DEC 27: RED ROBOT REUNION!

I'm super excited to hear that Redding's indie hero's, The Red Robt, are doing a reunion show December 27th. And to put the cherry on top, the show will be at the Millville Grange Hall in Palo Cedro! A classic venue that hasn't hosted a show like this in almost 10 years.







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RED ROBOT BANDCAMP:
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Nov 22 - Caldwell Park

Set It Straight - Reunion at Big League Dreams 2010

Heffer Wolfe - Rats! Rats! Rats! EP

I went to a show at Going Local back in January and had a chance to see Heffer Wolfe's first show. After their set, a couple of my friends and I were like, "who where those guys! and man that ruled!" I'm stoked to see that they have been playing more shows around the area and have released their first release, "Rats! Rats! Rats!" The album's sound is built around short funk songs in the vein of the Minutemen but with their own modern approaches to the style. If you dig short funky songs you can dance to but also rock out to, I recommend you give this album a listen

Recommended Jams:
Eating Moths
Coughing Fit

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Till Death - The Patchcord Sessions (2003)

The very first Redding hardcore/punk show I ever went to was with Till Death, American Standard (later American Waste), The Red Robot, Barefoot Army, and The Melodramatics at the Millville Grange with my cousin Ryan Dodge and Terrence Fannin. I didn't know anyone else at the show except for Ryan and Terrance, so I felt really shy and awkward. The very first person I ran into after walking in the door, though, was Nate Corbin. We already knew each other from skating the CV park together, so we started talking. After talking for a little while, Shannen Hansen (now the drummer in Hysterics) came up with some pictures to show Nate she'd taken of a band playing. I noticed one of them was with Nate on drums. I asked, "you play in a band?" He said "yeah, we're playing tonight too." The band was Till Death, and their set ruled! It was filled with circle pits and a 7 Seconds cover of "Young Till I Die." A week or so later, I ran into Nate at the CV skate park with Ryan and Terrance, and he gave us three burned copies of Till Death's "Patchcord Sessions." If I remember right, though, only one of them actually worked haha. But it didn't really matter, because we were stoked he took the time hook us up. Listening to the "Patchcord Sessions" always takes me back to that time in my life and in the scene. Feeling shy, but extremely excited to be at the shows and be part of the energy.

Download:
Till Death - The Patchcord Sessions

Suburban American: One & Two

Suburban American One (2000) and Two (2001) doesn't really have anything to do with Redding history since they only have Chico area bands on them. Expect I think Suburban American Two features some Redding related bands like the Kansas City Stars? Regardless though, I figured since I posted Suburban American Three I should post parts One and Two. Suburban American One has always been my personal favorite out of the series too.

Suburban American One recommend tracks to check out:
- P.A.W.N.S. "Fishy, Fishy, Fishy"
- Nogoodnix "Father of The Year" & "Land Of Poverty"
- Smeat "Fashion Punk" & "Indentured Servants"
- Face Down "Without You"
- Callous Neglect "Dehumanized" & "Face Down" (the lyrics to this song still give me chills)

Suburban American Two recommend tracks to check out:
- Face Down "Callous Neglect" (American Waste covered this on their full length in 2004) & "Bad Cops"
- Gruk "Azlin" & "Enemy"
- P.A.W.N.S."Livestock of Fools" & "Factor III"
- Nogoodnix "Carlo" & "#1"
- Slag "Back In 80"
 - Smeat "Ex-Girlfriend" & "Come Loud"





Suburban American One Download

Suburban American Two Download

Suburban American #3

Suburban America #3 is a comp from 2003 that features a number of punk bands from around the Redding / Chico area of that time. Notable bands from this comp are American Waste (redding), Barefoot Army (redding), Gruk (chico), Nogoodnix (chico), Face Down (chico), Kids With Headlice (red bluff), and P.A.W.N.S. (chico). This was the last of the Suburban American comps sadly. There was almost two follow ups, but they all fell apart for various reasons.

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