Chula Vista Hardcore 2010

TABLES WILL TURN...

2010-09-21T16:05:00.001-07:00

So, not to much has been going as of right now in CV. But things have been happening under the radar. As we speak Take Offense's upcoming full length "Tables Will Turn" is being mixed and mastered by Paul Miner. This is a man that just finished up with Terror's "Keepers Of The Faith" album. Dude's worked with bands anywhere from Creatures up in the OC area to New Found Glory. More details on all that will come ASAP.

The MAAC is in the process of being moved. As far as I know they wont be hosting anymore shows down here on Chula, but to wherever they move to. I know it's a bummer seeing as how there's really no other place to play, but I'm hopeful to see another place pop up soon.

Other than that, Take Offense should be playing a couple shows very soon so keep a look out. Peace
(Unfinished art for "Tables Will Turn")

CVHC

INTO THE VOID

2010-07-16T20:55:00.000-07:00

Another Chula band coming up. This is some dark and ugly shit, definitely promising. Check it out for yourself...

www.myspace.com/intothevoidhc

TAKE OFFENSE IN STUDIO

2010-06-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

Wow, it has been a great weekend. We've been in the studio the last two days recording our upcoming full length titled "Tables Will Turn." It's going to be 10 songs, with 7 new ones and 3 re-recorded. Saturday we went in ready to lay down some drum tracks that Joe kicked out of the way within 5 hours or so. Joe's the man. Bassist Ray MOSHer has been out of town for a little over a week doin his Navy shit so he was unable to learn all the bass lines in time for recording. That said Greg layed down the bass tracks in no fucking time. That would rap it up for Saturday

Sunday, it was time to lay down the rhythm guitar tracks and vocals. We were left with a short day, but I was able to get through 9 of the 10 tracks. It was another smooth and successful day and we should have one more left to go. More updates to come...

"The power is in our hands"

DISTURBING THE PEACE

2010-06-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

This is a band combined with members of PC Deathsquad and Take Offense. Drummer of PC, Johnny Nevada will be on lead guitar. Guitarist of PC, a CV legend, Anthony Guzman will be on bass. Ill be on the drums while Vince (Vance) Cardova takes vocals. We're in the mix of recording this week so expect a demo at our first show on the 26th in Chula.

-DTP

CVHC

6.26.2010 @ the MAAC in CV

2010-06-11T17:20:00.001-07:00

BRACEWAR along with FIRE & ICE, coming from Richmond, VA will be coming through CV. Both bands are on tour, doing a couple west coast dates, so make sure to show them love when they stop through. DOWNPRESSER, you know what it is! TAKE OFFENSE of course, should be a new song or two in the set list...This will also be the debut of DISTURBING THE PEACE (New CVHC.) Bring your fucking boxing gloves. They will be opening the show up, and a demo will be available, so make sure to pick that up. It's gonna be a big one, see you wimps there!

6.26.10 at the MAAC 1385 Chula Vista 91911
$10 doors: 6:30 starts: 7:00

CVHC

New things happening in CVHC...

2010-06-01T23:24:00.000-07:00

What's up everyone, I haven't updated the CVHC in a while. Lots of good things are going to be coming up for Chula so look forward to it. CVHC FEST 2010 is in the works and I will post details as they come to me. It will be hosted at the MAAC for a second time with a few more up and coming CV bands.

TIED DOWN. You should know what to expect from this band based on the name alone. Heavy early 80's east coast style influences, what more can you ask for? They don't have any shows lined up as of now but they will be on the CVHC FEST roster so watch out. Check more out for youself...

http://www.myspace.com/tieddowncv

TAKE OFFENSE. We will be playing a show in fullerton this Saturday which is the 5th with LA's Piece By Piece as well as Downpresser/Minus from Santa Barbara. Check the myspace link for more details on the show.
We will also be entering the studio this month to record our full length album. More details to come soon.

http://www.myspace.com/takeoffense

Thanks for taking your time to read this. Spread the word to all your friends and keep the faith.

CVHC

CVHC BBQ APRIL 18th

2010-04-07T02:49:00.000-07:00

April 18th starting around 12-1pm, there will be a CVHC BBQ hosted at Los Ninos Park. There will be burgers and hotdogs available and it would be much appreciated if people pitched in. I would also suggest bring some of your own shit and we'll or you can grill it up. Invite who you want, even if they're not from chula. Come out and have some fun. Also expect Football to be played. More details this and next week. Peace

Sex Fiend/Garage show

2010-02-25T11:32:00.000-08:00

Che Cafe 2010

2010-02-14T15:08:00.000-08:00

Couple of shows going on at the Che Cafe. Both shows are great, make it out! + special guests on the 6th

California Uber Alles Fest 2010 in LA!

