MEPHISKAPHELES -Formed in the East Village of New York City in 1991 by
a group of punk rockers/artists/ad guys/jazz musicians, Mephiskapheles
played its first show on Long Island. From day one, the band began
attracting a diverse, dedicated fan base. Sold-out NYC gigs led to
tours with the Buzzcocks and GWAR, and hits on the Hawaiian Islands
Chart with three singles from the band's first album, 1994's God Bless
Satan, produced by Bill Laswell.
While touring relentlessly, Mephiskapheles followed-up in 1997 with
Maximum Perversion, a jazz-influenced work that didn't take long to be
hailed as a classic. A deal in 1999 with Koch Records resulted in the
band's hard-hitting, exploratory third album, Might-Ay White-Ay. The
band released the self-titled EP Mephiskapheles in 2015, featuring the
single "Satan Stole My Weed," an instant classic. The Never Born Again
EP, released in 2019, brings the band back full circle to its dark and
melodic roots.
Fronted by lead singer Invidious aka the Nubian Nightmare, along with
the hottest rhythm section in New York, and the Horns of Hell,
Mephiskapheles spreads its evil seed with an ongoing reissue program,
epic shows, and new music out now. See you in Hell
The Supervillains -
The Florida-bred swamp reggae rockers have been bending genres,
partying hard, touring the world, and leaving tales of joy and
destruction in their wake.
Sgt. Scag -
Sgt. Scag (aka Sgt. Scagnetti) is a fixture on the Northeast ska/punk
scene since the late 1990’s. Migrating from a ska-pop outfit into a
harder more frantic sound, the band’s live shows are unpredictable
and fun. They might arm the audience with 100’s of plastic toy
swords, split them in half and have the crowd reenact a scene from
Braveheart. Really. The Hartford Courant called them a “surefire
crowd slayer.” The Hartford Courant is what used to be called a
“newspaper.”
Songs about dysfunctional parenting, revenge fantasies and drug abuse
developed into teen center anthems. After an 18-year break (with a
reunion show or two thrown in along the way) the band is BACK (their
singer was quoted as saying a 2010 set of reunion shows would be their
last, but he is a liar). Not a reunion show, but actively writing and
recording new material about the drug of nostalgia, illegal firework
salesmen and trust fund baby bands. They will play the old stuff too.
Don’t worry.
Scooped Up -
Scooped Up are a punk rock band that likes to play music fast and
borrow your girlfriends.
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