5th Annual Red Oktoberfest: Propagandhi, Cobra Skulls, Brendan + many more!
Hey folks, I hope this announcement finds you well. 2010 has been one of the best years for Red Scare, and I can’t believe how well things have worked out for the label’s yearly showcase: the 5th Annual Red Oktoberfest. So yeah, I’m stoked and I’ll tell you why…
First of all, this year we will be combining Red Oktoberfest with Chicago’s Riot Fest. If ya can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right? Here’s what’s up. First of all, the Riot Fest guys extended a very awesome and gracious invitation and those guys know how to run shit. All the people there and all the volunteers have been nothing short of super cool towards any of my friends and any of the bands I work with, so I’m honored to be able to work with them this year. The other thing is that I am getting married at the same time that all this crap is going down. And of course, I can’t just get married like a normal person. No, we decided to do something that is apparently unlawful. Not for some deep “corollary of love” bullshit, or some wild nonsense I came across in “I Wrote Her Name Upon The Strand”. No, nothing like that. We’re just doing it cuz we’re stupid, so be sure to come visit us in jail.
Where was I? Oh yeah, Red Oktoberfest and Riot Fest in 2010. It will be on Thursday, October 7th at Metro. Here’s the lineup for our show:
Propagandhi
Cobra Skulls
The Copyrights
The Brokedowns
Vultures United
Brendan Kelly (solo acoustic)
“Hold on, Francis. Did you say Propagandhi? They’re not on Red Scare!” I know they’re not on Red Scare, they’re smarter than that! I’ll tell you this much though: Propagandhi are in my opinion the most vital punk band of my generation and their music and words are what motivated me to do good things within underground music and start Red Scare. I can’t think of a more perfect band to headline a Red Scare showcase and I ain’t just sayin’ that because they agreed to play it (after a month of serious begging).
So now you see why we’re all so excited, right? It’s gonna be a great show, and we hope to see you there!
