Whiskey Rebels Last Shows

A few weeks back I attended the Whiskey Rebels' last shows. A very sad weekend for sure, seeing one of my favorite bands of all time call it quits. Whiskey Rebels were a group that I grew up on and meant the world to me. I was able to pick up a few items celebrating their grand finale weekend.

First was a limited edition cover, which was basically just a single piece of card board. Honestly I'm rather disappointed in the design and the fact that it wasn't hand numbered. I don't even know how many were made, and essentially had to pay $10 to get a black copy of an LP I already owned. Whatever though, it's not like I wasn't going to buy it. (See my previous review for this LP here.)

Plead the Fifth also played and made a limited cover in what I believe to be one of the best hardcore 7"s of the year. I like what they did with the "I can hear the reaper calling" cover, giving a shout out to Whiskey Rebels. It's just a plain piece of xeroxed paper, but I think they did a good job considering that they were added to the show last minute. Grave Maker cancelled two days before the show so they put these together pretty fast! It comes on red vinyl, but I'm not sure if all 20 were on red vinyl. (See my previous review of this 7" here.)

My favorite item that I got was this poster drawn by Big Chuck of Whiskey Rebels. Nice big poster on thick card board, hand numbered #14/100. I felt this was 10 dollars well spent, and I'll definitely be framing this to go with the rest of my Big Chuck paintings. I had so much fun watching Whiskey Rebels for the last time, it truly saddens me that they called it quits. I only hope they will have a reunion show or two one day. Check out "Reaper Calling" below:

PLEAD THE FIFTH - YOU NEED THIS RECORD!

So I recently put in a order with Arrest Records for this 7" from Sacramento's Plead the Fifth. Plead the Fifth is one of the most criminally slept on bands in California. They are super cool dudes and have been putting it down for years, I think they started playing in 2005 or so. This 7" is a true gem and is off the hook, brutal vocals and heavy as all hell. The lyrics are really good on this release too, offering much more than most hardcore has to offer. This band has definitely progressed since their first demo, even though "So Low" will always be my favorite song by them. Like I said these dudes are super cool too, they even drove down to San Jose to play at my girls birthday party in 2007 for free. That was one of the best birthday parties ever! But yeah, if you don't own this 7" yet then you're fucking trippin, straight up and down. They are still available at Arrest Records on Black /94, White /100 and Red /100 so go pick up all three copies and you won't be disappointed! Also it comes with a digital download with 2 extra tracks that are straight rippers. Go out like the Nike logo and Just Do It.