Punks in Drublic, many of you diehard punk rock fans will immediatly think of the NOFX album punk in Drublic, but thats not what this artical is about. This article is about a new upcoming band here in spokane that has multiple people from many different bands that are very well known to the Spokane scene. Just to name a couple Nixon Rodeo, and The Broken Thumbs.
Many People in the Spokane Scene have been very interested in what Punks in Drublic is all about because of the frontman Brent Forsyth of Nixon Rodeo. If you’re not you should be because this is a band you  should go check out the next time they play at the many venues in Spokane.
The first time I saw them was a few months ago @ The Palomino for Thanksgiving Throwdown and for only practicing with each other a couple of times before making their debut on The Palomino stage, I was utterly blown away! If nothing had been said by brent that night I would have thought they had been playing for years together. The faness and utter comfort and confidence shown by all of the members got the crowd and myself pumped to the max for the rest of the show that night.
I truely love when I see others helping out their community, Punks in Drublic did just that for the owner of Rated R Tattoo when they played for a Valentine’s Love’N Special and Food Drive, which helped the food banks they donated to but also helped the owner to stay open. It warms my heart when people in need are helped by those that have the public eye and use that power to do good. The show was epic and I had the plesure of getting to watch them all get tattoo’s before the show.
Interviewing Punks in Drublic was also a pleasure. I got an understanding into the meaning behind their name from their front man Brent Forsyth. NOFX has alot of influence on the band Punks in Drublic, but most of all Punk rock means alot to who they are individually. Brent tells us “that it was an easy choice for the name because it says punks in it.” and that is just what they are.... PUNKS. So what can we expect to see from Punks? According to Brent “Spokane can expect a Mother Fucking punk rock revolution, which is just getting started.” I couldn;t get any quotes on what new shows we can expect to see from Punks in drublic, but I am very confident no matter where they play it will be epic. I did however get told that if they decide to record they wanna do it on cassette. When asked why cassette, I was told “because we think cassettes are easier to get to each song and the quality is amazing. Plus everyone has a cassette player so it is easy for people to hear our stuff”. With that being said I personally hope they go that way because how punk would that be....Very.This time I delved deeper into the backgrounds of each individual memberss of the band. Brent Forsyth you may have seen him in this Band called Nixon Rodeo as the lead singer and guitarist No big deal, am I right? but thats another story for a later time. So why go from such a big known band in the town of Spokane as well as the northwest in itself to starting up a punk rock DIY cover band? To many it sounds like a huge feat. being in two bands especially both of them being demanding at times. The answer that I got from Brent was perfect and exactly hwat I was expecting. Man play to get famous and to me that tends to loose te luster of a potentially great band. Brent tells us he never wanted to get signed or become a majorly famous he plays for fun, he did however wanted to play music as a career or at least become successful but says on his terms. Brent says the only thing that Nixon Rodeo hasn’t been doing for him musically was allowing him to not play guitar and sin hundreds of old school punk rock songs covering all punk bases. Nixon being original band and Punks in Drublic being a cover band as Brent states ‘To me I am involved in two bands that can do whatever the **** we want musically.”Brent isn’t the only big talent in Punks in Drublic. Braedon Clark former lead guitarist for the Broken Thumbs, has surprised the spokane music scene by appearing with Punks in Drublic as their drummer. Known for playing gutiar in Spokane it was a total surprise for all of us here in the music scene. The question arises why hide it? Braedon tells us that he really didn’t hide it, he just didn’t tell anyone on purpose, but says he wanted to try something new by playing gutair in bands like Eyes Like Time Machines and The Broken Thumbs. Playing drums for Punks in Drublic wasn’t the original plan for Braedon but after Punks drummer didn’t show for practices Braedon took it over and in that moment forgot how much he loved playing Punk Rock on Drums. Braedon tells us that this is where he began in music which he says “It brought me back to my roots after an eclectic journey of music.: Some bands that he started with were, Another Excuse he went from drums to lead singer in this skate punk band. He first started in Spokane music scene in the Dead Ones USA.Shawn Fortney Punks lead guitarist other former band Coming Alive, where he also played guitar. Gary Guwinn Punks Bassist plays in Wasted Breath a local punk rock band. Lots of punk up in here! Soon as Bella knows of any shows these punks will be playing at we will surely let you all know or you can also check out and follow their Facebook page for updates.