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Skinny Wolves Club:
XBXRX
(USA, Kill Rock Stars, 5RC, Polyvinyl)
Ten Past Seven http://www.myspace.com/tenpastseven
Retards http://www.myspace.com/xretardsx
Party Weirdo http://www.myspace.com/partyweirdomusic
w/ Skinny Wolves & Lets Bolt Djs
Thursday 28th September
The Hub, Dublin
9 until 2.30am // 12euro
Full info here: www.skinnywolves.com/club.htm
Audio & more info here: www.myspace.com/skinnywolves
About xBxRx
http://www.myspace.com/6884158
http://www.xbxrx.com
http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/bands/band_info.asp?bandID=207
http://www.pbase.com/pistolswing/xbxrx
http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/factsheets/xbxrx/
Love them or hate them, you'll never forget them. Over the years xbxrx's style of joyous musical assault has been championed by many major figures in underground rock, having opened on tours with admirers such as Sonic Youth, Peaches, Unwound, Mr. Quintron, Deerhoof and Q and Not U as well as having worked with accomplished producers like Steve Albini, Ian MacKaye, Vern Rumsey, Don Zientara and Tim Kerr. xbxrx mates a post-hardcore guitar onslaught with articulate experimentation and intense, cathartic vocals to create a relentlessly modern rock music that is as chilling as it is invigorating.
the legend of the chaotic phenomenon known as xbxrx began back in '98 with a group ofsouthern-bred kids aged 13 to 15. fueled by explosive adolescent energy and brimming withrebellion against the complacency of their conservative hometown, the youths hit the studio soonafter, tracking their initial sides before heading off in the first of almost 30 separate tours. thatinitial east coast jaunt threw down a gauntlet for standards of high energy performance: blazingfrom town to town in a van stolen outright from the bass player's mother; leaving a smolderingpile of decimated guitars, drums and keyboards in the wake; and racking up a kamikaze-like tallyof hospital visits, broken limbs, concussions and general mayhem - all in the hyper-compressedduration of 8 minutes!!! no stage could contain the blisteringly positive frenzy of xbxrx! lovethem or hate them, you'll never forget them. the band has blinded their audiences with racks ofcolorful flashing lights, bombarded them with balloons and even abandoned the stage to incitedance riots and group hugs in an attempt to make the xbxrx experience something much morethan just another show. the band has always sought to erase their individual identities andconsiders itself a flexible entity whose sum total is greater than the parts.
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over the years the band's style of relentlessly joyous musical assault has been championed bymany major figures in underground rock ? having opened on tours with admirers such as sonicyouth, peaches, unwound, mr. quintron, deerhoof and q and not u as well as having worked withaccomplished producers like steve albini, ian mackaye, vern rumsey and tim kerr. in addition totheir debut full-length 2000 release "gop ist minee" (5RC/Tapes Records), xbxrx has steadilyissued a stunning series of seven inches on labels like GSL, Narnack and others around the worldin order to compliment their non-stop touring. through sheer word of mouth alone the band wasable to sell almost 10,000 copies of "gop", many of them out of the back of the van after yetanother typically insane, smoldering performance. The live show is "...totally nuts ..." says mikemcguirk, san francisco bay guardian.
on the new full-length xbxrx record "sixth in sixes" the band reveals newly-found musicalgrowth and maturity over the course of 18 succinct and varied tracks. the lyrics and concept ofthe album deal implicitly with the decline of civilization as predicted by the arcane theory ofsixth extinction . . . the beautiful but annihilating hand of mother nature is neigh and the groupheralds an apocalyptic vision of distinct power that will surprise new and old fans alike. xbxrxmates a post-hardcore guitar onslaught with articulate experimentation and intense, catharticvocals to create a relentlessly modern rock music that is as chilling as it is invigorating. producedby the band in tandem with noise-rock cult hero weasel walter (knob twister behind records byarab on radar, the coachwhips, burmese and the flying luttenbachers), xbxrx has stepped vastlyforward in fidelity revealing a finely-grained, articulate and emotional wall of sound. "sixth insixes" will be supported by full-on touring across the united states and europe.
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