2010-01-31T16:49:00.001-08:00

A lot of great Cali bands will be on this including CV's TAKE OFFENSE! This will definitely be worth the trek up there, so if you're able to get a ride we'll see you there. Don't wimp out

Show in Chula last night...

2010-01-31T16:43:00.000-08:00

Wasn't the greatest turn out for a Saturday night but it was still a good time. I got video of most of it so i'm going to try and post some of it sometime soon. Pictures will also be posted ASAP.

Sex Fiend was great, not a lot of movement but they have a great vibe that everyone can enjoy. Some ugly shit with a lot of energy, cool riffs.

Minus, they're a new band from the SB area. Some hard shit. They got a good reaction for being such a new band in a different city. Sounded next to perfect for being at the maac.

Fed To The Wolves was on after that, also some ugly shit. No movement during their set but everyone seemed to enjoy it, they know what they're doing. Sounded good.

Stopping Power played a quick unannounced set, was real quick but cool.

Next was Impulse. Great set, everything sounded really good. No movement but they had all of their songs down so good it was just as fun and entertaining to watch, kept me wanting more. I gotta say that I wished they still played a couple old songs. Great shit.

I had a fucking blast playing the old Down Again demo. Brian was back on bass, it was DA circa '06. Definitely had a great time.

CVHC

January 30th in Chula Vista!

2010-01-10T04:21:00.000-08:00

DOWN AGAIN, coming outta the shadows for now. It's our first show in 2010 so make it out to this! MINUS, coming outta Santa Barbara, some real hard shit with members from Violation and Downpresser. Prepare yourself. IMPULSE, if you haven't already picked up the demo then you know what to do at this show. FED TO THE WOLVES, some harsh stuff. Haven't seen them live, so i'm glad to have them on the show. DISTURBING THE PEACE, with members from PC Deathsquad and Take Offense this is mostly a CV band, see you there!

New Take Offense shirts

2009-11-02T18:13:00.001-08:00

New Take Offense shirts that will be available at each show. Pick one up foolios.

(Take Offense printed on back)

CVHC related photos

2009-10-28T18:28:00.000-07:00

(Down Again in Santa Barbara '07)

(Take Offense at the MAAC December '07)

(Take Offense in Ojai at Glue Fest '08)

(A small part of CVHC at Amenity reunion December '08)

PC DeathSquad & Down Again tomorrow, be there!

2009-10-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

PIECE BY PIECE/TRAPPED UNDER ICE/TAKE OFFENSE/A&O/VENDETTA 11.1.09

2009-10-04T14:23:00.000-07:00

Deadlined calls it quits

2009-09-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

I know everyone has heard the news, but I felt it necessary to post the news here anyways. Sad to see such a great band with so much potential go. It happens I guess. I hope to make a short documentary of their short lived existence, something with show footage, last words etc. So expect something soon. They just finished recording a self titled EP and now have it up for download. If you liked their demo, there is no question you'll be jamming this 100X harder. They also cover "When Things Go Wrong" by NY's Outburst. A shame they couldn't put it on a 7", this is straight up classic. So instead of vinyl they just decided to put it up for a free download, so there is absolutely no excuse to not have this. You know what's right.

(Deadlined outside of King's Music earlier in '09)

To download the EP, you'll need to go to their personal blog, so get on that shit. PEACE.

http://deadlinedcvhc.blogspot.com/

Take Offense interview for German zine

2009-08-21T13:13:00.001-07:00

Here's an interview with A.H. speaking for Take Offense. This interview will be featured in a zine coming from Germany. Links to the zine will be posted once I receive them. Check this out meanwhile.

1.: Okay, Let's start with some background infos.... How did everything get started with the band? Where are you from, who's in the band and what kind of music do you guys deliver?

Well we started back in January of 2005. Got a few friends together and decided we wanted to start a hardcore band. Didn't really care what we sounded like, just wanted to play loud fast music. I think over the years we just found our sound. People can describe it however they want, as long as I can listen to it on a daily basis, I'm content. We're heavily influenced by all that is New York Hardcore. We also have a deep love for Suicidal Tendencies, I think you can clearly hear both influences come through our music. It's a great thing.

