The Demonics || Has the Drag Race Stalled? || Hidden Rock'n'Roll p.3

The Demonics: Best Band Ever!  That is probably not the case, still for some weird reason deep in my brain that phrase harkens life every time I think about this band.  Why?  Because they kick ass, or is it kicked?  This is another classic Jeff discovery.  Back when he was in between jobs he worked for a short while at Zero magazine.  They would get piles and piles of CDs and Jeff said obviously there was great music always playing out of the the company stereo (now that is rock 'n' roll.  I wouldn't get shit done in that environment!)  One of the band of discovery was The Demonics.  He burnt me a copy of Demons on Wheels.  It was a short album on a great label, Man's Ruin Records, but most importantly it kicked ass from soup to nuts.  They just landed on my "gotta see live before I die" list...and the wait was on.

Several years into the wait they showed up on a bill at Thee Parkside is SF along with Gashuffer.  I had seen this early stage Seattle scene band at a dive bar in Chico back in the day and I was impressed.  I was even more impressed when the Demonics no-showed.  Fuck!  Still had Gashuffer tho'


Then probably not a year after that experience they showed up on a bill at the Blank Club. I bought tickets ahead of time.  I had to, they made my list...  I don't know what to say except that they delivered.  They burned through their setlist firing off one sweet rocking gem after another.  I went right over to the swag table and picked me up a T-shirt designed by none other than Dirty Donny.  A lot of the times if a show is good enough I go right over and support the band by acquiring merchandise.  It's the quickest way to put money in a bands pocket along with a hardy "thumbs up" seal of approval.  During the acquisition from the drummer I called her out on Thee Parkside "no show" and she said something like there was this psycho dude that was threatening to kill Russ or somethin'.  I said, "If you wouldn't have rocked so hard tonight I would've been pissed."  They fulfilled my quota of a kick ass show indeed.  And I was double stoked because Pickle for some reason bought me their latest, Hot Rod Pussy.  The model for the album was at the show....oh the memories.

A couple of years ago I asked them to play a show with my band because "why not?"  They declined.  Bummer for all.  If this group decides to put the machine back together I am sure that they would have a heavy following on street cred alone.  My vote: Let the people here the machine.



Here is some stuff I have gathered from online about The Demonics:


Jeff of SJSOBs enjoying the show...


Setlist from the show...









And now some videos....



Here is a pretty badass homegrown skate video to a The Demonics tune...


I cannot find any live footage besides some recent footage put up on their Facebook account.  If anyone else has any live footage, please post!

Here is also a good article on Russ' true love, his 1969 Super Bee.