Rock N Roll Gas Station - Sept. 24

Catch the show Thursday night at 10 pm on www.blowupradio.com
or Mondays at 2 pm and 9 pm at www.thepenguinrocks.com

Ben Franklin - "Ghosts"
The Dimes - "Damrells Fire"
Golden Bloom - "I'll Get You"
The Creetons - "In My Basement"
Fitz & The Tantrums - "Breakin' The Chains of Love"
Harvey Danger - "Diminishing Returns"
Kurt Vile - "Freak Train"
Tris McCall - "The Ballad of Frank Venieri"
The Subjects - "Winter Vacation"
The Pixies - "Here Comes Your Man"
Morningbell - "Marching Off To War"
Mission of Burman - "1 2 3 Party!"
Roadside Graves - "Take A Train"
Poconos - "Sweetheart"
Any Day Parade - "Where We Fall"
Dear Landlord - "Begging For Tips"
The Sheckies - "Orlando"

Hardcore rules, ok?

YOUTH BRIGADE, The Casualties, Off With Their Heads, Detournement - Asbury Lanes, Sept. 18, 2009

I love when an old-school hardcore band like Youth Brigade comes through on tour. A few things happen: First, the hardcore punk underground crawls out from the underground and you see things that you never see at shows anymore: Libery 'hawks, studded leather jackets, circle pits, shirtless moshing, and of course the exuberant gang singalongs. The other thing is that the event becomes a true "all-ages" show, with an audience that ranges from kids in their teens to crusty veteran punks older than me.

The whole show was fun, from the Bad Religion-esque whoa-oh choruses of Chunksaah Records' Detournement, to the frantic pop/punk of OWTH, to the early 80's throwback insanity of the Casualties, who turned Asbury Lanes into a CBGB Sunday hardcore matinee circa 1981.



And Youth Brigade still rock, with a nearly 30-year discography of feisty, fist in the air punk-rock songs that range from furious political agitprop to plain dumb fun. The band was touring behind BYO Records amazing box set which includes the documentary film "Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records," a photo-filled historical booklet detailing their 25-year history, and a compilation CD of BYO's greatest hits. Well, not hits, of course; no label has remained this feistily indie, DIY, and underground, and its survival is definitely a feat that everyone who considers themselves "punk" should salute.