CR were great. And like you said, they were guys from the neighborhood. Seeing people on stage who looked just like family friends making this amazing noise was a gamechanger. DIY indeed.
CR played a reunion show in NYC in December 2023 (with Milhouse, Mind Over Matter, and Silent Majority). I actually flew across the country for it. CR’s set was pure pandemonium, in the best possible way.
Loving this series. Growing up in small town America, in a sprawling Western rural state, we were so dependent on kids moving in from bigger cities and sharing mixtapes (that and Thrasher Magazine). One favorite mix tape shared by a recent transplant from California had Black Flag on one side and Violent Femmes on the other. Since 9th grade those two bands remain in a shared space in my brain.
Nicely said. For what it’s worth I owned the CR 7” and mail ordered it from Wellington, New Zealand. So that’s another 14 hour flight from LA
CR were great. And like you said, they were guys from the neighborhood. Seeing people on stage who looked just like family friends making this amazing noise was a gamechanger. DIY indeed.
CR played a reunion show in NYC in December 2023 (with Milhouse, Mind Over Matter, and Silent Majority). I actually flew across the country for it. CR’s set was pure pandemonium, in the best possible way.
Loving this series. Growing up in small town America, in a sprawling Western rural state, we were so dependent on kids moving in from bigger cities and sharing mixtapes (that and Thrasher Magazine). One favorite mix tape shared by a recent transplant from California had Black Flag on one side and Violent Femmes on the other. Since 9th grade those two bands remain in a shared space in my brain.
I'm currently on my couch 0.1 miles from 67 Handy St in New Brunswick per google. Small world.
I am loving this series so far. I remember my first local show and it was just so cool to have heroes that close.