The Sound. The Fury. 2011

The Northwest is being repped well this year. We're psyched! See you soon California.

- NOT SORRY CREW '11

Lyrics: JUST ONE MORE DAY

We played this song at Rain Fest. Here are the lyrics with a little explanation.

JUST ONE MORE DAY

Too young to have known better.

Now it's too late to get you back.

Said our goodbyes.

Made our amends.

Now you're gone.

Never coming back.

I've begged and I've pleaded.

It's not worth a damn.

Time may heal these wounds.

But it's made me a fool.

What I would give for just one more day.

Never felt so empty.

Never felt more lost.

What I would give for just one more day.

I would give everything.

And yet, everything doesn't seem . . . like enough.

Since this band started I've been struggling with writing lyrics about how I felt after my father passed away. After 2 years I think I've finally found the words to get across how I felt then, and still feel today. It's been 7 years and not a day goes by that I don't think about him. Losing anyone is hard. I think losing a parent (or whoever raised you) is harder.

What I think back on most is all the stuff I wish I asked him. All the stories I know he had. When you're a kid you don't think about it. You take for granted that your parents are there. Unfortunately, they're not there forever.

There is little that I regret in my life. But if I could, I'd give up every possession I have to spend one full day with him again asking him all the things I didn't when I was too young to know better.

Pop 25
RIP

RAIN FEST, SOUND & FURY, VIDEO, ETC.

My computer sucks so I've been really slacking on updating our blog the last few months. My apologies. Check out our shows section for our upcoming gigs. Not a whole lot going on at the moment, but there is news and some changes coming up very soon. This video is a hint.

(Intro into Healing Crisis - Pomona, CA - November 2010)

Thanks to Joey 6131 for this gig and to chupamisovarios for taping these songs. Big ups California! See you in July.

It's been a while . . .

It's been quite some time since we made a substantial blog post up here. A few things have happened since the end of 2010. In case you missed it, our 7" titled 'Our Choices' has finally seen the light of day. Thanks in no part to my own slacking. For those of you who pre-ordered it,  you should be receiving your copies over the next couple of weeks. I packed a few orders myself. If you live in the Seattle area, you can pick up a copy at Singles Going Steady, along with the Remission and Common Cause 7"'s. Both true ragers, so don't sleep on those.

Since the record actually exists and is no longer just a concept in our heads, we have 3 shows lined up in the Pacific NW to commemorate the event. All 3 of which are with Fought Alone (from PDX) and new Seattle/Tacoma heavy hitters, Dead Weight. The first of which is in Seattle on February 25th at Fusion Cafe with Sojourner, ON, Fought Alone, and Dead Weight. Then on Saturday we head south to Portland, OR where we play the Black Rose infoshop (sounds wyld) with those 2 bands and Young Turks, who I think is dudes from Broadway Calls. Last up on the weekend we play Olympia, WA (home to Kill Rock Stars and Evergreen College) with Outlook, Parasitic Skies, and our weekend tour mates. All in all, it should be a straight up banger of a weekend. You should be there. Possibly at all three gigs.

After that we have couple shows in the Tacoma and Seattle areas with Bully. We've been asked to play a couple of West Coast fests, which will get announced in due time. We're writing some new songs and looking to hit up the West & East Coasts, as well as the Mid-West this spring/summer.

Thanks again to everyone and anyone who pays attention. It is truly appreciated. We hope to see some of you in the next few months.

PEACE!
-John

NOT
SORRY
CREW

OUR CHOICES Record Release - FEBRUARY 25th, 2011

Really soak this one up. What's HR thinking in this picture? Does he love NYHC? Maybe it's just The Way It Is comp he reflecting on. Who knows. He's crazy. Interpret what you will.

HELPING THOSE WHO CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES!

Friends of ours recently found out their dog was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It's going to cost thousands of dollars for radiation therapy. We just put 2 new shirts up in our bigcartel plus the 2nd press of our Moving On 7inch. 50% of the proceeds will be going to them. If you live in NYC, John tattoo's at a place called Daredevil and will be working as much as he can to raise money. You can also donate here.

Help however you can.
Thanks.

NOT
SORRY
CREW
2011

100 for Haiti

 

We're playing this benefit show in Tacoma. Greg Bennick is looking for donations, this show is one way to help. Check out the website. Get more involved.

100FH from Greg Bennick on Vimeo.

Healing Crisis - LIVE @ React! Showcase

Our song Healing Crisis being performed LIVE at the React! Showcase. Looks as sounds great.

Also, our tour with Secret People was awesome. Those dudes are great and the shows pretty much all killed. At the very least made better by them being with us. Our friend Dan who filled in also killed it on the bass every night. Thanks to those of you who came and hung out.

We have a show on December 1st in Tacoma with Gravemaker, Sojourner, Oblivion, and Wreck. Should be great. Then on December 5th we're playing Seattle at The Black Lodge with Run With The Hunted, Envision, Olde Ghost, and Breaga Naofa. Come hang out if you can, we haven't played much of the Northwest since August/September.

Stay well!
NSC '10
XXX

The "NOT SECRET" West Coast Banger 2010

This is what tour looks like.
Come hang out!

