2006-04-03
"In Defense" live in the Dinkytowner
Wow! What a show. What a brilliant show. I haven't been to an authentic punk concert since 1998, I don't think. I forgot how much fun they can be. All the stink. All the moshing. All the politically charged screaming! And all on a Sunday evening! What a great way to start the week. I haven't felt this revved up to fight the system in years. (Probably helps that I am reading Kurt Cobain's diaries at night to put me to sleep, a bargain book at Barnes and Noble I couldn't pass up.)
Our new Dutch friends, here for the semester... one an extremely cool geography professor. The other an outgoing punk guitarist. Friday night as we were wrestling with their two children in our basement, I decided it was as good a time to get into the punk scene here as any. After all, I ain't getting younger and the music these days is pretty unbearable -- with the exception of international stuff. It felt really good to crack the door open on the scene again. I only wish I would have seen the bar fight at the gig the night before...
Anyway, I really forgot how great small punk venues are, especially when you know a person or two in the band. Brilliant stuff. Just like Dillinger IV up in Duluth back in 1995. Just like the Exploding Chickens in Miskolc, Hungary, in 1998. And now my new fav local punk band -- In Defense. Another show on April 22nd. No idea where yet, but I'll keep all of you readers posted.
Our new Dutch friends, here for the semester... one an extremely cool geography professor. The other an outgoing punk guitarist. Friday night as we were wrestling with their two children in our basement, I decided it was as good a time to get into the punk scene here as any. After all, I ain't getting younger and the music these days is pretty unbearable -- with the exception of international stuff. It felt really good to crack the door open on the scene again. I only wish I would have seen the bar fight at the gig the night before...
Anyway, I really forgot how great small punk venues are, especially when you know a person or two in the band. Brilliant stuff. Just like Dillinger IV up in Duluth back in 1995. Just like the Exploding Chickens in Miskolc, Hungary, in 1998. And now my new fav local punk band -- In Defense. Another show on April 22nd. No idea where yet, but I'll keep all of you readers posted.
