blank in SJ then Bottom of the hill. We got a pretty new album out (about 6 months now) and have most of the next one written, and we're touring Europe in April!

LB: What's up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
Jake: Probably easiest to go to our myspace www.myspace. com/everythingmustgo and there's links for any format you want. Except cassette tape sadly. -Next album! We recorded it at New and Improved and (now defunked) Sonic Art studios in O-town. We tracked and mixed it ourselves.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
Jake: God there's too many. I like uhhh NEUROSIS! High on Fire,. Also Strychnine, Fleshies, Grannies, Phantom Limbs, Annihilation Time, Teenage Harlots, That's the bands we started out with you know. Most of whom are Kaput -but we’ve managed to persevere some how.

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
Jake: The Schlactoff upstairs in Bremen! ohh but also the Wild at Heart Berlin! Bottom of the Mn' Fn' Hill! Its hard to say, I like almost anywhere with an audible mic.

LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
Jake: uh well yeah we all do from time to time. But we're all guys so it's not very exciting. I know man chest can be fun but ask anyone bi. It's just not as exciting.

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
Jake: They'd say me but that’s wrong! I smell delicious! I'm usually I'm the only one that smells like gunpowder in addition to sweat, blood, beer, sex, puke etc. so I’ll give 'em that.

LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
Jake: heading? It's been the same since the hunter gather days. Before even. Exactly the same, no difference what so ever at all. It's just like the birds and frogs and everygoddamn thing it's just -Listen to me! I'm here! This is whole thing is fuckin SEXY!! On nature shows they call it "mating calls" right? But it's probably all really political, territorial, you know existential stuff that just happens to get the other critters riled up and leads inevitably to sex. Where can you head from there?!

LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free, do you offer free downloads??
Jake: uhhh I hope so? I know they can listen to it free on myspace can you download there? They should buy our record on vinyl cause it's got a beautiful picture and color vinyl either blue or red and clear splatter. It's worth it!

LB: How do you think your show opening for the ADOLESCENT at Bottom of the Hill will go?
Jake: I think it'll sell out, And be fuckin punk rock sing-along awesome time! (And we're support slot by the way) But show up on time anyway cause the openers are Switchblade Riot and Anti Social, both of whom are fuckin great bands!!

LB: Alot of people have told me they've been recording with your guitaist Brian Hood, what's it like a recording engineer / producer in the band?
Jake: it's great! He's got an amazing ear. And talents for the recording end. But it's hard for us too cause like we always want to record it ourselves and then we lose objectivity. You know? And tweak the fuck out and lose all perspective and almost kill each other! Which is, I suppose, how it's done.

Feb 7 2009 8:00P
THE BLANK CLUB * w/ THE ADOLESCENTS SAN JOSE, California
Feb 8 2009 8:00P
BOTTOM OF THE HILL * w/ THE ADOLESCENTS SAN FRANCISCO, California
Feb 22 2009 8:00P
BLAKES *WEDNESDAY 13 (mem.Murderdolls) * SON OF SAM (mem.Danzig, Samhain, AFI) * EVERYTHING MUST GO! BERKELEY, California

Dwarves‏ - January 7th @ Bottom of the Hill

photo by Trisha Leeper

LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Blag Dahlia: To get fucked, Jay. Do I look like a douchebag here?

LB:How did you find each other??
BD: I had to give blood near HeWho’s house as part of community service for a drug conviction. He had donuts and weed.

LB:What's your most memorable moment as a band??
BD: My Grammy. I’d like to thank all of the little unimportant people...

LB:Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
BD: Cocaine and Sarcasm.

LB:What do you drink at practice??
BD: Whatever it is, it comes in a Thermos.

LB:What’s the hardest thing about being a Bay Area Band??
BD: Telling your parents you’re gay.

LB:What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
BD: The Dwarves are rock legends destroying the West Coast January 2009. Candy Now is the new retro band I started. Five years from now everyone will think it was great.

LB:What's up with your latest CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
BD: The Dwarves Must Die is the last one out, a classic of genre hopping tom foolery. The next one is due out in 2009. More sickness and despair that’s too fast to dance to.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
BD: I like the ones where I get blown afterward.

LB:Favorite venue to Play??
BD: Playboy Mansion

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
BD: Your mom leaps to mind.

LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
BD: The crapper.

LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer free downloads??
BD: Yes and yes.

LB: How are the shows today different from the shows the Dwarves played when you we're just starting out?
BD: Now we get paid.

Curmudgeon - Dec 20th 3pm @ Thee Parkside (FREE ALL AGES SHOW!!!) SF

LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Curmudgeon: Because we are not the football watching types...we play music instead.

LB: How did you find each other??
C: Friends...friends of friends

LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
C: Playing with the Part Time Christians.

LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
C: Lotsa RedBull, maybe a Spliff or 2 for some, lotsa cigarettes for others...

LB: What do you drink at practice??
C: Caffeinated beverages. Lots and lots of caffeinated beverages.

LB: What’s the hardest thing about being a Bay Area Band??
C: Getting people to show up to shows...there are alot of bands out there.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
C: That we like scantily clad women to show up and shake it at our shows....and we are trying to write more tunes and self-record a demo

LB: Are you planning to make a CD, where can I check out your songs??
C: Still workin on it...till then check MySpace. We put fresh tracks up every other practice if we get good recordings.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
C: Depends on who you ask...we all like pretty different stuff. I am currently in to High on Fire, Floating Goat, and Tarrakian these days

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
C: Thee Parkside and the Stork Club so far. The Uptown was pretty nice too.

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
C: None of us, we smell fucking awesome all the time.

