about SSF
SoSadlyFucked … A History of Grunge Romantica
Grunge Romantica!
Loud pop-rock with sloppy soul… Two Guitars, Bass and thundering Drums… Sing-Along Vocals in triumphant Sad Anthems…
The rock band known as SO SADLY FUCKED started out in 1996 from the demise of the Portland punk band PUSHOVER… Brian Kruse would just sit in the fire escape out his window with his talking cat Dracnosty and play sad songs for the people below. And sometimes blow thousands of bubbles to fill the intersection of NE 28th/Glisan… He needed a band again and after a brief stint as AIRPORT DREAMS with Tony Gonzalez (Ashcan, Bathtub Full of Sharks, Hub) and Zack Wentz (the Dabbers, Kill Me Tomorrow, Tender Buttons), a minor miracle popped out of the bubbles. Brian and Pushover’s original bass player Kimi Barham starting working on a new band. Tony took over beat duty and SO SADLY FUCKED was born.
In the summer of 2000 Brian “Dead”, along with Kimi B. & Tony G., went into Jackpot Studios with Larry Crane (Tape Op. Magazine/ Vomit Launch , Elephant Factory) to record “Self-Titled Debut CD”. Which is the first installment of So Sadly Fucked. Later Brian would regret the “mock” album title, which he thought hilarious at the time…
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Meanwhile, way out in the O of hiO… Ryan Gross found that music spoke to him like no other human creation and he spent many years exploring sound. Although Ryan had no real plan for this exploration, he knew it would all mean something to him one day.
In 2001, months after the addition of Leah P. Murphy on keyboards, SSF took a well deserved break after 5 years of underground struggle. That’s a lie. Truth is – they broke-up… They’d played many shows around Portland with bands like Sidecar, Salt, Creepy Old Trucks, Day Rate Cessna, Local H, Kayo, Track Star, Jr. High, Dimbulb, Tina Age 13, Kill Me Tomorrow, Satan’s Pilgrims, Stuntman and Slackjaw. Played many clubs that meant something to the rock scene of the 90’s; thee O-Hell, EJ’s, Satyricon, Stage Four and even Umbra Penumbra. Good times. And fucked times… But mostly rockin’ times. But all things magic must die…To be re-born.
Out of despair and utter desperation, Brian began So Sadly Fucked again with Ryan Gross in Winter of 2008.
After a brief 3 city tour as a guitar duo in April 2009 (with Coolzey and Sticks Downey), SSF once again became fortunate enough to have Kimi B back on bass guitar. Like a howling cry answered in the night, Joey Prude (Slackjaw) appeared like magic on the drum throne one fine day in August 2009 and for the first time in almost ten years SO SADLY FUCKED was loud. Watch this fire grow and continue to burn as long as a forest needs cleaning and ghosts dance in the lightning! Wood is like metal that crawls. My black cloud loves me…
Give us a smile. There – that’s better…