Vice City Rockers Reminds Us Why We Like Dive Bars
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From note one, Vice City Rockers set themselves apart from other fledgling punk outfits performing at a recent Churchill's show. The drums were blaring and precise, the singer was running around, yelling like a madman, and the guitars drew us to the stage like a fly drawn to a big ol' hunk of delicious horse poop.
We were able to land a few words with frontman Shawn Perkins and the boys to see what the band is up to.
New Times: When and how did the band start?<
Shawn Perkins: We started with me, Nestor, and Kansas wanting to start a band. It was originally with Homer from Enough! on drums and Rictor from M66 playing bass. Charlie joined when he returned from California, and it worked out, considering me, Nestor and Charlie played together previously, and that was a perfect fit. Now Los, from Die Trying/Unit Six, plays bass for us, and we couldn't be happier. We've been playing South Florida for the past two years or so.
What are your favorite venues to play here in South Florida?
We always play Churchill's and it's mainly because we don't get booked out of town too often. When we started, we played the Kreepy Tiki Lounge quite often. Though we're always looking to play out of town, we just don't know too many people.
Are you guys recording or touring anytime soon?
We're planning on recording a full length of at least 12 songs in April. No telling when we'll finish, mix, master, and release it. Ideally, we'd like to do it before a tour we're looking to book with our friends in Enough! (also from Miami).
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