The Adicts – Agent Orange – Narcoleptic Youth – Andy Clockwise – at The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA

The Observatory was bustling with a line that spanned around the venue; if you happen to be a fan of the venue than I’m sure you know that this isn’t unusual. However, for a night like this one featuring: The Adicts, Agent Orange, Narcoleptic Youth and Andy Clockwise the crowd in attendance exhibited an anticipatory energy that only a night like this could bring.

Andy Clockwise started off the evening. They opened up with a clear melodic tone played by Andy Clockwise (guitarist/singer). Their set consisted of songs like “Murphy's Law” and “The Blackout.” After their set Andy took time to speak to Big Wheel about the show, “I love venues like this. They remind me of playing at outskirt old Punk-Rock theaters in back in Sidney, Australia. And to get to play with Punk-Rock royalty (The Adicts) is an honor as well as a treat for us.”

The next band of the night was Narcoleptic Youth. A band based out of Corona, California that formed in the early 90s. They have played with bands like: The Atomic Bombs, The Dead Kennedys, TSOL, The Adolescents, The Adicts, The Aquabats, Death by Stereo and Strung Out. With a history like theirs it’s no wonder why they have such a devoted fan base, and that their fan base was in attendance this night.

Playing hits like “Is This Punk?” and “Raw Nerve” Narcoleptic Youth set was strong and fit a bad with as a diverse history.

Agent Orange, a band that has been around since the late 1970s that has not lost a step since their first album release “Living in Darkness” back in 1981. Agent Orange is widely credited as forerunners of Hard-Core Punk they, did that moniker proud tonight.

Playing a set that began from the moment they took the stage and played “Too Young to Die” and finished their energetic set with the track that Rodney on the ROQ played to the masses back in the 80s “Bloodstains.”

As with all shows as much as a part the bands play in making a show happen the true credit in my opinion should always go to fans in attendance. Fans are the reason these shows can happen, without whom live music wouldn’t be as readily accessible as it is today.

In keeping with true fan spirit Chad, took time to speak with Big Wheel about what he was looking forward to during The Adicts set “I love The Adicts, every time I have seen them play I am never left wanting.”

The Adicts took the stage at the end of the night, and in classic fashion their set catered to the crowds whims from the very beginning. The Adicts played a solid set; the sweltering room did nothing to throw off the Punk-Rock veterans. They set list consisted of “Who Split My Beer,” “Chinese Takeaway,” “Joker In the Pack” and “Viva La Revolution.”

Once their set concluded and The Adicts left the stage, the audience slowly filed out of the venue bringing an end to a fun Sunday night.

 

    More photos of the show can be seen HERE

-Ryan R.-
Big Wheel Staff Reporter

 

 

 

 

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