OK, Since Scott will not admit to the existance of the Paxton Boys and his Father will, Steve (Scott's dad) is now completing the P-boys top friends
of band members. For the record, The Paxton Boys are no longer together and there are no plans for a reunion except maybe for a few drinks. And now
onto the story of the Paxton Boys. Paxton Boys: In 1903, three strapping young men (and Scott) joined together to form a rock juggernaut the likes of
which had never before been seen outside of Luke's basement. In a Boston scene that had become clogged with shitty bands humping the collective leg of
the Dropkick Murphys, the Paxton Boys were a welcome breath of old school street rock. As one would expect, when Boston was confronted with the force
that was the Paxton Boys, numerous scenester douchebags immediately labeled them as Nazis. While this would help gain the Paxton Boys fans in such far
off, possibly fictional lands as "Florida" and "Texas," it was pretty ridiculous, because Scott was (and perhaps still is?) Jewish. Of course, being
Boston scenesters, the accusers were no where near intelligent enough to put two and two together and figure this shit out. That's ok, though. I'm
sure that said scenesters were all too busy trying to find those limited edition Ducky Boys records or whatever. Anyway, the Paxton Boys short-lived
and fabled career included shows in Boston, Providence RI (which almost doubled as the scene of a Warriors-like brawl between the Boys and Urban Riot,
instigated by the Boys' sharp as nails roadie and merch king, Matt "Dazzle" Daly, ([who by the way keeps telling me to delete his name from this bio,
but won't supply a good reason for me to do it.]), Plymouth, MA, and other places that I would be able to think of if it weren't like 10 years ago.
The Paxton Boys also released Skinhead Rock and Roll to critical acclaim on Punkcore Records, quickly selling out the first (and only) pressing. The
Paxton Boys entertained offers to record an album for several record labels, in the end releasing 2 tracks on a DSS records compilation, and also
recording a pretty bad-ass cover of Blitz' "Never Surrender," for a never-released tribute comp before calling it a day and disbanding. Since, the
Paxton Boys have turned up in many younger bands' list of influences, on eBay, where Gibby sold his Paxton Boys shirt, and where you can also find
some chode-licker from Oakland selling Paxton Boys pins without approval and without compensating the now vastly successful and powerful former
members.
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