ahahah I told you there'd be trouble...
Mac is the man though...
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From: "Suburban Parka Commando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:04 AM
Subject: White Power "Mods"
> In Boston on Sunday night, there was a small riot at an Angelic Upstarts
> show that was started by a self-proclaimed White Power "mod" Here's the
> details.............
>
>
> With all the subtlety of a baseball bat to the face, the Angelic Upstarts
> rolled into Boston on Sunday night, with a crew of punks and skins in tow.
> The Upstarts are one of the UK's best punk bands, and this tour, sponsored
> by RASH, Insurgence Records, and other anti-fascist groups was the final
> stop. Although the show was planned to support the Upstarts' latest
record,
> "Anthems Against Scum," there wasn't too much record promotion happening
at
> all.
>
> The show kicked off with The Relix, a year-old punk band from NYC with
> harsh female vocals, vaguely remniscent of fellow New-Yorkers The
> Devotchkas. Although The Relix played incredibly well for such a young
band,
> their style of punk is still far too formulaic to be greatly enjoyed.
Also,
> someone might have reminded the band of what audience they were playing
to,
> as their chorus of "we're not communists," was met with the chant of
> "U.S.S.R." from a pack of delusional Marxists in the front row.
>
> After the girl punk ended, I settled in with another Guinness and tried to
> listen to the Spittz. This band, featuring ex-members of the Showcase
> Showdown put forth a great effort, but was met with not much more than
blank
> stares and half-hearted applause. It seemed that almost every song on
their
> set list was just way-too familiar, stealing sections from the pantheon of
> punk rock songs that are always stuck in my head.
>
> The show finally got kicked off when Montreal's Street Troopers hit the
> stage. Warning the crowd that this was going to be their last show, they
> began to unleash their own brand of hard-edged anti-fascist Oi! upon a
crowd
> that had been subjected to two mediocre bands. The Trooper's live set was
> absolutely incredible. As soon as the first notes of "Don't Let Them Win"
> fell upon the crowd, the skinheads surged to the front and began a mildly
> violent but highly amusing circle pit. The crowd happily sang along and
> danced as the Troopers worked their way through their crowd-pleasers like
> "Oi! Against Racism," "Traitor," and my personal favorite, "Street
> Troopers." The Troopers finally answered the chants of the skinheads when
> they finished off their set with the sing-along anthem "Streets Of
> Montreal." The talent and presence of this band is unparalleled by
American
> streetpunk bands, and the fact that this show marked their demise is a sad
> day in the punk scene.
>
> As the Street Troopers left the Stage, there was a marked tension in the
> room. The next band up was the infamous Oxblood from NYC. There has been a
> longstanding battle between Oxblood's fervent supporters, mostly from
> Brooklyn, and certain elements within Boston. As Oxblood began to belt out
> their set, the play-fighting and roughhousing of the previous bands sets
was
> replaced with a flurry of fists at the front of the room. Finally, for
> reasons yet to be discovered (read: I'm not telling you) all hell broke
> loose. Towards the center of the room, a swastika-tattooed individual
> decided to comment that the lead singer of Oxblood was in fact a "nigger"
> and that certain members of the NYC contingent were in fact "spics."
>
> Almost as soon as he said this, the collective fury of a room of
> anti-fascist skinheads and punks was unleashed. As the cool taste of my
> Guinness was replaced by a crushing right cross to the forehead, I
realized
> that something had gone horribly wrong. The sound of guitars stopped
> abruptly as the members of Oxblood dove off the stage and into the fight
> with all the dexterity of an NHL line change. Moments later, after the
nazis
> had been driven from the club, Mac from Oxblood climbed back up on stage.
As
> the crowd chanted "Oxblood, Oxblood," Mac raised a fist and immediately
> silenced the crowd. "There's a bunch of White Power kids outside!! Are you
> ready to fight?!?" As soon as Mac dropped the mike, the increasingly
> pissed-off crowd surged to the exits. Greeting the friendly neighborhood
> police with cries of "Bullshit!" we were greeted by the sight of 200 or so
> punk rockers and skinheads and the familiar glare of blue lights from a
> fleet of police vehicles.
>
> The carnage continued long into the night, but the show was over. The
> Angelic Upstarts would never see the stage of the Middle East, and Oxblood
> would never finish their set. As disappointing as it was to have the show
> cancelled so abruptly, the show was still an interesting night. Like REO
> Speedwagon's popularity, my bruises will fade. However; the memory of this
> show will be around for a long time.
>
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