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Friday, April 26, 2013

Line Ups Announced + TIcket info for "THIS IS NOT A STEP" Fest @ 924 GILMAN St in June

This Is Not A Step:Celebrating 20 years of More Than Music

June 27/28/29/30 at 924 Gilman St. Berkeley, CA and 1234 Go! Oakland, CA

A weekend of Politics, Music and Community.

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Bands:

Thursday at 1234 Go!:

Conquest For Death

Naked Lights

Wet The Rope

Dead Seeds

Friday at Gilman:

Punch

Constatine Sankathi

Fred Thomas

Big Crux

Holy

The Exquisites

Sourpatch

Street Eaters

Saturday at Gilman:

Los Crudos

Talk Is Poison

No Statik

Coke Bust

Hysterics

Pillage

Permanent Ruin

Hunting Party

Sunday at Gilman:

Iron Lung

The Body

Neon Piss

Subservient Fuck

Replica

Reivers

***Schedule subject to change***

Workshops, Speakers and other fun stuff:

Josh Ploeg - Vegan Snack Attack After-Party

Andy Cornell - "Subculture and Politics: Lessons from Movement for a New Society" talk and reading

and more to come!

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THIS IS NOT A STEP is a four-day festival of punk music and culture in Berkeley, CA, commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the first More Than Music Festivals, hosted in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. While rooted firmly in the here-and-now, THIS IS NOT A STEP celebrates the original intent and energy connected to the More Than Music festival series, which helped lend a tangible form to a new and vital interpretation of American punk and hardcore.

The interconnectedness of each moment—the then and the now—are reflected in their titles. More Than Music fired a flare for the contrarians, misfits and outcasts of the waning establishment American Hardcore scene, emphasizing community, inclusivity and punk’s potential to change individuals as well as their world. Perhaps it should come as little surprise that many witnesses, then, remain involved in the DIY underground today, in the Bay Area and around the country. While sure to be a fun homecoming for many older "kids," this is no lifeless reunion, but rooted rather in the art, music and politics of those active today.

THIS IS NOT A STEP takes its name from a Bay Area hardcore band, Torches to Rome, in order to challenge sometimes latent notions of entitlement, careerism and passive consumption in our would-be, could-be community. While punk is much more than a stepping stone, perhaps at its best it is also more than a phase to be swanned through, a look or a clique to master and move on, or an end result to be achieved and then retired.

In the spirit of each parallel tradition, the organizers of THIS IS NOT A STEP invite you to join the crowd this June in the Bay Area to celebrate the inspiration of punk's rich past, the energy of the vibrant scene today, and its potential for the future.

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THIS IS NOT A STEP will benefit the following:

The family of our beloved friend Sarah Kirsch as well as the following organizations which meant a great deal to her:

The Pacific Center for Growth

and

The San Francisco Trans March

A portion of proceeds will also go to helping Joseph Mattson (LA writer and member of 90's diy punk band Constatine San Kathi) in his legal struggles.

********************************************** contact us at thisisnotastep2013@gmail.com

A Limited number of Three Day Weekend passes for FRI/SAT/SUN will go on sale:

Sunday, April 28 at 12 NOON Pacific time

$36 for show pass and most speakers and workshops - additional donations encouraged!

Order tickets on Sunday HERE

FEST SITE

FACEBOOK EVENTS PAGE

CIVIL DISSIDENT @ The Helter Skelter Club, St. Kilda 1984

Prank # 08 released in 1996 was a retrospective of 1980's Pen Pals and one of my favorite 1980's bands, Australia's CIVIL DISSIDENT. The Mastermind behind "Menzie's Crack", Scotti of Au-go-go / Missing link records / Resistant Harmony Fanzine fame has been working on a more exhaustive re-issue for awhile now, but until it happens check out some grainy live footage here:

More tracks HERE and HERE The Prank Re-issue LP is long out of print, Try DISCOGS for a copy.

EFFLUXUS in Denton, Texas 5/29/13

Facebook Events Page HERE

Thursday, April 25, 2013

NO STATIK @ 924 Gilman May 17th W/ CEREMONY, FACE THE RAIL

NO STATIK will play 924 Gilman Street May 17th W/ Ceremony, Secret People, Face The Rail and Caged Animal.

