NPR Shares Sex Stains' New Video, Northeast Tour Kicks Off Tonight
By: Caryn Robbins Sep. 13, 2016
Los Angeles post-punk quintet Sex Stains released their debut self-titled record Friday, September 2 on Don Giovanni Records. Inspired by late 70's and early 80's post-punk, Sex Stains' music alters between thought-provoking punk, infectious dance rhythms, angular guitar sounds and cacophony, including the plucky "Don't Hate Me 'Cuz I'm Beautiful" and catchy garage-punk single "Land of La LA". Today, the band shares a video for the 1:48 scorcher "Period. Period", shot and filmed in the bathroom of the long-standing all-ages Los Angeles punk venue The Smell.
NPR Premieres Video For "Period. Period."
The band was formed in early 2014 and is comprised of stalwart members of the punk and indie underground. Lead vocalist Allison Wolfe was part of first generation riot grrrl bands Bratmobile and Cold Cold Hearts, both on venerable punk label Kill Rock Stars (Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, Bikini Kill). Lead vocalist Mecca Vazie Andrews is a well-known dancer/choreographer and the artistic director of "The MOVEMENT movement" and has worked with artists such as Daft Punk, Toro y Moi, Venus & the Moon, Marina Abramovi?, Ryan Heffington and Liz Glynn. On drums is David Orlando, who drummed in Warpaint and is a promoter and resident DJ for L.A. clubs Dub Club and Punky Reggae Party. Guitarist Sharif Dumani played with Atlanta soul man Cody Chesnutt and his Headphone Masterpiece band; he also recorded and plays with Alice Bag. Acclaimed Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist Pachy Garcia (also in Prettiest Eyes) holds down the sound on bass guitar.9/14: Baltimore, MD @ Windup Space
9/15: Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
(w/ Coup Savage & the Snips, Governess)
9/16: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
(w/ Downtown Boys)
9/17: Asbury Park, NJ @ The New Alternative Music Festival
(Don Giovanni Records)
9/24: Santa Monica, CA @ 18th Street Arts Center Beer and Art Festival
(w Alice Bag)
9/27: Los Angeles, CA @ American Legion Hall
(w/ The Mekons)
10/23: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
12/11: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (Part Time Punks)
Comments
Videos