Crazy Spirit w/ Glue – by Jerry Milton

On this night there was  much anticipation for the punks from Brooklyn/NYC by the name of CRAZY SPIRIT. But first up was one of my local favs GLUE.  I got to catch them a month or two back, along w/ their fan base which is pogo jumping, floor clearing punks…very well organized (dare I say synchronized?). Luckily I was “on the list” cuz by the time I got there, the show was already sold out at The Sidewinder (an inside show on this particular night).

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Like another band I like in Austin…they don’t seem to have a Facebook page to speak of…no doubt on purpose (all the better to be off the grid). I did manage to find a bandcamp page. They have a 2014 EP out as well as a 2012 demo. ALL of the songs fucking rip. From “Backwards Society” to “Disgrace” on the EP, to 1 minute gems on the Demo like “Peer Evaluation”. Hardcore PUNK at it’s finest. I didn’t manage to get as many shots of the band on this night as I would have liked because I had to go deal w/ the door to get my +1 in, haha…shit happens.

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And so it was onto the main event for the night, CRAZY SPIRIT.  They do actually have a Facebook page, but it hasn’t been updated since 2012. Sorta like all my dead friend’s pages. RAWK.  But fret not, one can listen to their shit on youtube, from their 2014 S/T LP to their self-titled 2011 EP.  If you want an actual RECORD…I did find the S/T 12″ here as well as copies of the EP on vinyl.

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A few songs into the set, stage diving (mind you there is no STAGE inside at The Sidewinder) was in full effect…and I got my camera knocked back into my head…which usually is no big deal, but this time the magnesium body drew some blood and so I slithered away until CRAZY SPIRIT rides again.

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