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LA based band the Dirty Filthy Mugs have signed with DC-Jam Records to deliver the groups first full length release. 

Dirty FIlthy Mugs debut performance @ The Blue Cafe in Long Beach, CA on January 15, 2009, opening for the legendary (some may say infamous?) punk band The Dwarves.

Photographs ©2009 MiseryXchord

Dirty Filthy Mugs was formed to play live (drunken) street punk rock. Original members include alumni from The Swingin' Utters, The Force, Viva Hate, The Gain, Big In Japan, Dragonfire, The Needn'ts...

January 15, 2009 - In their debut performance, these bastard sons of AC/DC and The Pogues brought their brand of drunken street punk to The Blue Cafe in Long Beach, California, in the first of two appearances this week opening for The Dwarves.

Our very own MiseryxChord has, once again, completely blown us away with her gallery of images from this past weekend's reunion of The Force. Featuring Wedge of Viva Hate and Hunter Burgan of AFI, the band relived their past with hardcore fury, proving that even after all these years, they're still a force to be reckoned with.

Hellcat Records The Unseen shared the stage with opening bands Civet, Viva Hate and A Wilhelm Scream, who delivered a sonic assault of punk rock, hardcore and hard rocking psychobilly to a packed house of local diehard punk kids that screamed, moshed and not infrequently flew through the air from the stage and in one case the upper balcony.

See the full photojournal for more photos and videos of the Showcase Theater and the nights performances...

The Unseen performed at The Showcase Theater in Corona CA on April 4, 2008

Viva Hate, who feature past and current members of The Force, The Swingin' Utters, and Henchmen, were captured by MiseryxChord on their tour with The Unseen and A Wilhelm Scream. Check out her gallery of their energetic performance at The Showcase Theatre in Corona, California, on April 4th.

New profile: MiseryXchord's video blog, concert footage, ORIGINAL concert photos and trip journals have moved to a new site...

AFI, Tiger Army, Viva Hate, Blaqk Audio, The Cure, The Dear & Departed and more...

Viva Hate performing @ The Brass Annex Lounge in Las Vegas, NV on 01.19.2008

"Psychobilly? Hard Rock? Punk? The sound of Viva Hate could be described as all (or none) of the above. Drawing on influences such as American country music, 70s arena rock, early-80s skate punk and death rock, modern psychobilly, and more, Viva Hate has come to rise above the trends of cookie-cutter pop and retro rehash. By distilling the ingredients of their influences, rather than watering them down, Viva Hate are prepared to carve out their own niche in the ever-growing musical underground." - Viva Hate on Buzznet