Song: Falling Apart
Album: Take Control (2008) Riot Fest Records
Video Directed & Edited by: Andrew Maggio
Influences
Minor Threat, Naked Raygun, Avail, Central Standard, Descendents, Black Flag, About the Fire, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dead Kennedys, Fugazi, Slayer, Embrace, Rites of Spring, The Matics, Dillinger Four, Cat Stevens, Bad Religion, Screeching Weasel, Bill Hicks, Operation Ivy, Common Rider, The Vindictives, Apocalypse Hoboken, Oblivion, The Bollweevils, 88 Fingers Louie, The Fighters, No Empathy, Ramones, Dinosaur Jr, Penthouse Sweets, Pailhead, Wilco, Johnny Cash, Danzig, The Arrivals, Kris Kristofferson, Samhain, Tim Barry, Sludgeworth, Bob Dylan, The Effigies, Jawbreaker, Zero Boys, Bright Eyes, Vacation Bible School, Pegboy, Das Kapital, Motorhead, The Queers, Daniel Johnston, Leonard Cohen, The Police, The Clash, Jets to Brazil, The Brokedowns, The Methadones, Mitch Hedberg, Stiff Little Fingers, Andy Z and the Steve Harvey Moustache Experience, The Specials, The Symptoms, Wesley Willis, The Explosion, Face to Face, Smoking Popes, The Buzzcocks, Misfits, Nofx, Bhopal Stiffs, Rise Against, Winepress, The Bomb, and the undying desire to avoid getting real jobs.
Sounds Like
Chicago Tribune
“Take Control” ranked number 1 indie release of 2008 by Greg Kot
Chicago Sun-Times
“Take Control” is a melodic, self-assured and thoroughly irresistible punk gem." -Jim DeRogatis
Alternative Press "...the four-piece play some of the most addictive, balls-to-whatever-wall-you've- got punk around." -Tim Karan
Razorcake 'Straight ahead punk rock from this Chicago four piece: great melodies, tight chops, and thoughtful songwriting." –Sean Koepenick
Punknews.org "This band epitomizes the golden trifecta of talent, passion, and relentlessness, and it should carry them right off lake Michigan into the homes of people that love good punk rock all across the country. "
-Anchors
Punk Planet "This is so rad... sing-along punk that you just can't pass up."
Chicago Innerview: "...a highly volatile mixture of raw aggression, anger, passion and love for the music." -Bart Niedzialkowski
Radio One Chicago '...amongst the most exciting punk bands that have ever thrown music out of my speakers... the band lives and breathes honesty and sincerity through their songs, and nowhere is it more apparent than when the band is playing live."
–Mike Gibson
Screaming Bloody Mess "... a refreshing take on straight-forward, inspiring punk-rock ... This stuff is played well, tight, dripping with earnest, and even a little disgust." -Christopher Kelaart
No 'post' this or that, no pretense, nothing arty, no sappy emo, no indie-rock, no hybrid anything. It's an honest formula: music that rocks + punk aggressiveness.
I totally thought I was already. I basically know all of your blood types like a creepy stalker, and I'm not even the band's myspace friend. Daaang it! ;)
I heard a scary rumour at Fest that you maybe splitting up!! Please tell me this isn't true!!! You're still probably the best new band I've heard in the last 10 years!!
Great Show guys! Tony Thanks for the Props! I'm Still recovering from the weekend! Ill post pics soon! Baggio! Ps, Lew was there Sunday, and vanished looking for Tony, he might still be wandering the Congress for beer!
It's the First Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament, sponsored by your friends at Riot Fest!
You have been invited to come join the family, friends, fans and actual bands of Riot Fest at Fireside Bowl for two nights of drunken bowling, and more importantly, tournament bragging rights of being the best punk rock bowling team in Chicago! Come hang with your friends from Riot Fest, and join in on the fun!
Get an autograph, get a picture taken, grab some free shit, or you can even buy a shot for your favorite Riot Fest band members!
October 9th and 10th, 10:30PM @ the Fireside Bowl. A team of four will cost you 96 bucks, teams are selling out fast...come get some!
Hey! We had a good time playing out East with you guys. You sounded great and we've only heard rave reviews for you. Thanks for all of you help and hard work too. We DO appreciate it......except Pierre......he said you're a bunch of slackers.
hell yeah guys...anutha tour wit' da RAYGUNZ! miss ya's. i tried to find yer last album all over portland and i could not find it. i tried. i got a new one gettin mixed right now and workin on a new ep as well. lets send each other music. peace. p
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