live mp3s: WFMU delivers the SXSW goods

Half Japanese at WFMU/SXSW/Spiro's March 14th
The Homosexuals at WFMU/SXSW/Spiro's March 14th
Hank IV at WFMU/SXSW/Spiro's March 14
Citay at WFMU/SXSW/Spiro's March 14th
The Bad Trips at WFMU/SXSW/Spiro's March 14th
Harvey Milk at WFMU/SXSW/Spiro's March 14th

i was lucky enough to be in attendance at the harvey milk show, and it was probably THE face-melter of SXSW 2008. loud and on point, i was instantly blown away. the addition of joe preston to the fold was a big bonus, makes complete sense. they were so loud, that i had to run inside to ask the bartender for earplugs. after politely declining a super bullshit offer to sell his personal earplugs for ten dollars, i hit the restroom and shoved a few wads of toilet paper into my ear canals and happily made my way back to headbang position at the front of the stage.

click here for video clips of cheveau, lexie mountain boys, and paul metzger.
thanx for the goodies, WFMU!! hope to see some of the psychedelic horseshit and los llarmarada coverage hit the blog!!

edit: harvey milk live mp3s link updated and wfmu finally posted video footage of psychedelic horseshit and gary higgins here.

sand in the face - live @ cbgb 01.19.86

i don't have much info for this band, except for the few short paragraphs about them found on other blogs. they released one album and the sleeve made no mention of any of the band member's names, a move that would land them a prime seat on the bullet train to hardcore obscurity.

from the punk vault:
Sand in the Face were from New Jersey and existed at a time when New Jersey was becoming a hotbed for punk and hardcore. They shared bills with their neighbors such as Adrenalin OD, Bedlam, Sacred Denial, Mourning Noise and lots more. I remember reading about them in scene reports in Maximumrocknroll and being interested not only for their name, but for the fact of where they came from and that the reports on them all sounded good.

here is a live set from CBGB, in which the recording was originally intended to produce material for a mystic records compilation. sand in the face mysteriously never made the cut for the comp, but here's the entire set, enjoy.

sand in the face - live @ cbgb 01.19.96
mp3 320kbps VBR
http://www.mediafire.com/?cbtzgzyyc0m
File Size: 35.06 MB

you can listen to their self-titled (and only) LP on Last Days of Man On Earth
http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=155