Off!

Off was awesome. My second time seeing them. I met Keith Morris there and got my vinyl signed so it was a successful night. Opening bands were good too. I especially dug Cerebral Ballzy even though they didn't (I don't think) play my favorite song Junky for Her. Venue was nice but a little too crowded. My first time there. There was also a super hot chick there giving me the eye.....fun night overall.

it was amazing, keith morris is the best, awesome concert, perfect

OFF! at the Whiskey was the definitive LA hardcore punk rock experience! Keith Morris with his ever hair-raising screams, and limitless enthusiasm for the void of American non-culture, and innate skepticism kept the punk rock hounds thinking for hours after the show. OFF! drummer Mario Rubalcalba put fourth a clinic with a devastating rain of intricate subatomic beats not unlike what a firefight in Fallujah might sound like. Bassist Steven Shane McDonald layered in his fusion of classic hardcore reminiscent of his Redd Kross punk rock pedigree. Guitarist Dimitri Coats completely blurred the lines between hardcore and rolling stones rock 'n' roll with leads and thick crunch the likes of Jack White would take note! Fidlar and Spider Fever both came to represent and support, no doubt, their punk rock heros. If you're into LA punk rock and you weren't here I hope your wife was having a baby, or you were having a baby, because you MISSED OUT!

The opening act "Feral Babies" played a very energetic set full of stage humor and great music so make sure to look them up whenever they visit your town. "Retox" The second band to play was categorized as the low point of the evening by everybody I talked to in the audience. Their music was not what a punk rock audience expected..heavily distorted guitars and vocals that some people thought belonged in a " thrash metal" concert and not a punk rock show. Anyway, all was forgotten once "Cerebral Ballzy" got up on stage! What an awesome band! These guys rock! Fast, loud, funny lyrics and a very charismatic frontman! Check out these songs by them: "Don't Tell me What to do" and "Insufficient Fare"! Then OFF! came on! What a great band! The musical talent on stage made itself apparent immediately! Keith Morris and Company played a show that big arena rock bands can only dream of playing! The encore was the coolest thing I have ever witnessed in a live show..they played their two opening songs again..and guess what? I enjoyed every minute of them..the second time! OFF! simply rocks!