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By Popular Demand
Reinvigorated By Audience Response,
Makes Its Reunion Permanent
COMMUNITY
CHaOS
T wo and a half years ago, a young straight
edge kid moved to Athens. He was initially
bummed out on the town's lack of resi
dents with whom he could bond, but one night
found himself at the Chaos House. The local DIY
venue was putting on a show with a line-up that
was a trifecta of perfection for Daniel Shroyer:
Community Chaos brought the punk; Another
Broken Vehicle was good for a little hardcore;
The Knife Trade supplied the metaL Shroyer had
finally found a community in which he could fit
and he eventually became a member of both The
Knife Trade and Community Chaos.
Shroyer, also a university student, later left
The Knife Trade to join local hardcore outfit
Cobra Clutch. Balancing a full course load and
a full-time band, Shroyer says he was hesitant
to add another project to his plate when the
idea of bringing Community Chaos back from the
dead, though it wasn't until late last year that
they added Shroyer and Kellom to actually make
it happen.
N ow that the line-up is solidified and the
band's purpose restored, the members of
Community Chaos have been busy playing shows
and writing new songs. Kellom is tossing out
so many new song ideas that Glenn says he can
hardly keep up. Glenn promises that the mate
rial is still punk rock, though it's more technical
and has evolved from the heavy sound the band
was churning out just prior to its break up. With
a handful of new tracks, the guys are eager to
hit the studio and record an EP. They've also got
plans to tour this summer, assuming, that is,
that they can get their van fixed.
members of Community Chaos approached him
last year to play bass for the band. Eventually,
though, their powers of persuasion prevailed.
"Basically John [Edwards, drums! harassed him
until he joined because we needed a bass player
and we knew he was good," recalls singer-guitar
ist Jeff Glenn. "John is very persuasive, so he
basically hassled him for a month." Founding
members Edwards and Glenn also snagged Guffs
Jay Kellom for guitar duties to complete this lat
est incarnation of the punk quartet.
N ow, wait a minute, didn't Community Chaos
break up a couple of years ago? August of
2004 saw Community Chaos enter retirement and
leave many fans in the local scene utterly disap
pointed. Edwards and Glenn's decision to throw
in the towel had nothing to do with a lack of
passion for the music and everything to do with
the band's revolving line-up of players.
"We'd gone through several members," Glenn
explains, "and after a while, it got to the point
where I was fed up with constantly trying to find
replacements. We just decided to call it quits."
Fast forward to June, 2005: Community Chaos
played a reunion show for Glenn's birthday. To
the band's surprise, the show was extremely well-
attended and the guys got an earful from those
present with regard to how much Community
Chaos was missed, and how badly people wanted
the punk rockers back. The seed was planted.
Glenn and Edwards started kicking around the
The Athens music scene that Community
Chaos finds itself a part of these days has done
some evolving since the band last played con
sistently. There's now a broader fanbase for and
more acceptance of the brand of punk rock in
which Community Chaos specializes. It appears
as though the band has staged a perfect time
for a comeback, and these changes haven't gone
unnoticed. "(The scene] has definitely grown a
good bit," says Glenn. "There's a good mix as far
as what fans like. You'll have kids who are into
metal and they'll still come to our shows. It's
kind of nice how it's spread across the genres."
Leah Weinberg
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WHO: Community Chaos. Theomataras.
Burn the Dying City
* WHERE: Tasty World
WHEN: Friday, March 17
HOW MUCH: $5
WHO: Community Chaos, Horrible Idea,
Atomic Society, The Unacceptables,
Dr. Houral
WHERE: Tasty World Upstairs
WHEN: Monday, March 20
HOW MUCH: Call
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