STREET EATERS

STREET EATERS are a post-punk band from the Bay Area featuring Megan March on drums/vox, John No on bass/vox, and Joan Toledo on guitar. bio by Brenna Ehrlich (Rolling Stone), more info can be found here.

New album OPAQUE out now on DirtCult Records

With their latest LP, Opaque, Street Eaters attempt to stitch up the bloody wounds of their past — as well as retain the freedom to bleed all over the place. The album is a meditation on birth and death, excavated trauma, and trying to find steadfast kin in a world that’s becoming more and more splintered and cruel. 

“Opaque gets deep into the stark and beautiful reality of growth and transition from trauma and loss,” says drummer/vocalist Megan March. “A lot of our lyrics are also about your chosen family,” adds co-founder John No (bass/vocals). “You can find your comrades — and make your own world.” 

It would be facile to say that a lot has happened since the band’s last LP in 2017. But… it’s true. Not only did March and No weather a pandemic along with the rest of us, they had a child. This event was both a traumatizing and transformational experience, particularly for March, a survivor of homophobic abandonment by her mother. Meanwhile, Street Eaters brought another member into their chosen family: guitarist Joan Toledo, who moved to California in 2017 to medically affirm her gender away from her transphobic Florida family.

“The end of the 2010s was a time of recalibration and reflection for us, because we had toured so much and wanted to reestablish our inner voices,” March says. “The record’s name, Opaque, is recognizing that it's OK that there's some things that you don't understand and that are yours and complex.”

In the end, Opaque is grasping towards identity, understanding, a place in the world in the process of being curated. “It’s a transition into finding peace,”  No says. “We're trying to suture up wounds at this point and create something that’s healthy.”