Catch 22-"Grown In The Gutter" demo (1988)

Download "Grown In The Gutter"

Catch-22 was a New Orleans punk/hardcore band that existed from 1987 to 1990.

Here is a short interview with former vocalist Bryan Civello.

Who was in Catch 22 throughout the life of the band? How did you get together?

Catch 22 originally formed as F.U.K. with original members Adam Richard-bass, Skip Stire-drums, Brian Peterson-guitar and myself Bryan Civello-vocals . After loosing Adam we picked up Don Davis for a brief time then moved on and picked up Ted Ochoa on bass, dropped the name F.U.K. and adopted the name Catch 22

What style of music did you play?
we played American hardcore punk.

Talk about your "Grown In The Gutter" demo.
Grown In The Gutter was our first attempt at recording. It was recorded at Bird Cage studios and was an extremely humorous experience, being that it was the fist time we could actually hear what we sounded like. We were surprised we didn't just break up there and then

Was there anything else recorded?
We had gone into the studio 2 more times but only producing one more tape. We had picked up the newest recording and started working on artwork and unfortunately broke up shortly there after.

What are some of your favorite memories from the 80's NOLA underground scene both on and off stage?
The scene in the 80's was always fun. With the amount of venues that were around, there was always a show going on. In one night it wasn't uncommon  for bands to show up and jump in on a show. I remember going to see Agnostic Front and GBH showed up and jumped in on the line up. No attitudes, just good times.
Some of my more fond memories, such as playing with the Circle Jerks at Tipitinas , and the Exploited at Storyville (now Jimmy Buffets) also include the first time Catch 22 played, which ended up being at the Artist Cafe on Iberville. The stage is set up behind the bar and barely had enough room for the bad to the point where while I was singing I had one foot on the bar and the other on the stage, with the bartender going back and forth underneath me.

What did the members of the band do musically after Catch 22 disbanded?
After the band broke up, Skip ended up in Body Bag Slam and a few other bands. Ted ended up in RF7 playing trumpet. Brian Peterson had lost his equipment and I don't believe ever replaced it. I had stopped playing altogether for almost 20 years, until I was asked to sing for ENDALL

Are you and other former members active in the music scene today?
Ted is still playing in the pacific north west, and I've just recently started playing again. We've threatened to do a reunion show for Pat Roig, but we'll see what the future holds.