Straitjacket house show 6/23/07 ..Formed around 1999. We like punk. We play punk. ..This profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5
Hailing from Portland,Oregon the members of Straitjacket have all been involved in the local scene since the late 80's. Coming from past Portland bands that helped create the "Portland" sound and scene in the 90's, now we are combining our love of early melodic punk with our many other influences.
Drawing influences from a wide assortment of early punk music, Straitjacket carry on the tradition. Words and phrases like: melodic, snotty, tough, hard pop,catchy, and streetpunk have all been used to desribe our sound...you decide!
Inspired by what great punk music has meant in our lives, success would be to make music that is just as important to others. With a stiff middle finger in the face of bullshit mainstream "punk", we seek to glorify the energy, independence, and DIY ethics of the real punk scene.
Location: Portland, OR United States
Formed: March 1999
Influences: Chelsea, UK Subs, Stiff Little Fingers, Clash, Toxic Reasons
Hi we have just posted a new track titled "Oracles Song Of
Unceasing Wrath" Please take a min to give it a listen and let us know
what you think? It would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
still kickin ass boys! love the new stuff! sounds just as good, if not better than it ever has! nice to see somebody in this town can still rock! cant wait to pick up some of the new shit and try to piss off the neighbors! cheers, Ford
Please check BRATPACK and their album “HATE THE NEIGHBOURS”. Music inspired by bands like The Adolescents, the Ribbed era from NOFX, and Rich Kids on LSD!
Hate The Neighbours is available on CD and LP trough our webstore www.crucialattack.nl , were you also can also listen songs of all our other releases!
Hey there Straitjacket Bridgetown Comedy Festival is finally here!!! Starts this Thursday so get your tickets by visiting www.bridgetowncomedyfestival.com
Watch this interview and tell Andy that you support Portland Comedy!
we're asking for $5 or whatever you want to donate.
only at Dante's this April 7th, 2009!
let's party and raise some money for one of Portland's old homegirls who's living in Istanbul, Turkey and who has recently undergone some serious medical crap and needs help! you can donate directly here: http://cyclecide.com/ratgirl/
she was experiencing pain and bleeding and was diagnosed with 2 tumors and a cyst and then her appendix got a perforation on it and she had to have emergency surgery for that on top of everything else. when the doctors cut her open they discovered that her entire reproductive system was infected, they literally found her to be full of PUS and had she waited one more day she probably would not have made it. fortunately, much thanks to her tough constitution and tenacious grip on life and the Turkish medical system, she's well on the mend. but she's still facing many overwhelming financial burdens and definitely needs our help!
please forward this to any mutual friends and hope to see ya there!
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