The Adversary Workers have spent over three years refining a style of punk that is socially driven and reflective of the current state of our society. That is, music filled with brutal contradictions and lyrics concerning the problems we face today.
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Shards of the Minutemen's sound are spiked throughout the new single by St. Louis's Adversary Workers. Glenndonia is not a Xerox by any means, but these guys have a certain way of assembling their active basslines, dynamic guitar lines and rhetorically thick vocals that makes me remember San Pedro's finest. It's political punk far better than most of the stuff that crosses my desk. That's for sure.
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This is some terse, dissonant, noisy punk that takes cues from post-punk sounds like Joy Division and The Birthday Party. It reminds me a lot(in execution and delivery, if not in actual sound) of Reactionary 3. Exciting discovery of the month for me!
THE VENUE HAS CHANGED FOR BITCH SLAP BARBIE'S CD RELEASE AND LAST SHOW! THE SHOW IS THIS SATURDAY - MARCH 14. PLEASE HELP THE BAND OUT BY REPOSTING THE FLYER SO THE WORD GETS OUT IN ST. LOUIS. YOU KNOW THE BITCHES WILL LOVE YOU LONG TIME FOR IT!
Tuesday, June 10th at the Schlafly Tap Room Veterans for Peace http://www. veteransforpeace. org presents a free viewing of The American Ruling Class http://www. theamericanrulingclass. org/home/ The American Ruling Class, the worlds first dramatic-documentary-musical, explores our countrys most taboo topic: class, power and privilege in our nominally democratic republic. This feature-length satire stars Lewis Lapham, the renowned essayist and author, and a heavy-weight ensemble cast that includes former cabinet secretaries, corporate mandarins, media magnates, and at least one journalist working as a waitress. The film follows Lapham and two recent Yale graduates as they make the rounds of Pentagon briefings, the World Economic Forum, philanthropic foundations, law firms, corporations banks, and New York society dinners as they attempt to answer the question, Who rules America? Check out this preview:
This weekend marks the 112th anniversary of The Haymarket Affair! On May 3rd, 1886, police in Chicago killed a number of striking workers, On May 4th, the workers organized in a peaceful gathering. Once again, the police disrupted the gathering, this time the workers fought back. After the streets were cleared, a number of workers and police lay dead, and many more injured. 8 men were arrested and charged with inciting a riot and the throwing of a bomb. Despite the overwhelming evidence that these men were innocent, they were sentenced to imprisonment and even death, to be carried out by the state, simply for being anarchists. This Saturday, May 3rd, we recall this event and celebrate the struggle of the working class @ Picasso's Coffee House, 101 N Main St. Saint Charles, MO 63301 12:00 noon, with a parade for workers solidarity and a day of music by The Tillers, www. myspace. com/thetillersthree Ian Fischer, http://www. myspace. com/ianfishermusic Ryan Spearman, www. myspace. com/tatercooks and the introduction of Holy!Holy!Holy! admission is 2 used books you enjoyed everyone leaves with a book they didn't bring and the remaining books go to Books2Prisoners.
Also, sticks&stones books, an anarchist book source will be opening to the public for the first time! Finally a truly leftist books source in Saint Charles!
Get Born reads at the Way Out Club for the first time next Monday, April 14th at 8 p.m.
Featuring:Aaron Belz,Jason Wallace Triefenbach,Joseph Sulier,Erin Wiles,Brock Walker,Brett Underwood,Mathieu Paul,and 10 yet to be determined local poets.
Also featuring the solo blues stylings of Mat Wilson,frontman of The Rumdrum Ramblers
The Way Out Club is just north of Gravois on Jefferson Avenue on the South Side of St. Louis at 2525 S. Jefferson with a big vintage neon sign out front that reads "The Palms".
THIS IS THE LINEUP FOR THE JAN 12 EDITION OF THE BASTARDS BALL. THE HEADLINERS ARE SKINNY JIM AND THE # 9 BLACKTOPS FROM WEST FRANKFORT ILLINOIS , THE CLINTS, FEATURING FORMER MEMBERS OF ST. LOUIS FAVORITES THE UNMUTUALS, DOWN AND DIRTY FUCK-ROCK MASTERS THE SPARK THUGS, AND FINALLY PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE! AS ALWAYS THE BASTARDS BALL IS FREE!! AND AS AN ADDED BONUS, THERE WILL BE A BEER RAFFLE HELD BETWEEN SETS, JUST SEE THE DOOR MAN FOR YOUR FREE RAFFLE TICKETS. THE CHARLACK PUB IS LOCATED ON LACKLAND RD NEXT TO THE 7-11 1 BLOCK EAST OF ST CHARLES ROCK ROAD AND I-170.
whats up? i found this site and thought i'd tell everyone, it shows you if anyone at school likes you. i dont know how it works but its really cool, it told me a couple different people who have crushes on me. you gotta try it!
It's byob - which means bring a cooler of your favorite drinks. Uni the Unicorn will be there along with Pumpkin Wrestling, photo booth and more...Directions: 55 South to Germania - go left for a 1 mile - Right onto South Broadway, left at Catalan (120 E. Catalan). - All Hail Satan!!!
ITS HERE FUCKOS !!THE BASTARDS BALL IS HERE! THIS SATURDAY NIGHT @ THE CHARLACK PUB ON LACKLAND ROAD NEXT TO THE SEVEN-ELEVEN ,ONE BLOCK EAST OF ST CHARLES ROCK ROAD AND I-170.
The Show-Me Blowout all-Missouri garage punk/surf/rock'n'roll fest is coming up fast... and it's gonna rock! Please help us spread the word if you can. CLICK HERE for more info (or just check our profile). Thanks, and hopefully we'll see ya there!
Wanted to let you all know about 2 events coming up for the fine folks at 52nd CITY Magazine.
The reason why I'm sending this out is because their site is down and one of the events is coming up this weekend (plus they publish my writing, so they have to be pretty fucking cool, huh?). The site should be up soon but if it's not, here's the info below. http://www.52ndcity.com/
52nd City "Sporty" Release Party Where: Riley's, 3458 Arsenal, 314-664-7474 When: Saturday, July 28, 3-6 p.m. No cover, free food and drinks, all ages
This afternoon will mark the release of the fifth print issue, along with the previous effort, the CD "Sound." The new mag features a variety of St. Louis writers, illustrators and photographers musing on the topic of "Sporty" and will be on sale for $8, with all previous issues available, as well. Expect a few sporting events to be held in-and-out of Riley's on Saturday. Owner Bill Kapes is generously offering some free food and drink... while supplies last. Our new web issue will also go live on this day.
Chippewa Chapel BBQ Benefit Where: Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp, 314-773-3363 When: Thursday, August 2, 8-10 p.m. No cover, BBQ for sale, 21-up after 10 p.m.
The hosts of the Chippewa Chapel and Off Broadway have generously offered to host a BBQ benefit for 52nd City. Bring a few dollars for BBQ and your guitar: enjoy a bite, then sign up for the Chippewa Chapel's open mic, the most-popular open mic and jam in South City. The open mic ordinarily kicks off at 9 p.m., but we'll have music on the gorgeous Off Broadway stage beginning at 8 p.m. this evening. Some 52nd City giveaways will be peppered through the evening.
