A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of seeing Sacramento-based punks Yankee Brutal perform at the Ace of Spades in their hometown.
The band is signed to this website’s very own label, Dying Scene Records, and is promoting their debut album, “The Everlasting Greed”, which was released this past November. If you have not had a chance to check it out, I highly recommend you do so, right here.
Anyway, this mid-week show was nothing to scoff at. With a lineup including Stick To Your Guns, Lagwagon, and Pennywise to round it out, I knew I was in for one hell of a night.
Yankee Brutal got the blood flowing from their first chord, and kept it going throughout their entire set. Real gritty, yet melodic…a new favorite. The guys opened with their song “Revolt” (music video for which can be seen here), and continued with tracks from “The Everlasting Greed”, attempting to ingratiate their sounds into the ears of all who were listening.
Next came Stick To Your Guns. I swear, if I closed my eyes and listened, I could almost transplant myself into the East Coast hardcore scene circa mid-80s. Definite brutal force, energetic live set, this band seemed kind of misplaced playing before Lagwagon, but it was a treat nonetheless.
And what is there to say about Lagwagon that hasn’t already been said. This past year and a half, I have been privileged enough to see Lagwagon more times than I had in the entire rest of my life, and I am so thankful to be able to see one of those ‘formative’ bands of my youth.
I had seen Pennywise last year at PRB with Zoli at the reigns, but this would be my first time since 2006 to see Pennywise with Mr. Lindberg back in action. I was stoked. The guys opened with “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and followed with some of my favorites including “Can’t Believe It”, “Straight Ahead”, “Fuck Authority”, “Society”, and more. Really great setlist. And of course no Pennywise show is complete without a raucous performance of “Bro Hymn”.
Enough chatter, now to the photos.
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