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Gorilla Biscuits played FFF Fest (pics); Walter Schreifels and the Dead Heavens schedule NYC show

photos by Tim Griffin

Gorilla Biscuits @ FFF 2014
Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

The next band up was New York hardcore OGs Gorilla Biscuits. I caught their set at the festival and their FFF Nites show at the very tiny Mohawk Indoor later that night. Both were great but needless to say the late show was the one to be at. It’s hard to believe this band formed over 25 years ago because they were still one of the freshest sounding bands of the weekend. Civ said on stage at both shows never to lose yourself, to stand up for and believe in the same things you did when you were 16 at 20, 30, 45. If anyone can preach that at a show he can, he’s living it. GB played just about every song you wanted to hear — “High Hopes,” “Big Mouth,” “No Reason Why,” “Degradation” and so many more favorites. The Mohawk show didn’t have a mosh pit so much as the entire room was a constantly-moving swarm of bodies both on and off stage. It was the kind of show where everyone left grinning and covered in each other’s sweat. And after midnight on Sunday (or Monday morning by then), it was the best possible way to wrap up the weekend.

We wrote the above about Gorilla Biscuitssets at Fun Fun Fun Fest this past weekend. Now we’ve got a set of pictures from their set in this post.

GB guitarist Walter Schreifels stays busy with plenty of other projects too, one of which is his blues rock-inspired Walter Schreifels and the Dead Heavens, who recently played a BV co-sponsored CMJ show. That band has since scheduled another NYC show happening on November 23 at Shea Stadium with Sneeze, Raw Blow and Vomitface. It’s their only upcoming date at the moment. Walter also recently released a 7″ with his other new group Vanishing Life.

More Gorilla Biscuits pics from FFF below…

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014

Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 - Day 3 - Sunday - 11/9/2014