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About Me

.. For over three years now the Contra has been playing hard and fast punk rock to the masses. Surviving all the trends to hit the scene and keeping their integrity, the Contra has endured and not compromised their sound one minutia. With hard and aggressive yet subtly complex songs driving their thoughtful and relevant lyrics, The Contra is able to say what they want, and play it with the energy they have become known for.Their live shows are always well received as both local and national fans will confirm. They have two national tours under their belts with several more planned. They make all of their merch themselves and truly personify the diy punk band. Both highly educated and motivated, the contra boasts two physics students, a grad student in political science and an self employed entrepreneur.With lyrics that attempt to educate and not assimilate, the contra writes a objectively as possible about world events. They believe that everyone has the right to make up their own mind and should explore many more avenues than just the lyrics of a punk band. La Contra Para Siempre.

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Member Since: 10/24/2004
Band Website: thecontra.com
Band Members: Joey Dassleblind(Guit,Vox), Blake'd out Owens(Bass, Vox), Tim Murderface Tucker (drums) Feat. Eric Falgared Montoya(Guit)
Influences: 80s hardcore punk, DK, The Clash, Ramones, Desendents/All, Op Ivy, Bad Religion, Youth Brigade, Youth of Today, Circle Jerks, US Bombs, Black Flag, American Steel, The Pogues, Bad Brains, The Blue Bloods, The Unseen, INDK, LOC, The $wingin' Utter$, One Man Army, Nerve Agents, Bombshell Rocks, Misfits, Motorhead, Public Enemy, Maiden, Billy Bragg, Desmond Dekker, Toots, Avail, Rancid, NOFX, Axes of Evil, Legal Limit, 84, VK/Sheize Geist/AGTSK.
Sounds Like: I was gonna say shit, but crap will do.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

In Studie

The Contra has been laying down some new tracks, keep an eye out in the next couple of months. So far they are sound effin rad. More details soon.
Posted by The Contra on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:21:00 PST

North Kitsap Herald

Sept. 19 2007 Bringing back the hardcore punk rock of 1980s Southern California by Bill Mickelson The word "contra" stirs up quite a bit of memory and controversy at its mere mention. For example ther...
Posted by The Contra on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:08:00 PST

House of the Dying Sun Review

From Whats Up! Magazine Nov. 2007 by Kevin Diers The Contra has finally channeled the sound traditionally coming from the East Bay scene in Northern California and squeezed it all into eight trac...
Posted by The Contra on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:52:00 PST

2007 Summer Tour thanks!

We made it back home safely from our stint on the road. Had too much fun and met lots of great new people as well as seeing some old friends. THANKS to: Lack of Respect in Spokane f...
Posted by The Contra on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:57:00 PST

News, Tour, Website

Alright....So here is the contra news. We recorded some tracks earlier this summer at the Mars studio with Ryan Charger. We are also going to be doing a few more down in Seattle, but that hasn't happe...
Posted by The Contra on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:01:00 PST

Bottom 8 Starts Here!

Myspace being the cultural phenominum that it is seems like the perfect place to recruite new fans for your band. The only problem is that if your band happens to suck, you will get no exposure what s...
Posted by The Contra on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:29:00 PST

News for now

So we haven't done any of this stupid blog shit for awhile...Aren't you just getting sick of blog this and blog that? Oh well I guess they will be here until something better comes along... News: So o...
Posted by The Contra on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:06:00 PST

What's Up! magazine spotlight

by Graham Isaac . "The first thing that What's Up! ever wrote about us was that we're tough guys," said Blake Owens, bassist/singer for The Contra. "I'm pretty sure I co...
Posted by The Contra on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New CD from us to you

We finally finished our cd. It's six songs of fury rocking shit. You can buy them soon on merch-bot.com care of spectrum skateboards. For 3 buckets you get a 6 song cd, a sticker, and a sneat insert ...
Posted by The Contra on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Factory Shows Caput?

As many of you may know, the beloved owner of the Factory Reece Degolier passed away last Sat. We don't really know what's going to happen as of yet to the Factory. We are going to keep our shows up ...
Posted by The Contra on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST