SFTS: The Epoxies

I guess I'm not as up-to-date as I should be, for when I asked The Epoxies' keyboardist, FM Static, about the northwest, he emphatically replied, "You are missing something. The Pacific NW is really, really good rock wise these days." One of those bands I'm missing is The Epoxies. This Portland, OR, outfit consists of Roxy Epoxy (vocals), Shock Diode (bass), FM Static (keyboards, vocals), Viz Spectrum (guitar), and Ray Cathode (drums).

The easiest way to describe The Epoxies is to pull your 80's new wave records out of storage. It's all the synthesizers you could ask for, plus the colorful fashions, and high energy live shows. It's little Devo, a little Missing Persons, some New York Dolls, a little Motels, a little Blondie, some Nina Hagen, and lots of gusto.

The Epoxies are hitting the road in support of "Stop The Future." Released in May, the album has received excellent reviews and garnered brisk sales. The band is hoping this tour will kick those sales into a higher gear.

Speaking of the tour, officially titled the "U.S. Fat Wreck Tour with Against Me, Soviettes. and Smoke or Fire," it rolls into Albuquerque on November 2nd. We hope to get more from The Epoxies at that time. In the meantime, purchase Epoxies merchandise and a portion goes to the survivors or Hurricane Katrina.

Label: Fat Wreck Chords - www.fatwreck.com