Tommy Rockstar: Bass
Joe Latex: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Hugo Lowbrow: Drums
Brian Gallagher: Guitar
Paulie Latex: Vocals
Hobbs: Drums
Brian Alien: Drums
Jay: Drums
影響
Ramones
The Clash
NOFX
Superchunk
The Replacements
Bouncing Souls
Weston
Guided By Voices
Sticks & Stones
Rolling Stones
The Dead Boys
Archers of Loaf
Guns 'N Roses
Poison
Mötley Crüe
Screaching Weasel
Garden Variety
The Police
Propaghandi
Suicidal Tendencies
The Cure
Formed in 1990, New York's Latex Generation came from the humble beginnings of the Long Island punk/hardcore scene. Over the years, the group had grown and morphed from a traditional garage punk band into a serious touring indie-rock outfit known for their quirky and uplifting songs that captured specific moments in their lives. The band released two feature length LP's and numerous vinyl singles while extensively touring across the US, Europe, and even Australia on the Van's Warped Tour. L8XG has played in support of such acts as Lag Wagon, ALL, Superchunk, At the Drive-In, Bouncing Souls, Less Than Jake, Suicidal Tendencies, MxPx, Deftones, and more. Disbanded in 1999, the group has remained defunct until reuniting for the first time in 2006.
The 2nd Latex Generation reunion happened in NYC & Philly in late Dec, 2008 with our friend Weston. It was interesting to say the least. Here's a flyer from the shows!
Latex Generation
first reunited two years ago to play some shows in December of 2006 with our friends in Weston and Sticks & Stones around the holidays.
Here are some live videos from those performances back in 2006!
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i went to a show.
a friend of mine kind of drug me to it.
i agreed to go only because this friend liked the Pixies too and thus wouldn't lead me astray.
i left early because i was bored.
then i found out L8xG was playing.
and i missed it.
I've pretty much hated life ever since....
Weston to Reunite for String of Northeast Holiday Shows; join Bouncing Souls, Latex Generation, Sticks & Stones, and more!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;
October 17th, 2006;
NEW YORK -- Since their absence from the very scene they helped to create in the 1990's,
acclaimed Pennsylvania indie-rockers Weston have decided to reunite for the first time in over
6 years to perform a string of one-off, "one-shot only" live shows in the Northeast later this year.
"We wanted to give our fans another chance to experience what made Weston so much fun"
explains drummer Jeremiah Attanasio, who says the band is considering playing their fair share
of older material. "There are a lot of people who have told us over the years how much they miss
our live performances. Some have said that they've never had a chance to even see us play live"
he added.
While only three dates are planned, the shows have been strategically set to kick off the last
weekend of the year.
"What better time to do something like this than around the holidays?" says singer and guitarist
Jimmy Snyder. "Everybody can use a little more holiday cheer and that's what we are aiming to do"
The band has also decided to pair up with various friends from the past in an effort to help their
fans further relive -- if only for one weekend -- a feeling of nostalgia that so many have long since
yearned for, yet have never forgotten.
"I'm excited about this... really excited. Excitingly excited. I'm excitably excitable. Excite Bike.
Manbat..." added founding front-man and guitarist Dave Weston, who has been keeping busy
with a new, Brooklyn-based musical endeavor dubbed Love Down with former Latex Generation bassist Tommy Rockstar.
The shows promise to be quite exciting indeed, with special guests - both old and new - in the
works for these shows.
In New Jersey, Weston will be joined by longtime friends and former tour-mates, The Bouncing
Souls (fresh off their 'Gold' tour) at Atlantic City's legendary House of Blues on Friday, December
29th. Next, the group will be headlining a show with support from former NJ contemporaries, Sticks
& Stones (feat. members of World Inferno Friendship Society and Johnny X and the Conspiracy),
as well as 'old-skool' New York pop-punkers Latex Generation (who will be performing live for the
first time in nearly 8 years themselves) on Saturday, December 30th at New York's premier, new
live music venue, Rebel (251 West 30th St., NY, NY).
Finally, the band returns home to Lehigh Valley, PA to ring in the new year with their fans and
friends at the Allentown Fairground's Agroplex on Sunday, Dec 31st, 2006. Joining Weston
again will be Latex Generation, as well as local Pennsylvania group Grieving Eucalyptus,
and more special guests.
"The buzz has been tremendous and we're expecting all three shows to go really well" says
Tommy Rockstar, who is acting as Weston's current coordinator/event organizer.
"If you're a serious fan of Weston, here's your opportunity to join the band for some rockin' holiday
cheer. But get your tickets early" he adds "because these are the only shows that the band is
expected to be performing this year".
"Punk music would not be what it is today without the contributions of Weston. As one of the first
bands to successfully integrate punk rock with melodic elements and sincere lyrics, Weston paved
the way for the brand of melodic punk rock that is huge today. Got Beat Up and their debut full
length Real Life Stories of Teenage Rebellion remain two of the finest pop-punk records of all time.
Named after guitarist Dave Weston's parents (for allowing the band to rehearse in their basement),
the self-deprecating punk band Weston formed in 1990. Like few bands before them, Weston
tapped into the emotions of teen-angst, surviving high school and first crushes and turned those
into some of the catchiest songs ever written. After the release of Got Beat Up, the bassist/singer
Chuck Saltern left the band and future releases were more Pixies-esque and less Descendents-
like then the early releases. At one point, it looked like Weston was going to be huge; there wrote
better songs than Blink-182 and were a hundred times more fun. But conflicts within the band drove
Weston to an early grave. If Greg ever writes the Go-kart book he has promised us, the chapters
on Weston will be one of the most interesting." ~ ~ GoKartRecords.com
