CMJ 2009 Guide: Free Punk Showcase 10/23

Shiragirl, Suicide City, and Kiss Kiss will perform a free punk showcase this Friday, Oct. 23 at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. Doors are 7pm and it starts at 7:30pm. 18 plus. The three bands bring an energetic and fun live show that's not to be missed. I've personally seen these bands multiple times.

Shiragirl get it rockin' with their punk/ hip hop sound. They just released a new single "Sick Day" and have some new songs and a new cover they are going to play. Suicide City bring a harder punk rock sound with driving melody. Singer Karl is all of the place and that coupled with the energy of JennCity, Danny, and AJ makes for a great show. Finally, Kiss Kiss bring their circus punk sound that starts off slow, then builds to something crazy.

10/23, 7-11pm, 18+, No Cover, $3 PBR

8pm Kiss Kiss
9pm Suicide City
10pm ShiraGirl

Videos of the bands below.



Shiragirl "Sick Day"


Suicide City "Cutter"


Kiss Kiss "Dress Up"

This Saturday it's Star Child's Final Show on WSOU w/ acoustic sets by Kevin Devine, Joe Wilson, Exit She Calls, and ShiraGirl

Dear Readers,

I’ll be celebrating four years at 89.5 FM-WSOU with my last show on Saturday, September 5th from 7pm-2am. Since I graduated from Seton Hall University in May I have to do a final show at the end of the summer. During my time at the station I was an assistant producer, newscaster, and assistant and director of promotions. It was an amazing run, where I worked with great people, got to voice my opinion, go to some great shows, meet some awesome bands, and interview some cool ones as well. Some highlights include interviewing Murder by Death and Poison the Well, meeting Megadeth and Slipknot, doing stage announcements for Rise Against and Atreyu to sold out crowds at Nokia Theatre, Times Square and seeing Interpol and Muse at Madison Square Garden for free.

I’ve interviewed Artimus Pyledriver, Fear Before the March of Flames, Marc Rizzo (of Soulfly), In This Moment, Tim from Rise Against, Doug of the Sleeping, Tommy of The Autumn Offering, Marissa of Screaming Females, Shira of ShiraGirl, Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses, Otep Shamaya of OTEP. On Tuesday, September 2 at 4pm I’ll do my final interview before my last show with Suicide City. They'll talk about their new album "FRENZY" and the future.

My last show will be on Saturday, September 5th. I'm going to play an eclectic mix of music, tell some station stories, get roasted (I'm sure) by fellow staff members and friends, and maybe a few other surprises. Expect to hear music from The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gaslight Anthem, mewithoutYou, Have Heart, Screaming Females, Blink-182, Lauryn, Fuel and many more.

I'm also honored to announced interviews and acoustic performances by:

Kevin Devine (folk, indie rock singer from Brooklyn)

Joe Wilson (folk Jersey singer from Feeling Left Out & We're All Broken)

Exit She Calls (sweet, catchy alternative rock from Bergen County, New Jersey)

ShiraGirl (all-girl punk outfit from New York)

Thank you for joining me in celebrating my time at one of the leading college radio station's in the country! It's been an amazing run. You can listen on your FM-dial in New Jersey and NYC or www.wsou.net anywhere else. Also, call in at 973-761-9768 (WSOU)

Thanks,
Star Child

SUICIDE CITY's Frenzy out Aug. 4th, NYC CD Release Aug.5th at Highline Ballroom

SUICIDE CITY will mark the release of their album, Frenzy, with a cd release show the day after its release on Aug. 5th at the Highline Ballroom. The album comes in much anticipation of the band's debut on The End Records. Made up of ex-Kittie bassist, Jennifer Arroyo, and Biohazard guitarist Billy Graziadei the band brings together a sound unlike these two bands. Joined by drummer Danny Lamagna, guitarist AJ Marchetta, and singer Karl Bernholtz Suicide City deliver an alternative brand of rock with punk roots and a dazzling performance.

Graziadei describes SUICIDE CITY’s sound as “punk rock, dirty rock ‘n roll with some big balls of metal and a touch of manic depression thrown in.”

You can join ShockHound for a free download of the band's new song "The Best Way."

So join the band on Aug. 5th for a night of fun, frenzy, and frolicking for the
Cirque du Rock: Gotham Underworld. The show is all ages. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show. Doors open at 8pm and the concert starts at 9pm.

