This is an early announcement, but Richie gave me permission to make this official last night.

UNNATURAL AXE (and Mr. Richie Parsons especially!) will be celebrating 30 Years Of Boston Punk (And Beyond!) with a two day show at Church on Thurs 8/21 and Fri 8/22.

This will coincide with the release of a tribute disc to UNNATURAL AXE featuring covers by the likes of The Neighborhoods, The New Frustrations, Bloodhorse, and more (some of which are, frankly, mindblowing).

Many special guests to be announced soon, and details and advanced ticket info will soon follow in the coming weeks.

This is going to be a very good time. I mean, how could you go wrong with these dudes?



Stay tuned...

CHURCH
69 Kilmarnock Street
Boston, MA 02215
617/236-7600
http://www.churchofboston.com

i'm really bummed i'm gonna miss this.

Jesus, Ack, I'M bummed you're gonna miss this.

seems you miss a lot

this is going to be very cool. i am putting the tribute album out my label, Lawless Records. the plan right now is to do a 12" vinyl with a bonus cd. but that isnt etched in stone. we asked as many bands as we could to contribute a song. got a great response. unfortunately, a bunch of the bands who said they would do it missed my april 15th cut-off date. which i then put back until tomorrow but it still looks like a lot of them will not have anything done in time. the bands that are definitely on it are:

splash 4
demolition girl
dim stars(richard hell and thurston moore)
sator
ufo dictatorz
dick dastardly
preachers kids
nasties
sweedish teens
mongrolls
dogmatics
johnny & the reforms
bags
queers
neighborhoods
classic ruins
mighty mighty bosstones
cheetah chrome
bloodhorse
high school lockers
jerrys kids
stranglehold
sleazies
sweet zeros
empty words (ex-plastic letters)
mission of burma
new frustrations

all the following said they would do it or expressed some interest but i never heard anything further from them

tampoffs
mess me ups
boris the sprinkler
tesco vee
bang circus
illegals

Thanks Eric! I didn't know who made the tribute and who did not so am very glad you posted this!

I can tell you that some of the folks contributing to the CD will be playing the two shows (though sadly not, as much as I would like them to put in an appearance, Mission of Burma).

Final line-up will be posted once I have it from Richie.

We are incredibly honored to be able to do this. I am frankly excited beyond belief.

yeah, but i'm gonna be in europe so i can't really complain.



i don't even know what this means.

it was actually just me that was gonna record something for this but everything just kinda fell apart when my microphone broke. now all i have is a really terrible instrumental version of "3 chord rock." sorry, eric.

Who else is playing this?

you're not very good at reading.

i care about your illiteracy.

AWESOME!!!!!

Dude...

Richie most honorable! Was delighted to have opportunity to see Richie sing for Dead Boys at Church!

FANFUCKINTASTIC !

Eric, I can contact Norb. Maybe the e-mail got lost in the mix.

thanks, we actually e-mail all the time. he just didnt have the time. was hoping he would record and introduction.

Finally have your answer sir!

UNNATURAL AXE - 30 YEARS PUNK AND BEYOND



THURSDAY 8/21

21+, $10

THE OUTLETS
BAND 19
WATTS
JUST HEAD (aka Richie and his pals)
THE NEW FRUSTRATIONS

Doors at 7 PM. Music runs from 8 PM until 1 AM

FRIDAY 8/22

21+, $12 in adv, $15 day of

UNNATURAL AXE with CHEETAH CHROME and special guests!
WILLIE LOCO ALEXANDER AND THE BOOM BOOM BAND
THE DOGMATICS
MISS CHAIN AND THE BROKEN HEELS
THE SLEAZIES

Doors at 7 PM. Music runs from 8 PM until 1 AM

Advanced tix will be available from http://www.rockonconcerts.com. Will post the links as soon as I have them.

MY THANKS TO MR. RICHIE PARSONS FOR LETTING US HOST THIS!!!

CHURCH
69 Kilmarnock Street
Boston, MA 02215
617.236.7600

http://www.churchofboston.com

Nice!!!!

now i just better have the record done and ready for these shows!!!! yikes

tentative title "Ruling The World From The Back Seat." -The Unnatural Axe tribute. i think we have close to 30 bands that will be on this. Mastering all the songs this Sunday. So I can confirm the following bands will definitely be on it.

Dogmatics
Bags
Neighborhoods
Sleazies
Classic Ruins
New Frustrations
Queers
Sator
Preachers Kids
Rev. Norb
Stranglehold
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Jerrys Kids
Mission Of Burma

and many many more

I know for a fact ..this is going to be awesome ..