Fri. Nov. 12th - Berkeley, CA
@ 924 Gilman

w/ Secret People, Cruel Hand, Backtrack, and Crucified

Sat. Nov. 13th - Fresno, CA

@ The Bell Tower Haus, 69 E. Belmont Ave.

w/ Secret People, Xibalba, and more


Sun. Nov. 14th - Pomona, CA
@ Casa Jimenez, 280 W 3rd St
w/ Secret People, Rotting Out, Soul Search, Knife Fight, and Sleepwalkers

Mon. Nov. 15th - Isla Vista, CA
@ BIKO House, 6612 Sueno Rd.

w/ Secret People

. . . then after a grueling 16 hour drive . . .
Tues. Nov. 16th - Portland, OR
@ A Basement, 5744 N. Moore Ave.
w/ Unrestrained(pdx) - NO Secret People

We'll have this merch with us:

i wish they all could be california . . .

Our trip down to California is almost all complete. We kind of got a late start getting shows together, but so far things have worked out pretty well. The only days we're still holding out for are Nov 11 and Nov 16. If we only end up with 4 days, oh well . . . just the way it goes I guess.

In other news, the records are at the pressing plant and we should be receiving test presses within the next few weeks. If they sound good, we'll look into setting up a record release show. Not sure where it'll be or who it'll be with, but rest assured something will happen . . . sometime.

In case you didn't hear, we're on facebook. CLICK! CLICK! BOOM! Peace.

- NOT SORRY CREW

not secret west coast banger - fall '10

Hey California. We're coming to see you. In just under a month we're playing 5 shows there with Secret People from San Francisco. Most of the shows are confirmed, we're just waiting on the specifics. Check out the Upcoming Gigs section for more specifics.

After that we've got a show in Tacoma on December 1st and then one in Seattle on December 5th. We're going to work on setting up a record release show, but we'll at least wait for the test presses to come in before we move much further into that territory. It'll be somewhere between mid-December to mid-January as long as all goes well with record pressing, covers, E . . . T . . . C.

Lastly, we entered the social networking game. You can "like" us over here.

When we have more info on all the goings on, we'll let you know.

Carry on . . .

-NSC '10

our choices (song posted & lyrics)

We finally posted a new song up on our myspace. Head on over there to check it out. It's called OUR CHOICES, here are the lyrics:

OUR CHOICES
We live each day thinking only of ourselves.
Our world of excess robs people of their needs.
Decisions we make affect others every day.
If we used our foresight, would we even change?

Pay no thought. Pay no mind.
To how our choices affect their lives.

Live how you wish just consider the impact.
We always have the option to pick a better path.
There's nothing stopping us from living another way.
When will we learn that we can't afford to . . . 

Pay no thought. Pay no mind.
To how our choices affect their lives.

In the end, they have to live with.
Our choices.
In the end, they have to live with.

They have to live with. They have to live with.
Our choices. Our choices.

They have to live with. They have to live with.
Our choices.

Guest spot by Señor Bubbles of Get The Most fame.

it's coming down

Quick update, more indepth one coming soon.

1. Our new record is mastered and being sent off to the pressing plant. Pre-orders go up October 18th. Mark your calendars. This is not a drill people.

2. This is the cover art, done by our man Shaun "the African" Nel. Legit dude.

3. We're doing some shows in California with Secret People from November 11th to 16th. All the shows but the last one will be in CA and with them. The 16th will be us solo, hopefully in Portland, OR. We'll see how that pans out.

4. I just ate a great sandwich made with Field Roast and avocado's. Sandwiches can be totally mediocre, but when they're good, they're really good. Go eat one now.

Support the Sea Shepherds!

Peace.

I'm A Person Just Like You (the MOTOR FEST 2010 wrap up!)

This is Motor. Last night he played his last show with all his bands before him and his wife move to Southern Ontario. He's a righteous dude and one of the nicest people I've ever met. We got to play his going away show, aptly titled Motor Fest, last night. Start to finish the show was a straight up banger. People drove up from as far away as Olympia and Vancouver Island to get sweaty in a hot little room known as Casa del Artista.

The show opened with Consequence Crew, a new band featuring dudes from Circles, Keep It Clear, Vacant State, Instride, Damages, amongst more. A little inbreeding going on up there in Vancouver in the band department. Total Boston style hardcore. Looking forward to what they do next. Damages and Circles played next (both featuring Motor). Both bands are awesome and definitely offer something a bit different than your average HC band. Damages totally on the Jesus Lizard/AmpRep/weird-guy-hardcore tip. If you can dig that sound, check them out. Circles on the other hand is pure Dag Nasty/Rev Summer worship. A big step from Blue Monday who 4 out of the 5 members were in. Oh also, Damages covered Six Pack and killed it. We played next and had the best Vancouver gig to date, possibly the best non-fest show to date. We covered Straight Edge, and it went over well. Keep It Clear (also featuring Motor) played next and opened with Where It Went. It was tight. Last up was the show headliner, one time reunion of In Stride (yep, Motor played drums for them too). They were the band I suspect most people rolled up for. Their set was wild for sure. After some amp set backs, they played a crazy set. Seeing them in their heyday probably would've been tight. Glad we got to see them last night. They did a Blue Monday cover mid-set that was awesome. The show ended with some Motor chants, and then Motor giving a speech.

