111•Pl iT h 'd", t il(101 U1 SXfURI)AY JULY :3111"M /8 PTM ApIJATIC PARK 3- sr E, PKrr3FT w "r .9ERM 0"°CllRON OEN WAS7•F .DYOVIH •I3ATALLIONS' SALVI'S ,THE LEWD •JODY FOSTERS ARMY -CIRCLE•OlE • CHANNEL THREE HUSKER DUT SHATTERED MTH FRF .1: BEER • DEADLY REMY 1415 Upper Grant Ave ., North Beach 11-10 Daily 982-5442 1377 Haight at Masonic . San Francisco 11-7 Daily 626-4075 550 Cowper at Hamilton . Palo Alto 11-7 Daily 321-3806 The weather was great, the location was pretty cool, the bands were rad (most of 'em), but where was everyone? I know $10 .00 is pretty steep but there was nothin ' else goin ' on that weekend, so why not blow it all on this show? Now many more cool bands could you want? Maybe punk and daylight just doesn't mix . Anyway, Deadly Reign opened the show debuting Jack, their new lead sin- ger . Boy, when these guys make it big will Mike B . be sorry! I also love these guys ' energy and enthusiasm at shows, dancing, etc . I just wish they could do the same on stage . Let it out boys! I also think girl drummers are rad . We need more girls in the scene ; you can ' t hide from the Doctor, I know you're out there! Free Beer played next . I have a lot of respect for the kids who put out the time, money, and effort to get a band together and play, keeping the scene going, but I'm just not too crazy about this band ; maybe in time . . . Husker Du came out with a vengeance looking for someone to take their frustrations out on after losing not only the S .F . wrest- ling crown but the Minneapolis title as well to the Naked Lady Westlers Tues- day night . Great diversified set by this talented trio . One of my personal faves, CH3, played next . These guys really can play, belting out one catchy tune after another, tunes that you remember for quite awhile (especially if you buy their album!) . Up next was Circle One, the band with the family . They have a very enthusiastic following and quite a few came up from L .A . with them . Their intense style of dancing left most of the N .C .'ers standing on the sidelines. Here again is another example showing that bands don't have to be superfast to be good . Speed ain ' t everything Jeff! JFA is just another fun band . Anyone who covers " Low Rider " gets a clean bill of health from me . These kids crank! Phoe- nix shows its muscle! Battalion of Saints, from San Diego, also played good . Although I liked them better at other gigs, they play tight, fast, and mean . Shattered Faith didn't do much for me, I like them better on vinyl . The Lewd have a few good songs but they're not one of my favorites . Wasted Youth played next or tried to . I'm sure every- one ' s heard the story now of how some reactionary amoeba threw a bottle and practically ripped Allen ' s (drummer for WY) head off . They had just gotten into their third song when this phytoplankton decided to show everyone how hardcore S .F . is . HAH! If you can ' t see the hum- our and get a laff out of Danny ' s act you should get the hell out .-And besides the band shreds! Which brings me tc another scene that points out the fact that people should look deeper than out- ward features (hair, etc .) . There was this one girl up front enjoying the show when this other girl decided the first one wasn ' t hardcore enough (she had long hair) and picked a fight with her . I can hear people saying, well if she has long hair she can ' t be into it . Well, that first girl just happens to write her own fanzine for the Reno area and is in a band, showing that she ' s a lot more hardcore inside, where it counts, than that other girl . C'mon people, looks don't mean everything! At least give 'em a chance, you might be surprised! There was a big fight backstage (back- trailer?) and another one out front where a lame security guard showed how tough he was by hitting a kid held by three people . These incidents aside though, it was a good show . Unfortun- ately, Flipper snuck in and played for over two hours so by the time Chron Gen played most people were pretty burned out (literally!) . This is the kind of band that sounds alright on record but is BORING live . People were even resor- ting to pogoing to relieve the boredom .