Facebook Event Page HERE

"Everywhere You Aren;t Looking" is being repressed.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

DROPDEAD @ "THIS IS BOSTON" BENEFIT FOR VICTIMS OF MARATHON BOMBING 5/6/13

Dropdead W/ Slapshot, Converge,Wrecking Crew and More in Quincy, MA 5/6/13. Benefit for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Facebook Events page HERE

Photo Set at SPIN magazine's Website HERE

DROPDEAD W/ MEMBERS OF SIEGE doing a couple Siege tracks at the gig ( cell phone camera):

VIMEO PLAYLIST OF ALMOST THE ENTIRE SHOW HERE

GAUZE in ISHINOMAKI, JAPAN 06/09/2012

Gauze Last June 2012, in Ishinomaki, Japan a small coastal city North of Sendai that was heavily damaged by the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

Part 2 Part 3

EFFLUXUS in Seattle, May 19th, 2013

Facebook events page HERE

Complete Effluxus / INFERNOH tour dates Facebook HERE

Order EFFLUXUS "Devoid" HERE

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

REPLICA in San Jose April 26th, 2013 W/ ABSURDO, NO MISTAKE

Facebook Events PageHERE

Murray Bowles Photo Set from the show HERE

REPLICA "S/T" 7" out now - Order HERE

SHIKABANE @ 924 GILMAN, 2001

KILL THAT CAT finds a video of Japan's SHIKABANE, headed into the dark territory of the Mangrove / Prank "Why Do You live?" LP

Monday, April 15, 2013

Saturday, April 13, 2013

REPLICA "S/t" 7" EP is OUT NOW.

REPLICA 'S/T" 7" EP is out now!

The debut 7" EP From the San Francisco Bay Area's REPLICA is fueled by searing guitar, fast blasting drum beats, sturdy tough bass lines and brash, raw vocals. Five tracks that thread many different hardcore influences and sounds - from the metallic thrash and high energy of current Brazillian Hardcore to a raw straight forward punk attack like early LA proto-hardcore or east bay punk to the wild unpredictability of 90's thrash, to make a unique whole. Members from DUCK AND COVER, INFECT, NO STATIK , these tracks were recorded in 2012 at THe Dutch Oven by craigums and mastered at George Horn Mastering. REPLICA are a scene constant in the local bay area and will appear at this Year's CHAOS IN TEJAS festival. Thick vinyl, folderver sleeve and First press comes with a Vinyl sticker.

Order at Prank's Big Cartel HERE

Also available from No Idea, Ebullition, Soap and Spikes and more

Iron Lung In Minneapolis Sunday Night 4/14/13



Complete IRON LUNG "WHITE GLOVE TEST" North American March-April 2013 tour dates here

IRON LUNG in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 4/13/14

IRON LUNG 4/13/13 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Borg Ward 823 w national ave w/ Northless, Milorganaut, Gravedirt & Lifes 7pm

Iron Lung at The Borg Ward (4/13/13) from Bullart. on Vimeo.

Facebook events page HERE

Friday, April 12, 2013

ASSFORT @ PRANK 1- YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW @ 924 GILMAN, Sept 1996

I remember this being a really technically plagued, but good set from Tokyo's ASSFORT, who were over for their second time. This was the Prank 1-Year anniversary with Gauze, Spazz, Eldopa and Dead and Gone also playing

IRON LUNG in Chicago 4/12/13, Two Shows!

IRON LUNG 4/12/13 - Chicago, IL @ Mousetrap w/ SFN, Sea of Shit, Future Cops & Machismo. 7pm.

F 12 - Chicago, IL (after party) @ Ultra Lounge (21+) 11 PM w/ Violent End, Pillage & Broken Prayer Advance tickets

Write up in the chicago Reader

Review and Photos of Day show HERE

Thursday, April 11, 2013

IRON LUNG in LOUISVILLE, KY 3/11/13

IRON LUNG 3/11/13 in Louisville, KY @ Haymarket Whiskey Bar 331 E. Market St., 40202 w/ Whips/Chains & The New Mexico. 7pm $5

Facebook Events Page HERE

WHITE GLOVE TEST LP/CD is now up for Mailorder here
WHITE GLOVE TEST is now up for Download / Stream here
Complete IRON LUNG "WHITE GLOVE TEST" North American March-April 2013 tour dates here

SLANG @ "Punk Hell" VOL. 11, Sapporo, Japan 4/13/13

More info ( In Japanese) HERE

SLANG website: HERE "GLORY OUTSHINES DOOM" vinyl out soon on Prank.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

GRIMPLE in Seattle, 1998

GRIMPLE in Seattle on 12/5/1998, opening for Botch and Neurosis @ RKCNDY. A pretty far away camera angle and weird sound quality, but a cool glimpse a lot of the Unreleased, more brutally metallic material the band was writing during their brief reunion in the late 1990's:

GRIMPLE Facebook HERE

IRON LUNG @ FUNKY TOWNE, WEST VIRGINIA 4/10/13

IRON LUNG 4/10/13 - Huntington, WV @ Funky Towne [1035 8th st] w/ Appalachian Terror Unit, Nervosas & Enzugiri. 7pm

