Dead Kennedys played Irving Plaza
July 7th, 2014 by chocko
Dead Kennedys at Irving Plaza
Is this Joan Jett and Slash…no, it’s Tibbie X and Paul Cripple of Reagan Youth!
A couple weeks ago, I went to see two legendary punk bands, Dead Kennedys and Reagan Youth play Irving Plaza in New York City. Burning Streets from Boston, MA opened up the evening. I walked in on the Reagan Youth set and did not recognize the band at all. I haven’t seen the band play since a Tompkins Square Park gig a few years back. The only original member left in Reagan Youth is guitarist Paul “Cripple” Bakija and the rest of the current lineup is Tibbie X (X-Possibles and Kissy Kamikaze) on bass, Stig Whisper on drums and Trey Oswald on lead vocals. The present lineup pumps new life into Reagan Youth’s angry, aggressive, 80’s hardcore punk tunes. They were amazing at Irving Plaza and absolutely killed it at the Punk Island event a couple days later.
D.H. Peligro of Dead Kennedys
I’ve noticed at recent shows at Irving Plaza that they charge you extra to watch the show from the balcony. Normally, I’m not down with such nonsense but I caved in and decided to watch the rest of the show up in the balcony where for an extra $25 you get to lean over a rail with a free drink, away from the sweaty throngs of moshers and crowd surfers. Not very punk rock to be up in there but after working all day, do you blame me for not wanting to square up with mosh pit juggernauts in lucha libre masks? Maybe next time. Dead Kennedys…the legendary San Francisco hardcore punk band came to town and they sounded incredible. Although the O.G. and irreplaceable Jello Biafra is no longer fronting the band at this point in time, Skip McSkipster (Brooklyn represent!) fills in as lead singer just fine. The rest of the stellar lineup features mainstays East Bay Ray on guitar, Klaus Fluoride on bass and D.H. Peligro on drums. Dead Kennedys cranked it up and played a set list of greatest hits including California Über Alles, Too Drunk To Fuck and Holiday In Cambodia. They also played some new stuff like “MP3 Get Off The Web” which was played shortly after Skip busted a person in the front exhibiting poor punk rock etiquette and texting during the show. Catch these Cali punk legends later in the summer. They’ll be across the Big Pond in Belgium and the UK in August playing festivals and clubs. Start limbering up now for some insane circle pits, acrobatic stage dives and put those phones away!
SET LIST
Rawhide
Winnebago Warrior
Police Truck
Insight
Let’s Lynch The Landlord
Jock-O-Rama
Kill The Poor
MP3 Get Off The Web
I Kill Children
Too Drunk To Fuck
Moon Over Marin
Nazi Punks Fuck Off
California Über Alles
ENCORE 1
Bleed For Me
Viva Las Vegas
Holiday In Cambodia
ENCORE 2
Chemical Warfare
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