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Janky Fresh Black Friday: New Releases From Bad Brains and WITCH
Rob Shepyer
November 28, 2025
What are fans of rock and roll music thankful for this Janky Fresh Black Friday after Thanksgiving? They’re thankful for hardcore punk music and psychedelic rock, both genres owing debts to bands that released music today in the later eras of their iconic careers. The first is Bad Brains, out with Live at The Bayou, a lost recording from a Washington D.C. show on July 14th 1980, while the second is another lost recording in the form of legendary Zamrock band WITCH’s Fool’s Ride, released for the first time in the United States. Both were rediscovered as further evidence that the world is reaching some kind of spiritual completion on the other side of these turbulent birthing pains. related: Janky Fresh Friday- New Releases by Home Front and Oneohtrix Point Never For those unfamiliar with these bands, they have something in common besides the fact that both of these releases were once difficult to attain in America. There’s something that connects them beyond their positions as seminal bands in their genres, breaking new musical ground and inspiring numerous musical offspring. Whether you’re a pilgrim or an Indigenous native on this Black Friday after Thanksgiving, give thanks to our brothers from
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The Growlers Lose The Beach Goth Battle But Won The War This Weekend
Dave Unbuckled
November 7, 2017
We had already survived a dead car battery in record breaking heat, when our ride dropped us off at Bolsa Chica State Beach for Punk in Drublic, in Huntington Beach. This was a fitting location to pre-game for Growlers Six, happening twenty miles up the coast, as it was the show I had intended to cover, but the promoters seemed less interested in our intention of reviewing the fest, than assisting with late promotion through our social media. For this reason alone, we felt it necessary to stop by and “sample” some of the 100 local craft beers being distributed amongst the festival goers, then ditch the divorced-dad-fest, as we cruelly nicknamed it, and go straight to Beach Goth. related content: Beach Goth 4: The Party Of The Year We attempted to count and review each beer, but by the time we arrived at the mid-twenties, I was already tripping over my shoelaces and bumping into patient patrons, hiding their disgust at our unruly entitlement, and surly demeanors. It also didn’t help that the more I drank, the more negatively critical I became with each beer, while my partner and photographer became more friendly and outspoken with the pourers and
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Salad Days DC Punk Doc Ticket Giveaway at The Regent Theater
Danny Baraz
February 24, 2015
If you love hardcore punk rock then chances are that one of your favorite bands came out of the Washington D.C. Punk Scene. Bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat not only changed music but also made social and political ripples all throughout the world. Get an inside look at the scene, the bands, the labels and the people that drove this musical movement into infamy. On Friday, February 27th, The Regent Theater will be screening Salad Days: The DC Punk Revolution at 8pm and 11pm. The 8pm show is already sold out but we are giving away 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS to the 11pm show. To win tickets you have to do 4 very little things. Follow us on Twitter, Follow us on Instagram and Like us on Facebook. Once you have done so, leave a comment on this post confirming you have completed all required steps to win. We will select the winner on Friday morning at 10am and contact you by the email you use to leave your comment. Only those who complete all steps will be eligible to win one of 3 PAIRS of tickets. [button color=”pink” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”https://www.theecho.com/event/786293-10pm-screening-salad-days-los-angeles/”]…or PURCHASE TICKETS TO THIS EVENT
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