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“I’ve got an Ape Drape/Yes I do/They’re givin’ them to anyone/That mens you/You can drive to Riverside and get one, too/Then you’ll have an Ape Drape like I do.”
The Vandals have a sense of humor. And it runs rampant through just about everything they do. The band first formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach, and are an integral part of the Orange County punk rock community, alongside TSOL, Social Distortion and Bad Religion.
With the same lineup since 1990, the Vandals features both well-known drummer Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Devo), who got his start playing in a kids band at Disneyland Tomorrowland Terrace, and bass player Joe Escalante (former Indie 103 host, entertainment lawyer, co-owner of Kung Fu Records, republican).
But while many of the punk peers focused on politics and social issues in their music, the Vandals liked to keep things light: “Ape Drape” is a favorite, and so is “People That Are Going to Hell.”
Saturday’s show is part of the Vandals’ annual slew of Christmas shows—this one a hometown show sure to sell out, and sure to be a hell of a lot of fun.
The Vandals: Sat., December 19, 8 p.m., $16.50-$18. House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, 714.778.2583. All ages.
