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If I were stranded in the middle of the desert the two things I would want would be plenty of stuff to drink, and good music to keep me sane. Thankfully we weren’t stranded, but there was plenty of good music and drinks to be had. |
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We pulled up to the Roadhouse Casino at about 5:30 pm and the line was already wrapped around the corner of the building. The first band that I got to see play were The Loud Pipes. This Arizona based band was a really great bunch, and complemented the other bands perfectly. |
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Being from L.A. you would have thought that perhaps I would have seen the next |
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Throughout the entire set the pit was slamming in full force, sending some people flying against the red plaster walls. If the Havoc comes to your town, don’t let the opportunity pass you up to see these guys live, and if you live in the LA or OC area, do yourself a favor and check these guys out…that is…if you think your man enough. |
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Die Hunns were next on stage, and for anyone who has seen them play before they they know that die Hunns really know how to put on an excellent show filled with plenty of surprises. The Hunns tore into their set and the crowd went into a frenzy. |
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The pit was moving at least 60 miles per hour, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it was intense. Throughout the set there were even people who were crowd surfing and then as they passed near the stage they would grab hold of the scaffolding and climb to the ceiling were they would hang for a few moments and then let themselves drop to the crowd again. Towards the end of the set Hunns bassist Corey Parks did a rad fire breathing stunt that sent everyone’s energy surging at the site of this. |
It was 10:30 and the Adolescents were minutes away from going on stage, but lead singer Tony Reflex was nowhere to be found. We found out that he had left from Los Angeles at 5:30. We were skeptical that he was going to make it. We finally get a call and it turned out to be Tony. He was in Las Vegas, but as it turns out there are 3 Sunset streets in the Las Vegas area, and evidently Mr. Reflex had gotten off on the wrong one. Luckily, he wasn’t too far away and made it to the club just in the nick of time. |
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The Adolescents took the stage and the desert kids of Henderson wasted no time in getting down to business. The guys played a nice mix of songs from the Blue album, Brats in Battalions, and even some new songs that will be featured on the Adolescents new album scheduled for release this summer. Of the newer songs the crowd loved “American Lockdown” and of course who can forget the classics like “Amoeba” and “Rip it Up”. At the end of the set Frank Agnew Jr. jumped into the crowd at the end of “Kids of the Black Hole” (ladies this guy is single!). |
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During the show Tony has mentioned that his daughters first communion was the next morning, so after the show he had to drive all the way back home. This was a great, hot night of music with a long drive back to Orange County ahead of us. Next stop is the VANS skatepark in the morning. |
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