Tag: beyond the streets

Awhile back at the Osees show, I ran into Tommy Meehan.  Tommy’s band Squid Pisser was main support for Dwyer and his band of merry thieves that night and I said hi to him at the merch table after their set. related: Osees At The Teragram- A Rose By Any Other Name We caught up briefly and I found the short chat so intriguing that I asked Tommy Meehan out on a date… and he accepted.  We were to meet at the museum, or rather, the Gwar exhibit at Beyond The Streets Gallery in Los Angeles.  Tommy walked me through every Gwar artifact at the installation that is running through November 2nd, 2025 where the label owner, scene impresario, band leader, innovative guitarist, animator, satirist and historian revealed his life long obsession with Gwar- I instantly fell in love with the fact that this man is in the midst of all his dreams coming true.  It’s intoxicating to be around and Tommy Meehan is an easy guy to like and root for.  This was our conversation:   Background on Tommy Meehan   Tommy Meehan is one of the most quietly influential figures in the Southern California punk and  hardcore underground—a