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Anticitizen
Anticitizen started the day off . They are a three-man group out of New Jersey that look like they ended up together because they all got on the wrong bus ! We have bassist Kabeem Hunt who looks like a reggae dude ; complete with dreadlocks and a rocking Curt Cubow bass . A hippie looking child of the seventies named Chris Leanning , who bangs the skins like nobody ’ s business . And finally , C . G . Vyle , the man born with the affliction of amazing blonde hair and the ability to sing and play a sharp looking custom Stagg 300 guitar . Put these guys together in a photograph and you wonder what the connection is … put them together on a stage , and there is no longer any question . They played a tight 12 song set in about 30 minutes with surprising combinations in the base line , smart alliterations in the lyrics , and a slamming drum solo to close . A crowd pleaser was “ Drink , Smoke Fuck , Die ” which I managed to video tape for your listening pleasure ! ( you can see it on Anticitizen ’ s facebook page ) Interesting fact : When we talked after their set , C . G . Vyle , ( guitar and vocals ) not only offered me a complimentary copy of their CD , “ Trash Live !” * ( my personal favorite on the disk was “ Police State ”), but gave me the option of a cassette version if I preferred . I looked quizzically at him and said , wait , does anyone own a cassette player anymore ?? … well , C . G . said they decided to just sell cassette players at the show . Way to wag the dog ; Anticitizen , right on .
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Next up was Allentown natives
Sick 86 ’ d . Sick 86 ’ d has the benefit that the opening band didn ’ t of having a lead vocalist that isn ’ t tied to the stage with his instrument . If you ’ ve been to a show , you know exactly what the difference is . A vocalist without an instrument leads the entire pit to thrashing glory . He stands among the fans , screaming powerful lyrics into your face . The fans love every second of it . Their music sounded rich , with solid breaks and middle eight ’ s in just about every song . Their music sounds similar to bands like GBH and the Exploited – heavy , aggressive , strong . But these
guys are really a group of sweethearts , they are involved with the alternative gallery and were the only band to actually give me a set list !!! ( thanks Shawn ). Sick 86 ’ s consists of a lead singer ; Shawn Yanchuk , two guitar players ; Zach Weierbacher and Steve Young , a bassist ; Tyler Young ( aka . Cartman ), and drummer Mark Weierbach .
Interesting fact : I have never seen so many members of a punk rock band in my life . I kept counting … 3 people , no wait , 4 people . Hang on … that guy has the microphone , so there are 5 people . Yep , that was the final count – 5 guys in Sick 86 ’ d . For the record , the photo has some stragglers in it … like I honestly don ’ t know where these guys came from , but it ’ s cool . It ’ s punk , man .
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