The Adolescents

35 years and still doing it. The Weirdos/Adolescents show was a study in contrast. Tony and Steve put on a set worthy of any act out there. The Weirdos rushed through their old set from 1978/79, just months before the Adolescents' debut. Tony and Steve engaged in banter with themselves that made no sense, unless Tony still sees himself as an exploited underage rent boy. Dix Denny mugged his way without any banter, just demented stares and monkey-like mosh posings. They looked like they have forever - Weirdos. The Adolescents no longer look eponymous, but who cares. Their lyrics still reflect Orange County angst - Kids of the Black Hole. The crowd should have been larger for the venue - about 200 fans. It was mostly 6 or 7 moshers pushing the crowd back while they tried to create a coherent slam flow. Finally at the end sufficient slammers arrived to allow crowd surfing. I left with with no hearing and an aching back. Very satisfying

Just a good, honest punk show--you know, no barriers in front of the stage, no makeup, no light show. The Adolescents and Youth Brigade might not be the new kids on the block, but they know how punk should be delivered.