Spite Fuxxx at Bootleg Bar (photo by Kate Hoos)

 

Did someone say Sunday Funday? Damn right they did! Dad jokes aside, if there’s a dive bar to be had and some punk fucking rock to be heard, then I’m going to want to be there. Unfortunately working nights often gets in the way of that but there are the times I get lucky and I’m free to catch a banger lineup. Such was the case on a recent chilly Sunday night (will spring just get here already ffs) when I was actually off of work for the night and ready to hit the town. I headed over to see Shop Talk and Spite Fuxxx hit the stage….err um, floor, at Bootleg for a healthy dose of face melting and they did not disappoint. (Hood Rats from Montreal was also on the bill, but I missed them for a very Canadian reason, I was watching the women’s world ice hockey championship gold medal game and the game went into overtime. Canada ultimately beat the US which was not the result I wanted but alas, that’s the way the puck bounces!)

 

Shop Talk was just setting up when I arrived and they’d been a band on my list to check out for a while. I’m glad I finally saw them and I really enjoyed their set, fueled by Jon Garcia’s intense guitar playing and Jello Biafra-esque warble with solid backing by the hard hitting rhythm section of Tristan Griffin on bass/vocals with Alexander Perrelli behind the kit. I’ll definitely be keeping my ear to the ground for what they are up to next.

 

I’ve definitely said it in person before and absolutely in these pages before too, but in case you didn’t know, Spite Fuxxx is one of my favorite bands, no doubt about it. I absolutely love anytime I get to see them and getting a face full of snarl and ‘tude from MG Stillwaggon and crew. The band has had some recent lineup changes but they still pack the same chaotic one-two punch as they ever did and have been gigging around town with gusto, fresh off the release of their second album, Cum In Pieces. On this night they had plenty of trashy synth punk hits to pummel us with including fan favorite “Eat the Rich” and one of my favs from the new album, “Trust Punk Stomp.” And even though my team lost earlier in the night, after a good ripping from these fuxxx and I certainly left one happy bitch. They’ve always got something cooking in their punk rock lab so I’m definitely looking forward to more new tunes and shenanigans to come. Keep an eye on their social media for their goings on.

 

Scroll down for pics of the show (photos by Kate Hoos)

 

SHOP TALK

 

SPITE FUXXX