Grey march - Grey march

I don't have an awful lot to say about the self-titled 12" from Grey march. I like the recording enough, although hearing Grey march play live in 2013, almost 20 years after they initially broke up, really drove home how good they were/are. They were Baltimorian contemporaries of the Revolution Summer crew in the mid-80s, playing what we'd now call post-punk, but what slotted right next to emo and post-hardcore back in 1986. There's as much of a Factory Records vibe here as there is a T.S.O.L. or Rites of Spring influence.

All of this is an excuse to hype Toxic Flyer Fanzine, the longest running zine from Baltimore and one of the few living links to the days of Grey march, the Marble Bar, Reptile House, and Jules' Loft. Billy continues to do things the old fashioned way: a newsprint or photocopied zine featuring his own music writing and live photography. I'd love to see him digitize everything into an online archive, but, for now, if you want to dive back into that history, you have to visit his Etsy page. Billy just released issue #49 a couple of months ago, featuring photos from recent Subhumans, Krays, and Days N Daze shows. It's great, underseen stuff.

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