Pat (vocals, guitar)
Manuel (guitar)
Billy (bass, drums, vocals)
Influences
A ton, but here's a few: Sonic Youth, Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil, Mary Timony/Helium, Minor Threat, Polvo, Sebadoh, Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Unrest/Unfun/Unsane/Unwound, our friends... or old MC Eiht, Thelonious Monk, Badfinger, John Coltrane, depending on the day and whose ipod we're listening to. And literally, about a thousand more.
We're influenced by others trying to make good music.
Sounds Like
"Rather than presenting a reasonable facsimile of their post-hardcore forebears, the tight-knit four-piece recaptures the ferocious spirit of a time before pop-punk came to be synonymous with bubblegum...the results are invigorating and surprisingly self-assured, filled with irrepressible hooks that demand repeat listening...Strongly recommended." - Rossiter Drake
"Cervantes came next and delivered a raucous set that hit the audience something like a Jawbreak or a Foo Fight." - Ty Callister, SF Weekly.com
"Post math-core indie urgent core rock at its finest!" - The Loin's Mouth (voted best Local Zine by SF Weekly)
Cervantes is a San Francisco band that blends hooks and discord in a neat package of tube hum and melodic roar.
Our first full-length album, "Making friends and enemies," is available on iTunes:
"It’s hard not to hear the raw, wryly disaffected fervor of a young and still proudly unpolished Jawbreaker on Making Friends and Enemies, the exhilarating debut from San Francisco’s latest punk-flavored concoction, Cervantes. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Rather than presenting a reasonable facsimile of their post-hardcore forebears, the tight-knit four-piece recaptures the ferocious spirit of a time before pop-punk came to be synonymous with bubblegum – you know, for the kids.
Here, lead singer Pat Scanlan lends his throaty, endearingly ragged snarl to a series of up-tempo missives (“You’re Cold,” “Pushing Rope”) and moody meditations on relationships gone sour (“Damaged Goods”). If the tone isn’t always sunny, though, the results are invigorating and surprisingly self-assured, filled with irrepressible hooks that demand repeat listening. There’s potential here, no doubt. But there is also compelling evidence of a band whose songcraft is already accomplished beyond their years. Strongly recommended." - Rossiter Drake
And check out our brand-new web store if you want a CD or one of our spiffy American Apparel T-shirts.
Our cd release show is THIS SATURDAY, October 17th!
If you want to come you should get tix ahead of time cus it's going to sell out! Here's the link for tix:
Hello, We would like to invite you to come out to our first show in San Francisco on October 16th. If interested, we will be Playing at the Retox Lounge 628 20th Street @ 3rd Street. Remember its 21+ and only $5.00. Hope to see you there. 9:PM
We're going to be at the Dolores Park Cafe tomorrow (Friday)! It's an ALL AGES, FREE show!! We're playing with Social Sunday. The Dolores Park is located at 501 Dolores Street in San Francisco :) Show starts at 7PM!!
Please come support Tin Fan and the Last Ant Show. She has been promoting local bands for 8 years. If you were part of the ant show....come and support and say Good bye!
