CEREMONY: Never the Same Band Twice (With Ross Farrar & Anthony Anzaldo)

This week we're joined by vocalist Ross Farrar & guitarist Anthony Anzaldo of the great CEREMONY...

From childhood friends to lifelong bandmates, we learn all about their individual introductions to punk and hardcore music and how that eventually lead to the fateful formation of now legendary bay area hardcore band, Ceremony.

From the aggressive hardcore origins of their demo, first 7", and first 2 LPs, to their first big evolution and breakout Rohnert Park, all the way to their newest (and possibly best) album Tell Me Your Dream, we discuss everything in between, and the many "Gauntlets" in between that got us here.

A thoroughly fun, fascinating inside look at what is truly one of the defining underground bands of the last 20+ years. Enjoy this monumental 3 hour chat.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - CEREMONY

00:04:52 - Rohnert Park, California

00:12:46 - Ross & Anthony's First Bands (Hammer Time)

00:17:31 - The Origin of Ceremony

00:28:39 - RUINED 7"

00:43:17 - VIOLENCE VIOLENCE

01:01:14 - Pardon This Interruption...

01:03:27 - SCARED PEOPLE EP, Signing to Bridge Nine

01:12:28 - STILL NOTHING MOVES YOU

01:23:15 - ROHNERT PARK

01:38:39 - Rohnert Park Live at the Hollywood Palladium

01:46:14 - Signing to Matador

01:50:43 - The List of Every Ceremony Show Ever

01:53:02 - ZOO

02:10:08 - THE L-SHAPED MAN

02:14:58 - Ross Goes Back To School

02:19:43 - Reception To L-Shaped Man

02:30:21 - Relapse Records & IN THE SPIRIT WORLD NOW

02:39:18 - How Ceremony Handled 2020, Almost Breaking Up

02:43:16 - TELL ME YOUR DREAM (CEREMONY'S BEST RECORD?)

02:58:01 - Misconceptions of Ceremony

03:05:00 - Top 4 Hardcore Records