The Ramones - In-Fest '93 part 3 - High River, Alberta, Canada

The Ramones - In-Fest '93 part 1 - High River, Alberta, Canada

The Ramones - In-Fest '93 part 2 - High River, Alberta, Canada

The Ramones - In-Fest '93 part 1 - High River, Alberta, Canada

The Ramones - In-Fest '93 part 1 - High River, Alberta, Canada

The Ramones - In-Fest '93 part 1 - High River, Alberta, Canada

The Ramones – In-Fest ’93 – High River, Alberta, Canada

During the August long weekend of 1993, High River, Alberta became home to the second three-day festival in that location in two years. Once again, overnight, hordes of punk rockers and grunge rockers soon exceeded the population of High River itself.

Not unlike its predecessor, Highwood ’92, In-Fest ’93 played host to over 40 bands during that weekend. The most notable being The Ramones, The Violent Femmes, Bad Brains and The Meat Puppets.

Supporting these headlining acts were also a caste of brilliant performers including Big Drill Car, SNFU, The Smalls, Dayglo Abortions and Grim Skunk.

Honestly, I really don’t remember much of anything of the first night, I remember smoking a big doob with a group of folks we met the first night, and not much after that.

By the dawn of Saturday July 31, 1993, the High River Rodeo Grounds became tent-city. There were miles and miles of tents as far as the eye could see and the faint sound of the first band warming up in the distance ready to kick off the first set of the day.

Fire pits once again ablaze to cook breakfast, not a cloud in the sky and temperatures set to climb into the mid-30s. It was going to be one hell of a weekend, and it had really only just begun.

A massive onslaught of weirdoes wandering the main streets. Two police officers trying to prevent hundreds of kids from swimming in the river in the scorching heat. The tales of madness is endless.

By Saturday evening the air was electric with energy.

After countless maddening hours of heatstroke and intoxication the Bad Brains were up next.

This footage is the last few moments of the Bad Brains followed by the sounds of The Ramones.

The camera shakes and soon finds its focus.

For the next 25 minutes The Ramones do what they do best,

Be The Ramones.

Sincerely,

The Blue Uniform Listening Room

*Special thanks to Ross Herman for the contribution of this footage*

Infest '93 - Concert Details

Infest '93 - Concert Details

IN-FEST 93: INDEPENDENT MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
OVER 40 BANDS TO PLAY. INCLUDING...
RAMONES, VIOLENT FEMMES,
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS,
MEAT PUPPETS, BAD BRAINS, 
DOUGH BOYS
Nova Mob. Big Drill Car. Didjits. The Smalls, Moxv Fruvous. Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Furnace Face. Dayglo Abortions. Grim Skunk. Boo.
Red Autumn Fall. Field Day. El Caminos. The Loved One. Superconductor. 8PM. Kreviss. Pigment Vehicle. Samiam. The Rhino’s. The Sidemen. SNFU. Cherubs, hhead. Wedge.
Pietaster. Placebo, Spy Lemon and more...
THOUSANDS OF FREE CAMPSITES WITH  A MULTITUDE OF CRAZY-ASS ACTIVITIES 
IN-FEST ARTS: SUBVERSION OF THE OVERT & BANAL
IN-FEST ‘93 All Ages Show. June 26. The Black Lounge. Doors @ 7:00 p.m.
FeaturIng El Caminos, Mushroom Trail. All Right Reserved and Placebo.
INFEST ‘93 Early Bird and Advance tick Holders FREE!!!
Those without IN-FEST ‘93
TIckets. $6.00 @ the door.

 IN.FEST TIX: $35 until July 29. $45 at the gate. Available at Megatunes. The Record
Store. Skaters. CD Tape Exchange. HMV Southcentre, HMV Sunridge. Recordland. Funky’s
Unlimited Chinook Centre. The Attic. Phoenix Comics.

Call for Volunteers: Send a postcard to IN-FEST93, 24th Ave S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, T26 2P5 or call 403

Infest '93

IN-FEST '93

IN-FEST ‘93

This three day event, IN-FEST ’93 was an ‘Independent Music and Arts Festival’ of notable proportions for Southern Alberta in the early 90’s and even by today’s standards.
Carrying headlining acts such as THE RAMONES & BAD BRAINS, supported by over 40 or more other bands throughout the three day event, this festival should be noted not only in Alberta, but Canadian Music History as well.
As fans and musicians alike flooded the area of High River, in fact the festival population exceeded the population of High River over night. ‘Tent-cities’ went up in a matter of hours, with fire-pits and lawn chairs. The sound of ghetto-blasters and acoustic guitars was everywhere. It was Woodstock for punk rockers.

Various Artists - Something To Believe in (1984)

Various Artists - Something To Believe in (1984)

What we have here is an effort to communicate. An effort by no less than 16 bands comprising some of the best in Canadian and American underground music. Some of the bands you may be familiar with, others may be new. All together they make up, “SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN,” t...he second compilation album from the BYO. Here at the BYO, we’ve always felt music to be much more than just entertainment. Music has power to cross all boundaries; it is a universal means of communication. With this ideal in mind, we put together this album. “SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN,” is not necessarily a statement of any political, social of philosophical view. It is intended as an example of how one must believe in oneself. Once that is done, anything is possible. And in these foreboding times, in the magic year of 1984, we offer “SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN,” for your consideration.

The compilation stands up to B.Y.O.'s usual excellent standards - good bands, good sound, good package. A must compilation, the only thing I don't like is the cover.
-Al Flipside, from Flipside #43, 1984

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