SCREECHING WEASEL with SPECIAL GUEST THE QUEERS
April 17 @ 8:00 pm
Screeching Weasel have been at it for almost forty years. Formed in 1986 by lead singer/songwriter Benjamin Foster—who soon took the nom de plume Ben Weasel—Screeching Weasel’s first, self-titled album earned airplay on John Peel’s radio show, a glowing review in NME, and a 10/10 in Sounds. 1988’s BoogadaBoogadaBoogada, released on a small bedroom label out of Chicago, immediately went into heavy rotation on every turntable in the punk universe. It remains the band’s best-selling album and a staple of the punk diet.
The Queers are the greatest pop punk band in the world!!! The band has released classic records like “Love Songs for The Retarded” and “Don’t Back Down” while playing around the world many times! Oftentimes compared to the Ramones and The Beach Boys with a little Black Flag thrown in for good measure, the band plays nonstop for 40 minutes. Few other bands could play their set without stopping 20 times!
