Artist Profile

Capital City

Capital City - consisting of founding members Sam Scherr and Chris Pierucci along with recent inductees Jake Snell and Kate Mills - are Western Australia’s favourite exponents of punk-rock rhythm and blues. The four-piece has just released its debut album Bad Money on In-Fidelity Records. The LP was recorded at Perth’s Blackbird Studios with multi WAMi award-winning producer Dave Parkin (The Panda Band, Red Jezebel, Snowman) and all signs point to YES!

For those who came in late to the whole Capital City story, this Australian band fronted by a diminutive Israeli-born, Washington-raised Western Asutralian-based ball of energy, started in Perth in 2000. Their first EP “The God-Botherin’ Years”, recorded by Dr Alien Smith at Bergerk Studios in 2002, received great support from public radio and demon sales from the public. This release saw them win the WAMi award for Most Popular WA Punk Act and tour nationally with Aussie garage rock legends The Stems on their re-union tour at the start of 2003. The second EP, "Capital City vs The Bangkok Lady Boys", also a Bergerk! product, was another collection of tracks celebrating love, life, hate, death and Thai dudes who decide to the contrary.

Along the ride the band supported the likes of Boss Hog, The Buzzcocks, The Datsuns, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, McLusky, Sons and Daughters and The Strokes plus ace Australian acts such as Magic Dirt, The Meanies, Rocket Science, Sixfthick, Spencer P. Jones & You Am I.

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