It's been unusually foggy during the nights here, giving the city a hushed, eery feel. My old band HARI LEGS played a show on New Years Eve, which was super fun and sweaty and beer soaked like any good house show should be.
It was at the Mansion, a house that has been hosting benefits and feminist queer-core bands for the past couple years. They're being evicted soon enough, and the house demolished, and in its place, some kind of multi-story modernized hip building in its place, I'm sure. This kind of thing is happening everywhere, and it's too depressing for me to go into. The importance of old buildings is big in my heart, it's one of the reasons I love living in the city, and as more and more old structures are replaced with glass and concrete market rental flippers, the less I am inclined to stay.
But like I said, let's not get into THAT.
Let's instead focus on the good stuff, like DIY punk shows happening at places that aren't bars! Everytime this happens, it may be an insignificant event to some: another punk show where I have to go and hang out? Ugh, it's all so mundane, woe is my routine life of going to shows and going to work hungover. But it warms my cold little sardonic heart! And before I get too sentimental...a flyer that even appears handmade! Go punk!
Also I made a top ten for 2012 and instead of copy and pasting I will link you to my friend Greg's awesome blog: Remote Outposts
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