Some Punk and Ska Bands
(The Gops, Half Loaded, and The Housewives Choice)
The Gops
Call me crazy, but I love The Gops. Could it be that I'm a member of this group??? Well, after years of countless people asking, YES. So here is the true untold truth of The Gops. We started out as just a punk project playing skate park benefits. We played with many great guys starting out: O'Doyle Rules, Smart Aleck, and many more who have disappeared over our 5 year career. Now we play a catchy punk/ska/heavy metal type music and we were the flagship band of Good Guy Records. Yes, we are still around...we just work with other bands until the summer. We've been known to play or help with: Dynamite Boy, Ritalin Kids, Igmo, O'Doyle Rules!, The Cripples, Missle Command, and Paperback Genius. Scott D. from O'Doyle Rules says that when he hears us he thinks of Bad Religion with Nerf Herder. Check out the page here.
Half Loaded
Some points of Half Loaded has changed over the years, but one thing has not changed....these guys are one of Houstons TOP ska bands. Even though members have changed instraments and their bass player left, their style and fun factor is ever improving (and when you get to this level that's hard to do). Half Loaded is an eight member ska band str8 from that H-town scene--Rice to be exact. Let it be known that we don't mess around and we know where you live. If you haven't seen them yet "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!". Come check the here.
The Housewife's Choice
 I never really knew about The Housewife's Choice (yes, that is the name) until I saw their tape in Sam Goody under the local bands. I really didn't know much about them until I asked one of my close friends. They said that the were one of the best bands in the business so I checked out the tunes. I gotta admit they fucking rock!! Anyway I'll try to go to one of their shows and write about it. The band states, "The Housewives Choice is a ska band from Houston. Nobody has ever heard of us except our friends and our parents. We originally started as Jimmy Spitz, a shitty punk rock band. We played at some church and at some guys party. We then evolved (not very much) into Tu Madre. That lasted a month or two and once again we were Jimmy Spitz. Summer was over, ska was in our hearts, sex was in our brains. We knew what must be done. We bought a goat and formed The Housewives Choice." Rumor has it that Housewive's Choice may have broken up. We will continue to cary this write up on them for now. If you still want to hear them I believe that Sam Goody still carries their tape.