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Huh? Greenlight the Bombers were a swell rock band from the San Francisco bay area way back in yesteryear. They were also once known as SixtyFootTime. Paul has moved to Austin and is now in We'll Go Machete and Rossi Mission. John is playing in Spider Meow and also did some time with Damon and the Heathens. Shannon and Craig played in Black Ghost for a while. Hurry Up Shotgun is Craig's new band. Sons of Oswald is Shannon's new band with Andy from Lower 48. Todd occassionally joins Replicator for a live show here and there, including this one with David Yow. You can download most of the GLTB hot tunes here for free. Or if you want something to put under your pillow at night, you can get a copy of the last CD (American Executive EP) at Aquarius Records in San Francisco or online at No Karma.
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Releases | MP3s 
American Executive EP (2004) entire album available for download as mp3s.
the almighty bird brain EP (2002) entire album available for download as mp3s.
the sixty foot times: 1998-2001 CD first 2 EPs combined with 3 unreleased songs.
entire album available as mp3s.
Anonymous Package and How'$shE on Hit me with this Bat
compilation CD on Milk Plus Records
Work Function on The Local Lounge Volume 3 compilation CD Live 105*
Bro Status on the International Punk Rock Box Set on
Meathead Records*
New Taste on Portlite Compilation
on Foodstamp Records*
Rounds to One on Toys You Can Choke On compilation CD
on Pencil Neck Records*
Pocket Champion (1999) *
self titled EP (1998) *
*Released as SixtyFootTime |
Press "From Oakland California, Greenlight the Bombers bestow to us a one smokin EP. "American Executive" rocks relentlessly straight through 12 minutes of blazing guitars, amazing Albini-esque bass lines, and cymbal cracking fury drums. This EP holds its own among up and coming regurge of "retro" rock bands milking the early-mid 90’s sound for influence, this reminds us of not only some greats like Drive Like Jehu, Shellac, & Fugazi but GTB will have produced their own future niche if they keep it up, and they should." - CrookedCamera.net "It's reassuring when a band can take the usual post-punk tools and still construct a compelling sound. Greenlight the Bombers manage just that. Fugazi is the most obvious antecedent ( although maybe that's just the vocals ), but that sound's been stripped down a bit and made meaner and harder." - Rex Reason, Punk Planet issue #66 "From the streets of SF comes this powerhouse of a rock outfit. Tighter than a squadron of B-52s in formation, Greenlight the Bombers deliver five tracks of seamless post-hardcore with angular guitar lines, loud-to-quiet dynamics and sinister basslines in the classic vein of bands like Drive Like Jehu, Quicksand, Fugazi and Shellac. Title track "American Executive" is a stand-out with a wickedly haunting vocal chant over menacing bass and drums that kicks into a solid heavy churn before dissipating into some sparse June of 44 type spaciness and then coming back with the rock in the end. Definitely one of the better new upcoming bands in this city, and do these guys have the coolest band name or what?" - #16 on Elliot's top twenty releases of 2004, Aquarius Records "This post-hardcore group from Oakland, California blends guitar- driven rock with the righteousness of punk. Vocalist Paul Warner paints a grim picture with his groaning voice and heartfelt lyrics. With a lot of energy and good pacing, American Executive rocks as hard as any hardcore album–it's just a little more world-weary and reflective, and... mature. Reminds me of both the Pixies and Desert City Soundtrack–an aggressive, sensitive, unique sound." - JR, IMPACT Press "It’s a nice change of pace to hear a band that’s not following