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Son Of A Bitchvid

Son Of A Bitch

Video for "Son of a Bitch" in stores now!
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civet Sep 29, 2008

Civet on DJ Rossstar's Punk Ro…

They've been together since 2003 and punk since the day they were born. Civet stopped by DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show to talk touring, Hell…
10 new pics
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civet Aug 29, 2008
Civet Talk New Record and Upcoming Tourvid

Civet Talk New Record and Upcoming Tour

The band reveal touring plans, their upcoming record, Hell Hath No Fury (due September 9), and being compared to Suicide Girls.
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civet Aug 06, 2008
Civet Tackle Warped Tour Fight and Who's to Blamevid

Civet Tackle Warped Tour Fight and Who's to Blame

Two girls were kicked out of Warped Tour by security, which led to a security guard punching a girl in the face twice for self-defense.…
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civet Aug 06, 2008
Bashing Pete Wentz: Will Civet Join the Club?vid

Bashing Pete Wentz: Will Civet Join the Club?

The band dish on Pete Wentz and whether Slipknot singer Corey Taylor was wrong for dissing him.
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civet Aug 06, 2008
Civet Discuss Katy Perry vs. Miley Cyrus Debatevid

Civet Discuss Katy Perry vs. Miley Cyrus Debate

Katy wanted to kiss Miley and Miley did not. Civet take the side of ...
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civet Aug 06, 2008
Civet Talk 11-year-old YouTube Singervid

Civet Talk 11-year-old YouTube Singer

The girls debate whether young children should be allowed to post videos of themselves singing sexual songs online.
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civet Aug 06, 2008

Civet at Buzznet HQ

Liza Graves, Suzi Homewrecker, and Danni Harrowyn, stopped by the Buzznet office to take some pictures and chat about the latest music news.
11 new pics
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civet Aug 06, 2008

Civet Street Team

Hey everyone, we've got a brand new street team setup!  Click the banner below to jump over to that page.  Once you sign up you…
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civet Jul 21, 2008

Civet's Photo Stream

14 new pics
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civet Jul 21, 2008

Hell Hath No Fury - Tracklisting

1. Alibis 2. Son of a Bitch3. Pay Up 4. All I Want 5. Bad Luck 6. Brooklyn 7. Take Me Away 8. 1989 9.…
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civet Jul 21, 2008

Online Sticker/Patch Ordering & New dates-Tahoe/Reno! w/Briggs

Just posted two new dates in Tahoe and Reno with THE BRIGGS! We're heading out to one of our favorite stomping grounds when we get…
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civet Jul 14, 2008

Civet's Photo Stream

2 new pics
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civet Jul 14, 2008
Civet playing Sayreville, Nj W Dropkickpic
Civet (more info)
  • Label: Hellcat
  • Label Type: indie
  • About:
    Hell Hath No Fury is the Hellcat Records debut from Civet, the hottest all-girl rock n' roll band (both literally and figuratively) to erupt from the Los Angeles rock scene since Joan Jett and Lita Ford formed The Runaways.

    And to update and polish the old cliche in punk terms: Hell Hath No Fury like four tattooed girls turned on by Motorhead, Murder City Devils and Rancid blasting through an album's worth of troubled-relationship fueled jams.

    "It's definitely a little bit more aggressive than the stuff we've done in the past," lead singer / guitarist Liza Graves reports happily. "We felt empowered, but not like, Riot Grrl empowered. This is definitely our big coming out record."

    Civet brings the power but they also bring the fun, combining the bold confidence of a band like Bikini Kill with the dirty-sexy appeal of trailblazing rock n' rollers like The Rolling Stones and the rollicking bounce of The Clash.

    Hell Hath No Fury is incredibly diverse but held together by an overwhelming sense of adventure and playfulness. Where a song like "Bad Luck" is breakneck fast, the title track is no less powerful but super-duper catchy. "All I Want" was co-written with Rancid's Tim Armstrong, who signed the band to his Hellcat imprint. ("It started out as a song Tim had written for someone else, a pop singer or something, I think," explains Liza." He really wanted us to do one of his songs on the record and we were like, 'Sure, why not?' Tim and I had to sit down to make it work for this band.").

    Liza points to the surf-rockish lead single "Son of a Bitch" as one of her favorites. "It was the last song we wrote. That's probably the direction the next record is going to go. It's different than what we're used to doing."

    Liza says the four girls in Civet recognized a distinct vacuum in the scene when they formed the band a while back. "It became clear right away that this is exactly what we were supposed to be doing. We truly wanted to fill the void we saw, because tough all girl bands were few and far between. Civet took on a whole life of its own. It became not only a band, but a way to travel, meet lots of amazing people, get our message across, and show people that girls can be real and play rock n' roll. It's not all about acoustic girl's night, it's about balls out rock n' roll, dressing how you want, saying what you want, doing what you want and being a role model. We feel that when we play."

    The group's early shows and material and underlying "woman scorned" and "tough times" message drew comparisons to everyone from girl-fronted bands like Hole and L7 to Backyard Babies. Their self-described "Femme Fatale Punk Rock" caught the attention of Disaster Records, who released their last album, Massacre. Disaster founder and US Bombs frontman Duane Peters produced the album and Civet remains friendly with the Disaster Records camp.

    Hellcat was just a logical progression. "We wanted to stay true to our punk rock roots, while getting our music out to a larger fan base," Liza explains. "Hellcat is balls out, do or die, punk rock! It's home!"

    Producer Julian Raymond helped the band lay down the 13 tracks of madness that comprise Hell Hath No Fury, Civet's biggest, baddest and best album thus far. While the album is certainly a bit more polished its not lacking in Civet's signature aggression and will no doubt appease fans both old and new. "I'd say we branched out on this record a lot more trying some things we've never tried. We felt a lot more confident in the actual recording process this time and we're definitely not afraid to be ourselves and put our music out there. This record is very unapologetic."

    With Hell Hath No Fury as the soundtrack, Civet plans to take their music and message to all of the corners of the earth on tour. "Our goal is to get out there as a girl band and prove that we can play music and do it well," Liza says in summation. "We love to be inspiring to both women and men alike."
  • Members:
    Lisa Graves - Lead Vox/Guitar
    Suzi Homewrecker - Vox/Guitar
    Jacqui Valentine - Bass/Vox
    Danni Harrowyn - Drums
  • Member Since: 2008-07-14