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The Snarks : Sleeping With The Snarks

The Snarks : Sleeping With The Snarks

by EA Poorman

Fort Wayne’s Snarks should be a national treasure by now. In their four years of existence they’ve been consistently great when it comes to putting out frenetic shots of punk-inspired rock and roll. Kendra Johnson, Bart Helms, Zach Kershner, Dan Kinnaley and Dan Arnos have been a part of the Fort Wayne music scene for a combined 150 years(give or take a century) and everything they…

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The Snarks : It's Like...Carpe YOLO, Man

The Snarks : It’s Like…Carpe YOLO, Man

The spirit of punk is alive and well. It spits and swings, spins and flails and breathes fire on The Snarks new EP, It’s Like…Carpe YOLO, Man. Last year’s Night At Crystal Beach was a rallying cry from the Fort Wayne-based Snarks; a mix of post-punk angst, surf rock dreaming, and fractured pop jangle. There was no denying the infectious swagger that was contained on that EP. If you weren’t a…

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The Snarks : Night at Crystal Beach

The Snarks : Night at Crystal Beach

The Snarks Night at Crystal Beach is a firm reminder to my ears why I loved bands like Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Television, and Talking Heads so much. Much like their post/punk forefathers, The Snarks make aggressive, angry music that feels just as thought out and tailored as a Genesis album from 1974. There’s nothing tossed off about their songs. Night at Crystal Beachis post-punk jangle…

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