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After several years of putting on shows we have decided to take a break from it for the time being. We had lots of amazing times throwing renegade shows on public greens, illegal shows in factory lobbies, unauthorized shows in an office space underneath a planned parenthood and of course all the legal shows at halls and in basements.  We met some really great people from all over the country and had lots of fun housing them and cooking for them.  We will miss dancing and hanging out after the show talking about the role of violent revolution or alternative culture in Amerika.

There are many reasons why we decided to take a break but here’s the main ones for those who care to know.  First we lost over $3000. which took us over 2 years to obtain (we can’t say how it happened-what are you a cop anyways?)  Secondly one of the Bandits recently had another little baby girl and has had his hands full playing with her.  Third is the fact that most of us are car-less and public transportation sucks in a smaller city like ours so getting around to set up events can be rough.  Lastly the Bandit basement (aka Burning Bunny studio) has fallen victim to the ills of capitalism and will belong to someone who can pay more for the apartment it came with and will therefor no longer be available for our use.  There are a bunch of other little things as well but that was some of the more major reasons why we are not doing shows for now.

But this does not mean DIY Bandits is dead! 

In fact we have much more to do now actually.  We are working on regenerating our financial loss and finally releasing the music we were supposed to press last year (sorry to keep everyone waiting.)  We have been working on material for various zines that will include Bandit art, fiction and non-fiction with topics that range from weird ways of walking on the job, to a study of guerrilla warfare and the Amerikan prison system and an investigation into the social construct we call “whiteness.”  Now without shows happening we should have more time to complete all these projects and get them into your hands.  Also we are working on compiling a list of other folks who book (diy) shows in CT in order to help out touring bands and musicians who will be coming through CT.  So if you set up shows please get in touch (there’s more info below.)

If you want to hear what several Bandits had to say about us not doing shows anymore in their own words check out our blog at www.myspace.com/diybandits

And keep alert because we might do one final show in September with a bunch of the bands we’ve been working closely with over the years.

Alive as ever and still kicking,

DIY Bandits Clan

DO YOU SET UP SHOWS IN CT?

IF YOU SET UP SHOWS/EVENTS IN CT. OR CAN OFFER HOUSING IN CT PLEASE GET IN TOUCH !!!

IF YOU WANT YOUR CONTACT LISTED PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO US AT diybandits@gmail.com WITH “CT RESOURCE” IN THE TITLE/SUBJECT LINE AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

• WHICH CAN YOU OFFER (SHOW/EVENT SET UP OR HOUSING) 
• YOUR NAME (INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR PLACE)
• LOCATION (TOWN)
• E-MAIL
• PHONE # AND/OR POSTAL ADDRESS (NOT REQUIRED IF YOU LIST EMAIL BUT CAN BE HELPFUL)
• WEBSITE (IF YOU HAVE ONE-MYSPACE ALSO WORKS)
• IF YOU SET UP A SHOW/EVENT IS HOUSING ALSO AVAILABLE - YES/NO (PICK ONE)
• ADDITIONAL INFO YOU WANT LISTED (example: ARE YOUR EVENTS ALL AGES OR 21+, DO YOU ONLY DO BASEMENT SOWS OR ACOUSTIC SHOWS, ANY SPECIFIC YOU FEEL NEEDS MENTIONING)

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP WITH MAKING CT. A BIT EASIER FOR OUT OF STATE BANDS & PERFORMERS TO NAVIGATE.

August 4th, 2008
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OUR GOOD BUDDIES MUTINY AMONGST FRIENDS ARE ON TOUR-GET THE DATES AT www.myspace.com/mutinyamongstfriends AND PICK UP THE NEW CD FROM THEM; IT WAS JUST RECORDED IN BURNING BUNNY STUDIOS (a.k.a. the Bandit basement.) LASTLY, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW FICTION SECTION ON THE “WORDS” PAGE. WE ARE ALSO TAKING SUBMISSIONS-SEND ANYTHING TO THE JOLY BANDIT AT jolydog25@yahoo.com

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next Bandit show:

6pm JULY 28 - $7 suggested donation (because there is 20+ out of state, crazy, motherfuckers doing this circus tour.)

this is a Bandit potluck/house show @ C-Doggs house 157 Porters Hill Rd. Trumbull ct

WINGNUT DOOM CIRCUS - www.myspace.com/doomcircus

Amazing feats, wild stunts, weird diy rituals, wingnuts flirting with death and featuring music from NANA GRIZOL, MICHAEL JORDAN TOUCHDOWN PASS, O’HASTE ANNIHILATION! Featuring dangerous and life threatening circus performances… including FIRE, BEDS OF NAILS, and PAINTED CARDBOARD! All for your pleasure, to dramatize the possible certain impending doom that awaits us all in the coming years!