Facebook Events Page HERE

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

SLANG @ "Punk Hell" Vol. 10 Sapporo, Japan 4/6/13

More info ( In Japanese) HERE

SLANG website: HERE

IRON LUNG Tonight 4/9/13 in Pittsburgh @ MR ROBOTO PROJECT

IRON LUNG Tonight 4/9/13 in Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project 5106 Penn Ave w/ The Bay area's Permanent Ruin, Abysme, Illegals & Rabid Pigs

Facebook Events Page HERE

Complete PERMANENT RUIN East coast dates HERE

Compelte IRON LUNG "White Glove Test" North American Tour dates HERE

Sunday, April 7, 2013

IRON LUNG in BUFFALO, NY 4/7/13

IRON LUNG 4/7/13 Buffalo, NY @ Funeral Home 366 Ontario St w/ Gas Chamber,Masakari & Victim Of Circumstance. 6pm

Facebook Events Page HERE

Saturday, April 6, 2013

DEAD AND GONE " LOST IN CHURCH" Live At Gilman, Mid 90's.

Great Video of Dead And Gone at 924 Gilman in the mid 90's playing a classic track off the first Prank Release "T.V. Baby".

IRON LUNG IN TORONTO 4/6/13 @ SOY BOMB

IRON LUNG in Toronto 4/6/13 @ Soy Bomb w/ Column Of Heaven, Farang & SHIT.

Facebook Events Page HERE

Friday, April 5, 2013

Iron Lung @ The Rideau Curling Club, Ottowa, ON 4/5/13

Iron Lung tonight 4/5/13 in Ottawa, ON @ RIDEAU CURLING CLUB 715 Cooper Street w/ Column Of Heaven, SHIT & Rough House. 7:30pm *PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE*

Facebook events Page HERE

Thursday, April 4, 2013

IRON LUNG @ The Death Church, MONTREAL

IRON LUNG tonight 4/4/13 In Montreal, QC @ Death Church w/ Column Of Heaven, SHIT, Vile Intent & Burrow Owl All Ages $10 http://blackdotpresents.com/

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

EFFLUXUS / INFERNOH TOUR DATES UPDATE!

EFFLUXUS West Coast Tour W/ INFERNOH "Chaotic Western Front" tour Update!
Facebook events Tour Page HERE

May 17th - Oakland, CA @ The Hidden Temple 1209 8th Ave, Oakland, California 94606 W/ Absurdo, The New Flesh 7 PM $8 All Ages Facebook Events Page
May 18th - Portland, OR @ Black Water Records 223 NE Russell St. 97212 All Ages
May 19th- Seattle, WA @ Highline Bar 210 Broadway Ave E. W/ Negative Degree, Frustration 8:30 21+ $7 Facebook Page
May 20th - Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur W/ Gag, Exit Bag Facebook Events page
May 21st - Portland, OR @ The Know 2026 NE Alberta Street 97211 8 PM 21+
May 22nd - Arcata, CA @ The Big Tree
May 23rd - San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout 3223 Mission Street 94110 W/ Permanent Ruin, Merdoso 9:30 PM 21+ $8
May 24th - Los Angeles, CA @ Statico W/ Vaginors, Knife Fight, Stoic Violence 7 PM $7
Facebook Events page
May 25th - Santa Ana, CA @ Unit B 2040 S. Yale St 92704 W/ Stoic Violence, Damages 7 PM $8
Facebook Events page
May 26th - OFF
May 27th - Phoenix, AZ @ Wall Street 2450 E. Chambers
May 28th - Las Cruces, NM @ Trainyard
May 29th - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios 409 East Sycamore 76205 W/ Total Control, UV Race, Parquet Courts, Inferno, Effluxus, Vaginors, Strange Factory, The Noive. 7 PM $10 21+ / $12 Under 21. Facebook events page
May 30th - Austin, TX [Chaos in Tejas] DAY OFF
May 31st - Austin, TX [Chaos in Tejas] @ Mohawk Facebook Events Page
JUNE 1st = Austin, TX [Chaos in Tejas] @ 11E5 [INFERNÖH only]
JUNE 2nd = Austin, TX [Chaos in Tejas] @ Scoot inn

EFFLUXUS "Devoid" EP out now on Prank!
Preview tracks HERE
ORDER HERE
EFFLUXUS / INFERNOH Split EP out for the tour on RUST AND MACHINE preview HERE

Monday, April 1, 2013

REPLICA RECORD RELEASE SHOW @ 1234 GO! SUNDAY 4/14/13