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Pyrate Punx Crews Cruise Sets Sail From Toad in the Hole

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Local Punk Events, Music, Local Businesses and Non-Profits, Events.

On the 18th of March, a crowd gathered at The Toad in the Hole Pub in Santa Rosa to see a multi-act punk show that was just about to take to the road.  It was the first day of The Pyrate Punx Crews Cruise, and The Toad of the Hole was the place to be.

The Crews Cruise is an annual tour that is orchestrated by the Pyrate Punx, one of the best organized DIY movements in the West Coast. This year, the bands on the road are Cyanide Destruct (Seattle), Short Changed (Oakland), Zabaleen (Chico), and our very own Fistifuks (North-Bay). The Pyrate Punx are a very tightly nit group, and this inter-chapter and inter-state tour is a fantastic tradition. Check out our North Bay chapter’s myspace here: Nor-bay Pyrate Punx

The Toad in the Hole is a great pub and venue located in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square. They welcome music of all styles and are a haven and a home away from home for many a local artist.  The Crux have played there many times, and Bite the Hand Productions looks forward to working with The Toad more in the future.  Check out their myspace here: Toad in the Hole Myspace

What a night, and what a great collaboration.  Good journey, Pyrate Punx! And thank you, Toad in the Hole, for being such a fantastic venue. Our community is stronger with the both of you.

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Punk

Posted on January 28th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Local Punk Events, Operation:Venue, The Crux, Music, Events.

As of late, Bite the Hand Studios has been ground-zero for a number of punk shows. We’re proud to host these men and women.  They are rowdy and respectful, and most of them are always glad to help out.  Bite the Hand Productions has been keeping a good relationship with our local punk collectives, and here’s why:

The punks have a lot of good things going, and the rest of the world would do well to take notes, or better yet- start attending some punk gatherings. What they have is a very tight community that is centered around music. Their “Do It Yourself” (DIY or DIE) ethic is very strong, and they know how to create their own venues in private houses and in public spaces like Doyle Park. They are not satisfied with what they are getting from the establishment, and they have built a counterculture that is standing pretty well on its own.

Bite the Hand Productions wants to see more openness and networking between other local DIY-centered groups and the punks.  All the permaculture activists, all the independent labels, all the grassroots organizers, and all the brave artists in the county can learn something from the punk community- and can teach the punks something, too.  No group is an island, and Bite the Hand Productions is determined to connect the many amazing communities in Sonoma County.

SO… Come on out to a show this weekend featuring The Crux (from Bite the Hand) and the Fistifuks (from the North Bay Pirate Punx). This historic musical meeting between the punks and Bite the Hand Productions will take place on February 2nd at The Boogie Room. Come on down!

In the meantime, here are some websites for more punk-related information:

• The Pirate Punx are a HUGE network of punks that runs up and down the coast. Here is the web site for the North Bay chapter: North Bay Pirate Punx Myspace
• The Lost Boys are a local punk collective who put on frequent shows: North Bay Lost Boys Myspace
• Wendol is a local pirate punk band: Wendol Myspace
• PMRC is a local punk band. Check out their web site for videos and more: http://www.fuckthepmrc.com/
• Anger as a Gift is another local group: Anger As a Gift Myspace
• The Fistifuks are another local Pirate Punk Band. They are playing with The Crux on Feb 2nd: Fistifuks Myspace

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