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THE EDGE:
Victor Garcia-Rivera: guitar, lead vocals
Mike Gregory, Karl Meyer, Jason Knarr: bass, vocals
Dave Tacey, Ted Whittaker, Tim Brookshire, Dave Foy: drums
Dan Sokatch: lead vocals
Band formed in Ohio in 1982, combining varied influences like Motown, 50’s rock and rockabilly, and Hendrix in an energetic but melodic garage punk style reminiscent of UK bands such as The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers.
First single, released in 1983, was an EP recorded in their basement on a 4 track. The self-titled EP contained the classic Dinosaur Rock putdown "Death To AOR", along with the band's signature tune, the stop-and-go Cincinnati punk anthem "Newport Gestapo", and the prophetic, thrashing “Leave Home”. The band used "Newport Gestapo" as an alternate name, since most clubs in Cincinnati banned them from playing during their first 2 years. The "Newport Gestapo" moniker, along with other names such as "Pontius Pilate And The Naildrivers", allowed them to play in clubs that did not want to be associated with the controversy The Edge generated in its early years. Feeling stifled in Cincinnati, the group spent a week gigging in Boston in the summer of 1983, not long before the release of their first single. The warm reception they received convinced them to relocate.
In July of 1984, The Edge (without a drummer) moved from Cincinnati to Boston. They recorded a ripping EP and a track for the "Let's Breed" comp LP for Throbbing Lobster shortly afterward. Following those releases, the band did 2 extensive tours of the USA and Canada, and then returned to Ohio with a bit of a folk bent and "The Banjo Single." One track off the "Banjo Single", "Just An Illusion", was shot as a video, which MTV aired (a rarity for a track only available at the time as a self-released single).
The band attempted another move to Boston shortly thereafter, sans bass player. They recruited producer Glenn Beauchemin to fill the bass slot but he left shortly thereafter. Leader Victor Garcia-Rivera returned to Cincinnati in 1988. A final incarnation of The Edge formed there in 1989 to promote the release of the "Johnny Cuba and The Edge" LP. This album consisted of tracks recorded at Euphoria Studios in Revere, Massachusetts. The LP documents their progress from loud, fast, and furious, to a subtler, yet powerful approach. One side consisted of tracks recorded for a never-released LP for Throbbing Lobster. The other side contained "The Banjo Single" lineup.
Garcia-Rivera later played in Arranca, Newport Gestapo and Last Gang In Town.
The Edge Discography
The Edge, Boston, MA, circa 1984-85 : Dave Tacey: drums; Victor Garcia-Rivera: guitar, lead vocals;Mike Gregory: bass, vocals
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Evolution and Revolution: Arranca
Where Are They Now? The Last Gang In Town
The Neus Subjex Interviews Victor of The Edge!
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