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Disaster Strikes NEW SONGS + US TOUR DATES POSTED!
Progressive / Hardcore / Punk



BOSTON, Massachusetts
United States

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Member Since8/20/2004
Band Websitedisasterstrikes.net
InfluencesMERCH

Disaster Strikes "Torture=Terror" 100% Union-Made Tee Shirt
Artwork by Amy Toxic


Disaster Strikes "Liberty Toast" CD on Alternative Tentacles (Virus 354)

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For booking, e-mail jrstrikes(at)riseup.net


No Sweat provides 100% union-made clothing and other goods. Based in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, No Sweat sponsored a recent Disaster Strikes tour in 2007, and relies primarily on internet sales for distribution.
Disaster Strikes is now a No Sweat affiliate.
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Sounds LikeABOUT DISASTER STRIKES
“Disaster Strikes = Municiple Waste + Dead Kennedys + I Object. Liberty Toast is pissed-off, politically-charged and, overall, ***** awesome! I suppose one good effect of the George W. Bush presidency is that a lot of great music is being created (much like during the Reagan era) as a reaction to his stupidity. If you like your punk punched full of politics without sounding preachy, this is a band for you.” - SLUG Zine

"Cross MDC with bands like Aus Rotten, React, and The Pist. Disaster Strikes crank out politically minded hardcore that draws from a variety of styles of the genre, from dual vocal delivery, Dead Kennedys-esque instrumentation on some songs, to Rollins style spoken/vocal delivery."
- RAZORCAKE Zine

"Imagine Black Flag, Fugazi and DRI in a political science class, and the Massachusetts-based punk/hardcore quintet DISASTER STRIKES, the bastard child of such a concoction, is born… Songs that hit such topics as workers' rights, misappropriation of funds and a general contempt for the government are all here. And the music, chaotic in a Suicidal Tendencies kind of way at times and paying much homage to the early crossover sounds of punk and hardcore, hits just as hard as an elbow to the jaw." - TOO MUCH Zine

"Truthful, politically charged punk and hardcore inspired by the likes of Echonochrist, DRI, Aus Rotten and Crass. Guest appearance by Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)!!"
- SmartPunk

"With a classic political punkcore sound not unlike Aus Rotten or The Unseen, Disaster Strikes has put out a powerful, raw and straining record with more integrity than is usually expected. With guest performances by the great Jello "I Own The Label" Biafra and DJ Molotov and production by Today is the Day Frontman Steve Austin, this is a teeth-on-the-curb, awareness-pushing record with some surprisingly catchy guitar hooks and empowering breakdowns."
- Origivation

"Man, I love the lyrics to this album. Every song contains essential messages that need to be heard more now than ever. Hell, these lyrics should be taught in American public schools as opposed to the naïve moral, economic, and military superiority that is all students get these days, as addressed in "No Chance." Naturally, Disaster Strikes tackles the major Alternative Tentacles issues, like the reality of Wal-Mart jobs, the lack of thought heading into Iraq, a call for union and general strike, pose-for-something-but-do-nothing Bono musician/celebrities, and general public disingenuousness and stereotyping, bolstered by an adaptation of Langston Hughes' poem "Ballad Of Skinner Boy" and the United Mine Workers' Constitution... Compared to what the Warped tour passes off as punk these days, Disaster Strikes is fucking legendary."
- Tiny Mix Tapes

"On listening to this offer I would say it leans more towards hardcore but what the fuck punk is hardcore, hardcore is oi. Liberty Toast is brutal, very hard full of noise annoys stuff ie in your face, but excellent riffs and very up my street. Track 4 'Mission Accomplished' is the stand out with the very legend of punk Jello Biafra making himself heard! Make no bones about it there are 11 tracks of hard hitting music is served up on a plate to you, just add English tea and sugar to serve up a very distinguished bland. The politics of the band are quite apparent throughout the tracks, but of course politics are only one part of the equation- having a heart in what you believe in does sing loud. The influences of Crass, Subhumans, Black Flag, Minor Threat and Dead Kennedys leads to an excellent cd."
- Punk & Oi In the UK