Coerced Into Battle - Dec 15th 7pm @ El Rio, San Francisco

Phtot by: Nichelle M. Broadway myspace.com/nmb_photos

LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Coerced Into Battle: Being in a band is something we all wanted to do after hearing our first Sepultura song. It's rad that we grew up together, sort of, and learned to play our different instruments. We are friends and band mates all in one.

LB: How did you find each other??
CIB: We went to middle school and high school together in Los Banos, CA.

LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
CIB: Our last trip up to Seattle to play the metal fest was a rad time. We just released Enemy Mine and we couldn't wait to play some shows. It felt different playing shows after that knowing we had our first CD pressed.

LB: Any favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual ?
CIB: I do Vox and prefer not to eat more than a few hours before a show. Raul will somehow find the most gnarley truck stop hot dog or snack to scarf down. Thad has his big jug of water. We practice our set on unamplified guitars to warm up before a show.

LB: What do you drink at practice??
CIB: RedBull and water. Again Raul gets the sandwiches from the vendor that Thad and I are not sure about.

LB: What’s the hardest thing about being a Bay Area Band??
CIB: The Bay Area is a big place to promote and there are a whole lot of bands around here. You gotta hit the ground hard to make your name known.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
CIB: We are working on our next album right now. We just released our current album through Rising Records but we honestly released the CD on our own last year. We have been playing the songs for a couple of years though and it is time to get some fresh new ideas out.

LB: What's up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
CIB: You can buy our CD from our myspace page, iTunes, Rhapsody, CD baby, Tower Records, Target onnline and .... I think we lost count of the actual places you can buy it. Our album released through the record label is an import in the US since Rising Records is in the UK so be prepared to pay more if you buy it through them.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
CIB: All Shall Perish! Is this some kind of trick question. haha

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
CIB: The Metro was rad. We have played quite a bit at Roosters Roadhouse and the sound guy is really good and a cool dude.

LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
CIB: Do you use Dial? Don't you wish someone else did?

The Lewd

Moving the Band From Seattle to San Francisco in 1979 The Lewd along with other local SF Bay Area bands like Flipper, VKTMs, No Alternative, Dead Kennedys helped create the 80's Hardcore sound SF became known for. While The Lewd's records have been out of print for years, songs from the "Kill Yourself" single have reappeared on a few '70s punk compilations. Recently, all their material was compiled onto a bootleg vinyl release entitled "The Lewd - Complete Discography". At last, the Lewd's material has been officially made available on CD by Seattles own Chuckie Boy Records, including a slew of never-before-released early demos and outtakes. The Lewd have had their songs covered by bands such as The Loudmouths, Turbonegro, The Dipshits and The Safety Pins. Yet no one can totally recreate that demented Lewd sound, so check them out Live Nov. 28th @ the Bottom of the Hill, All Ages show!!

LittleBook: How did you find each other??
The Lewd: alcohol.

LB: what's your most memorable moment as a band??
TL: depends on who you ask.

LB: favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
TL: scotch, vodka.

LB: What do you drink at practice??
TL: See above.

LB: what’s the hardest thing about being a San Francisco Band??
TL: Nothing! SF is great!

LB: what do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
TL: Were still here, cranking out the old school as well as new stuff! Europe in '09 a real possibility.

LB: what's up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
TL: Amazon, eBay or any other fine internet vendors.
But soon you will be able to buy albums and songs directly from our MySpace page.

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
TL: too many to mention!

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
TL: nope. there all great in their own way.
Though, The Funhouse in Seattle really kicks ass.

Officer Down

Officer Down is back on the streets now that petty Criminal and spastic Drummer, Marshall Law was let out of the slammer. More Good news to report, Two Upcoming shows plus the New OFFICER DOWN FULL LENGTH ALBUM IS OUT NOW!!!!!! Distribution is limited at this time....Cd's can be purchased mail-order style $10.00 (w/money order), just drop the band a line on Myspace. Cd's can also be purchased at cdbaby.com if you need to use a credit card. Or head down and check out one of their upcoming live shows, & buy it from them personally!! Got no cash or time to waste, listen to some of their songs like DisUnited States, Fuck the Law & Bitch, right now off their myspace site. See ya at the show!!

LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Officer Down: TO INCITE A REVOLUTION

LB: How did you find each other??
OD: REHAB

LB: What's been your most memorable moment as a band?
OD: FIRING OUR OLD DRUMMER AT THE JAPANTOWN DENNY'S AT 3AM

LB: favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual ??
OD: NOT SURE, BUT DEFINATELY NOT KENTACOHUT!!

LB: What do you drink at practice??
OD: REDBULL/BEER/WATER

LB: What’s the hardest thing about being a San Francisco Band??
OD: SO MANY BANDS, SO MANY SHOWS.

LB: What do you want people to know about your band, & what are you doing next??
OD: WE DON'T WRITES SONGS ABOUT OUR FEELINGS. WE ARE GETTING READY TO RECORD OUR THIRD FULL LENGTH ALBUM.

LB: What's up with your CD where can I get it??
OD: CD IS AVAILABLE AT SHOWS, MAILORDER @ OFFICERDOWNSF@YAHOO.COM, OR ON MYSPACE....

LB: Favorite San Francisco Band or a memorable show??
OD: PLAYING OUR SECOND SHOW IN THE CITY WITH MDC!!!!!!

LB: Favorite venue to Play??
OD: ANNIES SOCIAL CLUB

Johnny Law-Vocals, Guitar Tommy Gunn-Vocals, Guitar McGruff- Bass Marshall Law-Drums Sleazy E-Roadie


Nov 15th 7pm @ The Parkside, SF

Jan 10th 9pm @ Bottom Of The Hill, SF
w/ The Angry Samoans (all ages)

myspace.com/officerdownsf