Lived and breathed these badasses at Gabes Oasis in IC for several years back in the day. Best god damned small club rock show ever.... and I mean every single time HOLS played there.
Stebs. After all these years I'm still haunted by one especially strange and wonderful bit of bathroom graffiti in that doomed place -- "LOTBO SCISSORTITS". It was accompanied by a sketch of a woman?/man? with scissors where the, uh, tits should be.
Great times at Stebs watching these guys. I would do anything to see one of their shows then and now. Hope they play again the reunion shows last year were awesome.
HOLS was one of several very talented and original early 90's midwest bands that didn't blow up nationally despite a dedicated regional following. Trying to describe HOLS sound is difficult because they really didn't sound like anyone else. They were an awesome live act and this video is a testament to that. The sound on the video is amazing for being recorded on what appears to be a camcorder.
Awesome! I lived in Iowa in the 80's and 90's, and HOLS was one of the best bands around! Contemporaries of the Melvins, early roots of grunge / stoner rock!
Lived and breathed these badasses at Gabes Oasis in IC for several years back in the day. Best god damned small club rock show ever.... and I mean every single time HOLS played there.
waynebollman 11 months ago
Stebs. After all these years I'm still haunted by one especially strange and wonderful bit of bathroom graffiti in that doomed place -- "LOTBO SCISSORTITS". It was accompanied by a sketch of a woman?/man? with scissors where the, uh, tits should be.
jbresland 1 year ago
Great times at Stebs watching these guys. I would do anything to see one of their shows then and now. Hope they play again the reunion shows last year were awesome.
scottymojo1 1 year ago
HOLS was one of several very talented and original early 90's midwest bands that didn't blow up nationally despite a dedicated regional following. Trying to describe HOLS sound is difficult because they really didn't sound like anyone else. They were an awesome live act and this video is a testament to that. The sound on the video is amazing for being recorded on what appears to be a camcorder.
timegg113 1 year ago
Oh, wow. I was there. It was 20 years ago this week!
thevolunteersrock 2 years ago
Wow...video with Dave Berg. I graduated from UNI in 1989,but was there 86-89.
Still miss Stebs,too. Can't believe it's gone...
iacamnnc 3 years ago
long live stebs!
bradmundo 3 years ago
Awesome! I lived in Iowa in the 80's and 90's, and HOLS was one of the best bands around! Contemporaries of the Melvins, early roots of grunge / stoner rock!
chutetom 4 years ago