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Summergrind – August 16th – Gothic Theatre

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date September 3, 2014
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10 min read

On August 16th, droves of Denverites came out for the Punk/Ska/Rock extravaganza that is the SummerGrind festival. The one day event, featuring 25 bands spread across three venues on S. Broadway in Englewood, was jam-packed with great acts – including big names like Morning Glory, Reno Divorce and The Suicide Machines, and a whole deluge of amazing local acts, creating a perfect storm of musical mayhem. Though it was hot at the outdoor stage, the AC in the Gothic offered a welcome retreat into a whole other world of madness.

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Dillinger Four – August 9th – Summit Music Hall

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date August 15, 2014
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8 min read

All the old-school Punk Rockers showed up for the Riot Fest promoted event at the Summit Music Hall last Saturday. Fans from all over came out for the long overdue reunion show for the band Pinhead Circus, a Colorado band that was formed in 1988 and played last in 2008 and what ended up being a wild and controversial set from Dillinger Four, ending abruptly due to their bassists’ exposed genitals.

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Black Flag – July 31st – Gothic Theatre

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date August 5, 2014
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Seeing Black Flag was equivalent to checking a band off of a bucket list for fans that were too young to have seen the band in it’s heyday. The somewhat disappointing concert was overpriced, with one terrible opening band; the main act was more like a Black Flag cover band that happened to have an actual former member. They played well but lacked the spark that previous members of the band created and it certainly wasn’t what Henry Rollins described as “the perfect soundtrack to a full scale riot.”

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7 Seconds – July 24th – Marquis Theater

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date July 31, 2014
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Legendary Punk band 7 Seconds hadn’t played Denver since 2005, and lead singer Kevin Seconds quipped that some of the people in the room were younger than that, but were hopefully conceived to the band’s music. Punk’s not dead, but when you’re blasting out hits at age 53, the show might end by eleven o’clock. Fans ranging from young teens to well over fifty came out to see these aging punksters at The Marquis Thursday and it was such a pleasure that fans hope they return before another nine years pass.

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The Queers – April 25th – Bluebird Theater

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date April 29, 2014
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5 min read

Aging punk rockers gathered at the Bluebird Theater last Friday for a night packed with great music. In addition to seeing The Queers performing their highest-selling record, “Love Songs for the Retarded,” fans enjoyed the influential band Angry Samoans, Denver-local band Reno Divorce, as well as the surprise hit of the night, Stabbed In Back.

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Against Me! – March 21st – Summit Music Hall

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date March 25, 2014
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6 min read

Fans were packed in the front like sardines on Saturday at the Summit Music Hall for Rise Against!, eager for a glimpses of singer Laura Jane Grace (formerly Tom Gabel). Grace publicly revealed she was transgendered in May of 2012, and has since been living as a woman. Grace was the epitome of Punk Rock and commanded the stage for the performance, her naturally curly hair bounced around, occasionally shyly covering her face, accompanied by simple but stunning makeup.

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MxPx – January 30th – Bluebird Theater

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date February 5, 2014
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5 min read

The crowd that filled in The Bluebird was not what you would expect for MxPx, a band that has been pigeonholed as being a Christian Punk band over the years. But the variety and amount of fans present last Thursday proved this band’s “label” doesn’t matter to the people MxPx’s music has touched throughout their 21-year career. The Bremerton, Washington based band delivered an awesome set and played all the crowd favorites, even some requests, and everyone left with giant smiles on their faces, ecstatic to have seen such an underrated but highly influential band.

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Reverend Horton Heat – December 30th – Gothic Theatre

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date January 6, 2014
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8 min read

The lineup for the Reverend Horton Heat show at the Gothic on the last Monday was eclectic: a local Rock band (In the Whale) kicked it off, followed the Bluegrass Punk band from L.A. Old Man Markley. Of course, the main course was left to “the Godfather of Psychobilly” himself, Reverend Horton Heat. The variation of music was perfect, (Old Man Markley stole the show), and longtime fans enjoyed several songs from Heat’s upcoming album “Rev.”

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Leftover Crack – December 28th – Gothic Theatre

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date January 6, 2014
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6 min read

Angry and cold crust punks braved a snowy winter Saturday night to see their favorite Skunk Rock band, Leftover Crack, in Englewood at The Gothic Theater along with openers The Rotten Blue Menace, Truckasaurus, and The Repercussions. As the evening progressed, the crowd warmed to a rage. When it was all said and done fans left the theater sweaty and bruised, but with smiles on their faces, due to a superb performance from Leftover Crack.

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The Misfits – November 20th – Summit Music Hall

Post Author By Jessica O'Brien
Post Date November 26, 2013
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5 min read

Outcasts of all ages came out to Summit Music Hall last Wednesday night, all with the same thought: new Misfits are better than no Misfits. Though only one original member remains and the vocals have deteriorated, after 35 years, the band still knows how to get a crowd moving. The show wasn’t without it’s weak moments, but all in all, the Misfits delivered a commendable performance with support from locals Plan-B Rejects and Straight Outta Luck.