National Capital Rock: That about covers it

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

That about covers it

I confess, most of the 1990s punk scene passed me by. While the groups being feted at last Saturday's 90s Punk Rock Covers night at the House of Targ were having their heyday, the punk music I was listening too was largely the product of Nuggets stalwarts such as The Knickerbockers and modern emulators like The Chesterfield Kings, Fuzztones and Nomads. Still, I was keen to see what Jim Bryson, Chris Page, Blake Jacobs and Leigh Newton were up to as they paid tribute to The Doughboys (in particular, the songs written by drummer Brock Pytel), so the music of Osker, Face to Face and MXPX were just gravy. Cool Kids Not You kicked off the evening's music with a set of tunes from Los Angeles' Osker (who were a bit later than the 1990s, but whatever).

Percussive action with Bill!

Singalong action with Simon and Tom!

More Tom!

More singalong action!

Extra Bill!

More Simon!

The Doughboys were the only band of the evening I could claim any familiarity with; it was also a rare chance to see Jim Bryson perform in a reasonably intimate venue; the last time I saw him live was at Bluesfest all the way back in 2007.