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SUMMARY:Crocodiles
LOCATION:Molotow
DESCRIPTION:I first met the duo of Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell nearl
 y 25 years ago at a punk gig being held in a Mexican restaurant in San Die
 go. After initially becoming acquainted at a local Anti-Racist Action meet
 ing\, the two found their respective teenage bands booked on the same bill
  and I found myself in a booth\, inhaling a burrito\, observing the germin
 ation of their fruitful partnership. Young Brandon watched in awe as teena
 ge Charlie clambered up a confused family’s table and proceeded to bash 
 the living hell out of his cheap guitar. When his set was through\, young 
 Charlie melted back into the crowd and also found himself awe-struck as th
 e pubescent Brandon took the “stage” (floor) and proceeded to shriek\,
  croon\, howl and spit his way through his own band’s allotted 20 minute
 s. Once the noise was over\, the two found each other\, expressed their mu
 tual admiration and over a shared Coca-Cola agreed to dissolve their respe
 ctive bands and join forces. After a few false starts\, the duo found thei
 r footing with now near-mythical noise punk group The Plot To Blow Up The 
 Eiffel Tower. They spent the next 5 years traversing the USA\, playing eve
 ry backwoods dump that would have them\, meeting and inspiring other like 
 minded freaks and occasionally getting the shit kicked out of them by fera
 l rednecks. Eventually the Plot imploded in a cloud of poverty and addicti
 on. Once the dust settled\, Charlie and Brandon agreed to keep this partne
 rship of theirs going. After a few years spent experimenting with their so
 ng writing (“Why can’t you mix 60s pop with Deathrock?” they once as
 ked me) and trying out various line-ups and names they decided to trim the
  fat. They booted out the half committed jokers they were working with\, t
 rading them in for a beat up old drum machine. Immediately they set to wor
 k on the group of songs which would become Crocodiles debut album\; the sp
 aced-out\, gritty noise-pop classic Summer Of Hate. Fast forward 15 years 
 and we find ourselves in the dystopian future of 2023. The previous decade
  and half has seen the core duo change line-ups (2 piece\, 5-piece\, 2-pie
 ce again\, 4 piece)\, location (San Diego\, NYC\, Paris\, Mexico City\, Lo
 ndon\, LA)\, sounds (art punk\, psychedelic haze\, lush 60s-inspired pop\,
  trashed-out glam) and hairstyles (good\, bad\, ugly). They have dropped 7
  LPs\, several EPs and singles and toured incessantly\, bringing their uni
 que brand of rock-n-roll to hungry fans in every corner of the globe. Whil
 e the lineups\, locations and sounds have changed\, Brandon and Charlie ha
 ve never wavered from their initial teenage mission to help each other esc
 ape a life of drudgery\, boredom and expectation through music\, art\, fri
 endship and adventure. They have persevered through the highs and the lows
 \, always together\, always creating. It hasn’t always been easy\, but i
 t’s always been interesting. Now\, after the pandemic induced slowdown\,
  the boys have returned with their 8th album\, Upside Down In Heaven\, out
  April 7 on Lolipop Records. \n\n After a prolonged hiatus\, Crocodiles fi
 nally reconvened at Quiksilver Studios in St. Jean de Luz\, France in the 
 fall of 2021 to get their new album Upside Down In Heaven down on tape. Ma
 xime Smadja (Rixe\, Boss) was entrusted with production duties and brought
  his signature greasy sheen to the proceedings. Joining the party were Ate
 f Aouadhi and Diego Dal Bon on bass and drums. In typical Crocodilian fash
 ion\, the album zig-zags cohesively from one style to the next. There are 
 straight-up punk-pop anthems (Love Beyond The Grave)\, mutant garage-rock 
 (Surfing With Death)\, infectious fuzz-pop (Forever Walk Alone)\, dance-fl
 oor ready bangers (Deadbeat) and even hardcore death-rock (Rock & Roll Gra
 veyard). The songs are direct\, cut to the chase and leave listeners thirs
 ting for more. \n\n Russell Cash\n\nBoletos: https://www.tixforgigs.com/E
 vent/72641/crocodiles-molotow-hamburg
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