Friday, June 10, 2011

Fraud @ The Glasshouse, Pomona CA, 6/6/2011


Just got back from the Youth Of Today / Mouthpiece West Coast trip and although I don't have enough time to post a complete wrap up of the trip tonight, I wanted to at least post this video. It's Fraud from their first show at The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA on 6/6/2011.

I shot this video of their last song in their set on my iPhone and thought it came out cool enough to use here on DCXX. In case you haven't heard, Fraud is a brand new band consisting of Alex Barreto (Chain Of Strength, Statue) on vocals, Paul "Frosty" Hertz (Chain Of Strength, Man Will Surrender) on guitar, Andy Alvarez (Pushed Aside, Against The Wall) on guitar, Shaun Ross (Excel) on bass and Derrick Hostetter (Rough Breaks) on drums.

Considering the fact that I hadn't even heard of the band until a week before the shows, I really had no idea what to expect. Once I started asking around a little bit and hearing little bits and pieces of who was in the band and what they sounded like, I can honestly say that I gotta pretty damn excited to check them out. Of course once I finally got to see them, there was absolutely no let down and I was completely impressed to say the least. Always great to come across a brand new band that blows you away like these guys did for me.

So keep your eyes and ears open for future shows and recordings and see if you can't party with this one. -Tim DCXX

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Fraud at The Glasshouse, Pomona CA, 6/6/2011, Photo: Dan Rawe

11 comments:

Derek said...

Do I smell another Livewire release on the way? this song seems pretty cool.

Anonymous said...

you forgot Ex ALien ANT Farm

Ben Edge said...

Why stop there? Ex-Rage, ex-Mindwar, ex-Inside Out, ex-I Defy, ex-Hard Stance, ex-What She Said, ex-Jolt, ex-Circle Storm original line up (???), ex-Bough Breaks, ex-Ignite, and ex-I can't remember the name of Alex's first punk band.

Ice Cream and Onion Rings said...

Oh yeah, I can party with that.

INTI said...

wow - sounds awesome - keep us posted on recordings...

Mike P. said...

I'm diggin' this.

Anonymous said...

good song. Excel! was one of the best So Cal bands in that era so glad to see Shaun is still blasting away.

Chris

Anonymous said...

wow after all the reunions its nice to see something new.sounds like classic hc with a dark edge.I dig so far.

Dave said...

They sound generic.

Why is Shaun doing this?

Anonymous said...

obviously you didn't hear the last EXCEL LP

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