Who Is Government Cheese?

Government Cheese is a three piece, punk band out of the shitty town of Crowley ,TX. They started in 1997 under a different name and with a different lead singer. As the years went by they got a couple of shows, but their music sucked. One day, around July of '99, the lead singer decided to sing for another band, so Government Cheese kicked his ass out. They hated his guts for awhile, but now they are all best friends.

Anyways, the three surviving members, Cory Neighbours (bass), Cri' Rivera (drums), and Chance Reynolds (guitar), decided to become serious and make something happen. With Chance as the lead singer, Government Cheese got a room on Highway 80, and started cranking out bad-ass punk music with strong, meaningful lyrics.

Since then they have played numerous shows at places all around D/FW. Some people have compared them to Anti-Flag, some have compared them to A.F.I, and some have even compared them to Propagandhi. They like to stay original, so they don't compare themselves to anyone, and they try to stay away from labeling themselves. They look up to bands like Bad Religion, and NOFX, even though they don't really sound like them.

Where Did They Get The Name "Government Cheese"?
Cheese stinks and so does the Government.... O.K., really we knew this girl who was on government cheese, and we always joked around about it. One day someone was talking about it and we said, "We have to call our band Government Cheese!" Needless to say, Government Cheese was born. Hell, it was better than our old band names. i.e. Treehouse Girl, Bottle 99, Burnt Orange, Purple Monkey Dishwasher, etc.

What Are Your Views As A Band?
We as a band feel strongly about many things. First, we believe that organized religion is the cancer that is eating away at this country. We are founding members of L.Y.O.L ( Lead Your Own Life) and believe everyone should infact lead their own life. Second, we are 100% pro-choice. If a woman is raped, molested, or has the chance of dying, what right does a white man in a suit have to tell her that she has to have a baby. Third, we are all about Unity. This country is fucked until we all come to together, and make a difference. We could go on for days on these subjects but you can come to a G.C. show to hear more. We are also anti-war, anti-racism, pro-gay rights, pro-animal rights, and anti-George Bush Jr. and Benny Fuckin Hinn.

By no means are we vegan, or straight-edge. We're cool with them, but we like meat and drugs. Anyone is welcome at our shows, we will debate anytime/anywhere on any of these topics.

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