Overall, a great night and a show that had everything a HC show should have. Mainly a variety of HC, people traveling, wild sets, a cramped space, lots of sweat, and Motor playing drums in 4 bands. Long live Motor!

Peace.
NSC
xxx

i like food food tastes good. (pt. 2)

One of the reasons we started this blog for the band was not only to share with you what was going on with us, as a band, but also to pass along information that we feel is important and could potentially be empowering.

I was recently sent this article and felt that it talks about a lot of things I am currently very interested in and wanted to share it. Food is an integral part of our lives and culture. What we eat, how much we eat, and where the food we do eat comes from is very, very important . . . or at least it should be.

Not everyone can afford to buy everything organically, and that's not what I'm advocating. But I do think as a culture, we need to learn how to get back to the kitchen and cook good wholesome food for ourselves. Less "food" from boxes, more food from fields!

WHY QUICK, CHEAP FOOD IS ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE
by Mark Hyman, MD

I was in a grocery store yesterday. While I was squeezing avocados to pick just the right ones for my family's dinner salad, I overheard a conversation from a couple that had also picked up an avocado.

"Oh, these avocados look good, let's get some."

Then looking up at the price, they said, "Two for five dollars!" Dejected, they put the live avocado back and walked away from the vegetable aisle toward the aisles full of dead, boxed, canned, packaged goods where they can buy thousands of calories of poor-quality, nutrient-poor, factory-made, processed foods filled with sugar, fat, and salt for the same five dollars. This is the scenario millions of Americans struggling to feed their families face every day.

Read the rest of the article here. It's important, and food security is something we all have the power to do something about.

One last thing, I recently got a copy of John Joseph's new book 'Meat is for Pussies.' Check out his website.

Yes, the title is a bit much and is clearly there for shock value. But now that it's gotten your attention, crack it open and read it. For some of you it may cover well worn territory, but I'm willing to bet for a fair share of you, it may expose you to some things you might not have known about or expand on stuff you've heard rumblings of. It reads as if you were talking to JJ himself. It also proves that you can live a compassionate lifestyle and still be "manly." Yeah, he pushes the vegan/vegetarian thing hard, but he also talks about informing yourself and the importance of eating whole foods and not just processed crap (attn: junk food vegans). This shit is vital. He's also included some cool recipes (note: mentions he's coming out with a cook book, that should be a real banger), a 7-day work out routine, as well as books, documentaries, and websites to check out. Love him or hate him (seriously, how can you hate him?), he's passionate about this stuff and is getting his voice out there one way or the other. I think it's worth paying attention to.

Peace.

- John
NSC '10
xxx

i want it to fade away . . .

We've got this show coming up next week. Should be a lot of fun. I had fun making the flier.



We do legitimately have stuff to update on here. It'll happen soon. Oh, we finally mixed our 7" today. It's almost done, that was until I showed up and said a song needed to be fixed. I'm a terrible person. Nothing new really.

Going camping tomorrow.

Stay punk!

NOT
SORRY
CREW
2010

police & thieves in the streets . . . oh yeah!

divine thing

A great band from San Francisco called SECRET PEOPLE has a new 7" coming out very soon on Downsided Records. It's available for pre-order NOW. Check out this video clip of one of the songs.



Now that you've heard how awesome it is. Get to orderin'.

See you at Sound & Fury!

NOT SORRY
CREW 2010
XXX

ps: Listen to Teenage Fanclub

updates

'Sup.

Our record is getting mixed very soon. React! will be taking pre-orders sometime in August, along with a new Remission 7" and a Common Cause 7". Both are sure to be great.

We are playing Sound & Fury next weekend. That should also be great. We get to hang out with our friend Kate all weekend. Very cool.

The weekend of July 30-August 1 we are playing 3 shows with Police & Thieves from Washington, DC. The shows are all in our 'Gigs' section. Come hang out. After that, we have a show in Seattle with Ceremony, Punch, Nails, and Power. Probably going to lay low after that until the new 7" is out.

Other updates are coming. Just have to find time to sit down and post them.

Thanks for paying attention.
- John
NSC
xxx

let's lighten the mood

It's not too often that I'm impressed by bands blantantly aping the alternative/college rock sound of the 80's. That was, until I heard SO ADULT. Dudes from Bellingham, WA just playing tried and true alternative rock. It's catchy and hook laden and I listen to the 4 song demo religiously. I know they're currently laying down tracks with 11 new jams. I'm extremely excited. You should be too. Here's a video they made of a song off their demo. The video is cool and the song rips. Listen up world!



Not our usual post, but more people need to listen to these dudes. They're playing in Bellingham next week (the 2nd of July I believe) with our dudes in Envision and MourningsideAD. We're playing Seattle the next day with those bands as well. Check out the shows and get down. Don't sleep.

xxx
Not Sorry Crew
2010