"It's like something TSOL or the Dead Kennedys would've done. It seems like a good sign since - thanks/no thanks to Blink-182-punk rock has been about girls"
- Philadelphia Weekly

Record LabelAlternative Tentacles
Type of LabelIndie




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Monday, July 21, 2008 – Reproach (Belgium), A.N.S. (Texas), Mouth Sewn Shut, Disaster Strikes @ The Midway Café, 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA

Saturday, August 9, 2008 – Common Enemy, Mouth Sewn Shut, Disaster Strikes @ TBA

Sunday, August 10, 2008 – Common Enemy, Mouth Sewn Shut, Disaster Strikes @ The Midway Café, 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 2pm, All Ages

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 – Common Enemy, Disaster Strikes @ TBA, Pennsylvania

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 – Common Enemy, Disaster Strikes, Dishonor @ Belevedere's, 4016 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 6:30 P.M.

Thursday, August 21, 2008 – Common Enemy, Disaster Strikes, Skagnetti, Nerd Table, Glass Fence @ Bernie's Distillery, 1896 N. High St., Columbus, OH

Friday, August 22, 2008 – Common Enemy, Disaster Strikes, Attention Span, Shattered Badge @ The Wealthy House, 852 Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids, MI

Saturday, August 23, 2008 – Common Enemy, Disaster Strikes, A Living Death, Dizzy Chair Time @ The IMC, 202 South Broadway, Urbana, IL (Early show)

Saturday, August 23, 2008 – Common Enemy, Disaster Strikes, Intifada @ Rancho Huevos, 2966 South Archer Street, Chicago, IL (Late show)

Sunday, August 24, 2008 – In Defence, Disaster Strikes @ Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

Monday, August 25, 2008 – Disaster Strikes, The Trenches, Van Neyes, Enemy of a Gypsy @ The Filling Station, 2005 North Rouse, Bozeman, Montana, 9:00 P.M., 21+

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 – Disaster Strikes @ Dog Park!, 2224 2nd Ave A2, Seattle, WA, 98121, 7:30 P.M.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 – Disaster Strikes, Adelitas @ Laughing Horse Books, 12 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, $6, 8:00 P.M.

Thursday, August 28, 2008 – Disaster Strikes@ Grange Hall, 13010 E. Hwy 20 (Cross Street - High Valley Rd By East Lake School), Clear Lake Oaks, California, $6, 6pm

Friday, August 29, 2008 - Naked Aggression, Anima Mundi, Disaster Strikes, A.D.S., Dun bin Had @ 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA

Saturday, August 30, 2008 - Naked Aggression, Disaster Strikes, Anima Mundi, A.D.S. @ Hazmat, Oakland, CA

Sunday, August 31, 2008 - Naked Aggression, Disaster Strikes, A.D.S., Flip-Offs @ Java Lounge, 2416 16th Street, Sacramento, CA

Monday, September 1, 2008 – Disaster Strikes @ TBA, Santa Rosa, CA

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 – Disaster Strikes, MadMom, Zabaleen @ Monstro's Pizza, 628 West Sacramento Ave., Chico, CA, 8:oo P.M.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 – Disaster Strikes, All or Nothing HC @ Boompa's Pizza, 23579 Sunnymead Ranch Parkway, Moreno Valley, CA, $8

Thursday, September 4, 2008 – Disaster Strikes @ Radio Room (AKA Zombie Lounge), 3519 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA, 21+

Friday, September 5, 2008 – Resistant Culture, Disaster Strikes, Anima Mundi, A.D.S, Werfukt @ Palmdale Vets Hall, 39463 Tenth Street, East Palmdale, CA

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - Surrender, Disaster Strikes, Armistice @ 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA

Sunday, September 7, 2008 – Naked Aggression, Disaster Strikes, Anima Mundi, A.D.S. @ Safari Sam's, 5214 W. Sunset Boulevard , Hollywood, CA

Friday, October 10, 2008 – Resistant Culture, Disaster Strikes, Salt of the Earth @ AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI

Sunday, October 12, 2008 – Resistant Culture, Disaster Strikes, Suburban Showdown @ The Brickhouse, 2 Orchard Street, Dover, NH, $12, All Ages

For booking, e-mail jrstrikes(at)riseup.net

Click here for tour archive.

