What We Do Is Secret: The Germs (Sort Of) Reunite @ Red 7 Saturday

Photo by Erin Williams from MySpace

The Germs w/ Krum Bums, Coptic Times, Mr. Lifto
Saturday, July 11
Red 7 (611 E. 7th St.)
Doors at 8pm
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Is it blasphemy that an actor who once co-starred in "A Walk To Remember" alongside Mandy Moore is now fronting the recently reformed, legendary late '70s LA punk band the Germs? Some fans and punk rock figures think so. Although the practice of reviving a legendary band and replacing important members of the group after they’ve either died or moved on isn’t a new thing, this is perhaps an extreme example. Some of the criticisms of this current incarnation question the intensity and authenticity of an actor doing his best to mimic one of the more severe figures in American punk, Darby Crash. After actor Shane West, who you might also remember as a doctor on "ER", played the deceased Germs frontman in the band’s biopic What We Do Is Secret (2007), West and the surviving Germs - Pat Smear, Lorna Doom and Don Bolles - decided to reunite and tour on a semi-regular basis.

They began with the film wrap party and have since played a few shows and made a couple of runs on the Vans Warped Tour. And now, their current tour is bringing them to Red 7 Saturday to play a show with Austin punkers the Krum Bums and Coptic Times. Austin local and Jim Rose Circus performer Mr. Lifto (aka Joe Hermann) is also scheduled to make a special appearance where he will no doubt lift painfully heavy objects with sensitive areas of his body like his nipples, tongue and genitals.

Whether you’re a critic or totally behind “The Germs 2.0”, the only way to form an accurate opinion is to check it out for yourself. Besides, it might be nice to hear songs like “Forming” and “Media Blitz” in a live setting. And, we’re offering you the chance to go for free. Enter below.

The Germs [Official]
The Germs [MySpace]
Krum Bums [MySpace]
Coptic Times [MySpace]
Mr. Lifto [MySpace]

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