The Official Bands of the Revolution
MxPx
Genre: Punk rock/pop punk
Official Website: http://www.mxpx.com
Discography: 17 (vinyl single, 1994), Pokinatcha (1995), Punk Rawk Show (vinyl single, 1995), Teenage Politics (1995), On The Cover (cover EP, 1996), Move To Bremerton (single, 1996), Life In General (1997), Small Town Minds (vinyl single, 1998) Slowly Going The Way Of The Way Of The Buffalo (1998), Let It Happen (compilation, 1999), At The Show (live, 1999), The Ever-Passing Moment (out spring 2000!)
Comments: This punk band hailing from Bremerton, Washington, has already put out nine (soon to be ten) records, and they're all just 23! The whole time they've been refine their sound from those early rough-sounding, back-yard punk band days to their new pop punk style while still retaining their roots. They have even managed to fit in a few side projects over the five years that they've been together. Originally, it was Mike (the singer and bass player), Andy (the guitarist), and Yuri (the drummer), but after some "philosophical differences" Andy quit after "Pokintacha" and was replaced by Tom (from The Cootees). Still, they survived, and yes, thrived. They're clearly,one of the best and most fun acts out there!
The Cootees
Genre: Pop punk
Official Website: There is none.
Discography: Let's Play House (1997)
Comments: This is one of the two side projects of MxPx. It consisted of Mike (singer and bass player of MxPx), Tom (guitarist of MxPx), Dale (of several other bands), and Jiles (of something, I think). Originally it was a disco band with the drummer from MxPx (Yuri) as the singer, but he sucked and never came to any of the practices anyway so they dumped him and became a pop punk band with stuff focused around the beach, girls, their hatred of jocks, and Coke (kinda like a modern-day Beach Boys). Every song has a upbeat feel that'll make you smile. At about this time, Andy had quit MxPx and Mike and Yuri asked Tom (The Cootee's drummer) to play guitar for them. He quickly learned how to play in just a few months and joined on. The rest is history. The Cootees did a short tour after releasing their only CD and then broke up to focus of their other bands. But it was fun while it lasted.
Arthur
Genre: Slow emo
Official Website: http://www.rockcityrecording.com/arthur
Discography: Loneliness Is Bliss (EP, 1999)
Comments: Yet another side project of MxPx, but with a softer, more reflective twist. Their songs are a lot more vocally based. The group itself contains all of their members of MxPx plus their drum tech playing bass. All of the members go by their middle names (Arthur, Edmund, Zane, and Alexander) which explains the band's name. Right now, they are playing some tours and opening for (surprise, surprise) MxPx. Maybe they will last a little longer then The Cootees.
Project 86
Genre: Hardcore/rapcore
Official Website: http://www.project86.com
Discography: Project 86 (1999), Drawing Black Lines (out February 2000!)
Comments: This is one of the greatest hardcore or rapcore bands from SoCal or anywhere for that matter. Their sound will remind you some of Stavesacre, some of Tool and, just a little of Limp Bizkit. You can hear the sweat dripping from their vein-popping foreheads as they rock their way into your living room. At some times, the mood can be quiet and reflective but soon the singer's voice and the guitars' screechings crescendo from a whisper to a scream. The lyrics are great, too . . . if you can figure out what they're saying.
The Dingees
Genre: Old school punk/ska/reggae
Official Website: http://www.dingees.com
Discography: Armageddon Massive (1998), Sundown to Midnight (1999)
Comments: Wow! What a great combination! These guys can play anything. On their CDs they can play the driving guitar-based old school punk on one song, switch to the fast, upbeat, horn-decorated ska on the next, and then move to a quieter, almost poetic reggage style on the last (which is cool 'cause you don't hear reggae much anymore). Plus, if ya like tha ghetto, that where these guys grew up so a lot of their songs take about life in the big city. For their first CD, the borrowed some help from the trombone/baritone sax, trumpet , and keyboard players of The Hepcats (a ska band). On the second one, though, they had Dave (formerly of The Supertones) join to play sax with some help also from their singer (Pegleg) also playing sax occasionally. The second CD, however, lacked the lyrical creativity and energy (especially in the horns) of the first CD. Still, they make a great assualt on the musical scene, even if they are a little dingy.
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