Pavement, Sonic Youth and No Age at the Hollywood Bowl, 9/30/10

No Age

Our Band Could Be Your
Life, lived out on the largest
And most well-earned stage.

Sonic Fucking Youth

Articulated
Best by my friend, mouth agape,
"Did you see that, guys?!"

Pavement

Summer's last breath French
Kissed us, a warm fare-thee-well
From a college love.

The F*ck Yeah Fest at the LA State Historic Park, 9/5/09

The Fuck Yeah Fest

Line up devised by

compiling random people's

Descriptions of punk.

Mika Miko

God grant me just one

Conversation that warrants

Phone yelling like so.

Times New Viking

This band does not give

Two shits for musical keys

nor those who notice.

The Thermals

Teenage furor and

Snarky vocals soar with such

Meaning, one believes!

Lightning Bolt

Their sweatshirt hoods were

Space suit helmets, offering

Shield from their art's force.

The Strange Boys

Fusion jazz stood back

To allow their guitarist

Ample space to rage.

Fucked Up

Understandable,

Now, to see why Fox News picked

Him as punk's spokesman.

Tim & Eric (Pusswhip Banggang)

I pitied the souls

Not yet indoctrinated...

All jokes were inside.

No Age

Playing to the home

Crowd, they could have played white noise

And be hailed as gods.

The Black Lips

Their filthiness made

My southern roots swell with pride...

Dirty beat band love!

No Age at the Silent Movie Theater, 8/30/09

French film soundtracked by

Backwards English and drum zeal

At plot climaxes

No Age and Liars at the El Rey, 2/22/08

No Age:

Piss and vinegar
But long, fuzzy noodling
They're starstruck, methinks.

Liars:

Greasy Nick Cave mug
Drum & bass straight out of hell
The night's word: sweaty.