Review:
Two dollar shows are hard to come by these days, especially one with an awesome bill like this. Most of the bands that played this show are high up on my list of great local bands, and Title Fight and Let Down are a couple of the best bands in punk/hardcore today. Check them out a.s.a.p.
New Doylestown HC band Concrete Jungle played first and didn’t make much of an impression. Their singer was all about the crazy antics though, even taking part in one of my least favorite things, throwing the mic at the crowd. I’ve seen a bunch of bands do this lately, and I don’t get it. Stagedives from the singer make sense, but launching a couple pound of hard metal at the heads of kids who are stoked on your band is beyond me.
New (I think?) sxe band Force Fed from Perkasie, PA played a quick, angry set. Decent stuff, though not too special. Kids were into it though.
Wilkes-Barre HC young guns and members of Title Fight the Early Birds played second. They’ve been in this blog before, and I have nothing but good to say about them. They have some neat and creative guitar work that sets them apart, and they cover “No Spiritual Surrender” by Inside Out fairly regularly.
Title Fight from Kingston, PA are hands down the best Lifetime-influenced pop punk band around. They are catchy has hell and write great songs. They just put out a new 7″ called Kingston on Flightplan records. Check it out at www.flightplan.bigcartel.com, it’s amazing. This was my first time seeing them and I was so excited. Kids go nuts for this band and they deserve it. So much energy and heart.
I’m not edge, but I love Let Down. They are genuinely pissed off, like every HC band should be. One of my favorite thing to see at a show is when a band totally confuses a crowd to the point of bumming them out. Doylestown kids LOVE Let Down and were clearly excited for the set, but were totally not expecting a Hole cover as the first song. Vocalist Bob Wilson actually sang the song, even using a mic stand. I think I saw two or three people that actually realized what was going on. The rest of the set was really well received, the band sounded great. Pick up their new LP “We’re In This Alone” on Six Feet Under Records.
I saw War Pigs a week before this show at the Deathwish Records showcase. They were great and I was excited to see them. This was the record release show for their new 7″ on Leave ‘Em records. Get it at myspace.com/leaveemrecords. The band departed from their usual formal dress during their live show for flannel shirts and bandanna headbands. They also had an awesome giant upside down cross hanging behind them and some evil red lights. The band was tight and are always great live. They finally getting the attention they deserve, look for some out of town shows soon.
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