Nogood Heroes

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Hailing from Covington, Kentucky the NoGood Heroes unleashed some of the most down-to-earth punk anthems heard. Proletarian punk with heart, grit and direction. Fans of the Hudson Falcons and GC5 brotherhood of bands won't want to miss out on the NGH. The twin guitar/vocal attack of Shane Johnson and Bryan Workman and Reggae-infused rhythm section of Plummer and drummer Jaime Halliman conjure memories of early Clash or, at times, even '80s greats, The Minutemen. Johnson and Workman trade lead vocal duties (each sings their own lyrics), and somehow both sound like Shane MacGowan on steroids, shouting out politically conscious lyrical rants with passion and grit. NGH formed in the winter of 1996 when Johnson and Workman met Plummer at a local technical school. 'Bryan and John actually started the idea of putting a band together, and I joined the picture a few weeks later,' Johnson says. 'Bryan and I knew this woman named Kerri Breeze that played drums, so we asked her to play. Our first show was in August of 1997.' From there the band landed gigs at the usual local breeding grounds for original music: the once thriving Sudsy Malone's and the now defunct Ripley's. The demise of both -- not to mention The Void's recent problems -- has thinned out an already small crop of Punk-friendly venues. Yet Johnson sees reason to be excited about the current scene. 'I don't think enough bands in this city get the due credit they deserve. The idea that most bands aren't 'good' until the

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