the mold. I have nightmares of hearing another new pop–emo-screamo release. Maybe if I were 15 and never used drugs I would dig that stuff, but I’m 30 and have done all kinds. Greenlight the Bombers play good indie noise rock. You can hear influences of bands such as Fugazi, Drive like Jehu / Hot Snakes, but done in their own unique blend. The disc starts with a song called “Satchel” and immediately the band locks you in a trance with the open riff, and the 15-minute journey of American Executive EP begins. One moment Greenlight the Bombers are spewing out aggression, and the next moment they have you locked in a more laid back rhythm. The vocalist, Paul, sings from the gut and delivers the lyrics with lots of emotion—pissed off emotion that is. The guitar riffs seem to have a mind of their own but they always lead you back to the meat and potatoes of the song when the time is right. A great debut CD from this local Oakland outfit." - Remy Armstrong, Zero Magazine "A new one from Oakland. Immediately calls to mind DRIVE LIKE JEHU & their driving brand of rock beat. But listen further & you’ll hear enough changes to keep you into it all the way through. Nods to FUGAZI & DILUTE. This is a band to watch for sure." - (LD), AMP Magazine "Oakland's Greenlight the Bombers are back, and that's good news. They returned to the scene in December - after almost a yearlong hiatus while guitarist Todd toured the world as the drum tech for the Donnas - as a powerful band just hitting their peak. Featuring an awesome new bass player, Greenlight ( once known as Sixty Foot Time ) bring their concise brand of noisy rock music to the Tenderloin once more. So in case you blew it and missed their incendiary set at the Hemlock Tavern with Lower Forty-Eight last month, you've got another chance - definately a don't miss for fans of the Helmet/Drive Like Jehu/Fugazi/Jesus Lizard axis of rock and roll. Also playing are Los Angeles's two-drummer, Monorchid-style, garage-noise rock outfit Manifolds and manic, political post-punk locals 24K Gold." -Conan Neutron, SF Bay Guardian 1/04 "Top Down and the Radio On: Ten local bands to rock your sweaty, sticky, sometimes-foggy East Bay summer... Greenlight the Bombers - This foursome has been playing its post-hardcore balls off in and around the East Bay, but the local press has yet to notice. The music is hard, tight, and powerful -- influenced by Helmet in vocals and rhythm, with rolling basslines and stops and starts that nod to a jazzier Jesus Lizard. Though not exactly innovative, it's a refreshing alternative to the other brands of punk that have sprung from the East Bay -- the power-pop glee of Green Day or flat-out dirty punk rock of the Burnt Ramen scene." -Katy St. Clair, East Bay Express "At the Stork Club in Oakland , where I run a Wednesday Night show, I found a great band called, Greenlight the Bombers, (previously called Sixtyfoot time). All I can say is these guys play hard , fast , extremely tight, evil music. I immediately set them for a few other shows, including Jan 31st at Burnt Ramen with Diesto from Portland. At that show Greenlight the Bombers was even better than at the Stork. Hoarfrost opened the show (great young death, thrash punk) followed by Diesto who also played the night before at the Stork. Diesto is a great band, hard, fast Unsane -ish. Then, Greenlight the Bombers took the stage. All through their set , the road manager for Diesto kept saying to me, "Where did you get this band!". I just kept smiling and saying, they just showed up at the Stork one day. haha. Well, after Greenlight, there was more. The Mass hit the stage and wow! These guys are so fucking good. They play everything including alto sax. Hard , heavy, doom with tight "real" jazz. After this show Diesto said, "I thought we had been playing with good bands on this tour but tonight, these were some of the best bands I'd ever seen" -John the Baker, 100 Punks! scene report "If you like Fugazi and the Jesus Lizard, you'll love this post-punk band from San Francisco. Their hard driving and intense songs make them the best math-core band on the internet." -Cynthia Kravetz, riffage.com |
