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On September 5 at The Royal Oaks, Boston Street Punk outfit, Kermit’s Finger will took the stage with New Castle P.A Punks, The Dead City Dealers. Kermit’s Finger includes Ed Charbonnier, aka. Evil Ed C. on bass, Pete Cooke (aka “Pete Pasted”) on Guitar, and Ross Fujita (aka “Ross Clot”) on Drums. In the DIY Punk tradition, everyone in the band has a try at vocals. The band plays a friendly brand of Boston Hardcore in the tradition of 80s Hardcore icons, Gang Green, The Meatmen, Adrenalin OD and Bad Religion. Kermits Finger formed in 1992, in Bangor, Maine, after Charbonnier finished school in Boston. Charbonnier adds, “It was pretty boring around there. Some of the people I started the band with came and went, but a couple stuck around long enough for us to decide it was time to move to Boston, which was in 1994.” 1994 was the time their Boston contemporaries, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones were being drooled over by the major labels. According to Charbonnier, the band relocated to Boston, Massachusetts exactly at the perfect time, where they caught the attention of Ron Lacer, who ran the acclaimed New England Punk Label, Fan Attic Records. Lacer is noted for his Punk compilation series called Runt Of The Litter. Lacer was releasing a series of cassette compilations at the time and asked Kermit’s Finger to be on the compilation series. Charbonnier adds, “We played at a lot of places in those days like the Rat in Boston and CBGB’s in New York.
Once the band was settled in Boston, they recorded and released records on their own and played shows non-stop. In fact, the band was featured On a Triple XXX Records Compilation, which is the record label of such acclaimed mainstream artists as Janes Addiction, Dr. Dre and Bo Diddley. According to Charbonnier this type of exposure was a highlight for the band. The band’s first studio experience was recording a 7’ Split on London, England’s No Front Teeth Records with Britain’s Disco Lepers. Charbonnier comments, “That 7’ inch split was our first attempt at recording at our own studio, so the sound is a little rough around the edges, but I like the way it came out.” Kermit’s Finger has a new record coming out entitled Grudge, which Charbonnier feels is more thought out than Kermit’s Finger’s previous releases. Charbonnier adds, “The Songs are tighter, also its our first 12” LP and comes with download codes. If you don’t have a record player, you can buy the record, and use it to weather- proof your house or something, and still be able to listen to the music.” According to Drummer Ross Fujita, every time the band records something, he learns a new element about the music he is making. Fujita adds, “This time I think we finally had a sound in mind that we were going for. Before, we just wanted it to ‘sound good’.” The band is confident that they are able to give their engineer the idea of the direction they are going for. The band has always stuck to the DIY essentials of Punk rock and will put their next record out on the label Poorest Quality Records.
Kermit’s sound has changed tremendously over the years. Charbonnier adds, “We were pretty jokey when we started, but I was young then, and I have more patience now.” Charbonnier is more proud of his playing more than ever. He comments, “I know what I’m doing more than I used to. There’s an element of swagger that we have now, that was missing before.”
The band feels that recording Grudge was their best studio experience to date since they were working in their own studio. Charbonnier adds, “We have a couple of Tascam 8-track recorders in our practice space, and we laid down all the basics there.” The band recorded everything on their own time schedule and were not hassled with the worry of studio time slots. They took the recordings to a conventional studio where the vocals were recorded and additional instruments were brought into the mix. However the bulk of the new recordings were done in Kermit’s Finger’s own space, so it was the best of both worlds.
The band is preparing for their big tour and excited about playing for different types of crowds. They plan on creating a new record once Grudge is fully promoted and marketed to the public.
On September 5 at The Royal Oaks, expect to see and hear a take-no-prisoners, old school, high-octane, Boston Hardcore show. Charbonnier adds, “Everyone should expect a good time , and plan on getting very drunk and of course sweaty. That’s what I’m planning on anyways, so designate a driver and keep up with us!” Ross Fujita says that the band brings the spirit of 80s Boston Hardcore with them to every show, and this show will be guaranteed fun. Fujita adds,”We’re old, and don’t look like three guys who will melt everyones’ faces off with the power of our rock, but we always give it our best shot.”
Last edited: Sep 13, 2009 @ 02:31 PM, 178 days ago |
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Why was I not informed of this?!
Great band!
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