![]() ![]() Looking back nearly 30 years later, it’s fair to say that the band more than accomplished their mission. In case track names like “I’m Bored” and “Dingy Bars Suck” were any indication, the band’s aspirations weren’t to be huge or influential: they just wanted to rock, plain and simple. The EP’s title song had an opening line which describes the group perfectly: “I have no heroes / I’m just havin’ a good time”. Like any great punk song, the band itself was over just as fast as it began.Įarlier this year, Secretly Canadian decided to reintroduce the band to the world at large, re-releasing not only Vicious Circle, but also History Of, a post- Circle odds-and-sods collection with the complete Livin’ in the ’80s EP tossed on as a bonus. Their full-length debut, the lauded Vicious Circle, followed in 1982, and then - despite the fact that the band had already endured a lineup change prior to Circle‘s release (David Clough replacing John Mitchell on bass) - the group promptly disbanded. The group made their recording debut with an EP called Livin’ in the ’80s, released (somewhat ironically) right at the start of 1980. This notion of geographical rebellion is perhaps best embodied by the Zero Boys, the best punk group to ever come out of… Indianapolis.įormed in 1979 by Paul Mahern, the Zero Boys (rounded out by guitarist Terry Hollywood, drummer Mark Cutsinger, and bassist John Mitchell) met over a shared love of the Sex Pistols, and, really, that’s all it took in those days. More landlocked states like Utah and Texas - areas that are known for harboring strong religious populations - have produced tons of excellent (though lesser-known) hard rock acts, the sound often stemming from a sense rebellion emerging from that reigon’s particular culture. While each geographical locale produced their own unique spin on the post-Sex Pistols anarchy that (along with hey-day Ramones) provided the backbone for American punk rock, it is often easy for us to overlook the hard rock sound that populates America’s heartland. Instead, you think of places like Seattle (where the hit-and-run immediacy of punk gradually morphed into a slower, heavier sound that served as a cornerstone for the early ’90s grunge revival), Los Angeles (where punk got picked up, repackaged, and resold in a more digestible form), and, of course, New York City itself. Since then Vicious Circle has written new material to add to their catalogue and have recorded a full length CD.When you think of America’s punk Meccas, Indianapolis usually isn’t the first place that jumps to anyone’s mind. Needless to say it was a historical event for Vicious Circle and many other bands that attended that evening. Vicious Circle saw this a great oppurtunity reunite and they were one of the first bands to reach out to Tony and was immediately booked. They still remained friends and in contact over the years and as they progressed on with other projects and bands conversations always reverted back to those historical times of being involved in a great movement.įast forward to 2009 Tony LaBarbera the same promoter that booked the Legendary Thirsty Whale in the 80’s and 90’s produces one of the biggest local rock events The first Thirsty Whale Reunion show. Vicious Circle were known to have some of the largest parties at their practice spot behind Smiler Coogan’s so bringing those same fans on a luxury event bus with them was just the right thing to do!! And the stories and memories live on….Īs life changes so do people and music and in the early 90’s Vicious Circle decided to part ways. This expansion brought on legendary bus trips that loaded hundreds of their fans out to many of these events. He also helped them branch their music to other Midwest locations such as Mabel’s in Champaign, TA Vern’s in Wisconsin, Mickey’s in Indiana Midwestfest in Central Illinois. This also brought on local talent manager Tom Asay, who guided and directed them to appear with many National Acts locally. They then worked their way up to performing and headling many higher profile Chicago venues such as the legendary rock club The Thirsty Whale and Chances R. After solidifying their lineup Vicious Circle paid their dues starting out at clubs like The Iron Rail and Club Stadola to name a few. With the addition of Chris Tabor on guitar, the core of the group was established. Vicious Circle began playing together in the mid 1980’s on the NW side of Chicago by brothers Art and Rudy Guzman.
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