All ages! A bargain $7 cover! Come one, come all, and see the circus you never knew you’ve been waiting for all your life!

CHAOS DEMANDS NEW SACRIFICE!

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latest Bandit fiction:

Feelin’ Sorry

by The Joly Bandit
I knelt before the crude grey altar.
The snakes came, brown and yellow.
They bit, and the blood ran, clumpy, red, and brown.
My tears froze to my face,
My skin came away in little bits.
I spied a gnarled hand behind the stone, a shadow, peeking.
“How much longer?” I asked.

July 9th, 2008
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We got a few things in the works here at Bandits HQ-a new fiction page is up and a DIY contact page for touring bands is in the works.  2 house  shows to enjoy and new music so stay alert.  Until then here’s the latest work of fiction by a lost soul and Bandit caught in the struggle.  ENJOY!

Staircase Walkin’

by The Joly Bandit

Mr. Bryson went to work that morning with a smile on his face and a step in his heart. He was feeling very good. He drank his coffee, he looked at some extra forms that were lying around his desk, he said Hello, How do you do, to various employees milling about, and he watched Mr. Arvid hard at work, at what appeared to be some kind of arcane aerobics exercise. Mr. Bryson stopped in his tracks and watched Arvid for a while. Arvid was a nice looking man, with sandy blonde hair and fine, subtle features. He had a nice blue suit on and was bending his knees and lifting his feet, in a sort of forward motion. It looked like he was kind of stamping on grapes, or pretending to be a zombie. He was moving very slow, apparently towards the exit. Bryson stood there thoughtfully for a few moments, watching him. Arvid’s face was very calm. He looked like he was meditating or something. Bryson was a decent boss, he wasn’t too mad that Arvid wasn’t working, because Arvid was a very good employee. Always on time, very polite, does a very good job, all that stuff. So Bryson finally climbed upstairs to the conference room, and attended the morning meeting.

An hour and a half later Bryson walked back downstairs and saw that Arvid was still hard at work, doing those same stamping motions, slowly oh so slowly towards the exit. He was halfway across the room. Now Bryson was annoyed. It was now early afternoon, and Arvid had yet to get to work, instead he was doing some weird stupid shit, in front of everyone. Bryson looked around at the other employees around Arvid. Hard at work as usual, yet oblivious to Arvid’s gross pantomime. But Bryson wasn’t oblivious. He was actually getting pretty pissed off. He walked downstairs, and stood near Arvid, who was stamping away. Then he addressed Mr. Arvid. “Morning Hal!” Hal Arvid ignored him. Bryson frowned a little and said “Got a lot done today, eh, Hal?” Arvid ignored that too. Bryson was getting pretty flustered at this point, so he looked around at his employees, possibly for help or sympathy. Mostly they ignored the little drama, as they were hard at work, though Bryson felt that a few of the female employees were smirking at him. Bryson flushed a little bit, and raised his voice. “I think that it’s time you got to work, Mister Arvid!” No reaction, just the same resolute stamping motion. Bryson stood there for a few seconds longer, and let his little hands slowly form little fists. The he turned around and went upstairs.

Two hours later Bryson was sitting in his office, making out a list of the things that Arvid was doing wrong that day. For you see, Bryson hadn’t been able to get any work done since his failed attempt to get Arvid to stop whatever it was that he was doing. And Bryson’s wife, Lucy, always told him to make out a list of what was bothering him, so he could get it out of his head onto a piece of paper, where it was tangible and could be ripped and crumpled by Bryson’s aggravated little hands. Here is what Bryson came up with:

Things Arvid Shouldn’t be Doing

an angry list by Robert Bryson

1. Not Working

2. Ignoring Me

Bryson was surprised at how small the list was. Usually his angry lists were very long, since it took a lot to make Bryson angry. He was so mild mannered! But here was this one individual who had not only infuriated him, but had left him unable to focus, to concentrate his thoughts. For worst of all, Bryson couldn’t get any work done! Not for the rest of the day, and who knows how he will feel in the days ahead. Possibly scarred for a lifetime! Bryson sat there sulking for several more minutes, when two employees walked by his half open office door, chatting away. Here is what they said, and here is what Bryson heard:

“Ha ha ha ha! Isn’t Arvid’s mime performance just fantastic? I haven’t seen anything that good in years! And so dedicated! He’s been doing it all day!”

