Neighborhood Brats
History[edit]
Neighborhood Brats.[1] is an American punk rock band formed in late 2010 by guitarist George Rager and vocalist Jenny Angelillo. After quitting their previous band, Roofie & the Nightstalker[2], Rager and Angelillo recruited drummer Kirk Podell and bassist Jasmine Watson[3]. All band members in the original lineup lived in San Francisco, but either grew-up (Podell and Watson) or had spent time living in Southern California (Rager and Angelillo). This lent the idea to the band of having a distinctively classic "So-Cal" sound in their "Nor-Cal" environment.
The band's self-tltled EP, Neighborhood Brats (Modern Action, 2011), was recorded after just 5 rehearsals[4]. The original lineup, often referred to as the "SF Lineup," remained intact through the band's first three releases (S/T 12" EP, We Own the Night 7", and Ocean Beach Party 7"). Shows and tours were limited due to Podell and Watson's commitments with their band Neo Cons, but Neighborhood Brats caught attention around the punk scene, and quickly began receiving offers to play around the Bay Area and beyond; partially due to Roofie & the Nightstalker, and partially due to Angelillo's on-stage notoriety singing for the Los Angeles/Long Beach band, The Orphans[5].
In late 2011, after completing their first east coast tour, the band became geographically split for the first time when Rager announced he was leaving San Francisco to return to Southern California[3], where he had lived briefly prior. The band continued to play shows sporadically with the SF Lineup through Fall 2012, when the band's appearance at Awesome Fest[3] re-energized Angelillo, who decided to relocate back to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. The decision was made to continue with a full-time LA-based lineup (dubbed the "Hollywood Lineup") consisting of Richie Cardenas on drums and Tommy Branch on bass. The only recorded output of this phase of the band is the Total Dementia 7"[6], with the title track being a re-recorded B-side of the Roofie & the Nightstalker GHB 7"[2].
In early 2013, having released the compilation LP No Sun No Tan[7] and the Birth Rite 7"[8], plans were made to tour Europe[9]. While tour preparations were being made, Branch bowed-out and Watson stepped-in last-minute.
Following their 2013 European tour, writing began for what would become their first proper LP, Recovery. During this period, Podell, having played on every Neighborhood Brats release aside from Total Dementia, was recruited to play on the new LP. Gestapo Khazi bassist Dan Graziano was recruited to play bass. Only three full band rehearsals occurred prior to tracking the new LP, due mainly to the fact that Podell had relocated to New York City[10].
In Summer 2014, with the new LP at the record pressing plant, a hastily-booked DIY west coast tour behind them and another European tour in the works, the band was in a vulnerable phase when another lineup change occurred. Gestapo Khazi drummer Mike Shelbourn replaced Podell, and the band embarked on a California tour[11] with hardcore punk legends Zero Boys. This was immediately followed by the band's second European Tour. With Angelillo and Rager temporarily splitting a one bedroom apartment in Long Beach, and Graziano and Shelbourn being long-time residents of Long Beach, this lineup, dubbed the "Long Beach Lineup," would inevitably see the band from Summer 2014, through their 7 month hiatus in 2015, and into Spring 2016. A 2014 Summer US tour was planned, but canceled, due to Shelbourn's dog needing emergency surgery.
In late Summer 2014, Angelillo relocated, again, to the San Francisco Bay Area. While the geographic split was nothing new, the pressures of maintaining a band with no stability, money, support, management or reliable US booking agent caused Rager to call the band off[12]. Personal crises, release delays, member changes and the modern realities of DIY punk rock had resulted in Angelillo and Rager being discouraged from continuing as an active touring band[13].
The hiatus didn't last, as many close to the band predicted[14]. In Summer 2015, Angelillo reached out to Rager, and arrangements were made to start the band anew, albeit without any of the industry pressures that had driven the band into maelstrom. After a Pacific Northwest tour in Spring 2016, Rager, preferring to work creatively in Northern California, decided to permanently station the band in the Bay Area, while continuing to handle band business from wherever his home happened to currently be in Southern California. Bassist Tony Teixeira was recruited in Summer 2016, prior to the band's third European tour in the fall of that year. Teixeira helped recruit Santa Rosa drummer Luke Swarm for a series of shows in California and Europe, and it was set in stone that the band was back in working order.
In Spring 2017, the band recorded the Night Shift 7"[1], with Shelbourn returning on drums while a permanent touring drummer was found. Drummer Gabe Katz joined later that Spring[15], after fill-in touring drummer Luke Swarm became busy due to obligations with Swingin' Utters and Nothington[16]
With the tumultuous whirlwind of Angelillo and Rager's personal lives relatively settled (Rager alone has had 30+ addresses since age 20), the band entered a sustainable cycle of writing, recording and touring[13]. In January 2018, the band entered the studio to begin work on a new record, and dates for their fourth European tour, a Pacific Northwest tour, California dates were announced.
In February 2018, Neighborhood Brats began working with Night Birds vocalist Brian Gorsegner's Wired Tour Booking for US and North American tours.
Members[edit]
Current:
Jenny Angelillo - vocals
George Rager - guitar, vocals, piano, organ
Tony Teixeira - bass
Gabe Katz - drums, percussion
Former:
Kirk Podell - drums (2010-2012, 2014)
Jasmine Watson - bass, vocals (2010-2012, 2013)
Richie Cardenas - drums (2012-2013)
Tommy Branch - bass (2012-2013)
Mike Shelbourn - drums (2014-2017)
Dan Graziano - bass (2014-2016)
Releases[edit]
Neighborhood Brats[17] - Modern Action Records, 2011
We Own the Night[18] 7" - Abscess Records, 2011
Ocean Beach Party[19] 7" - Falsified Records, 2012
Total Dementia[6] 7" - Erste Theke Tontrager (EU), 2013; Dirtnap Records (US), 2014
Birth Rite[8] 7" - Deranged Records, 2013
No Sun No Tan[7] - Gummopunx (EU), Deranged Records (NA), 2013
Recovery[20] - Deranged Records (NA), Taken By Surprise Records (EU), 2014
Night Shift[21] 7" - Taken By Surprise Records, 2018
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Night Shift, by Neighborhood Brats". Neighborhood Brats. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Roofie & The Nightstalker". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ammunition, Audio (2012-09-13). "Audio Ammunition: Neighborhood Brats". Audio Ammunition. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS | Bands | Deranged Records". www.derangedrecords.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ Ammunition, Audio (2012-09-13). "Audio Ammunition: Neighborhood Brats". Audio Ammunition. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Neighborhood Brats - Total Dementia". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Neighborhood Brats - No Sun No Tan". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Neighborhood Brats - Birth Right". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ www.nikohuelsmeier.de, Niko Hülsmeier -. "NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS "total dementia" - PER KORO RECORDS". www.perkoro.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "NEO CONS Y'All". neoconsyall.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "The Zero Boys". www.ocweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ Punknews.org. "Break-ups: Neighborhood Brats (2010-2015)". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Neighborhood Brats - Distrolution". www.distrolution.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Brats - Distrolution". www.distrolution.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "News: SPB premiere: "Night Shift" by Neighborhood Brats | MP3s". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Freitag, 02.09.2016: Neighborhood Brats + Höchst Intelligibel – Kafe Kult". www.kafekult.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Brats - Neighborhood Brats". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Brats - We Own The Night". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Brats - Ocean Beach Party". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Brats - Recovery". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Night Shift, by Neighborhood Brats". Neighborhood Brats. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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