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Local superindie label Destroyio Records made it all the way to the finals of Miami New Times‘ recent Mastermind Awards contest this past winter. That was no small feat, considering the artsy-fartsy, more “establishment”-type entries in the pool. The one-man operation deserves plenty of credit for keeping proper punk rock alive, the way it’s meant to be. That’s raw, real, and loud, more about hand-drawn flyers, cheap shows wherever people will have them, and a participatory, communal spirit — not the slickness of latter-day, overly groomed bands that try to pass for “punk.”
Destroyio’s latest showcase is this Thursday at, yes, Churchill’s. It celebrates the label’s release of a CD by Baker Acted, a politically conscious, five-member, coed group that, as its name promises, is a little unhinged. A million other bands are on the bill, of course, but particularly worth checking out is sludgy heavyweight Consular and the old-school, pogo-worthy, bilingual trio Guerrilleros de Nadie.
