The Half Rats ended night two of Johnny Rad Fest at the Ken Club leaving the crowd sweaty and danced out. Thanks to the bands The Half Rats, Shannon And The Clams, The Kabbs, Los Sweepers, and King Lollipop. Come join us tonight for the final night of Johnny Rad Fest. It’s going to be another epic party with Reigning Sound.
The Half Rats – “Lost In Reality”
Continuing our countdown to the event, we are featuring bands that are performing at our Johnny Rad Festival in San Diego, CA July 28th-30th. This week we bring you The Kabbs and The Lumps. Click HERE to view the Johnny Rad Fest page and click HERE to see how to win tickets and Brixton product!
The Kabbs are playing Day 2 (Friday) of the Johnny Rad Fest and will also be opening up for Ty Segall on July 21st on Casbah. We’ve been good friends with singer Brian Clinebell for awhile now and can’t get enough of The Kabbs, for more info click HERE.
“Never Knew”
The Lumps will be playing Day 1 (Thursday) of The Johnny Rad Fest, supporting The Spits. Melissa from Thirsty Moon records in San Diego sings in this three piece punk band. The Lumps have been playing a bunch of shows in the San Diego/LA area so come out and see them!
Brixton is proud to bring you the 4th Annual Johnny Rad Fest on July 28th-30th in San Diego, CA. The Johnny Rad Fest is 3 nights of shows with artists we support and follow. We have an awesome line-up of bands including The Spits, The Half Rats and Reigning Sound. Good times will be had by all, so come on out! Click HERE to go to the Official Johnny Rad Fest 2011 Page for information about the bands, tickets and venue info.
This week we had our friend Brian Clinebell, lead singer of The Kabbs, drop off some records for us. Gentleman Jesse and His Men’s self-titled album and Lazy Smoke’s remastered 1968 release Corrider of Faces.
On a bit of a poppy up-swing we have here, Gentlemen Jesse. Jesse Smith has become a main stay in Atlanta’s music scene being in such bands as The Carbonas which was a more aggressive punk outfit than this record. They bring plenty of hooks that could be influenced by other power pop bands such as The Nerves but with lyrics directed more for the ladies, it’s also less humor-driven. There is not a bad song on the record. Lots of chord progression and a very jukebox worthy album. If you dig T-Rex or King Tuff, another power pop act that you might know about, then this is right up your alley.
“Black Hole”
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This Lazy Smoke album is a reissue from a band that was only popular locally in Massachusetts in the late 60s. Unfortunately, the band broke up by the time of its release. This is one of those records you throw on when you are just relaxing or in a creative mood. If you’re a fan of The Let it Be era of The Beatles, John Lennon or Syd Barret; this record is a must for your collection. This is great record if your into mellower psyche records but still want some soothing vocals to hum too. You’ll wonder why you never heard of this band once you have a listen.
“All These Years”
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For the third year now Johnny Rad Fest has come and gone and left us with bruised bodies and ringing eardrums. Our good friend Tyrone Taylor “Clean Cuts DJ” has been working hard for the past three years to bring San Diego some great underground bands. The three day festival was full of some amazing performances from The Spits, Nobunny, Tokyo Electron, the Zeros, The Half Rats, The Kabbs, The Wax Idols, The Boy Toys and many other great bands. Inside are photos from some of the shows.
