Lots of aging, hangdog punkers and frenetic noobs showed to pay respects to punk rock royalty last night at Fubar for the Double Negative/Spits/OFF! show.
This triple bill served up a heavy dose of new and old-school punk, and the crowd was aptly appreciative.
Double Negative was very decent - stripped-down bare-bones punk that primed the crowd for what was to come.
The Spits stepped it up with a relatively light show (pun) complete with an overly-agressive smoke machine and grim reaper regalia. I'd seen them a decade ago in NYC, and while a few too many brews may have clouded my judgement then as to their true talent, they brought it last night.
Finally, the main event took the stage - Off! They are a superpunkgroup made up of former/current members of Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Burning Brides, Rocket From The Crypt and Redd Kross. Their performance was clear, raw evidence that punk never dies - it just gets older and better. Hopefully the young'ns took a lesson from these masters - they were truly outstanding.
I got to introduce my good friend Maggie to live punk rock, and she ponied up proper - but then, she's quite fearless so this was expected...and appreciated. Bill took me up to the pit for the start of the Spits, and the front row at any future concert will never again be as good as it was last night. I could only take a couple minutes of the slamming but the energy was worth it. He also ventured into the Off! pit and stayed a good long while. He's my hero.
Saw some good 'ol friends at the show, made some new ones, and near everything in between. Me & the boys finished the night off at Crack Fox reminiscing about our favorite all-time shows. Theirs - Beastie Boys/Public Enemy/LL Cool J, Bowie - totally outrank mine (will not divulge for fear of looking lame.)
All in all, a very good night.
Ruminations from the pit of the nation...one bite at a time.
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