#DEBAUCH2015 INTERVIEW: Dan Destructo of NO FRAUD

Photo credit: Mr. Craig Flipy

  No Fraud — one of the acts at Debauch 2015 this weekend – is an authentic Florida punk legend around my parts. They have been one hell of a loud, intense, high-energy, thrashy hardcore punk band since 1984, which is actually not too long after I was born. They’ve played with tons of the classic hardcore punk bands, which I won’t bother to rattle off, and you can…

Chuck Livid chats with South Florida alternative / industrial dancer Carla X #Debauch2015

Photo by Neil Cohen Photography

Carla X is no stranger to amazing South Florida parties and is often considered a force to be reckoned with in the alternative/industrial nightclub scene. Beside dancing Carla is also a talented makeup artist, cosmetologist, gun aficionado and just a really funny human being. I had the pleasure of chatting with Ms. X outside of the Alchemist coffee house in Wilton…

TuffGnarl.com chats with the dudes of Reluctance #Debauch2015 #Miami #Punk

Photo from the band’s Facebook page.

As the 2nd anniversary of Tuffgnarl rapidly approaches, a great plethora of fantastic bands will be playing our party at Churchills on the 19th. As I examined the list to pick which band I wanted to interview for the annual night of debauch, only one stood out that I was not reluctant (pun intended) to sit with.

Formerly known as Desistance, Reluctance is now…

#Debauch2015 Interview: Party Flag

Party Flag photo by teajayphoto. 

NOTE: This interview is part of a series of pre-show interviews leading up to TuffGnarl.com’s 2nd Annual Rock & Roll Debauch at Churchill’s Pub this Saturday, August 22.

With a name like Party Flag, you can’t take yourself too seriously. Comprised of guitarist Jared Earl (Gravetree, McFisty, Cabrini Green), bassist Doug Cammarota (FWA, After the War; currently…

#Debauch2015 Interview: 210*’s Chris Barrows

Many years ago, I was dating a hippie chick in college who wanted to go to the Marley Fest in Downtown Miami. All nice and good. Along with my friends Arun and Annie, I made the trek down there with a bag full of canned goods to meet up with her. Upon arriving at the gate we were told that Bayfront was packed to capacity and no more people were being admitted inside. We dropped off our canned…

#Debauch2015 Interview: Steven Toth and Emile Milgrim of Mr. E and MLE

NOTE: This interview is part of a series of pre-show interviews leading up to TuffGnarl.com’s 2nd Annual Rock & Roll Debauch at Churchill’s this Saturday, August 22.

Mr. E and MLE, a newly formed folk punk duo from right here in Miami, are the alter-egos of Steven Toth and Emile B. Milgrim. Mr. E, for his part, has been a staple of Miami’s music scene for nearly 20 years alongside his rotating…