Anthony “Civ” Civarelli, vocalist of Gorilla Biscuits and his own eponymous band CIV, is releasing a book about his time as a roadie for Youth of Today on their 1987 Break Down the Walls tour. It’s called A Roadie’s Tale, and it’s due in September via Tribal Books (pre-order). The synopsis reads:
In the summer of 1987, a hardcore kid from Queens, New York, set out on a summer adventure that would forever change the course of his life. Anthony Civorelli (better known as Civ) accompanied by six friends, headed west to play music and try to change the world.
This book is based on his daily journal writings while working as a roadie on the tour. It serves as a time capsule and a look into life on the road as a teenager in the punk and hardcore scenes in the 1980s.
In this book, CIV talks about being for the first time on a tour across the United States together with his friends and Hardcore luminaries Youth Of Today during their 1987 Break Down The Walls tour in support of their LP of the same title.
The book is full of pictures, flyers and much more, along with CIV’s unique storytelling and memories based on a diary he kept during the tour.
Check out some more photos of the book:
Meanwhile, Gorilla Biscuits have some upcoming shows, including two in NYC (one with H2O, Crime In Stereo, End It, and Stand Still; another with Cold World, Fucked Up, BIB, Restraining Order, and Combust) and Riot Fest.
In other related news, Youth of Today guitarist Porcell has just announced the debut album by his new band Values Here. The band is fronted by vocalist Chui, who Porcell met when Shelter played her hometown of Barcelona, and it also features bassist Tim Brooks (of Bold) and drummer Vinny Panza. They’ll release Take Your Time, I’ll Be Waiting on September 22 via End Hits Records (pre-order), and first single “Will Be Tomorrow” is out now. Porcell says:
Personally I always like to push the envelope with every band and record I do. I never just want to live off of past accomplishments and recreate a sound I did with previous bands just because I know it will be immediately accepted. I’d rather push forward and always challenge myself to make newer and more interesting music. I knew Chui was an amazing singer so I wanted to write songs that would showcase her voice and harmonies. I’m a punk rocker at heart so I’ll always make music that’s energetic and rallies around a message, but for this record I wanted to go further into the melodic side of things.
Here’s the song:
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