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Schande

Pamela

Love Devotion

Simon Joyner (Team Love)
Simon Joyner was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but he’s lived in Omaha, Nebraska most of his life. The geography, mythology, and personal connection to both the South and the Midwest act as shadow characters throughout his large body of work–swallowing some characters, emboldening others, always reminding us that place is much more than mere scenery. Joyner’s songs and stories focus on struggling or haunted characters who confirm their humanity during moments of strength and weakness, disappointment, failure, and, of course, love. (bio)

The Renderers (NZ)

Jean Marie

Icky Boyfriends
Oozing from San Francisco’s sub-primordial muck in 1989, the ICKY BOYFRIENDS stomped around the edges of the city’s garage punk scene, playing a brand of rock & roll which drew equally from Cleveland heavies such as the Electric Eels and a twisted Sixties mutation of the Monks and the Fugs, infused with LAFMS-style WTF. Though their output was small (some singles and an album on labels like Blackjack and Menlo Park), they acquired a rabid fan base, one that continues to grow. Over the past few years they’ve played a couple times (Memphis’ Gonerfest, San Francisco’s Budget Rock) and each time crowds have walked away amazed.

Wounded Lion
WOUNDED LION’s debut was on S.S. Records, a very cool single which sold out quicky. A secret no longer, they jumped to In the Red Records in their native Los Angeles, where they’ve released a couple albums and a handful of singles, each one better than what’s come before. At their best, their strum-tastic sounds bring to mind the Modern Lovers, Leaving Trains, and Half Japanese during their pop phase. And live these guys are very hard to beat. Last year they opened SS10 and blew people away. This year, expect no less.

Spray Paint (Austin)
From Austin, Texas comes a trio known as SPRAY PAINT. The proud father of two pieces of vinyl (both 7”s on S.S. Records), these Texans have fast gainied a following with sounds that bring to mind the Urinals/100 Flowers, the A Frames, and various UK DIY obscurities, while still having a sound of their own. Playing cutting songs with very cool gang vocals, Spray Paint stunned people at this years’ SXSW.

Monoshock
MONOSHOCK’s first breath came in the late 80s as it emerged from the shell of a band a band called the Umbilical Chords in the Central California town of Isla Vista. Monoshock’s combination of Hawkwind-style psychedelia with Stooges-thud and garage punk-raw energy immediately endeared them to rock scribe Jay Hinman, who released their first single. Other records would follow on labels such as Blackjack and the critically acclaimed 90s label Bag of Hammers. Monoshock’s one and only full length, a double album called “Walk to the Fire” (slated for reissue on S.S. in July), received stellar reviews, called a psych classic by Julian Cope (“WALK TO THE FIRE is a barbarian classic [what an oxymoron, ya moron!] that brings a smile to your face and sway to your hips and a lump to your dong from the moment you put it on.”), and was recently featured in Mojo Magazine. Bands such as Comets on Fire, Wooden Shjips, and CAVE have cited Monoshock as a major influence. S.S. Records was so hooked on Monoshock that one of our early obsessions was releasing a CD anthology of their singles and unreleased tracks (2005). While band members have continued to play music (The Drags, Liquorball, the Bad Trips, Terminal Wasteand, Nothing People) this will be Monoshock’s first show in nearly fifteen years.

Lamps
Though they live only 600 miles to the South, the LAMPS rarely make it up to Northern California to play. So when S.S. has an opportunity to bring them up here, we do not pass it up. Over a couple albums (on In the Red Records) and a slew of singles (on S.S. and other labels) the Lamps have taken the 1-2-3-4 approach to punk rock & roll and distilled it in a way that only bands like feedtime have done. Basic but beyond cliché, the Lamps are a great band in studio and especially live.

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The Young (Austin, Matador)
The Young’s early singles for Chicago’s Criminal IQ and Austin’s Super Secret were followed by an appearance on Matador’s ‘Casual Victim Pile’ compilation LP/CD. Though that modest output was hardly without merit, the subsequent full-length album on NYC’s Mexican Summer, ‘Voyagers Of Legend’ was nothing less than the underground rock revelation of 2010. “There hasn’t been a full-length this spot-on with mood and 1%’er hooks in years,” declared our good friend Andrew Earles, while the folks at 29-95.com prefered to drop the “P” word, insisting ‘Voyagers’ was “an implacable psychedelic rock journey.. almost cruelly evocative.” Those fortunate enough to have seen their recent shows sharing bills with the likes of Sic Alps and Lower Dens, know all too well their recorded works to date are only skimming the surface of what these guys are capable of. - Matador

Uzi Rash

Synthetic ID
"SYNTHETIC ID play jerky and genuine jams for fans of WIPERS, THE FALL, PERE UBU and OBSERVERS." - Terminal Escape

Common Eider King Eider

Jon Porras (Barn Owl)

Meridians

Bill Orcutt

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