“I know, it’s just to die for! I never knew Arvid was so talented, so artistic! I attended a mime variety show at the little playhouse on State Street last year, and not one performer there could have held a candle to Arvid’s impression of someone walking up a staircase! Ha ha ha ha ha!

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha!”

So that’s what he was doing, Bryson thought to himself with a shock. He quickly added to his list.

3. Not Making Any Sense

4. Doing Something For No Reason

Bryson closed his notepad and his pen with a defiant, almost heroic air. That’s enough for me, he thought to himself. Now to put a stop to this!

Bryson walked down the two flights of stairs to the first floor, where Arvid was making a travesty of his job and his life. He saw that Arvid was very close to the Exit door at this point. In mere minutes, Arvid would have reached the door, and escaped his responsibilities for all time. But Bryson wasn’t going to let that happen. Bryson walked towards him, almost swaggering, his arms resting at his sides, his hands curled into fists, and his red face almost quivering. He whirled in front of Arvid.

“Stop!” he screamed into the man’s face. The usual insect-like hum of the office had ceased. Everyone had turned to look at the two. Work had stopped, but Arvid didn’t. Bryson began again. “I said–” Bryson didn’t have a chance to finish. Arvid hadn’t stopped his grotesque stepping motions, even with his boss in the way, and this had messy consequences. Arvid’s right foot painfully stomped down on Bryson’s kneecap. The man yelped and sank to his knees, and barely managed to let out a stammer before Arvid’s left foot pressed into Bryson’s chest and stomach area, forcing the bewildered man onto his back.

“What-what-what is going–SOMEONE PLEASE–”

Arvid’s right foot swiftly came down on Bryson’s neck, completely severing the man’s head in a horrific, noisy and bloody spectacle. The other office worker’s rushed into a frenzied whirl of activity. Arvid’s pants were soaked in blood. He walked to the exit door, opened it half way and looked back with a completely blank expression, the same expression he had worn all day. He then turned around and exited the building.

the end

June 16th, 2008
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We got a few events happening this month, the info can be found below or on the events page.  Come on out, say hi & dance, or at least eat some food-both events are potlucks!!

We’ve been recording lots of Bandit weirdness and music for the up coming audio zine (due out early august.)  Our homies CESCHI and  JAMIE COBRA TIME are also being added to the already insane line up of Bandits & friends.  Once we get these Cd’s pressed they will be available for free to the world so keep your eyes and ears open and get ready to be excited by the strangest collection of sounds you’ll ever hear!

As for new music to get your hands on now; one of the Bandits runs his own music releasing project Cup Cakez Records and just put out a new cd by Embargo? from South Carolina.  You can get a copy or more info at www.myspace.com/cupcakezrecords

Lastly we’ve almost finished recording our pals in Mutiny Amongst Friends (www.myspace.com/mutinyamongstfriends) and Brooklyn Panic (www.myspace.com/brooklynpanic)  So you can expect to hear some new stuff from them both hopefully sometime soon.  The music will be released either through DIY Bandits or Cup Cakez Records or maybe even both!?!?

Fight like hell,

DIY Bandits Crew

March 15

8pm sharp! @ the Peoples Center 37 Howe st. New Haven CT 06511 $5 suggested donation-it’s a POTLUCK so bring some food to share…

WINGNUT DISHWASHERS UNION-smelly, lonely, hopeful and insane acoustic gutter folk legends www.myspace.com/wingnutdishwashersunion

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT-these folks just might be former members of the dead milkmen and the dead kennedys www.myspace.com/hallwayhug

THE ASSOCIATION OF THIEVES & LIARS-dirty punk rock to start a circle pit to-from the back alleys of MA. www.theatliars.com

ANONYMOUS INC. - new havens own Ceschi and friends playing amazing psychedelic hip hop folk jazz www.myspace.com/anonymousinc

MARCH 16

Donations only/Potluck. 4PM -at Ernie Botts House 334 Grassy Hill RD. (the building in the back) Orange CT. 06477
contact: 203-606-6174

The Weather Underground-film screening about underground revolutionaries in the U.$. who bombed many government & corporate institutions.

JAMIE COBRA TIME - escaped wingnut with an acoustic guitar and a heart who’s on the run from everyone! www.myspace.com/jamiecobratime

March 4th, 2008
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