Cirque du Rock is back. Imagine the wildest night you’ve had in your life - go ahead, take a minute. Got it? Clear in your mind? Now multiply that into an infinite loop and you might understand a tenth of the essence of Cirque du Rock. It is night of complete extravagance, where music and visual arts are combined to leave you dizzy, spellbound, and thirsty for more. Every sort of genre of music is fused together under the umbrella of heavy rock: it IS self-willed chaos.

The bill is packed with amazing stage performers and sideshows including magicians, belly dancers, stilt walkers, jugglers, and much MUCH more. All these elements come together to create a carnival-like atmosphere, a turbulent ride for all five senses.

This is about raising questions, turning heads, and daring to blur social values.

Highline Ballroom
W. 16th St. between 9th and 10th ave.
Manhattan, NYC

9:00 PM Hate in the Box
10:00 PM Suicide City
11:00 PM PUi
12:00 AM Game Rebellion

8:30 – 11PM DJ Chris Landry will spin
11:30PM – 1:00AM (approx) DJ Michael T will spin

Sp. guests
HEATHER HOLLIDAY & SERPENTINA
from the CONEY ISLAND CIRCUS SIDESHOW

+ Sensual Dominatrix GODDESS SHEA

Suicide City sign with The End Records/ New Album "Frenzy" out 8/4

THE END RECORDS Signs Brooklyn's SUICIDE CITY (feat. Members of Biohazard, Kittie); Debut Full-Length 'Frenzy' Out August 4th

New Website Launched for 'Frenzy' - www.suicidecity.com/_frenzy_site/




photo by Marcos Hermes

"Street punk with a greater melodic sense!!" – ALTERNATIVE PRESS

SUICIDE CITY was first conceived when Biohazard vocalist/guitarist Billy Graziadei met Karl Bernholtz, vocalist of the south Florida band The Groovenics. The pair was joined by drummer Danny Lamagna, who had been recommended by members of Sworn Enemy. Soon after, Groovenics guitarist AJ Marchetta was added to the fold, and the lineup was finally rounded out by former Kittie bassist Jennifer Arroyo.

Not the type of band to just wait around for things to happen, SUICIDE CITY self-released an EP, ‘Not My Year,’ in 2005 and has since managed to sell over 7,000 copies sans label support. That year they also saw success in the form of a “Best Unsigned Band” award from East Coast Romper. In 2006 Kerrang! called them “a mesmerizing presence” and said that they had “manic wide eyed energy.” They have also self-produced and released a live DVD, entitled ‘Live From CBGB.’

The band has reputation for consistent and energetic touring, having spent time on the road with the likes of Otep, Taking Back Sunday, Gwar, Danzig, Life of Agony, Birthday Massacre, Mindless Self Indulgence, Despairs Ray, MXPX, Mushroomhead, and others.

Although the individual band members come from wildly different backgrounds, they all share a common passion for music and an unfaltering loyalty to SUICIDE CITY. As Arroyo says, “Suicide City inspires to me to reach new levels of sound and emotion.” Graziadei describes SUICIDE CITY’s sound as “punk rock, dirty rock ‘n roll with some big balls of metal and a touch of manic depression thrown in.” Lamagna’s precise percussion fury adds to the speed and aggression of the band’s sound, but is reigned in when a more melodic sound is required. The layers of Marchetta’s and Graziadei’s guitars succeed in laying down an aggressive onslaught as well as some impressive and unexpected melody while Arroyo’s bass holds down the low end of the party. Bernholtz vocalizes emotional poetry masterfully, and more than matches the music’s energy.

On August 4th, SUICIDE CITY releases their debut full-length effort, entitled ‘Frenzy,’ via Brooklyn label THE END RECORDS. “‘Frenzy’ is such an eclectic blend of music,” says Marchetta. “This band is unafraid and unapologetic about what we create, and because of that we have an album with a really wide musical landscape.” Graziadei points out, “In our short time together, Suicide City has achieved more on our own than most bands do in their whole career with the help of a label.” Perhaps Bernholtz sums it up best: “Suicide City thrives on making people happy and smile through our music without having to candy coat anything. Life does not ‘suck and then you die.’ Life is great, dangerous, exciting, strange, and then you die. I guess that’s what we’re trying to portray with our music.”

SUICIDE CITY is:

Kalle Bernholtz - Vocals
Jennifer "Ms.JennCity" Arroyo - Bass, Vocals
Billy Graziadei - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
A.J. Marchetta - Guitar
Dan Lamagna - Drums

SUICIDE CITY on the web:

www.suicidecity.com/_frenzy_site/
www.myspace.com/suicidecity