You know how you watch a band sometimes and the members look really intense and scary in this way that makes you not really want to talk to them afterwards? Then, when you actually DO talk to them, you just realize that they were in a remote region of their mind, releasing tension, releasing anger and zoning out completely on the thing that they love to do. The thing about DIRT YARD is that their singer, James
always seemed to be in that zone, teetering between the edge of all-consuming anger and a pleasant detachment that makes for an entertaining front-person in a band. The rest of the band backs him up with a chaotic, noisy, straightforward-yet-jerky wall of punk. Angry, defiant, sometimes confusing, moody, dark and fucked. Their song, "Drugs" actually sorta makes me feel like what I think it would feel like to be on drugs (Who knows? I stay away from that stuff.)
The band also put out a 7", but I have no idea of how to get it now. If you're ever in Minneapolis, I'm sure you can ask someone at the Seward Cafe, Hard Times or Modern Times and they can probably help you out. Stella, the guitarist of this band was also in
IMPRACTICAL COCKPIT and now is a proud mother of a beautiful child. Ski, the drummer, is the dad of that child and currently plays drums for
FROZEN TEENS. What are James and Peat up to? I haven't the foggiest notion.
james, stella, and ski were all in a band called dead lights after dirt yard. randy played drums. after that james and randy were in delicious with another couple that had a baby. i'm not really sure if delicious is still playing but i saw them as recently as june so who knows.
ReplyDeleteSo much awesome stuff on your blog. Thanks a lot for the uploads.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I was wondering if you had anything by the band Leg? I remember some of the first things I mail ordered were from a distro called Half-Day records.
Yeah, I've been meaning to upload their 7" for ages now. I'm not as good at vinyl uploads, but be sure to expect it in the future.
ReplyDeleteyeah! LEG!!! and YAY! DIRTYARD is one of my faveys!
ReplyDeleteI have that 7" that you speak of... One of my favorites! Great Tracks on it. Side A contained "Displeasure" and "Shut the fuck up". Side B has a song called "With eyes". The insert says it was recorded in downtown Minneapolis on 2 4-track cassette in April 2008...
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