by BBG

After the boat cruise on Saturday, my original plan was to hit Santos for Youth of Today but that was before I heard about the surprise show at the infinitely smaller Acheron later that night (10/22). Featuring appearances from The Last Stand (mem Inhuman) and Mouthpiece, the show sold out around 12 midnight with 150 lucky people crammed into the venue. I caught some of The Last Stand's NYHC before slipping out to catch a drink and returning in time for Youth of Today. As tight as ever, the "youth" crew played many highlights from their catalog including the entire Disengage 7", "Break Down The Walls", "Flame Still Burns", "Positive Outlook", "Take A Stand", and even a cover of "Minor Threat". Though the band was tight and well-executed, I noticed that Ray Cappo's screaming voice was gone, a fact that wasn't apparent at the Mohawk show during Chaos in Tejas. How was it at Santos? Regardless, the crowd was beyond pumped and so was I.

Pictures are on the way. Meanwhile check out the videos below...

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by BBG

Youth of Today at Chaos in Tejas (more by BBG)

After many years away from the road, Youth of Today will return to play a free CMJ show at Santos Party House in NYC on Saturday, 10/22. This is the same show that Trash Talk & Kylesa are playing, not to mention AraabMUZIK, Action Bronson, Mr. Motherfuckin eXquire, Main Attrakionz and many others for what will be an eclectic mix of stoner, hardcore, and hip hop. Converse's "True Til Def" will be hosted by the venue's own Andrew WK and is open to the 21+ public, but RSVP is required. Full lineup and flyer for the show is below.

In related news, Primitive Weapons (who are also on the 10/22 show) will support Rwake & Hull at Mercury Lounge on 10/10 as part of Hull's record release party. Tickets are on sale.

Trash Talk also plays at least two other CMJ shows.

Converse lineup and flyers below...

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by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Mouthpiece - "Column" (MP3)

Mouthpiece Reunion at CBGB's in 2000

Thank god for reissues. New Jersey sXe hardcore diplomats Mouthpiece, who originally called it quits in 1996 but played a handful of reunion shows in 2000, have released Can't Kill What's Inside: The Complete Discography out now on Revelation Records. Who was Mouthpiece, you say?

Mouthpiece was a New Jersey straight edge hardcore punk band from 1991 to 1996. While they had only three records, they had a huge fan base during their time together. Often seen as one of the last bands of the youth crew era, or the earliest revival of it, their popularity was due in part to the relative scarcity of other bands in New Jersey at the time. However, many fans and critics alike credited them as a rare voice of reason in comparison to the aggressive trends in straight edge bands at the time. -[Wiki]

Mouthpiece dropped their seminal What Was Said in 1993... Check out "Column" from that record above and check out a really interesting piece on the cover art by vocalist Tim McMahon's blog, Double Cross. McMahon has also run back-stories on Mouthpiece's seven-inch releases, as well as their video for "Cinder" (viewable below).

Mouthpiece, Turning Point (who released their discography via Jade Tree in 2000), Lifetime (who recently came back in action), the more experimental Resurrection (Deathwish has dibs on their discog) and Rorschach (discog on Gern Blandsten) were some of the great bands of the NJHC scene of the early 90s, and luckily this discography affords you the chance to pick up a piece of that legacy without shelling out for shit like this.

video below...

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