Not dead. Just unemployed for the first time in my adult life and expecting my son ANY DAY, literally. But the blog lives.... expect more (pay less), soon.
What we have here is a letter from Devon, singer of northern california hardcore/punk thrashcore band What Happens Next? I had written to him at some point before, as it was pretty regular for me to do with bands that I liked, just asking some pretty general questions (as you can see by his answers). I know its been said a million times, myself included- but one of the things I love about this music and the majority of the people Ive come in contact through it is the general humanity and ability to approach so many of the people within it.
Devon was incredibly nice and sent along a copy of their upcoming "Ahora Mas Que Nunca" 7inch that came out on Lengua Armada. Good thing he sent it, because even though I had the Hollow Victory and Bruitful Fearing records, I was completely oblivious to the new 7inch. The tracks on that 7inch are some of my favorites (on a long list of well loved WHN? songs), especially "Who Are You Playing For?" And the record came with one of the better inserts, which instantly made me feel 12 years old and smile.
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| The insert (on the left) is a little 3-D Pop-up. Great? Yes! |
I was fortunate enough to catch them live at the show that Devon mentions at the end of the letter, which was nothing short of great. It was Esperanza, Lifes Halt, Total Fury, the Oath, and What Happens Next? The Oath was still new enough that most people were just calling it the "new Mark McCoy band", total fury blew the place apart, Lifes Halt was of course, great, and WHN? nearly brought the place down. It was some Art/Dojo type place in Pomoma, Ca. Odd location, fun show.
A Few Pictures (it was hard as hell to take pictures, but fun as hell) - As Always, click any picture to see it full-size
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ha! that's me in the turning point shirt in the first pic. i remember that show fondly...easily the best show that year (and one of the best from that general era). such a perfect and solid line-up.
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It was definitely a great show. It was the only time I saw esperanza or total fury and whn and lifes halt were probably my favorite bands at the time
ReplyDeleteHi this is Devon from WHN? I just stumbled across your blog. What memories! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteHi Devon! You're quite welcome. Likewise, thanks for the memories and fun. I'm pretty sure I only saw WHN? the one time, but it was a complete and total blast!
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