2.: What have you been released so far?

We have a couple early demo's that sort of disappeared into thin air, so we wont talk about those. The one that really caught peoples eyes was our "Negative Outlook 2007 Demo." After that we released "Peace In Death" in 2008 on our own record label called Mind Disease Records. We are now awaiting the release of "Happiness Under Chains" a two song 7" that should be out by this fall. So keep your eyes peeled.

3.: What's your personal story? How did it all begin for you and the core?

It started pretty early I guess. Started to get into stuff while I was in middle school, met some friends that had brothers in bands and things like that. Started going to house shows with them and as many other shows as we could together. We became real close friends with everyone around our city that was into hardcore and now everyone knows each other.

4.: You just played Sound and Fury Fest! Tell us something about the fest and how did your set turn out? Is Bob Shed still involved in putting on the fest?

We had a great weekend. We were very thankful to have been apart of it, and our set was a lot of fun. Hopefully we'll be fortunate enough to play the next one, if there is a next one. Yes Bob Shed is still involved with the fest.

5.: Okay, Some of you guys are totally into skinhead style? How did you get interested in the skinhead style/movement?

The skinhead "style" caught my eye before I even started going to hardcore shows. I would see them at punk shows and it would always interest me. So I decided to check it out for myself. Once I looked more into it I was instantly attached. I mean everything from the dress, the lifestyle and mentality, to the music, it really just felt right. I got real into Oi!, just sounded real powerful to me. Shortly after that I started getting into bands like Iron Cross, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, WarZone, Blood For Blood, and those bands are what really did it for me.

6.: Lets talk about your shirt designs for a second. One of your shirts shows the „Iron Cross“ of the German „Bundeswehr“...who came up with this idea and what's the „message“...!Why did you chose this symbol? I'm from Germany, so i'm interested in why do kids from th eother side of the planet use this symbol!

I love the iron cross for what it represents. It's just a real powerful image, to me it acts as a symbol of strength and independence. I just happened to fall across this depiction of it. I didn't necessarily use it because it was a "German Bundeswehr" just thought it looked cool, that's all haha.

7.: You guys are out of San Diego? Hows the scene at the moment and are there any other core bands worth talking about?

We're actually from a city called Chula Vista, which is a city in the South San Diego county. We have a scene of our own down here, it's small, but it's definitely growing. Plenty of bands at the moment and i've heard of more projects coming soon. One band that you need to check out, my personal favorite, is a band called Deadlined. They have a demo out and I believe they have plans for a 7" coming out later towards the end of the year. For fans of Breakdown/Sick Of It All and all that good NYHC stuff etc. Check'm out; www.myspace.com/deadlinedhc

8: What is the highlight and what is the lowest point in the bands history so far?

Our highlight would most definitely have to be releasing our own 7" "Peace In Death." Our lowest point would have to be the band almost breaking up one or two times over the years because of inner band problems. But those have been resolved thankfully.

9.: What are the lyrics exactly about? Tell us what the following songs are about please: Happiness under chains Walks of Life Neo Bro Nazi (to be honest, i'm not 100% sure if this is by you guys. I got this on a tape and someone told me „this is Take Offense....it has got a pretty sweet vibe“. But i have neither a cover nor something else...just the info's by a friend)

Happiness Under Chains is a song about finding your truth, your happiness while dealing with all the bullshit that surrounds you. Hardcore, family, and friends, are my happiness. These are the things that give me security and make things feel right and give me balance. Work, money, society, are the chains that hold you back from doing things you really want to do. Walks Of Life is a song about growing up, going through different experiences at certain times in your life, and basically how all of that affects the way you live, the way you see things and make decisions based on what you've learned in your lifetime. Do what you feel is right. Neo-Bro-Nazi, wow I forgot about that song, haha. I don't wanna get to deep into this one, but it was about these dumb kids at our high school that we had a problem with, drew Swazi's on themselves, decorated their web pages with all types of neo-nazi propaganda and called themselves skinheads. They were just a bunch of dumb bros, they didn't know a damn thing, just thought they were the shit.

11.: What initially attracted you to hardcore and is that still the reason you are involved in it? Why did you decide to join a band?

