Hi. Who are we chatting with and what do you do in Long Knife?
Joe here, I play drums.
To the entirely uninitiated, give us a brief history lesson on Long Knife.
We got started back in 2012, jammed for the first half of the year and then went in to record some songs that ended up becoming the first LP in May of that year, and we started playing gigs that summer. Since then we’ve done two LPs, a single, a split 7″ with Forward from Japan, a US tour, a European tour, and a bunch of other dumb stuff.
What’s the hardcore punk scene like in Portland? What’s changed since you started out, and what’s stayed the same?
It’s good right now. There are a lot of newer bands that have a lot of energy, and people have toned down on the overly distorted sound that was really popular a few years back. We’ve lost a few venues over the past year though, so it’s tougher to have shows.
You’re on your way to Australia for the very first time, and will be hitting up the Bendigo Hotel this Saturday November 28. How does your live show compare to what we can hear on your records?
We do our best to keep it tight and fast live. You’ll just have to come down and check it out.
Why should we get down to your show?
So that you can drink beers with us and trade stories of crazy times and possibly listen to some sick hardcore tunes. Fuck yeah.
LONG KNIFE will join Clowns at The Bendigo Hotel on Saturday November 28.
