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i had the pleasure of playing CBGB before it closed, and ABC No Rio before i stopped playing out. i've opened or headlined for a few bands in the documentary as

i had the pleasure of playing CBGB before it closed, and ABC No Rio before i stopped playing out. i've opened or headlined for a few bands in the documentary as well. i mostly just want to brag, it is very rare my interests intersect like this. so i'll try to add some value: there is something we can all learn about community from the hardcore scene. regardless of how large it grows or how transient members can be, it is self policing of it's values which remain unchanged for probably 40 years now. it remains original and pure in a way that HN couldn't dream of.

metaobject 12y ago
Would you want to say which band you played in?
- catshirt 12y ago
  i played in "The Banner" and "Pellinore". neither is a staple of the New York Hardcore scene, but I'd like to think anyone involved in the NJ/NY scene from 2004-2012 is probably familiar. both are on Spotify, if you care to listen. :) this is obviously kind of new school with respect to the documentary, but they feature some newer bands so I thought it was fair game. :)
  - vogt 12y ago
    Gosh, I used to love The Banner. I can't believe this thread is seriously happening on Hacker News but it's amazing. I was at this show with Shai Hulud (all time favorite status) at ABC No Rio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_52HtykF1gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_52HtykF1gs.
    - catshirt 12y ago
      hahaha, awesome m8. your comment made my day. :) the odds of seeing a thread like this on HN seem slim, and the odds someone here is familiar with one of my bands even slimmer. i stopped playing with them in 2009 when i landed a gig in the startup world that was too hard to pass up, so unfortunately i wasn't actually at the show in the video. but it still means a lot to me to see it posted here. :)