How does one write bio for someone who, in many circles, is regarded as one ofthe Godfathers of punk rock? Whose band Rolling Stone once called “The missing linkbetween glam and punk rock?” Whose stage attire is ensconced in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hallof Fame?” Seems a bit superfluous, but here goes.Before there was punk rock, there was HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA. He wasoriginally credited as The Dictator’s “Secret Weapon” on their debut album. That is untilmanagement saw his undeniable stage presence and bombastic delivery.Since their second album, “The Manifest Destiny,” and for over 40 years,HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA was, and to fans always will be, the lead singer,frontman, and the face of THE DICTATORS and DICTATORS, NYC.He’s also been on the road singing with the Legendary MC5 and spent 14 yearsdoing his own radio program on Sirius XM satellite.The Handsome One, while no longer a member of the new patchwork Dictators,has put together a fantastic band featuring current and former members of Fear,Streewalkin’ Cheetahs, Exodus, Jetty, Circus of Power and more. And he continues tobe the embodiment of New York City attitude, swagger and unapologetic personality.WE ARE LIVE!!!“HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA Sings THE DICTATORS... and Other Punk Classics!”It’s a punk rock ‘n’ roll show from one of the most influential survivors of the CBGBera. Come witness HDM belt out the greatest songs of his long and infamous career aswell as other punk rock gems...

The Strains are 100% street. They cut their teeth on the nitty gritty spanning many decades. Individually from the gutters of Detroit in the mid 70s , to the Bowery in New York in the late 70s , the frigid climes of Minneapolis in the 80s , and the dive bars of Europe in the post Cold War era in the 90s and 2000s, only to meet up in Detroit in the NOW. These guys do not mince words or notes. They have been there through every fashion change and shift in taste, yet remain true to what has been fundamental throughout the decades. The rock and roll spirit. This live album captures them at their most real. Songs about truth. Songs about hurt. Songs about hope.

In late 2016, SS-20 drummer Dave Blame, started recruiting band members Billy Bronson and Mitch Linz (also from SS-20) to form a new band departing from the classic hardcore sound of SS-20 and focus more on a street punk sound. After a few months of writing and a few shows, Chris Doherty, of Boston Drunk Punk band Gang Green, was added to the line up. With the line up finally set, a sound was honed, combining elements of hardcore, street punk, and rock and roll.