RESOURCES

Jobs with Justice
has a mission to improve working people's standards of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize.

Wal-Mart Watch
bridges the gap between individuals and community organizations concerned about Wal-Mart's unchecked growth and negative impact on our society.

The RiseUp Collective
provides mail, lists, and hosting for those working on liberatory social change.

Mirror Image, Inc.
is a unionized garment printing company located in Pawtucket, R.I. providing screen-printing services for bands and other clients. This is where Disaster Strikes shirts are printed. M.I. stock a wide variety of blank union-sewn shirts, hoodies, and more. M.I. employees are members of UAW Local 1596. Kick sweatshops out of hardcore! Ask for Rick and tell 'em Disaster Strikes sent you!

Change to Win
Seven unions and six million workers recently united in Change to Win to build a new movement of working people equipped to meet the challenges of the global economy. The way working people in America will obtain a decent standard of living is to unite together into unions.

Lucy Parsons Center
is a collectively-run radical book store and community center founded in 1969 and currently located in Boston's South End.

Prison Book Program

Literacy and access to reading materials are crucial for the personal, spiritual and political development of all people. With 2 million people locked up in our nation's prisons and local jails, and with educational programming being drastically cut, the need for this organization has never been greater.

South End Press
Read. Write. Revolt.
South End Press is a nonprofit, collectively run book publisher with more than 250 titles in print.

Independent Media Center
is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage.

American Civil Liberties Union
If the rights of society's most vulnerable members are denied, everybody's rights are imperiled.

Democracy Now!
is a national, listener-sponsored public radio and TV show committed to bringing the voices of the marginalized to the airwaves on issues ranging from the global to the local.

Z Magazine/Z-Net
is a radical print and online periodical dedicated to resisting injustice, eliminating repression, and creating liberty. It addresses international relations, ecology, economics, gender, race, culture, politics, etc.

FAIR
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986.


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Bad Brain





Jul 22 2008 3:54 PM

Too bad you guys cant play at night of a thousand beers it should be fucking nuts
American Ethic





Jul 20 2008 10:21 PM

Thanks so much for the compliment and the chance to play with you guys! Can't wait to get my hands on your new EP. See ya on the 23rd. Peace.
MEDFORD PYRATE PUNX





Jul 9 2008 5:41 PM

Thanks for the add, Matey!
HIVE SMASHER





Jul 10 2008 7:17 AM

Check out our 5 new songs off of our new full length "Ascencion Into Dismal Stages",
soon to be released on Vacant Sea Records!
consume and erradicate

Support MA metal!
IN DEFENCE





Jul 5 2008 1:03 AM

Hell yeah dudes !1

You got a place to play, a place to stay, and a forever a place to party in minneapolis!!


Be safe, be strong, And see ya soon!!

IN DEFENCE
COMMON ENEMY *NEW CD RELEASED 7-1-2008!*





Jun 25 2008 3:08 PM

AWESOME WEEKEND WITH YOU GUYS! TOUR IS GONNA BE INSANE!
CAN YOU GUYS SAY CAMPING................IS FUN!
" D " enemy





Jun 14 2008 2:35 PM

NEXT FRIDAY IS GONNA B SICK!!!!!!SEE YOU GUYS THERE....
Am I Demon?





Jun 9 2008 6:49 AM

You Guys Rocked The Bricks. Come Back Real Soon....
War is a Blackhole to Avoid





Jun 8 2008 9:28 PM

you guys were fucking great tonight...it was great to see you guys play Providence again.
and hope to see you again very soon
Jesus





May 24 2008 10:39 PM

Oh I will dude.

I can't wait for that show.
Hope ya do well on the tour bros.

Cheers!
COMMON ENEMY *NEW CD RELEASED 7-1-2008!*





May 12 2008 3:54 PM

we had a blast with you guys! awesome show! see you guys soon!
Jesus





Apr 26 2008 3:45 PM

Love the new album.

Hope you guys can make a stop right in Chicago. That would be fucking sick.
clarissa


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