I fell in love with hardcore at the first hardcore show I went to. It was a house show down the street from mine. It was like nothing I had seen before and I was blown away, instantly attached. I loved the environment, I felt so comfortable just hanging around, felt like it was where I belonged and it still does to this day. So yes, it is in fact the same reason i'm still involved. I decided to create a band because I felt that's what was right. It was more of a subconscious decision, I just felt I needed to so I did.

12.: As a broad question, what are your overall thoughts about the state of the hardcore community today? Is the scene thriving, or in need of a revival?

That's a real tough question. I can only answer partially because all I know is the scene in Southern California. Hardcore is definitely thriving down here, and has been for the past couple of years. Makes me real happy, I know a good amount of people up the southern coast and I mean everyone has seen each other around and it's real exciting to see new faces. Just seems like it's growing, real fast.

13.: How has your hometown of Chula Vista* influenced your music and your lyrics?

It strongly influences me and all of us here in CV. We're a really tight knit group down here. We all look after eachother and just have a lot of hometown pride. Take Offense has a song about our city that we rarely play anymore, but when we do it always gets a real strong reaction. It's someting about this city man, we just love it here.

14.: Are you all from the same area? Whats the area like and where do you know each other from?

I grew up with my bassist, lives down the street from me. The rest of us live within a couple blocks of each other. Most of us met at school, we met Greg our guitarist at one of our early shows. Our city is a suburb of the South San Diego county area. Some parts aren't so great some parts are perfectly fine just like any other city in the US. You can see Mexico from here, we're about 5 miles from the border.

15.: What kind of people attend „Take Offense“ shows. I ask this because i think there are weird sketchy skinheads attracted by the style you deliver also.....not just because of the hardcore sound, rather the Bundeswehr symbol on your shirts or the Iron Cross Symbol on your homepage and maybe the way some of you guys dress. Do you have problems with boneheads and other sketchy political weirdos on your shows. I was told there were a lot of fascists in California...okay, this was a long time ago, but they come and go like rats.!

Have not seen one bonehead around any of our shows ever, let alone any other hardcore shows going on in SD. I have definitely heard stories from the older Chula Vista/San Diego heads of them coming around and having to fight them out of their shows. But there haven't been any real problems since.

16.:What is the most fundamentally important aspect of hardcore you try to keep alive and carry on...on a personal level!

Just being able to be yourself. You're not here, involved in hardcore to impress anyone. This is for yourself, for your own satisfaction. Who gives a fuck who thinks this or that, just do what you feel is right for you because that's all that matters. If your here for any other reason, then you'll be gone in a year.

17.: What's your favourite move when you're moshing in the pit?

Hah, I'm gonna have to say I just love to circle pit. Takes alot of energy and is just a lot of fun.

18.: Your favourite NYHC/ Skinhead band?

I'm going to have to say WarZone without any hesitation. Everything about that band is just so genuine. Band is untouchable in my opinion.

19.: What was the Craziest thing you've ever seen or experienced at a show? Please tell us a story stuck to your mind!!

Plenty of fights and brawls, cops shutting down shows. Not to much craziness other than that.

20.: Where’s the future going in 2009 with Take Offense...any upcoming releases or tours?

We're putting out a 7" within a month titled "Happiness Under Chains" it'll be 2 songs. We've already started to write new songs for a full length that will hopefully come out by the end of the ear or very early next year. We plan on touring ASAP, just gotta get out shit together and get organized. Announcements for that will come up very soon.

21.: Thanks a bunch for the interview, i really appreciate it! Now it's time for shout outs...

Just wanna say thanks to everyone that has supported us in anyway. Special thanks to all of our friends from Chula Vista and all surrounded cities of the Southern California region. I wanna give a huge thanks to Zack (Oxnard) Nelson of Retaliate, dude is the best and has helped us out in so many ways. If you want to keep up with what's going on in CV go ahead and check out my blog (http://cvhc09.blogspot.com/) I update it once I get new info on whatever is going on with the scene in Chula Vista. Thanks a lot for the interview, it's refreshing to know that people are that interested in our band, so we really appreciate it, so thanks! Take care man.

-A.H.

(Take Offense at Sound & Fury 2009)

Deadline update!

2009-08-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

"It's Been A Year Since We've Released Our Demo & Now It's Time To Let Everyone Know What's Up With The 'Lined. We've Been Working On Our New 7" Self Titled EP Coming Out On SARZ / Mind Disease Records In October or November.

