Punk Rock BBQ 2025
Please join us for year 9 of Punk Rock BBQ! Punk Rock BBQ 2025!! The much anticipated summer tradition that combines the love of loud, crazy punk rock music and delicious flame-seared delicacies! *** Band lineup reveal will begin June 26 *** Early bird tickets are available ONLINE only for $20 until June 25. WHAT TO EXPECT: • 10 amazing bands! • Food from Give You A Belly Belly BBQ (From Des Moines)! • The 5th annual Punk Rock BBQ Hot Dog Eating Contest! • prizes & giveaways + Much Much MORE!!!!
Dayglo Abortions
Dayglo Abortions – The Dayglo Abortions, a Victoria BC punk/metal band that has been abusing ear holes since 1979. The Dayglo Abortions have put out over a dozen records, including the popular Feed Us a Fetus (1986) and Here Today, Guano Tomorrow (1987). Their last record at the time of writing was 2016’s Armageddon Survival Guide. The longest-running leader, producer and writer of the band is Murray “The Cretin” Acton. Currently the lead guitarist and vocalist, Acton created The Dayglo Abortions and has been active for every year except three in the mid-90s when he created the band LUMMOX, and released the masterpiece (Natural Born Swillers). The Dayglo Abortions are now and will forever be the most important punk band in Canada, also being one of the first bands in North American history to be slapped with obscenity charges. Murray considers his writing to be light hearted and satirical while the rest of us get to enjoy some of the finest punk rock ever written. The Brothels – ska/street punk from San Antonio, TX https://thebrothels.bandcamp.com/ Cordial Spew – hardcore / punk rock from Omaha, NE established in the early 1980’s Hand Painted Police Car – punk rock from Omaha https://handpaintedpolicecar.bandcamp.com/
ATTACK ATTACK!
2000’s Rave
CALLING ALL 90s BABIES: We’re throwing a 2000s rave! Come experience a night of limewire classics remixed for the dancefloor by the hottest artists in EDM. Party like it’s 2003!
Lead Spirit
Mike V & The Rats
The Rats are making their triumphant return! Skateboarding icon Mike Vallely has revived his original punk band, Mike V And The Rats, and they’re set to hit the stage this summer alongside The Aquabats! and Koffin Kats for the exciting Bats! Kats & Rats Tour. Formed in 2002, The Rats took the punk scene by storm, capturing the hearts of a new generation of fans with their DIY skate spirit. Their unforgettable tracks like “The Days,” “Never Give Up,” and “Vendetta” have secured their place in skate-punk history, featuring in classic games like Tony Hawk Underground and American Wasteland. Vallely shares, “Nothing has changed, the mission remains the same: share and promote the music and skateboarding with the same passion, positivity, and optimism as ever. These are still The Days!” Get ready for an unforgettable summer filled with incredible music and uplifting energy! Cordial Spew – hardcore / punk rock from Omaha, NE established in the early 1980’s Million Dollar Veins – Supercharged Rock ‘n’ Roll from Lincoln/Omaha Nebraska. Criminal Neglect – Lincoln, NE punk rock
D.R.I
Conan
Conan’s doom is singular. Carved of granite. Yes, of course there’ve been changes since guitarist/vocalist Jon Davis founded the group in 2006, but the intention at the time toward superlative heavy – tonal extremity wrought with impressionist lyrics stripping ideas to the core where sometimes the whole line is just one word; they’ve always called it “Caveman Battle Doom” – remains at the root of everything they’ve done since. And across five studio records in the decade from 2012-2022, Conan have set the standard by which much of “heavy” anything is judged. And in comparison, most is found wanting. But for every time you’ve heard about Conan’s music being like galloping steeds or frost-covered sharp-peaked mountains, etc., imagery of largesse and violence, the truth is Conan are an exercise in frequency. It’s the low resonance that shakes your chest, the depth of the bass – now handled by David Ryley (ex-Fudge Tunnel) – the push of air from Johnny King’s kick drum, or the way the dark-fuzz distortion of Davis’ guitar is offset by shouting vocals cutting through that sometimes punishing onslaught, rarely to offer comfort so much as add viciousness to the crash, plod and pillage. In 2024, Conan sign to Heavy Psych Sounds as a recognized name and one of the foremost acts of their generation, wildly influential in their home country of the UK and well beyond; headliners in practice and theory alike. Their fifth LP, 2022’s ‘Evidence of Immortality,’ brought a dark ambience to coincide with its outright attack. With experiments in darkwave and synth adding breadth to the stated root purpose of aural force, it’s never been harder to guess where the next few years might take their sound, but whatever’s coming, Conan will make it kill. The better part of two decades later, their reliability remains unshakable. Which you want when your band is so heavy that the floor and your ribcage both start to vibrate. __ Canadian mixed-race mixed-gender duo Mares of Thrace deal in a brand of heaviness that draws as much from noise rock and hardcore as it does from the doom metal they’re commonly grouped with. The band came roaring back to life in 2022 after a considerable hiatus; while 2012’s The Pilgrimage (released on Canada’s Sonic UnyonRecords) catapulted them onto the world stage, garnering a premier on Pitchfork and praise in Decibel, Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, and countless other outlets, their currentera is fast eclipsing it. Their relentless schedule in support of 2022’s The Exile saw them tour the USA, Canada, and Europe (including a full tour with UK doom legends Conan,and stints with Bell Witch, Dopethrone, and KEN mode) and headline a showcase at new “North American Roadburn” festival Prepare the Ground.The band’s new incarnation sees vocalist and guitarist Trez (hailed as “absolutelyriveting, an unrivalled monster of a frontperson” by Exclaim! Magazine; a professional illustrator, she also creates the album, merch, and poster art) joined by Casey ondrums,a multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer whose bona fides include being tapped to replace Gene Hoglan in Zimmer’s Hole.2025 looks to be their most ambitious year yet, as they prepare to release their fourth full-length album–The Loss– on illustrious joint Toronto-Reykjavik label ArtoffactRecords (home of Kaelan Mikla and Gggolddd).
Boundaries
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