Tag: Napalm Beach

Napalm Beach – LIVE

1982

http://youtu.be/QQ_1C3S-DV8
Get The Nerve at Euphoria. Portland, Oregon 1982.

1984


Graveyard Train at Sound of Music. San Francisco, California 1984.

1987


Monster at Satyricon. Portland, Oregon 1987.

1989


Friends in Hamburg, Germany 1989.


Too Much Fun at Club Ecstasy. Berlin, Germany 1989.

1990


Moonchild at Kreutzsaal. Fulda, Germany 1990.

1991

http://youtu.be/h0MsJClOiNU
Holy Ground at Haus der Jugend. Düsseldorf, Germany 1991.

2010


Road To Recovery at Satyricon. Portland, Oregon 2010.


As I Am at East End. Portland, Oregon. 2010.

Rock & Roll Hell – Live – circa 1981

A live version of R&R Hell probably from early 1982 (some of it makes me think of a 2004 Katastrophy Wife song called “Liberty Belle”). The photos show Sam Henry on drums, Chris Newman guitar/vox, and Mark Nelson on bass. In the photos, Chris, who usually wears black, is wearing Courtney Love’s camel-colored overcoat… or is it caramel-colored? She lived in the Napalm Beach band house in 1981.

Pierced Arrows w/ Lost Acolytes July 10

Pierced Arrows, The Family Gun, Lost Acolytes
[LIVING HISTORY] If Portland had a punk-rock museum with some sort of animatronic Country Bear Jamboree-style band that wrote original songs, it would probably sound something like Lost Acolytes. These aren’t the Greg Sages of the local ’80s scene, the (relatively) big names recognizable to people outside the city, but the four members—which include former contributors to Pacific Northwest legends Napalm Beach, the Divining Rods and, yes, the Wipers—were vital cogs nonetheless. This new group reflects the old-school aesthetic, drawing on ’60s garage blues, vintage punk and the ’90s grunge these guys played a part in helping birth. MATTHEW SINGER. 8 pm. Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy Blvd., 238-0543. Cover. 21+.

(from this Willamette Week music listings., July 8-14 2009).

Rocket review of “Curiosities” (1993)

Review of Napalm Beach "Curiosities" by Wilum Pugmire. The Rocket. Seattle, 1993.

Dedicated to Katherine Dunn, whose ‘Geek Love’ served as inspiration, ‘Curiosities’ tells a curious tale with compelling words and soaring music. From the moment the music began to spill into the air, I was caught within Chris Newman’s web. His clear earthy voice, full of passion, brings these emotional songs to vibrant life. Jan Celt’s gorgeous violin playing especially adds to the opening track, ‘As I Am.’ The rich combination of musical styles, from haunting ballads to thrashing punk, perfectly reflects Newman’s stunning lyrics. I sensed the sawdust, drank the sorrow. My freakish heart throbbed with nameless fever. ‘Curiosities’ is rich human experience raised to degrees of fucking art!

— Wilum Pugmire, The Rocket, June 1993. Seattle.