The Lewd, a legendary 77' punk outfit from San Francisco (via Seattle), has played at The Redwood Bar & Grill in Downtown Los Angeles. The bill was completed by Old School L.A. punkers RF7 and two relatively new bands called Rough Kids and Neon Maniacs.
Everything was unpredictable for many reasons. Starting with the venue, a tiny restaurant/bar near the LA Times building, who improvised a stage putting out some dinning tables. Continued by the arrival of dozens of punks from the oldest, not-so-new or new scene, as the entire Rhino Records "No Thanks" served as prelude.
Around 10:00 pm, The Rough Kids started blasting their upbeat 77' punk. They probably rip off stage every other band that follow them. Catchy songs, tight drumming and in-your-face guitar rhythm that even included the Simpletones tune "I Like Drugs". Their sound remind me of a cross between The Stitches and The Crowd, so definitely worth checking out.
Neon Manics came up next. Their sound was very lo-fi garage punk with raunchy backing vocals and loud guitars. It was a very energetic set with tons of attitude. They somehow reminded me of The Webelos from Spain with their out of tune vocals. So far, so good.
Then, RF7 entered the stage with original vocalist Felix and guitarrist Nick. SoCal early hardcore punk with heartfelt songs. They played hits such as "Raised on Heroin" and "Fuck Money", in during which the vocalist burned a one dollar bill. Their set was one of the highlights of the show.
Past midnight, The Lewd appeared featuring vocalist J. Satz Baret and guitarrist Blobbo. Satz, who looked very old and fucked-up, babbled the songs while the band played sloppier versions of their classics "Climate of Fear", "Trash Can Baby", "Mobile Home", "(Go To Hell In) Hollywood" and "Fight".
For $8 dollars, it was a good show but definitely expected to hear The Lewd classics' better performed. Anyway is punk rock, so fuck it.
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