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n00b Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 79

I honestly have yet to meet anyone else seriously into psycho in person. Anyone around New England, specifically CT?

Wanker Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 447 Location: Stockholm

doesnt seem so, but theres tonnes of us from original england

n00b Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 79

There aren't a whole lot of people around NJ/NY/CT. I mean there are kinda, but everyones kinda spread. Theres the Midnight Monster Hop at Otto's in the city usually put on by Mike Decay or Mike Mortician. Theres a few people in Brooklyn. Theres also a few older psychos in manhatten ones a cool psycho broad from Spain. Theres also Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ which hosts some decent shows that people from PA, NJ, and DE come out to. Phili's been kinda dieing, more greasers than psychos that way. The guys from TR6 are somewhere around supposedly theres a crew of older ex skin psychos up in Sussex county NJ that my friends know, but I haven't made a trip up that way to meet them yet. Theres also Dave from Sasquatch up your way. Closer to me I found two guys a couple years younger than me, but old enough to drink that I'm trying to get a band project together with and theres this guy Barry down I think in Monmouth County who I have yet to meet, but does podcast psychobilly online radio gig and other productions.

Wow and I always think theres nobody around.

So-Cal Kid Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 44

whoa whoa whoa buddies.
theres psychobilly up here. massachusetts has lots of bands that are psychobilly and horrorpunk as well.
the downright creepies are one. theyre quite nice.
we also have horror punk bands like the automatons.
and theres plenty of horror surf bands too like gein and and the grave robbers and ghouls night out.
check out all of them.
i myself booked the koffin kats show last feburary in worcester and it was a big success.
my small record label is trying its hardest to bring psychobilly up here.
so fellas and ladies, just you wait.

I'm here in North Eastern PA during the school year, and down right outside of Philly during the summer. There's some psycho around, the Graveyard Rumblers are listed under the Bands tab. But not much really, unless you're willing to travel a bit. A lot of the usual hardcore, screamo BS. Rolling Eyes

Not really New England, but I figured I'd throw that in anyway. East Coast is kinda sparse in comparison to West Coast and Europe.

So-Cal Kid Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 44

i dont understand it. most bands from europe totally skip the east coast and go to the west when they have to go OVER the east coast to get there. the least they could do is stop. the koffin kats were going to do some shows with mad sin this summer and i got excited because mad sin and the koffin kats booking agent would let me have first dibs on putting on a show in my area, but theyre only playing the west coast now. god damn.

most bands can't afford to make two stops, our scene is broke Laughing

So-Cal Kid Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 44

it seems like a waste. thered be more psychobilly fans if bigger bands stopped by once in a while.

those trendy kiddos in the west spend tons of dosh at the merch booth. they bands can't afford NOT to stop there.

only decent place ive been to, band wise, in CT is the Bank St Cafe in New London.
They have a few psycho / rockin bands on often.

So-Cal Kid Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 44

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if you really think bands should play in your area there is a solution
get yourself a pair of balls and try to book them when they tour

there are plenty of booking agents that you can contact to see about the rates bands charge and if you have the bollocks to do it other bands will follow

i know its a big country and you may not have a big scene in your loacality but if you were to make the effort to book the bands and advertise properly people will bother to travel to a well organised gig