American Punk and
Hardcore have been high-jacked from their late 70's/early
80¹s roots and Boston's DRAGO has been hired as
a mercenary of the people to bring them back from captivity.
The story begins in the spring of 2004. 13 years after the
end of their stint as American foot soldiers in the Cold War,
a Boston crack commando unit lead by Col. Mike Gurley and
his team were framed for a crime they didn¹t commit and
sent to a US military prison. They promptly escaped the maximum
security stockade to the Boston Underground. First, they were
pursued by Col. Pop Punk and later by General Emo. While on
the lam, they became heroes for hire, working as an early
80's style hardcore punk band around Boston and the Northeast.
Gurley was their cigar smoking frontman and an expert at singing
about things that piss him off (like the fact that Boston
bars are only open until 2am or about the punk kid that lives
next door who ruined his freshly planted grass seed). He loves
it when a song comes together. Rice was the team's drummer
and ladies man. His good looks and charm got the band a few
extra dollars per gig, if the person at the door happened
to be a woman. Keith was their mechanic and Bass player, but
he also took care of mayhem and intimidation at the shows.
His gold chains and frightening personality kept the band
safe from unruly club owners. The final member of the Team,
Kristin "Howling Mad" Edmonston, was an expert guitarist
and a certified lunatic. They broke her out of a mental hospital
whenever they needed her for a gig.
The unit generally keeps a low profile seeking solace watching
movies like "Red Dawn" and "Failsafe".
Today, still wanted by the Government, they survive as soldiers
of Hardcore. If you need a good band and no one else can help
and if you can find them...maybe you can hire DRAGO. If
you can't find them look on the shows page genius! |