all photos and words by Josh Sisk
Saturday night I trucked down to Silver Spring to venerable punk house/venue the Corpse Fortress to catch the reunion show(s) of The Chase, Breathe In Breath Out, At Best & Timber. It was awesome, I
hadn't been to a punk basement show in so long. I got moshed a bit, and was slightly nervous about having my gear in the "pit", but it went well and was a lot of fun.
Highlights included the girl who lived there loudly hinting that everyone should get the fuck out of her house and no one listening, all the sing-a-longs, AFP from the Chase demanding that the Chase replay parts of songs over and over, the wall of death, and me convincing Ari Goldman that the box of free records was actually a donation box, then realizing I just conned Ari!
Previously in Live DC:
- 2/9: LiveDC: Theophilus London @ 930 Club
- 2/9: Best Weekend Bets
- 2/8: LiveDC: Kathleen Edwards @ 930 Club
- 2/8: LiveDC: Thurston Moore/ Kurt Vile @ Black Cat
- 2/8: LiveDC: Thurston Moore/ Kurt Vile @ Black Cat
- 2/7: LiveDC: Demetri Martin @ Warner Theatre
- 2/7: LiveDC: Augustana/ Graffiti6 @ 930 Club
- 2/6: LiveDC: All Things Go Presents: Reptar/ Casual Curious/ Fort Lean @ Gibson Guitar Showroom
- 2/6: LiveDC: TYCHO/ Beacon @ RNR Hotel
- 2/6: LiveDC: The Kills / Jeff The Brotherhood @ 9:30 Club
God loves a cheerful giver.
FUCK!
These guys used to do the sickest cover of "March of the Pigs." I remember seeing them all the time at University of Maryland.
How I miss the wall of death.
House shows are the best. SiurSprang reprznt!
what?! they cover MOTP?????
I DEF. have to see them.
goddammit i missed this.
Before there was the Chase, there was Redline, which was 10x better.
damn, i'm so out of the loop with regard to "the 'core." would have loved to have seen THE CHASE one more time (still have the cd), but like c. burns, i would love to have seen REDLINE even more. saw them soooo many times years ago...
maryland uber alles played 2 times in a row. so awesome. one of th best house shows ive been part of this year.
Yup. Redline was the truth.
"the girl who lived there loudly hinting that everyone should get the fuck out of her house and no one listening"
That girl was so pissed at the kids that were eating in her house but didn't throw their trash away. I admire her moxy- she's got it in spades.
So bummed that the Elbowdrop reunion couldnt have happened too
elbowdrop, de nada, crispus attucks
what about a dead vice-prez reunion? but this time rap about weed and alcohol
The Elbowdrop reunion will happen when the prophecies are realized...
FACT:
If kids come to your house and eat all the food, you reserve the right to start some shit. Don't take no bullshit from hardcore kids who wanna eat all your pretzels and steal beer.
Redline? "I've got my preeerioritees straight," right? haha
i would do anything 4 an ELBOWDROP reunion!
BACK UP OFF ME
Joe Mitra. Among my favorite influences in energetic musical performance.
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