These shows are how East Village punks honor the soldiers who died to keep these shows free!
As usual, I saw no signs announcing this show, and the crowd was pretty small:
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| Small crowd. |
I think these guys are called The Omega Men — correct me if I'm wrong!
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| The Omega Men (maybe). |
The guy on the left looks like a basketball player!
These guys are definitely called Sewage, I'm pretty sure of that.
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| Most likely Sewage. |
The chances that these guys are Coach And Commando are pretty high:
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| p < .05 Coach and Commando. |
Do you know what was really strange about this year's punk rock show? There were no uniformed police officers present — they've always been there in the past to join in the festivities!
This year, they were replaced by undercover cops, taking pictures no less!
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| Undercover. |
These guys are either undercover cops or Australian tourists!
Here is a close-up:
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| Close-up. |
Hey look, it's beret guy!
East Village celebrity and concert organizer Chris Flash was at The Shadow's swag table with his girlfriend (they're inseparable!):
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| The Shadow swag table. |
Here is a close-up of Shadow swag. Tips please!
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| Close-up. |
The Undead's swag table, with John-Boy Walton photo-bombing:
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| Undead swag. |
I left the park at Avenue A and St. Mark's Place, where almost immediately, I saw this sign, announcing the show:
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| Sign announcing show. |
This is where I got the names of the bands — you didn't think I knew these things?!
Finally, no story about a punk rock show in the East Village would be complete without a video of dancing crusties:
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