Screeching Weasel - Tickets available at the door
The Queers, The Spears
Sat, May 19, 2012
6:00 pm
The Beacham
$20.00
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Screeching Weasel
Formed in 1986 by acerbic front man Ben Weasel, Screeching Weasel
immediately set out to provoke. In their early days the band was known
as much for Weasel’s on-stage diatribes and battles with audience
members as their music, but with the release of 1991’s My Brain Hurts
they helped to usher in the pop-punk explosion, and have remained at
the forefront of the genre ever since. In a career punctuated by internal
friction and break-ups, to say nothing of their run-ins with promoters,
label owners, other musicians and the press, Screeching Weasel has
inspired countless bands with their infectious, hook-laden songs; Blink-
182 and the All-American Rejects cite Screeching Weasel as an influence
and Green Day’s Mike Dirnt (who played on the band’s 1994 How To
Make Enemies And Irritate People) sports a Weasel head tattoo on his arm.
Ben Weasel, the only remaining original member and the only constant
amidst dozens of lineup changes, sums up the band’s notoriety by noting
“You can’t worry about making friends or alienating people. You’ve got to
be your own man no matter who it upsets. That’s the only way to make
music of any lasting value.” More than a quarter of a century on, the band
continues to court controversy while seemingly effortlessly cranking out
new pop-punk gems. “My goal,” says Weasel, “was always to put the
crowd in a position where they didn’t know whether to boo us or start
dancing.” Screeching Weasel continues to win over fans both old and new
with each new release; none of their 11 studio albums have ever been out
of print and their latest release, the 7-song EP Carnival Of Schadenfreude,
finds the band as cantankerous and tuneful as ever. The newest lineup of
Screeching Weasel is on the road and working on new songs, and will be
for years to come if Weasel has his way. “Screeching Weasel is never
breaking up again,” he says. “The band dies when I do.”
immediately set out to provoke. In their early days the band was known
as much for Weasel’s on-stage diatribes and battles with audience
members as their music, but with the release of 1991’s My Brain Hurts
they helped to usher in the pop-punk explosion, and have remained at
the forefront of the genre ever since. In a career punctuated by internal
friction and break-ups, to say nothing of their run-ins with promoters,
label owners, other musicians and the press, Screeching Weasel has
inspired countless bands with their infectious, hook-laden songs; Blink-
182 and the All-American Rejects cite Screeching Weasel as an influence
and Green Day’s Mike Dirnt (who played on the band’s 1994 How To
Make Enemies And Irritate People) sports a Weasel head tattoo on his arm.
Ben Weasel, the only remaining original member and the only constant
amidst dozens of lineup changes, sums up the band’s notoriety by noting
“You can’t worry about making friends or alienating people. You’ve got to
be your own man no matter who it upsets. That’s the only way to make
music of any lasting value.” More than a quarter of a century on, the band
continues to court controversy while seemingly effortlessly cranking out
new pop-punk gems. “My goal,” says Weasel, “was always to put the
crowd in a position where they didn’t know whether to boo us or start
dancing.” Screeching Weasel continues to win over fans both old and new
with each new release; none of their 11 studio albums have ever been out
of print and their latest release, the 7-song EP Carnival Of Schadenfreude,
finds the band as cantankerous and tuneful as ever. The newest lineup of
Screeching Weasel is on the road and working on new songs, and will be
for years to come if Weasel has his way. “Screeching Weasel is never
breaking up again,” he says. “The band dies when I do.”
The Queers
The Queers are a pop punk band from New Hampshire, formed in 1982. Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Joe King has been the principal member of the group, with a vast number of musicians cycling in and out of the band over the years. Supposedly, the band name 'Queers' was used simply to poke fun at what he called the "Art Fag" community in NH. That same brand of humor and inanity has become a staple of The Queers music. While some punk rock bands attempt to use their music to impart a social or political message, King has made it clear that The Queers exist simply to play punk rock for the fun of it.
The Queers play a Ramones/The Beach Boys style of pop punk with songs about girls and beer. King has often collaborated with Ben Weasel, from Screeching Weasel. The band begun with a notoriety primarily in their own backyard, but with the release of Love Songs for the Retarded, recorded by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini, their following grew to international proportions. They have collaborated with Mass Giorgini several times since.
Their latest release was 2010's "Back to the Basement" on Asian Man Records. After many lineup changes, with King being the only constant, the band has found a lineup that has been together for the last five years and have no signs of slowing down.
The Queers play a Ramones/The Beach Boys style of pop punk with songs about girls and beer. King has often collaborated with Ben Weasel, from Screeching Weasel. The band begun with a notoriety primarily in their own backyard, but with the release of Love Songs for the Retarded, recorded by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini, their following grew to international proportions. They have collaborated with Mass Giorgini several times since.
Their latest release was 2010's "Back to the Basement" on Asian Man Records. After many lineup changes, with King being the only constant, the band has found a lineup that has been together for the last five years and have no signs of slowing down.
