Live punk rock music will be in the spotlight Saturday night at the Hilo Town Market.
Four bands — including two from Oahu — will perform starting at 7 p.m.
The four bands are: El Sancho, Undercity Kings, Superspreaders and Lazzzer Bullet.
The cover charge is $10. Early advance tickets are available for $6. Buy tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfarrbk.
A press release for this event describes the bands as follows.
El Sancho has been performing around the Big Island since 2019, and is releasing their third album “Heads Up!” this spring. They play fast, fun punk rock with a sense of humor. They’ve played with bands like Supersuckers, D.I., D.O.A., The Cutthroat Brothers and more. Their music has been featured on SiriusXM, Huffington Post and college radio stations across the country.
Undercity Kings, from Oahu, initially formed in 1981 in Canoga Park, Calif., as part of the infamous “Nardcore” scene. In the early ’80s they were featured on the Mystic Records compilation album “It Came from Slimey Valley.” Bassist Todd Mitchell later moved to Hawaii and played in the Oahu-based band Anti-matter. In 2022, he reformed Undercity Kings with a new lineup including Tami Mitchell on vocals, Daniel Way on guitar and Chris Pawling on drums.
Superspreaders, also from Oahu, hail themselves as “the worst band in the America today,” but their 25-song demo “Surfdrinkrehearse” (released in 2022, available on Bandcamp.com) begs to differ. The majority of the tracks on “Surfdrinkrehearse” are covers, showing that their influences are firmly rooted in early punk and hardcore bands like Descendents, Suicidal Tendencies, the Ramones and Reagan Youth. Superspreaders want you to know that “the music they play is too fast and too loud, and seeing them live will ruin your life.”
Lazzzer Bullet (yes, that’s the way the band spells laser) is a new Hilo-based band featuring former members of Step on the People and the Oceanographers, and comedian Brian Rupp. Vocalist Sam Estes describes the band as “eclectic” with a mix of influences from 1980s hardcore to southern blues. This will be the band’s debut performance.
Hilo Town Market is located at 69 Waianuenue Ave. in Hilo.