The Criminals

It’s been a busy year in our alternate reality- Dead Broke Records repress of our 1997 debut on Lookout Records, “Never Been Caught,” is flying off the shelves!

You can pick it up for just $10. You can also stream the awesome new Dead Broke Tape Comp Volume 5 that includes us & a ton of excellent other diy bands!

In other news, we’ve been gathering steam to unleash a couple of live shows in 2013 on you reprobates out there “IRL”- as they say on the network of tubes and wires that rule our lives.

Stay tuned to the Shows page and to our Facebook page for breathless updates!

It’s official- the test pressing of the Dead Broke Records repress of The Criminals “Never Been Caught” record on Lookout is approved and should be destroying turntables near you very soon!

The 2013 test pressing of “Never Been Caught” next to the original Lookout version.

After many years, the reissue of our Lookout record will hit the streets with updated art and a free download code.

“One of the snottiest records this side of the Dead Boys, the Criminals‘ Never Been Caught was released by Lookout back in 1997. While never quite reaching the heights of popularity seen by other acts of the label, Jesse Luscious and company knew how to play rock ‘n’ roll, and despite the slurred snarl of the vocals, it was remarkably catchy. Criminals songs were the sort of things you’d hear once and have stuck in your head for days, despite sounding like the soundtrack to a back-alley brawl.” – Rock Star Journalist blog

We’re playing 1 more show this year- back where it all began: 924 Gilman Street in the East Bay!

We’re supporting Off With Their Heads- an excellent band from out there, somewhere! Also on the bill, French Exit and friends & rockers Love Songs, Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits, and Civil War Rust!

Here’s the facebook event page  We’re going into hibernation until 2013, so don’t miss this one!

Saturday November 24, all ages, 7pm

Related show

• : The Criminals
• Date: Sat, 11/24/12
• Time: 7:00pm
• Venue: 924 Gilman Street
• City: Berkeley , CA
• Address: 924 Gilman Street
• Country: US
• Admission: $8
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: with Off With Their Heads, Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits, Love Songs, French Exit, & Civil War Rust
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From photographer Marc’s Fest diary:
“The Criminals are a much rawer band than most here. And their sound shows this. Jesse is a great energetic frontman and that’s entertaining as fuck. Their set was equally terrible and great.”

(stay tuned for more photos from Marc in the photo section!)

Next weekend is our 1st show in San Francisco since the Clinton era. El Rio, Saturday night the 10th, see you there!

Here’s us in San Diego at The Yard, featuring hoarse Jesse (a.k.a. Jake Filth wanna-be)!

Speaking of Jake Filth, we’re stoked to announce that we’re playing with his new band AWESOME and Sacramento’s SEEKER at this week’s ALL AGES show in Oakland- where else but at the best lil record store on 40th Street, 1-2-3-4-Go Records!
ALL AGES, 7pm-10pm, Thursday October 18th!

2nd East Bay show in 12 years as we get ready to travel to Florida for the 11th edition of the Gainesville Fest (more about that later).

Thursday, October 11th
@ The Uptown, Oakland CA 9PM

The Criminals
Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits (Bone Dagger 7″ release!)
Mystic Knights of the Cobra
Dark Beach

$10 / 21+ / Doors 9pm / Show 10pm
1928 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
See the Facebook Event Page.