SONS OF ISHMAEL - August 7th, 1987 @ 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA [SOUNDBOARD]

 SONS OF ISHMAEL hail from the mean streets of Toronto, Canada, and in 1987 came out to the equally mean streets of Berkeley, California  and played a show at 924 Gilman St, opening for Youth Of Today.  I'm not sure if they were on tour together, or if they just used the power of Canadian intimidation to bully their way onto the show.  

So what we get here though is an uneven all over the place board mix that is typical for Gilman board recordings of the time.  I tried to balance things out via Izotope, but while I can find a general level where most of the recording will sound ok-ish, I can't do anything about the mix not settling.  So this may not be for everyone except those die hard SOI fans.  There are times when it sounds ok though, so it's good enough for an upload.    - DH

SONS OF ISHMAEL - August 7th, 1987 @ 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA

Setlist:

unknown

Additional info:

 - Soundboard recording

 - Recorded by unknown

 - Transferred and rebalanced by DH

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BOLD - January 2nd, 1987 @ Chatham Oaks, Danbury, CT [AUDIENCE]

 Today's offering comes via a noisy audience recording of the New York hardcore band, BOLD.  It's not the best sounding, but for me at least it's passable, especially as I don't think I have any other Bold live recordings that I can remember off the top of my head.  For those that don't know, Bold is a youth crew hardcore band, and they are straightedge.  If you like sxe music, hopefully you are familiar with Bold, and that you dig this.  If you are more like me and like being stoned while listening to sxe music, then light one up and let 'er rip!  - DH

BOLD - January 2nd, 1987 @ Chatham Oaks, Danbury, CT

Setlist:

Positive Scene

Choice

Same

K Town Mosh Krew

Always Try

Nailed To The X

Can't You See

Know What's Right

Respect

Now Or Never

Walk Tall Walk Straight

United We Stand

Talk Is Cheap

Filler

Not Just Talk

Additional info:

 - Audience recording

 - Recorded by : unknown

 - Transferred by DH

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CRO-MAGS - July 16th, 1986 @ The Oasis, Sacramento, CA [AUDIENCE]

 Here we go with an energetic set from the mighty CRO-MAGS!  Such a crazy cats of characters in this band, though I have really been enjoying Harley's social media posts to be quite honest.  But it's not all force of personality here, these guys bring the riffs for sure.  "Age Of Quarrel" is an excellent record in my opinion, and was probably just released or about to be released when this show happened, so this is CM at their height in my opinion.  Just a raging set, opening for GBH and playing alongside Verbal Abuse, Death Angel, and Sins Of The Flesh.  Thanks to whoever recorded this! - DH

CRO-MAGS - July 16th, 1986 @ The Oasis, Sacramento, CA

Setlist:

unknown

Additional info:

 - Audience recording

 - Taper: unknown

 - Transferred by DH

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COLERA - 1982 Demo

    Today's post is an old raw demo recording from the Brazilian punk band COLERA.  I was never familiar with them, despite them being active since 1979.  Until I got this tape at least.  I have no info on the source of this tape, it's just a dub on a tape featuring old South American punk demos.  There is a handwritten J-card with song titles, I apologize for any spelling errors, I'm just copying them as they appear on the J-card.  Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about anything, or to add any additional info about this recording.

   This is pretty killer though, if you like old, raw punk.  No fancy studio wizardry here, no drawn out songs either, just energetic and to the point punk.  Despite being unfamiliar with the band, I really dig this demo.  Perhaps I'll get around to checking out more of their discography.  For now this recording is hitting the spots, so I keep it in rotation, even though I have no idea what's being said in the lyrics.  Sometimes that's beauty of non-English bands, for me at least.  Can't judge their lyrical content, just gotta enjoy the emotion and mood of the vocals, and the music itself.  Sometimes, that's fine by me.   - DH

COLERA

1982 Demo

1. Viralatas

2. De o Fora

3. Volume

4. Jane

5. Palpebrite

6. Sistema Odiaver

7.  Quanto Vale A Liberide

8. Anjos Do Beco

9. Em Setembro

10. Rebeldes

11. Comp

12. Violar Suajleis

13. Bar

14. Chance

15. Senbar

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STIKKY - May 27th, 1988 @ The Place, Davis, CA [AUDIENCE]

   I'm back to uploading again, so I hope folks still like noisy handheld recordings of old bands live shows and rehearsals as well as obscure demos.

   So kicking things back off is STIKKY, live at The Place, in Davis, CA.  I don't know if there is anything remarkable about this set, it's a typical set recorded by someone who was clearly intelligent and had great taste in music, thanks mysterious genius!  Thankfully, a typical Stikky set is pretty damn fun to listen to, they are a hilarious band and they also have a lot of killer songs.  So yeah, cram this one in your earholes.  - DH

STIKKY - May 27th, 1988 @ The Place, Davis, CA

Setlist:

unknown

Additional info:

-  Audience recording

- Recorded by ?

- Transferred and EQ'd by DH

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SCREW 32 - January 6th, 1995 @ 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA [SOUNDBOARD]

Dang!  I uploaded this soundboard from SCREW 32 about two weeks ago, and then got busy and forgot to post the upload here!  Well, kiddo-s back in school so now I can do more uploading and whatnot, for those paying attention.  Here's one I got from my buddy Jake Kelly, a pretty decent soundboard from Screw 32, playing with Spitboy.  I like this, though I'm still not overly familiar with Screw 32, I think I've only heard one album and I don't own any of their stuff.  Had I grown up out here in the east bay, maybe I'd have been way more into them.  If this is your cup of tea, I think you'll really like this! Enjoy!   - DH

SCREW 32 - January 6th, 1995 @ 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA

Setlist:

Speedfreak

In Harm's Own Way

Tools For The Job

Blindspot

Bandwagon

Ellen James

Guilty Conscience

Section Eight

Tightrope

Old Idea New Head

Everybody's Problem

Ignorance

Old Man With A Gun

10 Percent

Last Drop

Additional Info:

 - Soundboard recording

 - Azimuth adjusted

 - Transferred and EQ'd by DH

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SWIZ - April 1988 @ St John's Cathedral, Washington DC [AUDIENCE]

Here's a very rough sounding live audio recording from SWIZ, live in Washington DC in 1988.  I think it's incomplete as well.  Not great sounding but I like Swiz so it gets the occasional play by me, if you have my level of tolerance for rough live tapes, perhaps you'll enjoy this as well...   - DH

SWIZ - April 1988 @ St John's Cathedral, Washington DC

01. Wash

02. Stone

03. Condemn

04. Lie

05. Draw

06. Toon

07. Ghost

Additional Info:

 - Audience recording

 - Transferred by DH

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