- George Chen of KIT
- Oakland, CA, United States
Top Artist this Month
Living Language
No Doctors
No Doctors
moved from Chicago to Oakland/SF in 2004. I had a mixed reaction to
early shows of theirs. Longtime champion Weasel Walter said something
to the effect of “you will see them 3 times and hate them and then love
them the fourth time.” A more backhanded, or accurate, endorsement
would be hard to conjure up for any other band, but in this case it may
be deserved. Self-releasing all manner of noise-boogie since 2002 and
collaborating with infamous Minneapolis guru Matt St Germain’s Freedom
From, No Doctors have transitioned from a splatter-core blooze mess
into something cleaner and altogether more bizarre. A jam band weaned
on Royal Trux, a campfire prank on “panic rock”, a
stoner-frat-brohemian Bobby Conn, or just four dudes
(figurehead/spiritual advisor Clopes only appears in cartoon icon form
here) highly dedicated to making the “rawk”est shit they can fathom.
It’s not for everyone, but what is?
Self-released as an LP with CD packaged together, Origin and Tectonics has received little fanfare beyond experimental oracle Blastitude,
which is already predisposed to this brand of chicanery. As difficult
as it is to put a finger on just where these boys are coming from, its
practical result is (if not the real thing) a valiant simulation of
feel-good post-punk guitar heroics.
Yeah! Thanx for this, dude!