Riot Fest 2009
Went to Metro and saw No Empathy, Rights of the Accused, and Naked Raygun; some Chicago punk bands from the 80s.
I was not familiar with No Empathy, but they put on a good show, and were funny.
Rights of the Accused: Now back in the 80s, this band practiced in the same space as my ex-boyfriend's band; that is a dark warren of rooms over what is now the Cubby Bear at the corner of Addison and Clark. According to local legend, it was the former location of a bordello, which is why the walls were covered in squishy red fabric. In the mid 80s, I saw Rights of the Accused when they opened for the Replacements at the Riviera, which is a rather large venue. The drummer played the entire show stark naked, which was only revealed to the audience (and management) when he scampered off stage at the end of the set before the lights abruptly went down. I can still picture his little white butt. The band tonight was musically relentless and funny as hell. The rather portly lead singer was mesmerizing in a silver pants and jacket ensemble. The act also featured a man in a knee length banana outfit, something I had not seen before. Really enjoyed this band, my favorite of the evening.
Naked Raygun: They were ecstatically received by the crowd; a bit arty for my taste, although their guitarist was really good. They also distinguished themselves by being totally devoid of any visible tatoos.
Also: Haven't been this close to a mosh pit in a while! Got myself wedged between a large man who repelled errant crowd surfers with a single shove of his mighty hand, and a very young and very tiny Asian-American woman. She appeared to know every song by every band, and seemed to enjoy herself in spite of being at crotch level with most of the crowd.
http://www.myspace.com/rightsoftheaccused
I was not familiar with No Empathy, but they put on a good show, and were funny.
Rights of the Accused: Now back in the 80s, this band practiced in the same space as my ex-boyfriend's band; that is a dark warren of rooms over what is now the Cubby Bear at the corner of Addison and Clark. According to local legend, it was the former location of a bordello, which is why the walls were covered in squishy red fabric. In the mid 80s, I saw Rights of the Accused when they opened for the Replacements at the Riviera, which is a rather large venue. The drummer played the entire show stark naked, which was only revealed to the audience (and management) when he scampered off stage at the end of the set before the lights abruptly went down. I can still picture his little white butt. The band tonight was musically relentless and funny as hell. The rather portly lead singer was mesmerizing in a silver pants and jacket ensemble. The act also featured a man in a knee length banana outfit, something I had not seen before. Really enjoyed this band, my favorite of the evening.
Naked Raygun: They were ecstatically received by the crowd; a bit arty for my taste, although their guitarist was really good. They also distinguished themselves by being totally devoid of any visible tatoos.
Also: Haven't been this close to a mosh pit in a while! Got myself wedged between a large man who repelled errant crowd surfers with a single shove of his mighty hand, and a very young and very tiny Asian-American woman. She appeared to know every song by every band, and seemed to enjoy herself in spite of being at crotch level with most of the crowd.
http://www.myspace.com/rightsoftheaccused
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