Propagandhi

  • Portage la Prairie, Canada
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  • 1986
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As one of Fat Wreck Chords' very first bands, Propagandhi have long been going against the grain of not just society, but even their own record label. Initiated by Chris Hannah and Jordy Samolesky, the band of radicals from Winnipeg, Canada, got together in 1989 and eventually played a show with NOFX. After talking with Fat Mike and realizing they shared the same D.I.Y. attitude, the band agreed to join his fledgling label. Ideally, the band would have loved to skirt the entire capitalist process of selling and marketing music, but made compromises in order to get its pro-gay, pro-feminist, pro-civil liberties, anti-fascism message out. Screeching over fast, catchy punk music, the group moved easily from humorous to profound to blunt with song titles like "I Was a Pre-Teen McCarthyist," "Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette," and "Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch."

That style took a dramatic turn in 1997 when singer, songwriter, and bassist John K. Samson left to write, start a publishing company, and eventually form the Weakerthans. The remaining members of Propagandhi started their own label, G7 Welcoming Committee, which released several Weakerthans' records and Propagandhi's 2001 effort, Today's Empire, Tomorrow's Ashes, in Canada. Their last for Fat Wreck Chords, Potemkin City Limits, appeared in 2005, featuring Glen Lambert as a replacement for Chris Hannah -- although it soon became apparent that Hannah had not left the band, and had instead been using the "Glen Lambert" moniker as a pseudonym. The band became a four-piece in 2006 when guitarist David Guillas joined up, touring with the band before making his album debut on 2009's Supporting Caste. Propagandhi followed up three years later with Failed States, which was released on Epitaph in 2012. ~ Ron DePasquale, Rovi

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    Propagandhi Offer Downloads From Upcoming Album Supporting Caste, for a Small Donation
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    Canadian punks Propagandhi are set to release their new album, Supporting Caste, on March 10. But for those of you who can't wait that long to hear so...
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  • Jul 4 Thursday
    Arendal, Norway Grand, Arendal
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Trondheim, Norway Verkstedhallen, Svartlamon
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  • Jul 6 Saturday
    Gothenburg, Sweden Sticky Fingers
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  • Jul 8 Monday
    Bochum, Germany Matrix
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  • Jul 9 Tuesday
    Paris, France Le Petit Bain
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  • Jul 10 Wednesday
    Tolmin, Slovenia Punk Rock Holiday
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  • Jul 16 Tuesday
    Badalona, Spain Estraperlo (Club del Ritme)
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  • Jul 17 Wednesday
    Madrid, Spain Rockstar Music Hall
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Discography

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  • Failed States (2012)
    Propagandhi
    Failed States (2012)
    Epitaph
  • Supporting Caste (2009)
    Propagandhi
    Supporting Caste (2009)
    Small Man Music
  • Potemkin City Limits (2005)
    Propagandhi
    Potemkin City Limits (2005)
    Small Man Music
  • Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes (2000)
    Propagandhi
    Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes (2000)
    Fat Wreck Chords
  • Where Quantity Is Job #1 [1998] (1998)
    Propagandhi
    Where Quantity Is Job #1 [1998] (1998)
    G7 Welcoming Committee
  • Less Talk, More Rock (1996)
    Propagandhi
    Less Talk, More Rock (1996)
    Fat Wreck Chords
  • How to Clean Everything (1994)
    Propagandhi
    How to Clean Everything (1994)
    Fat Wreck Chords
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