STREET JUSTICE || HARDCORE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS
Photo Cred 📸: @scum.collective
Street Justice is a project founded by Mike (Wish You to Death, Cold Shoulder) and Darren (Powerbomb), it also features other members of the Ontario Hardcore community. Street Justice is giving a voice through Hardcore for those that can’t speak for themselves. They use their music as a gateway to promote their beliefs in a way that everyone can collectively enjoy, in hopes for everyone to make a change in their life, a vegan future.
WHERE DOES YOUR NAME “STREET JUSTICE” COME FROM?
Mostly just thought it was a cool sounding name for a band and we felt like it vaguely fit the vibe for a peeved XVX band. It’s also the name of a pretty mediocre Cro-Mags song so sometimes people think it’s an homage to that, but that’s accidental. If the name were a tribute to anything it would be to this old TV show called Street Justice starring Hamilton’s own Bryan Genesse and Carl Weathers, which was basically a Lethal Weapon rip off from the early 90s where Hamilton legend Bryan Genesse does a bunch of kung fu to a really bangin’ theme song.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T HEARD OF YOU BEFORE, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BAND?
We’re a vegan straightedge band that’s trying to promote kindness and compassion through fast and moshy riffs.
WHAT ARE YOUR MAJOR INFLUENCES?
Our main major influence is our tireless quest for animal rights and animal liberation. The band is an outlet for Mike and occasionally me to yell about the pain we feel in our hearts when we see or think of animals being abused and exploited. The first priority of the band is to speak up about the constant abuse animals suffer daily that our society conceals, normalizes and ignores, so ya, those feelings and frustrations are our primary influence in that way. We try to write a few fun riffs that vibe with stuff like American Nightmare, Carry On, True Love, Good Riddance, Propagandhi, Anthrax, John Mayer, etc..
Play it fast for a minute or so and that’s a XSJX song.
WHAT ARE SOME LOCAL BANDS YOU’D LOVE TO PLAY WITH OR SHOUTOUT?
Gotta do Rust and Cold Shoulder, Die Alone is sick, shoutout to World of Pleasure, Inclination and Dare.. This is maybe the exact opposite of what you’re asking, but we really want to make getting over to Europe happen and play with some of the local XVX bands over there like Iron Deficiency, xApothecaryx and Caged.
WHAT’S COMING UP FOR THE BAND THIS YEAR?
Just finally getting out there with shows. Our next show is in Toronto on February 19th at Seescape. it’s a fundraiser for TIHR Toronto indigenous harm reduction and Nation Skate Youth so it should be very cool. We should have an announcement for another fundraiser show for an animal organization some time after that. We’re just out here raising funds in general for Charlotte’s Freedom Farm in Chatham, Ontario.
All proceeds from our tapes, merch, spotify plays, etc, are going to be used to make a donation to charlotte’s probably around the end of 2023 so hopefully we’ll be out there in your town this year slingin’ shirts and raising funds.
Checkout their Bandcamp here: Street Justice
Writer : @bertnay
Editor : @just_reidz
01/27/23
