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Beav Sayz, Podcast

Live at Something Preview with Steve Beaver

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Logo by Anthony Jaramillo

 

You’ve read the column and now you can hear the voice.

Beav said and  now Beav talks in this preview of Live at Something

 

 

Hosts: Codi “The Seismic Yeti” Yost, “Diamond” Jeff Collier, and Jesse Davidson

Recording by Diamond Jeff and Jose Rebollo

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Beav Sayz

Beav Sayz 4/14/2015

Designed by Nick Humphrey
Designed by Nick Humphrey

 

You wrote in. He answered.

Here’s the latest installment of Beav Sayz featuring the AV’s sweetest guitar tech.

 

You said that the first local show you attended changed your life because you found a scene in which you felt accepted. Some people would say that the AV music scene is now dominated mostly by punk, hardcore, and metal bands to the point where those genres are now the norm and being an outcast means doing something different. Would you tend to agree with this opinion and what advice would you have for musicians looking to do something different in the local music scene successfully?
W.W.
Dear W.W.
    The scene has always been dominated by punk, hardcore and metal, the difference now is that it’s bigger than it was and recognized by more. It wasn’t about being different from the scene. If you’re an outcast in the scene then maybe you don’t belong here, maybe you need to keep looking for where you belong. In our “scene” as long as you play from the heart you will be successful. This scene can smell a “fake” from a mile away. There’s always been that one band that’s been “different” from the rest and in the past they are usually accepted. Going back to when I started in the scene there was a band called “Grunt People” they were this weird “psychedelic” style of rock that shouldn’t have fit in with the punk/hardcore bands they played with but they did because they played “from the heart”. If you’re being different for the sake of success you’ll never make it out here. Just be yourself
Hello Steve,
What type of person annoys you the most?
-Erma,
Dear Erma,
  Know I talks and one uppers
Dear Beav,
Do you prefer AV Hardsnore or AVHCenile better?-Mikhail,

Dear Mikhail,

If I had to choose if say AV go fuck yourself you little bitch

Dear Steve,
How much is too much?-Random Person

Dear Random Person,
Right before you blackout is just enough

Hey Beav,
In your opinion, what do you think makes a band great experience to watch and listen to live?-Bosco

Dear Bosco,
I enjoy when you can tell a band is into their own music. If I’m watching a band and the members look bored or it’s clear they hate playing a song, it shows. I enjoy watching a band at a show that has very few people, so I can see the true band. I’ve always tried to put on the same show for 10 people as I do for 200. Of course the energy changes when it’s a packed show. If the band looks like they don’t want to be there then I don’t either.

Dear Steve,At what point in life should I consider that maybe I’m just a dick?-B.Jones

Dear B.Jones,
What are you? A pussy?! Fuck’em!! If they can’t take it, don’t be around it. I’m an asshole and proud of it!!

If you have questions about music, guitar repair, or just about life in general, please write to pharoutmagazine@gmail.com
Photos

What You Missed: Naked Aggression

When: March 28th 2015

Where: The Moose, Lancaster CA

Promoter: Numbskull Productions

Cost: $7.00

Photography: Shutter Punk Photography (Loretta Canham)

Bands:

Naked Aggression

Banned For Life

Amnesia Species

Devil McCoy

Dorner Youth

Beav Sayz

Beav Sayz

by Jesse Davidson

Photography by Loretta Canham
Photography by Loretta Canham

Have you ever wanted to seek advice from an angry old punk rocker?

Did you ever wish Mr. Rogers would answer his letters with a middle finger?

Well look no further. Meet Steve Beaver. A staple in the Antelope Valley Punk Rock Scene, a hell of a guitar tech, and an uncensored individual. We asked you to write in and here’s what we got.

Pharout Magazine presents Beav Sayz:

Dear Beav,

when and how did you die?

-HAL

Dear Hal,
A few years ago with a handful of pills and a 5th of whiskey

Dear Beav,
what was it like touring with Jake Gunterman?

PS: Why are you such a Bitch Face?

-Anthony Stark

Dear Anthony,
Touring with Jake was a blast! He’s always entertaining and can take a ribbing.

P.S. I’m not a bitchface you fucking cunt!!!

Dear Steve,
What is your recipe for chili verde?

-Princess Shortcake

Dear Princess Shortcake,
I don’t have a recipe for CHILI verde, I do have a killer recipe for SALSA verde which I will take to the grave!!!

Dear Beav,
If my girlfriend was being groped by someone in a bathroom while I was performing on stage, how should I apologize to the guy groping my girlfriend?-Samuel SugarmuffinDear Samuel Sugarmuffin,

You don’t apologize!! In fact you question the “friendship” of those around you for not believing your girlfriend

Dear Beav,
What has changed over the years in the AV scene? Attitudes, Venues, etc.Also, what is the memory of your first show or of the AV scene?-Squatch
Dear Squatch,
There’s been a lot of change but at the same time some things have stayed the same. The “scene” is spoiled these days. Too many shows!! The reason shows have low attendance is because there’s too many shows. There’s shows every week and it takes away from the allure of the show going experience. The kids don’t go because they aren’t involved and why should they want to be? The younger kids don’t see why shows are special because most shows aren’t special any more.My first show was in March of 91′ at the AV fairgrounds. Scared For Life, Duct Tape, Grunt People, Mortal Feast and Terminal Holocaust. It changed my life!  For once I wasn’t the outcast, for once I felt like I fit in. I was excepted. They didn’t judge me, they didn’t care that I didn’t have a 2′ green Mohawk. I’ve been going to shows ever since.
Hey Beav,
I’ve had liked this girl for a few months now. We’ve talked and hung out a few times and has even my band play but I’m not sure how to tell her. Do you have any advice?-Carl
Dear Carl,
Good fucking luck. I’d say the next time she watches your band play, say something right when you get off stage. You’re already on an adrenaline rush and odds are she’s all wet for you.
If you’d like to ask Steve a question or seek his advice. Please write to us at pharoutmagazine@gmail.com. Subject: Beav Sayz