NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE MOTTO

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If death metal lost a left nut, and punk rock stopped getting MTV airplay, youd prolly be listening to New Hampshire State Motto. Too many years of playing has brought together this four piece punk circus that will kick you out of your seat and toss it into a wood chipper . They are fast, explosive and in your face. Thrashtastic anthems and a social-political agenda show that these boys have made their mission clear - To change the world through music or at the least, bang some fuckin' heads.

STRAIGHT TO YOUR BRAIN

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Straight to Your Brain History (according to: Semke) We formed the band in June of 1999. Due to a general lack of interest in our 9-piece locally owned ska-punk cooperative "The Skamish", we decided to start this clever little act as a side-project. If you just started listening to us now, you probably think I'm making this up. But seriously, we had a ridiculous band, we should be more embarassed. Hank was a friggin' saxaphone player, can you believe it? Back then it was a fella named Jim Heiderscheit on the drums (Hank wasn't any good). I (Matt Semke) played guitar. I taught Hank how to play the bass a little bit. We sounded like some sort of Assorted Jelly Beans wannabe crap. We started playing shows after a couple months. One year after that (It's now the year 2000) we're all living in a dumpy brick house in Winona, Minnesota.