Expect New Songs Up In A Month Off This Record And More To Come!

Coming Soon. "
Also, I hope to see all you CV heads this saturday at porkyland! Trust me, you wont want to miss out. The Truth Hurts!

UPCOMING SHOWS

2009-07-27T23:37:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple shows I expect to see everyone at. Both taking place at Porkyland in Barrio Logan. See you in the pit.

Cold Stare/Take Offense at CVHC FEST 09

2009-07-24T03:58:00.000-07:00

More video's to come soon, from Take Offense and Down Again! Keep your eyes peeled

CVHC FEST 2009 - TAKE OFFENSE from James Mosher on Vimeo.

CVHC FEST 2009 - COLD STARE from James Mosher on Vimeo.

CVHC

CVHC FEST 2009

2009-07-06T12:12:00.000-07:00

This is it, come out and support. Mandatory that all CV heads make it out to this. See you there or pose hard. PEACE

CVHC

Short vid from Retaliate rec release!

2009-07-04T14:43:00.000-07:00

It was a great show, each band raged and everyone had a great time. Thanks to all the people that showed up and supported. See all you around...enjoy.

CVHC

Take Offense "Happiness Under Chains"

2009-06-26T15:43:00.000-07:00

This summer CV's own Take Offense will be putting a new 2 song 7" that will be out on Life's A Rape records, so be sure to pick that up when it comes out. We're shooting to have it out by Sound & Fury. A new song has just been posted on the Take Offense myspace so make sure to check it out and let us know what you think! www.mypsace.com/takeoffense

Artwork done by our good friend Patrick Oneil.

CVHC

RETALIATE "WE ARE ONE" RECORD RELEASE!

2009-06-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

Our good friends RETALIATE, coming out of Oxnard CA, are putting out their second LP coming out on Indecision Records titled "We Are One" and it is to be released right here in SD. Don't pose, make it out to this show. Be smart. Also on June 20th Take Offense will be playing the MACC in Chula Vista with a few others.

CVHC

King's Music unofficial last show

2009-05-22T18:39:00.000-07:00

King's Music 4.24.09 from A.h. on Vimeo.

Here's a video of Deadlined and Down Again at King's last show. Enjoy

The return of PC Deathsquad!

2009-05-18T18:31:00.000-07:00

Since King's Music(RIP) has gone under, Porkyland will be holding it down on May 24th. A new venue right off the 5 freeway not too far from the CV. This show will involve raging and IGNOrance. If you know what's up i'll see you at this show, LATE.

CVHC

2009-04-26T16:16:00.000-07:00

DEADLINED

[Deadlined at King's Music in Lemon Grove 4.24.09]

If you're from CV and you have not yet picked up the Deadlined demo you're missing out, straight up. 5 great tracks that you'll be listening to on repeat for weeks. Another hard and promising band to come outta CV. There is speak of them recording a 7" sometime this summer, so keep your eyes and ears open. This is a band you do not want to sleep on.

Download the demo here: Deadlined - Demo 08

2009-04-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

Mind Disease Records is a label based straight outta CV. So far we have two releases that are essential to own, whether you are/aren't from CV. Check out the two releases, purchase them if you have not already.

Cold Stare - S/T

Take Offense - Peace In Death

Both of these releases can be found on the Mind Disease webstore along with a few other records we help distribute(http://minddisease.bigcartel.com/). Keep your eyes open for future MD releases, big things will be happening summer 09...New releases from IMPULSE and TAKE OFFENSE. Be prepared, lates.

CVHC

2009-04-15T17:34:00.000-07:00

I better see all the Cv heads at this one. Make sure to check out every band on this show. It will be at King's Music in Lemon Grove(guaranteed rager). See you in the pit, fuckers.

Downpresser(Santa Barbara)
Down Again(CV)
Tantive-IV(CV)
Ruckus(LA)
Deadlined(CV)
Modern Man(CV/SD)

April 24th/5 bills/7pm sharp

2009-04-15T16:38:00.000-07:00

What up everyone. This is a blog that will be based on the Chula Vista Hardcore scene, and what's going on in the now. I will be updating it with videos, pictures, up coming shows, and a bunch of other good shit as it comes to me. So be sure to check up on this to see what's going on, late!

Here's a short trailer I put together, check it out.

Chula Vista Hardcore 2009 from James Mosher on Vimeo.