Dirty Hippie Radio: Best Punk Show Ever
Strung OutThe largest mosh pit I’ve ever seen: a guy blasting vomit through his fingers, women slipping in pee, a fight, and plastic cups. The South Bay is a punk-hungry community; Strung Out fed the people. All in all, the Strung Out show at Brixton last Saturday night was perfect for nostalgia-seeking punk music fans. “The girls’ bathroom was atrocious; I slipped and fell in pee. It was the best show ever, took me back to when I was like 16,” said Katie of Redondo Beach. What probably got fans hot and bothered the most, really taking them back to their oft-forgotten youth, was Strung Out’s energy and vivacity. While proud men felt empowered, the women were likely two seconds from throwing panties when Jason Cruz raised a bottle thrown from the crowd, saying “F… it, I’m doin’ it,” before chugging down the glory. By no means was Strung Out burnt out. The energized audience was not the only pumped and sweaty group in the house. Although, while the same can’t be said for the audience, no one in the band-crowd floated. Aside from avoiding the pit like a hippo dipping a toe into ice water, as a snobbish beer connoisseur I decided the worst thing about punk music is plastic cups…
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