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Murder City Devils: Cradle To The Grave…And Back

Clad in his trademark thick black glasses, vocalist Spencer howls before the capacity crowd at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007.

Astonished fans everywhere flocked to Seattle in July of 2006 for the Block Party Festival, as word spread faster than a field on fire that the rumors were true - Murder City Devils were back. Sort of. One headlining festival show, one not-so-secret club gig, and then the Devils were gone once more. Seemingly forever. Tossing the bones and aligning the stars yet again, the haunted punk band rose from the dead for the second time the first weekend of November 2007 for Austin, Texas' Fun Fun Fun Fest. Saturday night's requisite tiny, unannounced club show was a drunken, brutal testament to the Devils' greatness - fans hung from the balcony by their legs, drunken revelers vomited onto the glass-littered floor, and smuggled bottles of Maker's Mark were offered up to the band like communion. The resulting Fun Fest headlining slot on Sunday was a subdued yet powerfully... Read more about Murder City Devils

J.D. passes the mic to the band’s howling and heavily-tattooed guitarist.

Altercation: For those that might be unfamiliar, how did the Shack Shakers get together? J: I've been doing a rockabilly band under the same name forever, but about four or five years ago I started playing in the kind of hillbilly section of town. I ran into a few more eccentric musicians. (Laughs) So we started goofing around with the... Read more about Legendary Shack Shakers

Pointer finger dead-on and larger-than-life, a singing Billy Idol demonstrates his Uncle Sam impression, backed by dramatic red lighting.

Altercation: Congrats on a fantastic new album "Devil's Playground". After all of these years, is it still gratifying to have your work so well received by fans and critics alike? Billy: Sure, yeah. I think I connect with everybody. Music goes across time, borders, peoples and religions. I imagine that's what these young people see - a... Read more about Billy Idol

An over-the-shoulder viewpoint of MSI vocalist Jimmy, bringing firmly into view his 'No One Is Safe'-embedded jacket.

I'm having a tough time believing Jimmy Urine is tired. Known for their insanely energetic, hamster-wheel-on-meth paced live sets, Mindless Self Indulgence aren't a band you can imagine ever sleeping, much less being out and out "tired". Could this be the same Urine I saw jump off a drum riser approximately ten feet in the air while... Read more about Mindless Self Indulgence

Featuring the photography by Donna Habersaat