Feeble — All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go

Feeble was a pop-punk band from California in the 90s. Travis Barker (from blink-182) played drums; apparently this was his first band out of high school. Given that pedigree, I was  a little unsure of what to expect, and frankly it took me a couple spins to get into this. Mostly the vocals surprised me, they have an uncanny resemblance to 90s rock. Dude hits a far greater range than I was prepared for, even from a pop-punk band. But after I got over my prejudice, I discovered that this is actually tight album, with cool guitar riffs and song structure in general. Pretty good sound quality, and lots of energy. Lyrics are pretty good, not actually as divorced from hardcore themes as the vocals would imply. The music can be a little smarmy (the intro, and this one ska-ish part), but they do play a Dag Nasty cover, and overall I'm impressed. And the drumming is, of course, solid.

Feeble — All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go EP

Track Listing:

1. Song For My Father
2. Planet Me
3. Remember
4. Best Friends For Tonight
5. Trying (Dag Nasty)

Feeble were from California, roughly 1993-1996. They released only this EP as far as I can tell. Travis Barker on drums, that's pretty cool. Band went on to be Sorry Charlie after Travis left to join the Aquabats. Word.

http://www.myspace.com/sorrycharliemusic
http://www.myspace.com/feeblefontana

Four Walls Falling — Demo '87

4 Walls Falling put out this demo before anything else, way back in 1987. For those who don't know, they were one of the most energetic and politically and environmentally conscious bands ever to come out of Richmond, hitting a national audience by the early 90s. All of these tunes (except the last, untitled one) reappeared on the Culture Shock LP a year later, which is in my opinion their best release. But by Culture Shock the songs were in a different form with altered song structures, so it's kind of cool to hear them in this more stripped down style. As far as I can tell these tracks were ripped off an old cassette, so the sound's a little shaky, but alright overall. I'm digging this demo, especially as it compares to Culture Shock.

Four Walls Falling — Demo 1987

Track Listing:

1. Greed
2. I Witness
3. Search
4. Price Of Silence
5. Filled
6. Untitled

From Last.fm: "Four Walls Falling was an American political hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia from members of Unseen Force and Pledge Allegiance. Known as one of the greatest hardcore bands from the Richmond scene, the band had major success in the hardcore community, recording four 7-inches & an EP. They played their first show with 7 Seconds and Justice League in 1987 and toured the United States in 1992. The band broke up while touring Europe in the summer of 1995. They continued playing many times after including a reunion show at St. Andrews in College Park, Maryland."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Walls_Falling

http://www.myspace.com/fourwallsfalling

The Haverchucks — Demo

Damn catchy pop-punk out of Richmond that just got started recently. Sounds sort of like the Ramones, but with layers of so many other pop-punk and punk rock bands that it's hard to point to any one influence. It's mostly simple song structures and harmonies, and comes out sounding like one of the least ego-driven bands I've heard in a while – these dudes are playing just because it's fun and sounds fucking sweet. The demo is previewable on the Death To False Hope website below (in case I somehow haven't convinced you), and sounds really good. Or just download it, you won't regret it.

The Haverchucks — Demo (2010)

Track Listing:

1. Jimmy's Song
2. Allison Don't Love Me Anymore
3. Work It Out
4. All My Time With You
5. My Own Way

The Haverchucks are a new pop-punk band from Richmond, with a couple of shows coming up. Get into it.

http://www.deathtofalsehoperecords.com/downloads/dtfh072.html

http://www.facebook.com/thehaverchucks