Total Fury, Broken Needle, Tipper’s Gore, COP, The Imposters, DLA at Dipiazza’s in Long Beach, CA

Shows like this are the reason that a lot of us got into hardcore Punk. Every band who played was stellar, the all ages venue was packed, and the energy was through the roof all night. There were no fights to speak of, no extended down time between bands, and it seemed like everyone at the show was smiling and having a good time.

Destroy L.A. had the honor of kicking things off and played fast and furious. They have made some impressive improvements to their sound and stage presence in the past year. Joey's vocals reminded me of Warzone tonight and he was going off for their whole set. Their set was followed by a rocking performance by The Imposters who were on top of their game.

COP took the stage with a take no prisoners attitude, mixing new and old material with Government Issue and Faith covers. It seemed like Josh spent just as much time diving into the audience as he did singing on stage. Tipper's Gore also gave the audience an aggressive performance, introducing some new material and playing songs from all of their records.

Broken Needle's set was a little tame in comparison to most of their gigs in regards to audience participation, but nevertheless their performance was not affected. They ended their set with covers of Life's Blood and Minor Threat after playing originals like "My Rules," "Waste Away," and "Trash This Place."

Total Fury are famous for their live performances and tonight it was clear where they get their reputation as one of the most energetic hardcore bands in the world today. The room was packed out and the band was falling over themselves with excitement.

Their early 80's Dischord Records worship is apparent not only in their song writing but their performance and watching them was like watching a video of Minor Threat or the Faith in 1983. They did not stop between songs and by the end of their set they were all  close to laying on the floor from exhaustion. Despite the venue's no stage diving policy at the end of the set the band held up a sign that said "Free Dives" and with that the stage was barraged. If they had played any longer they may have literally brought the house down with them

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-Ditch-

 

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