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The Dragons Biography
by Erik Hage
So Cal punk & rollers the Dragons
were fronted by Mario Escovedo, the youngest sibling of musicians Alejandro and Javier Escovedo. Javier, of L.A. punk legends the Zeros ( and later with Alejandro in the True Believers),
bought his teenage kid brother his first guitar on Sunset Strip, paving
the way for Mario's rock 'n' roll future.
Mario and Ken Mochikoshi Horne had formerly been in a punk band called M-80's.
Toward the end of 1990, the two decided to form a new band, recruiting
bassist Steve Rodriquez and drummer James Barczak. In the summer of
1992, the Dragons released a 12-track vinyl LP in Spain on Impossible
Records. The following year the group parted ways with Barczak, adding Jarrod Lucas.
In 1994, they recorded a four-song 7" for Pop Tones Records, following
that in 1996 with their first CD release, Painkiller, on Scam-O-Rama
Records. By the end of 1997, the group had signed with Junk Records, for
whom they recorded several LPs, including 1999's raw, furious R.L.F. (Rock Like F*ck) and the 2000 concert set Live at the Casbah. Rock N Roll Kamikaze
followed in 2001, and was supported by an even more furious touring
schedule that took the band from L.A. and the southwest all the way to
Japan. By August 2002, The Dragons were back in the U.S.A., and playing
the 1st annual Gearfest in Austin, TX. Gearhead Records, the show's
sponsor, was blown away by the band, and signed them soon after. Sin
Salvation, their fiery, redemptive Gearhead debut, appeared in May 2003,
and was supported by a tour with labelmates the Riverboat Gamblers.
Tracklist
| 1 |
| Sometimes | 3:25 |
| 2 |
| High | 3:30 |
| 3 |
| Runaway | 3:02 |
| 4 |
| Pain Killer | 2:41 |
| 5 |
| Who Calls My Name | 2:54 |
| 6 |
| Too Much Too Soon | 3:39 |
| 7 |
| Bad Reputation | 2:52 |
| 8 |
| Fuck Up | 3:55 |
| 9 |
| Train | 3:12 |
| 10 |
| Riser | 3:25 |
| 11 |
| Confusion | 3:27 |
| 12 |
| Adiós Mexico | 3:34 |