I was born with the mark of the beast on my forehead and an axe in my arms. I am the god of all things metal! Now if only I could get my parents to give me back my car keys.....
The New Brunswick NJ music scene has always been a bizarre amalgamation of disenfranchised punk rockers, ornery skinheads, weirdo goth folk, freaked-out college kids and directionless hippies. This is fertile musical ground when you can find a niche and defend it to the death. So goes the classic tale told by the members of THE GROUCHO MARXISTS.
All members of previous local musical endeavors, the story woven by the Marxists isn’t all that different than that of millions of musicians worldwide. You’ve heard the saga before: cool local band gaining momentum suddenly derailed by inner-band turmoil and a plethora of outside pressures. This is a story THE GROUCHO MARXISTS would like to forget and never hear again.
Chris Gobo Pierce had spent nearly ten years zig-zagging across the country with his numerous bands (DOC HOPPER, THE A.G.’s, SINKHOLE, DEADGUY) until he came to rest in New Brunswick back in 1996, where he found a comfortable community to plant his punk rock roots. He played with more than a few local combos like THE STUNTCOCKS, CASANOVACANE, THE SLOW WIRE, and eventually made a name for himself with his altruistic and occasionally elitist recording ethic at his own Technical Ecstasy Studio. Now all he needed was a few other musicians to fully realize his musical dream. Then it all came together shortly after it all fell apart.
Doc Hopper played their final shows in the fall of 2002, but since Pierce was the only musical engine in the band, he had a song backlog nearly as long as his discography. The obvious decision: time for a new vehicle for his hyper-active power pop. Enter the rest of the Marxists bozos…
Austin ands Brian were playing in Mach 7-era STUNTCOCKS and recording the ‘debut’ CD when they approached Pierce about doing another band. Since there were songs to be sung and beers to be drank, the 3-piece started in attacking the song catalog Pierce had amassed for the past years. All that were needed was a moniker and a bassist.
In November of 2003 the first batch of songs were recorded and the search for both a name and a low-end representative came to an end: thru a mutual friend they met Gary Zampini, the former bassist for THE SELTZERS. The chemistry was immediate and with the new line-up and definite name, world domination was imminent.
Since then the group has been impressing audiences along the East Coast with their brand of breakneck pop, reminiscent of The Descendents and Husker Du. With an EP in the can awaiting release and a full-length in the works, THE GROUCHO MARXISTS are making friends and impressing young and old. There’s always someone listening to you when you play it at 130 decibels…
No Not wisconsin Ny But I had 2 put wisconsin cuz theyre tracking me down. They wanna find me. Hahaha And yea cheese is good U guys have cheese? Make sure u bring some to the next show :)
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Chris This is Ian from OPW I use to play in Hogans Alley with George Wiegand. I was myspacin and found you guys, and I like it. Your right vistalites do make the drums sound awesome. Anyways drop a line sometime.
12 songs of fantastic beach pop punk from Germany for your listening pleasure!
You can listen to four songs on our myspace profile.
you can buy the CD from us:
-5 Euros in Germany - 6 Euros in Europe - 8 Euros from the rest of the world (USA etc) (we're sorry that it's so expensive, but the postage is really expensive)
01 Banner Pilot - Part Of The Problem 02 Mckrackins - Undisputed King Of Nothing 03 Walker - Petrograd 04 The Groucho Marxists - Socialist Newspaper 05 Radon - Open Road 06 A Radio With Guts - Sound Guy Smiley 07 Unitas - A Letter To A Friend/I Can't Be Nice To You 08 The Parasites - Panama 09 Streetside Prophet - Sound Of Mariachi Bands 10 Dateless - Foreign Films 11 Kimberly Steaks - Your Shirt 12 Lolligaggers - The Track 13 The Peabodys - Pay To Play 14 Rubberband - Mary Provost 15 Nervous Dogs - Racked 16 Responsible Johnny - This Town 17 Kazoo - On Dying Alone 18 Non Radio Friendly - My Favorite Place 19 The Measure - Fascist Radio 20 Down In The Dumps - Lama Temple 21 Brickfight - Rain 22 The Queers - About The She 23 Blotto - Step Back 24 41 Gorgeous Blocks - Church On Fire 25 Angry 4 Life - Sword 26 The Ratchets - Bottom Rung 27 Sidewalk Crax - I Reach For Her Hand 28 AV Club - Rich And Young And Dumb 29 Young Playthings - Favorite Phrase 30 Chris Catfood - Tide Of Fate
THE GROUCHO MARXISTS
Thanks for all of your support and for being a friend. This was our picture taken after we performed on the Playboy morning Show. Dont be a stranger! from the best girl rock group in the world.....Dragstrip Kitty
Hope your summer is starting out well .. it's finally getting sunny out here on the West Coast!
I have been playing around with different, more electronic sounds lately and have a new song in the works with DJ Preach. This type of sound is the musical direction I'm heading in with my next album - so I'd love your feedback on the demo version I've got up on my MySpace ('Love Like Water').
