4-29 Murphys Law, Wisdom in Chains, Race Riot, Ensign, Basement Boys, Cleveland @NTC

So the drive to Cleveland is always a long one, but for a show like this on short notice it was completely worth it. Even considering all the time we spent driving around trying to get home. Now That's Class is an especially sweet spot for punk shows. Cheapish beer, great ambiance, good crowd last night. Last night evidently Chubby Fresh was in the house and wanted to kill the guy who runs Now That's Class maybe? Also learned that the 31st Street Pub in Pittsburgh may be a hangout for a resurgent scene of Nazi fucks.

Basement Boys - This band is made great by the singer. He's one of the 'tower skins' who live in 'the tower.' And this big fat guy is fucking funny. He went off of multiple rants about pro wrestling, getting in fights, sports, the tower, getting in fights, being a pussy, tower skins, 'worldwide', and lots of other things. The band was good, but the singer took the cake. I'd like to see them again, because this gentleman is a good time all on his own.

Ensign - This band from NJ has been playing for a long time. Well over a decade. Evidently they had to get back to New Jersey asap so they played second. They were good but not great. They didn't play the only two songs by them I know, Day by Day and Tourniquet. I enjoyed watching them for what it was. But what it was is rushed and in front of not many people. I'd like to listen some more, and see them again.

Race Riot - Dudes from SOSF and Crowd Deterrent. They were really good. All in all they were my second fav band of the evening. I learned from Samoan Rob that Nazis are on the up and up evidently. Sucks. RR is fast, sing alongish, hardcore punk. Not so much different from Crowd Deterrent, but definitely more friendly. I enjoyed seeing them, I think it was my first time.

Wisdom in Chains - They didn't play for all that long, but the set was a banger for sure. Great great set from PA's finest hardcore band. Sing along city. A good bit of dancing going on. A found out after the fact that right behind me during their second song some dude got the piss beat out of him by like three dudes. I'm thinking SOSF kicked his ass for something or other, but that's not a fact. Either way, both of the new songs WiC played were fucking sick. I'm sure the new cd is fucking sick. I'm ordering it when I get paid again. For sure. I'll drive three point some hours to see this group any day.

Murphy's Law - It was great to see this band finally. Their style is right up my alley, I'm pissed that I haven't seen them before. Also, it was great to see Jimmy Gestapo perform. A hardcore legend right there. To get the idea of what was going on, Jimmy G drank most of two bottles of Mad Dog 20/20 while on stage. One blue. One red. And he liked it. Old English was drank. They played Cavity Creeps and the Murphys Law Ska Song. Those are the only two songs I know but I'm going to have to give the rest a good listen again because this band was good. I especially liked the saxophone player, that little black dude was grumpy as fuck looking all the time. It was cool. Everything was cool.

Hi's - NTC is sweet as fuck always happy to go back there, all the bands.
Low's - the driiiiive, it did get a little bit chilly, the late night.