Live Review – Page 38 – Lollipop Magazine

Downset – with Dog Eat Dog, Madball at Local 186 – Review

March 1, 1995

From the start of their set, Downset preached their political philosophy, not only to get the crowd involved, but to make them aware of the world around them.

Dog Eat Dog – with Madball, Downset at Local 186 – Review

March 1, 1995

Dog Eat Dog’s “No Front” has been getting recognition not only from the music industry but from Beavis and Butthead in specific.

Darling Picassos – at Avenue C – Review

March 1, 1995

Avenue C has the lighting set-up of a storage closet. Despite the lack of human feedback, Darling Picassos proved themselves to be passionate musicians.

Madball – with Dog Eat Dog, Downset at Local 186 – Review

March 1, 1995

Madball is no stranger to the scene, having three of the members of the infamous NYC hardcore band, Agnostic Front.

Kepone – at Pearl Street – Review

March 1, 1995

Bringing to mind the Minutemen and Tar, Kepone are explosive on stage. Even though most of the crowd was new to the material, it came across very well.

Cranes – at The Middle East Cafe – Review

March 1, 1995

They employ entrancing melodies that are a unique mixture of wrenching instrumentation and Alison Shaw’s elfin vocals.

22 Brides at T.T. the Bear’s – Review

March 1, 1995

If I had heard on their CD some hint of the edge that this band has on stage, I would have liked the disc better.

Sam Black Church – with Gillyis Thunderhead at The Underground – Review

March 1, 1995

Jet did his jungle gym thing, climbing on anything that looked remotely climbable, and the crowd passed back the debris in his wake.

Fear – at Axis – Review

March 1, 1995

I don’t give any credence to someone being too old to play some face-stomping punk. All the best punk acts of today are the ones who refuse to die.

Turbo Tom – at ManRay – Review

February 1, 1995

Throughout the show, Turbo Tom cushioned the blow of his antics with one-liners and an elegant stage presence sorely lacking in Jim Rose’s more famous show.