Putting the KRAZY in Krazyfest

Hello y'all. C Dot here again. Apparently I'm the only surviving member of the Mixtape... my companions have moved on to bigger and better things. Jackson is becoming a country music star and Tara... well, Tara has to put up with Benoit on a regular basis so her mind may be broken. Me though, I'm still here. I will never leave because I have no life and no friends. Except for next weekend when Rob Watson, his high school buddies and myself will be traveling down to Louisville for one hell of a music festival. What music festival is this you ask? Krazyfest of course. And what makes this music festival so KRAZY? Well, aside from the bands, it is mainly the presence of Rob Watson (crazy MFer). The bands though feature some of the greatest punk rock bands from the mid to late 90s that are still kicking it strong today. Info on the event can be found here. This blog will be a small preview of the bands I am most excited to see.

Anti-Flag (Est. 1988)! Aside from the fact that these guys somehow manage to put out what seems like 2 full length albums a year, their music is awesome. Extremely politically charged and just plain krazy, they hold nothing back when it comes to playing music. Grade 10 was a big year for listening to Anti-Flag. My friend Joel was obsessed with this guys. Rightfully so, they're pretty awesome and Justin Sane (leader singer) is a pretty brilliant dude. This is "Turncoat" from The Terror State, released in 2003.

Against Me! Everyone probably knows Against Me! from their popular radio releases such as "Thrash Unreal" and "I Was A Teenage Anarchist". While these guys have many more amazing songs. Definitely looking forward to rocking out during this set.  This is "Stop". Pay attention to the bassist's dance moves in this video... amazing haha!

The Bouncing Souls! THE BOUNCING SOULS! I don't think I can accurately describe how pumped I am to see these guys. I love The Bouncing Souls. LOVE THEM. They rock hard, they play great music, they seem like awesome dudes, and they have fun doing it. I may try and make out with one of them... or not. But autographs will definitely be sot after. This song wasn't written by The Bouncing Souls but its such an amazing cover that I have to share it with you. This is "Lean On Sheena". The video also features Rob Watson (if he stopped running, got a little chubby, and had to wear glasses).

Dave Hause. Dave is the front man from The Loved Ones. I love The Loved Ones. I was very happy to discover them. I first heard them on a summer sampler CD I picked up from FatWreckChords. I'm not sure if Dave will play any music from the Loved Ones but either way, I'm excited to see him. He has some pretty good solo stuff. It's along a similar theme to The Loved Ones songs but more melodic. The same passion, emotion, and intensity is there. This is "Time Will Tell".

Hot Water Music. These guys are OK, I guess. I mean if you want straight up, in your face, heart felt punk rock then I guess you would like these guys. Chuck Ragan is kinda cool. He writes some pretty good lyrics and has a very unique voice so I guess they'll be alright live... FUCK THAT! I may not make it through their set alive. I may have an adrenaline overload and go crazy in the pit resulting in massive head trauma and die. I won't care. I'll die a happy man. The problem is picking a song to share with you all. HWM has about 1.5 music videos but every other song I've posted has had a video so I'm switching it up. This is "Jack of All Trades" by HWM. Awesome song. So stoked to for these guys!

Chamberlain is also playing at KrazyFest but Youtube apparently hates them so I couldn't locate any videos for them. Definitely look them up though. I think the only band that would make this festival even more awesome would be Alkaline Trio. Probably a good thing they're not playing though or I would actually never come back alive. I will be sure to video tape and record as much mayhem as possible so that I can share it with everyone once I get back. Until then, Later days people!