This Friday, the 24th, we’ll be heading out West to Gasthaus in Elgin, IL to play with our friends (and Elgin legends), The Repulsators. Also playing are The Bungdoons. It should be a fun night, so head on out and take advantage of Gasthaus’ all you can eat fish fry.
The Gasthaus is at: 15 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
Things should get going around 9PM so bring your finest army helmet and get there early!
Hey folks.
We had an awesome weekend in Indiana with State. See them at your earliest convenience: they will slay you. (If you live in Chicago, the earliest convenience is going to be June 12 at the Mutiny, where we’re playing with them. I’ll do a post about that later.)
Here’s some pictures from Indianapolis, which was Punk Rock Night at the Melody Inn.
As you can see from the sidebar, we’re hitting St. Louis on Saturday. The venue is FUBAR, at 3108 Locust St. Show starts at 10.
Also we’re recording soon, and we have a special plan in the works. Stay tuned.
We’re playing an early show (~8:00 p.m.) at Phyllis’ Musical Inn this coming Friday, February 20. The show is a going away party for Venom Lords drummer and all-around great guy Scott Gibson who is leaving Chicago for the slightly lower sales tax of New York.
The bar is located at 1800 W. Division in Wicker Park. We’ll play first and the Venom Lords will follow. All attendees will be asked to embrace Scott in the fashion depicted below:
We’re returning to Cal’s Bar on Friday, February 13.
This is our second straight show with the self-described “quintet of fist fighting sleaze” known as Sister Switchblade. RedCity is also on the bill.
By now, you know that Cal’s is at 400 S. Wells in the South Loop and as usual things get underway around 9:00.
Lately we’ve gotten a few reviews of our latest EP, “Summer of Destruction.” Here are some excerpts and links:
These guys waste no time opening up the throttle: “Everything is Permitted” and “Kitty, Queen of Destiny” deliver the rushing riffs and dueling axe work the metal hounds crave… “The End Is Nigh” proves to be the high point of the EP, introducing a bashing, low-slung blues melody a la TESLA before shifting into a punked-up, rapid-fire tempo with a commanding bassline. It may not be a familiar name now, but a couple more discs like this one will surely make HAY PERRO a respected moniker in metal circles.” – Peacedogman.com
“One part 70s hard rock, one part 80s noise rock and a dash of bitters. For those who wondered what it might sound like if the Jesus Lizard did a Blue Oyster Cult tribute show. I’ll give you a hint: It’s pretty cool.” – Aiding & Abetting
“Combining the dark forces of metal, the thunder of rock and the furious pace of the mighty jackalope a newer stronger less leaden band has been thrust forth thusly…You can certainly hear the Maiden influence as well as Kiss and perhaps a little Zeke – but what do I know? Comparisons aside Hay Perro has a fresh rock sound and from what I can gather would likely be quite formidable in front of you on a stage, preferably somewhere near to where you are.” – Upstarter
We are pretty stoked about the nice things these fellows have had to say. Please check out the full reviews! Also, come to our show tonight at the Mutiny (see previous post.)
We’ll be playing at Cal’s Liquors on Friday, December 12. It will be our first Chicago show in something like 126 days, so locals jonesing for some Hay Perro, your chance is finally at hand.
As the lateness of this post would suggest, this is a pretty last-minute affair, so details like “what other bands are playing” and “what time things start” have proven elusive. Despite this, an estimate for the show’s start time has been posted to the right.
Cal’s Bar is at 400 S. Wells in the Loop. Barack Obama’s transition headquarters is close by. Perhaps he will be working late and stop by.
We have a new EP out. It was released on Belgian Style Records and is called “Summer of Destruction.” Details and a couple of MP3s are on the “Recordings” page.
There was discussion of using our own blood for the cover as KISS did but we ultimately opted for red ink.
You can buy one here. If your budget has no room for new Hay Perro product, you can also just ask a band member for one and he or she will probably give it to you.
(n.b. There is no “the” in the title. It was omitted intentionally and for highly artistic reasons. When recommending the EP friends and casual acquaintances, please refer to it by its proper title.)
In November, the Illinois Entertainer ran a positive review of “A Stepper’s Affair.” Since the page didn’t show up in Ben’s weekly Google searches for “‘hay perro’ ‘a stepper’s affair,’” we only found out now.
Their kind words have forever been archived here. If there’s ever an Hay Perro press kit, the final sentence will likely be quoted.