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The Ripovs!

THE PUNK MEETS THE GODFATHER!!!

About Me


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Could we make this shit up? Not fookin' likely:

"Seriously, The Ripovs! from Baltimore are fuckin' great. Best description would be if Jello Biafra fronted the New Bomb Turks..." -Peter
"So loud they made me sick..." -Matt
"The perfect band to get hammered to..." -Karl
"Last time they made me shimmy-n-shake so much, my ass bumped someone across the room. They rock so much it hurts...other people around me!" -JB
"You guys are the shit!" -Heather
"You guys know how to play loud; most guys don't..." -Dave the Sound Guy
"I didn't realize how loud you guys were until I went into the bathroom with the door shut and realized how loud it was in there. Then when I came out it hit me, literally. That's sweet though...that's rock & roll." -Kevin
"THE RIPOVS...are straight ahead fun rock and roll..." -Ginger Coyote (PUNK GLOBE)
"Did we play this loud...?" -Eric, bass player, The Luxury Pushers
"THE RIPOVS are Rock like it used to be--Rock pre-1990--rock before Rock's balls were unceremoniously cauterized by the likes of angry mopesters in striped sweaters who preferred anarchy, pain and suicide to sex, alcohol, fast cars and volume, baby volume...!" -Nuclear Luke (aka Duke Nihilist)

recent past shows:

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Check this out, live from The Talking Head in Baltimore in early '06!


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/3/2005
Band Members: The Mighty J! (BIG drums!)

Lord Jim! (bass and vocals!)

Mikey! (guitar and vocals!)

Phredd (guitar and vocals!) - currently on maternity leave while he gives birth to his new general contracting business!

Influences: Chuck Berry and Little Richard! Elvis! The Ramones! The Who! The MC5! The Rolling Stones! AC/DC! KISS! Thin Lizzy! The Sex Pistols! The Faces! The Kinks! The Clash! Spinal Tap! All your favorite bands, in other words...except the ones that sucked, like Survivor and Night Ranger. Oh, wait...that was back in 1983. Nevermind. (And, um...y'know, Night Ranger really did sort of rule. C'mon, admit it...you secretly dug "Sister Christian". It's okay...)
Sounds Like: A bunch of distorted guitars and drums playing wayyy too loud in a mostly empty room...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Show review, 12/29/07, Smalls (Harrisburg, PA)

ROCK GETS ITS BALLS BACKThe Ripovs: Liver than you'll ever be at Smalls (Harrisburg, PA, 12/29/2007) by Nuclear Luke (aka Duke Nihilist) Look. It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it, and ...
Posted by The Ripovs! on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:58:00 PST

CD review and interview in PUNK GLOBE

Be sure to check out the latest issue of PUNK GLOBE magazine for a review of our EP and the first ever RIPOVS interview, both courtesy of Ginger Coyote!CD ReviewInterviewThat same issue also features ...
Posted by The Ripovs! on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:40:00 PST