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Past Shows 021905 Replicator, Lower Forty-Eight, Greenlight the Bombers, Dura Mater at the French Fry Factory, Oakland 012305 Greenlight the Bombers, Raking Bombs, Painted Bird at The Golden Bull, Oakland 011305 Audrye Sessions, The Sharpies, Greenlight the Bombers, The Amateurs at Bottom of the Hill, SF 121004 Lower Forty-Eight, Greenlight the Bombers at Hemlock Tavern, SF 100804 Totimoshi, Diesto, Greenlight the Bombers at Golden Bull, Oakland 091704 Greenlight the Bombers, Black Ghost at Edinburgh Castle, SF 090304 Greenlight the Bombers, The Building Press, Stay Gold Pony Boy at Imusicast, Oakland 082804 Bacchus, Mico deNoche, Replicator, Greenlight the Bombers at The China Clipper, Olympia, WA 082704 Replicator, Greenlight the Bombers at Lila's, Seattle WA 082604 Wadsworth, Replicator, Greenlight the Bombers, Mico deNoche at Twilight Cafe and Bar, Portland OR 082104 Replicator, Moggs, Greenlight The Bombers, El Buzzard, Stay Gold Pony Boy, Me Infecto - noiserock picnic at Potrero Del Sol Park, SF 071604 Greenlight the Bombers, Lower 48, Black Ghost at the Stork, Oakland 060504 The Mass, Greenlight the Bombers at Hemlock Tavern, SF 052104 Lucaspalooza, ILM main stage, San Rafael 042404 Replicator, An Albatross, Greenlight the Bombers, The Yellow Press, Tenebre at 924 Gilman, Berkeley 031104 Greenlight The Bombers, Business Machines, Boss Martians, Porch at Thee Parkside, SF 011604 Greenlight the Bombers, The Manifolds, 24K Gold at Edinburgh Castle, SF 121203 Lower Forty-Eight, Greenlight The Bombers at Hemlock Tavern, SF 062103 Greenlight the Bombers, Zipnada, The Mormons, Boxing at the Stork Club, Oakland 122002 Tronn, Greenlight the Bombers, Unfinished Symphony, Only Association at the Black Bart Play House, Murphys 082502 Greenlight the Bombers, Zipnada, Judo Rodriguez at the Stork Club, Oakland 080302 Broken Halos, Replicator, Greenlight the Bombers, Bad Karma at The Don, Visalia 080202 Dreamcolor Blue, Replicator, Greenlight The Bombers at The Mainzer Theater, Merced 072802 1st Annual Noiserock Picnic at Toxic Beach, SF - The Mass, Replicator, Lower Forty-Eight, Greenlight the Bombers, One Step Shift, Cartographer 072602 Victim's Family, Optimist International, Mutilated Mannequins, Greenlight the Bombers at the C.W. Saloon, SF 070702 Trouble Maker, American Terrorists, Eskapo, Greenlight The Bombers at Burnt Ramen, Richmond 070502 Zipnada, Greenlight the Bombers, Super Magnificent Action Trio, The Black at the Stork Club, Oakland 061402 Juba, Greenlight the Bombers, Rite of Passage at the Stork Club, Oakland 053102 Greenlight the Bombers, Replicator at the CW Saloon, San Francisco 052402 Greenlight the Bombers, G9, Zodiacal Circle at Holiday Bowl, Hayward 052102 PBR Street Gang, Zipnada, Greenlight the Bombers at Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 050902 BRNR, Acid King, Greenlight the Bombers, Below the Sound at CW Saloon, San Francisco 041902 Stinking Lizaveta, Greenlight the Bombers, Replicator, Sore Thumbs at Burnt Ramen, Richmond 041602 Downstroke, The Caps, Greenlight The Bombers, Salem Lights, Mojo Apostles at the Bottom of the Hill, SF 040602 Replicator, Lower Forty Eight, Greenlight the Bombers at the Stork Club, Oakland 031502 Greenlight the Bombers, VOC, Tomb Shakers at the Holiday Bowl, Hayward 031402 TnAmen2, Greenlight the Bombers, The Rockin' Chairs at Kimos, San Francisco 030202 Greenlight the Bombers as part of 14 band benefit