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Little Deputy Records P.O. Box 7066 Austin, Texas 78713-7066 USA |
The Chop-Sakis When the a.d.d. addled minds of two members of Denton Texas' only
punk bands felt as though they had more work to, more sonic pleasure
to give, the Chop-Saki's were formed. In 1998 ************Here are Some Reviews:************* Chop-Sakis - Ghost Town Crowd (Little Deputy) From X2RR.com 
Nowwave Online Zine ChopSaki's Ghost Town Crowd It's been a while since I've heard a band fire out blaze after sped-up garage pop blaze. This band has got some connections to the already impressive Riverboat Gamblers, Marked Men and The Reds, and on this little side project (?) it's clear that the gang has too much energy to be contained in a mere band or two. Throughout this whole album, they simply don't slow down. On the most typical of rock records the ballads kick in around track 5 and allow you to catch your breath until track 8 or 9. If not then, then surely the last track will be a calm affair. Not so with the Chop-Sakis, they've got enough juice to keep you rocking all night long (well, since this disc is 13 songs in a furious 23 minutes, you'll have to put it on repeat). Call me crazy, but this band sounds like what Dirt Bike Annie would sound like if Dan was the full-on leader/singer and they ventured further into punk rock rather than power pop punk. "Golden Graham" starts the festivities in fine fashion, while "Shoot To Kill" is bursting at the seams, almost jumping out of the speakers. The guitars are speedy, the vocals are filled with frantic nervousness but delivered with power and confidence (is that possible?), and the drums charge along track after track. Along this Chop-Saki express route you'll find the glorious thrash of "Atari 2600" and the poppy head-bobber "Awkward". The chugga-chugga-on-amphetamines punk of "Mystery Train" then leads us into a song about the tv show "The Wonder Years", and despite the dated material, the song rocks. "Alright" is a catchy number that closes out the disc and leaves you singing along and begging for more. All there is to sum up about "Ghost Town Crowd" I've already said in the opening. If you like everything The Reds (and, for adding details sake, the Marked Men, the Firebugs, and Tiltwheel) have put forth, there's no reason to not like this. The Chop-Sakis aren't facsimiles, but the fact remains that you just can't keep a rocking guitar player and a good songwriter down. Now Wave Jan. 2004 
Sábado, dia do nosso ultimo show da tour, Beerland
– Austin / Texas. Chop-Saki's 7" -review in MRR Check this shit out, someone is taking notice about the awesomeness that is the Chop Sakis CD..."The Chop Sakis are yet another band from out of the ashes of The Reds. Along with The Marked Men and The Firebugs, The Chop Sakis continue the speedy punk tradition of The Reds, but definantly up the pop levels. Their debut CD, Ghost Town Crowd, reminded me a lot of stuff like Tiltwheel (an ex-member also appears in the Chop Sakis) and Scared of Chaka for some reason, but any fan of the above mentioned bands will certainly dig on this Little Deputy Records release." From Maximum Rock N Roll. |
Riverboat
Gambler frontman Mike Wiebe and then Reds and now Marked Men guitarist/singer
Jeff Burke switched around instruments and teamed with Jeff's older
brother Mark to work on something new. A home for songs that were
too raw, too fast, too pop, too garage, anything "too". What began
as a 