Yes, my favorite band again. Entry.

May 21, 1989

Porcelain Boys @ Pleasant St. Basement. Mid-1990’s

Yes my favorite local band. Oddly not shot by me.

Porcelain Boys at First Ave.

September 17, 1989

I think they were opening for the Dead Milkmen this night. Big show for these 17 magazine superstars. Original 3 piece lineup (they started as a 4 piece) that recorded the early EP’s.

Away awhile

Never knew this album got a Japanese release. How cool is that!?!?

If you know me, you know the PB’s are not only my friends, but also my favorite band from this era.

Here’s the translation of the Japanese text on the Bandcamp site for your enjoyment!

The melodic band POLARCAIN BOYS has been active in New Jersey since the early 1990s, which is said to be a treasure trove of excellent American bands. The only masterpiece full-length album that had been discontinued while they were released by POPKID in 1997 is a happy relapse! It also includes two split singles with MARBLE that were also released by POP KID. Moreover, I also recorded two famous songs of marble of the split single opponent as a bonus track.

Digital remastering that makes full use of the latest technology from the original DAT has greatly improved the sound quality, and it has become so cool that I think it is a different band, and mr. Linkyding Hayashi, a famous engineer who is involved in recording a number of artists who were in charge of mastering this time, sneaked the finished master sound source into the bag secretly.

IF you like ALL/DESCENDENTS ~ CRUZIAN POP PUNK, you can enjoy one-shot KO sound, glowing melody sense, and dramatic development. A masterpiece with all the elements necessary for melodic punk.

Los Banyos
The Indigo – Mankato, MN 1995ish

More pop-punk goodness from another of Jason’s bands.

Do-Over
1993 in Northfield, MN

Do-Over features Mankato’s prince of pop-punk, Jason Knutson who has been in just about every good pop-punk band in this state including the Porcelain Boys & Pocket Genius.

Away Awhile Demos

Everyone knows I love the PB’s.  So here is another posting from the Superfan over at Willfully Obscure.

In the posting he talks about the Fetish for Female tape…I recorded that for the band, and somewhere in my basement are the 3/4″ videotape masters of that recording.  I haven’t been able to find them in years though…..oh well.

There is also mention of a new remaster of the Away Awhile CD.  You can buy that here.

Get the demos here!!

Away Awhile (Review)

Sometimes the internet is just a complete waste of time and space.  Other times I find great music I haven’t thought about in years.  This is neither.  Here is a great review of an old album this is never not loaded on my Zune.  Its no secret that the PB’s are one of my favorite bands.  I’m just always surprised at how many other folks love them too!
Read it here !

Video Footage

This is footage from the lineup that created the Away Awhile CD. Jason rockin’ the drums, Erik & Scoot.

Practice video footage

Before Tom left the band they experimented with lineup changes.  I seem to remember a second guitarist, with Erik still playing drums too, but I could be wrong.  For me personally, this was as dark period for the band.  The songs seemed to slow down, the guitar solos seemed to get longer, and I heard that someone was listening to a lot of Steve Miller!  I remember one show in the Entry with one of them wearing a cowboy hat.  That was it for me.  My love for the band didn’t really change, but I had to stop seeing them live at this point.   It wasn’t as fun any more, and I was way too critical of them.

At their core, the PB’s were a power trio.  Yes, its true that they started as a 4 piece (with Erik playing guitar and someone else playing drums…Brian maybe…damn that was a long time ago??), but for me, the attempt to go back to four was a failure.   They were ultimately at their best as a three piece, and the CD, I think proves that point.  Scott never agreed with me….at least not openly.

For those that don’t know, I’m a long time friend of Scott.  Scott even played once with my crappy band before he got involved with the Dellwood kids.  I helped record a few of those early PB demo tapes, and at one time planed to release an awesome PB’s live show that I had recorded in the 7th St. Entry.    That never happened for one reason or another.  A solid decade later, I did finally edit it down and master it, but at this point only Scott & I have copies of it (and I hear he’s lost his).  One of these days I’ll get around to posting it because it really is an awesome document of the power of this band.

More pb’s Monday!

Video footage  provided by the drummer.  Comments below from the YouTube page.

Jan 2/1991 Porcelain Boys rehearsal
Erik Kaiser
Scott Cook
Tom Spence
Darren Achorn
I found this old footage in storage. I was drumming in the PB’s for a short time, commuting back and forth from Winnipeg and Minneapolis. Almost 20 years ago!