The Placebo

• The Martyr Index (calgary) - Politically-aware Canadian Rock They have a violin! But you could tell that from the album cover, right?
• Social Concern (chico) - Distillers meets Bad religion, meets the Ramones, meets your daddy! they were snowed-in last time, but come May the passes will be clear
• The Fortyhands - all polished up from playing Punk Prom

When: Wednesday, May 7. Doors at 6:30 / amps off at 10pm
Where: The Ink People 411 12th St, Eureka
Cost: $5, annual membership is required! Get one at the door for 2 bucks if you don’t have yours.

Big thanks to everyone who came out for Punk Prom 2008. We’d like to especially thank all our volunteers: without you, the show(s) could not go on!

If you got your prom photo taken, you can see it at the
Invasion of the PromBots gallery.

Courtney and Gary of the Monster Women

And don’t forget to support those awesome Prom bands:

* Blancatron * The Fortyhands * The Monster Women * La Plebe * The Psycho Nubs * The Social Ills

It’s PUNK PROM!
In alphabetical order:

• Blancatron/FemiNasti Productions - DJ Extraordinaire
• The Fortyhands Brand Spanking New, local punk
• The Monster Women Hip shakin’ electro girl group pop
• La Plebe (sf) Bilingual punk with horns n’ vomit - note: I’ve seen the horns but if there was vomit, they were awfully discreet about it
• The Psycho Nubs (indiana/nevada) - garage punk with a silly sense of humor
• The Social Ills - Straight-up Hardcore Punk

Costume Contest! Door Prizes! General Silliness!

When: Friday, April 25th, 7pm-midnight
Where: Bayside Grange, just outside of Arcata [map]
Cost: $5 if in costume (robot and/or prom drag) / $7 if you are boring. Two-buck annual membership always required

Leave yer Drugs/Alcohol at home

When we say ALL AGES we mean it: Everybody Welcome!

Thank you to all the local businesses and organizations who have generously provided prizes, including:

• Booklegger
• The Coffee Break
• DUHC
• Fabric Temptations
• Figueiredos Video Movies
• The Ink People
• NorthCoast RolePlaying
• Northtown Books
• Smug’s Pizza
• Sushi A Go Go
• Wildwood Music
• The Works

Confirmed Events for April and May. Details are on the calendar, as we get them

• April 20th: Volunteers Meeting, Arcata, 5:30 @ the Jacoby Storehouse
• April 25: PUNK PROM, 7pm @ the Bayside Grange
• May 4th: Volunteers Meeting, Eureka, 5:30 @ The Ink People
• May 7th: Martyr Index, Social Concern, The Fortyhands, and TBA
• May 9th: Discussion with Irish anarchist Andrew Flood, 5:30 @ The Ink People
• May 13th: Fleas & Lice, Mouth Sewn Shut, Inhaste, 6:30 @ The Ink People
• POSTPONED May 24th: CopWatch benefit w. Kill the Switch and more, 6:30 at The Ink People
• May 30th: Benefit for Stuart Christopher w. Antarctia, Emilia’s Rose, Tidal Decay and Unmask

MORE TO COME

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A night of excellent female-fronted local rock

• Steel Toed Slippers — danceable funk-rock
• This Dying Wish — post-punk rock
• Kill the Switch — feminist punk
• Palo Verde (portland) — metal improv

When: Saturday, March 22nd, doors at 6:30, amps off at 10pm
Where: The Ink People, 411 12th St, Eureka (next to the Muni)
Cost: $5 (annual membership required)

Placebo shows are always ALL AGES and DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE

Four female-fronted and all-female bands

All Ages, Of Course

You like those METAL shows, don’t ya?

• Slaughterbox (red bluff)
• Antarctica
• Noctocide
• Emilia’s Rose

When: Friday, March 7th. Doors at 6:30, amps off at 10pm
Where: The Ink People, 411 12th St, next to the Eureka Muni
Cost: $5 (two dollar annual membership is required)

All Placebo shows are ALL-AGES and DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE
~~ breaking the rulez gets venues shut down ~~

• Social Concern (chico) - sound like the Distillers meets Bad Religion, meets the Ramones, meets your daddy. Female-fronted.
  
• The Radical Devil - Oldskool Punk - the acoustic way
• The Floating Corpses (san francisco)- Experimental Performance Transgender Punk

When: Saturday, February 23rd. Doors at 6:30, amps off at 10pm sharp!
Where: The Ink People, 411 12th St., Eureka (Next to the Muni)
Cost: $5 (two dollar annual membership required)

They’re Coming! :D
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