show at Jessie Jean's, Santa Rosa 013102 The Mass, Greenlight the Bombers, Diesto, Hoarfrost at Burnt Ramen, Richmond 012502 Greenlight the Bombers, Moggs, Former Employee at the Stork Club, Oakland 010902 SixtyFootTime, The Burning Reason at the Stork Club, Oakland 122801 SixtyFootTime, Fighting Jacks, Passenger at the Stork Club 110901 Join'r, Sloe, and SixtyFootTime at the Mainzer theatre, Merced 112701 Oxbow, SixtyFootTime, Replicator at the Stork Club, Oakland 110601 SixtyFootTime, Under a Dying Sun, The Librarians, Los Dryheavers at the Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma 091501 SixtyFootTime, From Monument to Masses, Len Brown Society at the Coffee Gallery, SF 090101 SixtyFootTime, Len Brown Society at the Port Lite 062601 SixtyFootTime, The Mass, Uberkunst, Ches Smith at the Stork Club 062201 SixtyFootTime, Sloe, Velkro at the Port Lite 052201 The Librarians, Love Kills Love, SixtyFootTime at the Bottom of the Hill, SF 051801 SixtyFootTime (3 sets) at Vulcan Radio, Oakland 032101 SixtyFootTime, Merrick at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 9pm (TV Tapeing) 031001 SixtyFootTime, Sloe, and Librarians at the Port Lite, Oakland. 022401 SixtyFootTime, Sloe, Downside, Rivals at the Gaslighter's Music Hall, Gilroy 020301 SixtyFootTime, Sloe, Short Wave Rocket at the Port Lite 120200 Drunkhorse, SixtyFootTime, Cutlass Supreme, Salem Lights, Merrick, and Love Kills Love. Beastfest at the Port Lite 111800 SixtyFootTime, Nate Denver, Every Idle Word at the Port Lite 102200 Last of the Juanitas, SixtyFootTime at the CW Saloon, SF 102000 Wunder Years, SixtyFootTime, Life in Braille at the Inn of the Beginning, Cotati 091700 Dystopia, Tarantula Hawk (San Diego), Yeti (TX), SixtyFootTime, exo iii at Kimo's 082500 SixtyFootTime and McClintock Sphere ( members of Cars Get Crushed )at the Port Lite 062400 Subincision, Demotics, Merrick, All Against Us, Pawn Takes King, SixtyFootTime, The Sidekicks at Eagles Hall, Livermore 061500 Sorry About the Fire, SixtyFootTime, Foursquare, and Boxcar at the Inn of the Beginning, Cotati 061000 Drunk Horse, Mercury, Streets And Avenues, Cutlass Supreme, Three Years Down, The Salem Lights, SixtyFootTime at the Port Lite 060400 Junk Sick Dawn, Theory of Ruin, SixtyFootTime, Dilute, and Cranium at the Cocodrie, SF 052800 Boxleitner, Total Shutdown, Giving Up The Ghost, SixtyFootTime at Rockin' Java, SF 052000 free show at Pizza Junction, Santa Cruz 042600 Hitch and SixtyFootTime at Kimos, SF 040800 SixtyFootTime, Mercury, and Salem Lights at the Port Lite 020800 Capital Capital, SixtyFootTime, and Replicator at the Cocodrie, SF 012200 Crack, SixtyFootTime, and Mercury at the Tip Top Inn, SF 110599 SixtyFootTime, The Sin Men, 100% at the Tip Top Inn 100399 Creta Bourzia and SixtyFootTime at the Boomerang, SF 072899 Crash Carnival, Fingertight, SixtyFootTime, Glow at the Boomerang 070399 SixtyFootTime, The Disbelievers at the Tip Top Inn 072099 Thrill Trigger and SixtyFootTime, Paradise Lounge, SF 070199 SixtyFootTime, Edaline, Wunder Years, and Bobby Joe Ebola at Bottom of the Hill, SF 033199 SixtyFootTime and Maxwell Horse at The Stork Club 112598 Hasselhöff, Vegas Preacher, and Varsity Drag at the Cocodrie 111698 Dinosaur Salad, Hasselhöff, and Hissy Fit at the Boomerang 091198 Slow Gherkin, Wet Nap, Soda Pop Fuck You, The Gods Hate Kansas and Hasselhöff at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley 090698 78 RPMs, The Gods Hate Kansas, Hasselhöff and Busrider at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 090698 The Adz, Plan 9, The Independents, The Gods Hate Kansas, Hasselhöff and Busrider at the Cocodrie 071798 The Get Go, Bitesize and Hasselhöff at the Boomerang Answer: yes, they were actually called Hasselhöff in '98 |
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