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"Brothers Shawn & Mark Stern, who, along with younger brother Adam made up the notorious band Youth Brigade, started the Better Youth Organization (BYO) in '79 as a reaction against police violence, outside exploitation & a general negative outlook held against the Punk/alternative music scene in Los Angeles, CA. At the time it was just ideas from a bunch of idealistic kids, but after running a big house called "Skinhead Manor" in Hollywood during the summer of '80, a place where kids from all over Southern California met and exchanged ideas, the group was able to run a rather large nightclub called Godzilla's for about three months during late fall/winter in '81/'82. This gave them the incentive and the capital to promote shows at larger venues such as the Hollywood Palladium, Florentine Gardens, and various other halls around Southern California. From the success of promoting shows, BYO released it's first LP, Someone Got Their Head Kicked In, a compilation featuring some of the best bands from Southern California. Among those included were Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Adolescents, and Youth Brigade, and to this day that album is still considered one of the best representations of Southern California's early 80's punk explosion." (excerpted from byorecords.com)
Artists with releases on this label:
Pezz, Leatherface, The Unseen, Bouncing Souls, Kosher, Manic Hispanic, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Sixer, Manifesto Jukebox, Youth Brigade, The Forgotten, One Man Army, Consumed, Pistol Grip, Throw Rag, The Business, Jackass, The Briefs, Clit 45, 7 Seconds, A Global Threat, Nothington, Last Target, The Wednesday Night Heroes, Clorox Girls Recent ReviewsRecent NewsNothington announce "Roads, Bridges and Ruins" Nothington have announced release plans for their upcoming sophomore full length. The record is titled Roads, Bridges, and Ruins and is due out October 6, 2009. It is the follow-up to All In which was released in 2007. You can…Youth Brigade / Off With Their Heads Youth Brigade have announced some September dates to be supported by Off With Their Heads. The full-length documentary Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records will screen in select cities in conjunction with these tour dates.…Youth Brigade Youth Brigade have announced some rare appearances in California with Manic Hispanic and Arizona with…Nothington: "If You Say So", "Another Day" Nothington has posted two tracks from their in-progress recording. The tracks "If You Say So" and "Another Day" can be found at their MySpace page. Their new album will be the band's second LP; their first was All…"Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records" at SF Indie Film Festival SF Indie Festival will be premiering the new documentary, Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records. Set for Friday February 13th and Monday the 16th at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco, the film looks at the history of BYO Records, Youth Brigade and the Stern family behind both. To celebrate the release, Youth Brigade, Filthy Thieving Bastards and…Casualties, Dwarves, American Steel, Off With their Heads at Punk Rock Bowling BYO has announced the lineup for 2009's Punk Rock Bowling. The bill will feature The Casualties, The Dwarves, American Steel, Off with Their Heads, The Ignorant, Cockney Rejects, Street Dogs, CH3, Far From Finished, Guilty By Association, Manic Hispanic, The…Nothington working on new album Nothington has posted an update on their MySpace blog which states that for the next months they will be concentrating on recording a new album. The entry also promises tour dates next year: To everyone who came to the Fest, The Bouncing Souls shows or saw me on the handful of solo dates, thank you! We are home now in SF working to finish the writing/ pre-production for the next record and that will be the focus for the next few months. Be ready for big things next year seeing as gas prices are almost low enough for us to make another round.…Cockney Rejects, the Casualties, Manic Hispanic at Punk Rock Bowling 11 BYO Records has announced the headliners for each night of the 11th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas. On Friday, January 16th the kick off show will feature the Casualties. Saturday will feature UK veterans the Cockney Rejects. The awards ceremony on Sunday will be headlined by Manic Hispanic. Non-bowlers can pick up tickets for each show or 3-day passes at the event's…Pezz: "I Liked Your Rough Draft Better" Pezz have posted the new video from their upcoming split LP with While I Breathe, I Hope titled When Giants Walked The Earth. The song is titled "I Liked Your Rough Draft Better" and the official release date for the LP is December 5th, 2008. The Record Release Show will feature While I Breathe, I Hope and The Subteens at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, TN. This release marks their first release in 7…Leatherface / Tiltwheel / Former Cell Mates Leatherface, Former Cell Mates and Tiltwheel will be hitting the road together after The Fest for a week long… |
