GV30: Black Flag, Descendents, the Vandals - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 12/18/11

By Javier Cabral Mon., Dec. 19 2011 at 8:57 AM

Javier Cabral

Joe Escalante of The Vandals

The Vandals wasted no time and jumped right into their punk rock Western ode, "I Want to Be a Cowboy." The air was electric, as they transitioned into the strident, fast-as-hell chorus. Their comical set included a nice blend of hits from their older hardcore style and their newer pop punk stuff -- from "Pat Brown" to "Ape Drape." The best part of their set was the last song, their cover of The Simple Tones' "I Got a Date."

And then it was finally time for Black Flag. Earlier, it was clear that the bands were giddy with the news; they could barely contain themselves from spilling the beans during their sets. (They dropped all kinds of hints.) In any case, Keith Morris walked out, looking intense. On drums was Bill Stevenson and on guitar was Stephen Egerton from the Descendents. Morris' dreads started to fly as they performed their "Nervous Breakdown" single, the whole 7" EP released under SST that also included "Fix Me" on side A and "I've Had It" and "Wasted" on Side B. Their sound? Just as fucken bad ass as you'd imagine.

Unfortunately, that was it. The crowd started to boo after they left; they wanted more than just those four songs, of course. Keith Morris came back onstage to diffuse the situation, explaining that they only had time rehearse those songs. What a nice guy!

Descendents review below.

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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

1855 Main St., Santa Monica, CA

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Kennedykits

This is the shittiest show review I've ever read. Go back to college. Or maybe high school?

OG LA Punk

I'd have to agree with H8RAVERS, if you are going to give a review of the biggest Punk Show in L.A. History, you should at very least get something right, like what bands played and when.The writer must have shown up late or didnt read the flyer, celebrating 30 years as a band in 2012 legendary Huntington Beach locals Love Canal opened the night with a blistering 25 minute set that primed the pump for the rest of the nights festivities. Right after Love Canals set another surprise unannounced guest rolled out on stage, 1st generation Orange County punks Shattered Faith took to the stage and blasted out 4 songs, original guitar player Kerry Martinez(U.S. Bombs) even made the trip out from his current home in New York City to partake in the reunion. Two bands down in just over 30 minutes and the slam pit was already full of blood sweat and beers!.

H8RAVERS

Listing every song every band played is not a review — it's lazy reporting. This has to be the most juvenile and uneducated thing I've ever read. Is making conjectures and actually analyzing what you saw/heard too hard for you?