I am trying - repeat TRYING - to get Thurston Moore to come and show up. I will keep trying until I get ahold of him and he either says sure or tells me to fuck off and die.

What's he got to do with Boston rock 'n' roll (or any ROCK 'N' ROLL)?

Big Unnatural Axe fan and covered two UA songs - Richie pointed this out to me. He lives in Western MA.

Covered "The Plug" with The Dim Stars in 1985

Didn't he do another one as well?

Mr. Law, do you know?

Anyhow, we shall see...

From Eric Law...

the unnnatural axe tribute album, "Ruling The World From The Back Seat" i am putting out was mastered yesterday

check out this great line-up of bands. this is going a double album (yes vinyl) limited to 500 copies

the final track listing is:

1. into-rev. norb
2. the man i don't wanna be-neighborhoods
3. the creeper-mission of burma
4. summertime-dogmatics
5. the plug-new frustrations
6. they saved hitler's brain-anal babes
7. three chord rock-sator
8. the plug-dim stars (richard hell & thurston moore)
9. summertime-bags
10. the creeper-nasties
11. three chord rock-mongrolls
12. the man i don't wann abe-classic ruins
13. tonight we fight-sweedish teens
14. they saved hitler's brain-demolition girl
15. shopping for a friend-the mighty bosstones
16. bombing-jerrys kids
17. media blitz-sweet zeros
18. summertime-preachers kids
19. they saved hitlers brain-ufo dictatorz
20. tonight we fight-empty words
21. the creeper-rev. norb
22. no surfing in dorchester bay-queers
23. tonight we fight-highschool lockers
24. summertime-sleazies
25. big noise-stranglehold
26. they saved hitlers brain-dick dastardly
27. shopping for a friend-johnny and the reforms
28. summertime-splash 4

You beat me to it ..

Can't wait to hear this.

Great line up of bands and song selections.
Glad to see No Surfing made the cut.

Great job Eric!

I agree ..here here to eLaw !!

SO DOES THIS MEAN THERE WILL NOT BE AN ACCOMPANYING CD? HOW WILL US PHONIGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A COPY LISTEN TO IT? UNLESS MAYBE ITUNES?

IT DOES LOOK AWESOME!!!

You need to get with the times and buy a turntable

DAMN, I SHOULD HAVE SAVED THE ONE I HAD FROM THE SEVENTIES. YOU KNOW, THE KIND WITH THE CRANK.

CAN YOU HOOK UP A TURNTABLE TO A COMPUTER THESE DAYS?

I'm highly fortunate to be just getting back from selling dildo's and bongs down the Cape for this...I'll bring the eastern block.... See ya at Garage Rock Weekend....At The Mainstay....Its summer let the parties begin.... Where the hell is Springa...
Good job Nick..

MFD

I smell a guest list request...plus one...

Advanced ticket links:

Thurs 8/21

Fri 8/22

I am very proud to say we made Side One of the comp !
with the company of The 'Hoods , Burma , Dogmatics
we are NOT worthy


thought you would be psyched to hear that side one of the axe tribute looks like this

1. intro-rev. norb
2. the man-neighborohoods
3. creeper-mission of burma
4. 3 chord rock-sator-(from sweden, main guy chips k. has produced the last 5 hellacopters albums)
5. summertime-dogmatics
6. the plug-NEW FRUSTRATIONS
7. hitlers brain-anal babes (happy tom's pre-turbonegro band)

vinyl will come with a download card. it is what all the "hip" bands are doing these days. lol

what are all the "ass" and "foot" bands doing these days then?

When/where will the LP be available?

hopefully i will have them in time to sell at the shows. going to be cutting it close so i am not guaranteeing it.

if i dont get them back in time for the show they will be available from me through mail order or just ask me to bring one into town. i am always out at shows. probably will also be in all the newbury comics.

BUMP!!!!

No word from Thurston...oh well...

BEACH COMBOVERS (featuring Tommy White from the AXE) have been added to the Thurs 8/21 bill openers!!!

NEWS FLASH!!!

JOHN SURETTE (BOYS LIFE/THE DENIROS) will be playing with THE OUTLETS Thurs night! And yes folks, both BARTON brothers will be gracing the Church stage this time.

Also, ANDY PRATT (AVENGING ANNIE) will be doing a couple of songs.

Stuff is just getting ca-ra-zee!!!

I don't get ca-ra-zee!!! when I think of Andy Pratt

But you do when you think of Cheetah Chrome.

can't speak for the 'foot' bands, but the 'ass' bands are mostly doing emo.

BUMP!