…and to be honest we’ve been doing that all day, so I don’t give a fuck.” This introduction gives you a fairly good idea of what to expect from Cerebral Ballzy. Brash hardcore Skate-punk in the style of Minor Threat/The Germs. The UK cassette label Tape Alarm are bringing out a live cassette of a set in Toronto last year that is already making me want to dig out my walkman and my airwalk deck (lame) in anticipation.

After CB run through closer ‘Anthem’ once you hear “Yo fuck it, we’re playing it again, make us feel like we’ve accomplished something” before they run through the whole song again. It is little things like this and the fact that they drove 872 miles across the states to play one small SWSW event that make Cerebral Ballzy so special; just doing it for the friends, fun and the love of playing shows together.

MP3: Cerebral Ballzy - Anthem (Live In Toronto).mp3
MP3: Cerebral Ballzy - Skate (SK8) All Day.mp3
BUY: Pre-order ‘Live in Toronto’ on Tape Alarm