D.O.A. - May 23, 1985

Punks then and today are largely left wing in their attitudes sans the statist parochialism. Toleration, anti racist attitudes permeated the culture up and down, so there would not have been any peace for a band called "Beat Nigs" under the obvious interpretation of the name.  That said, the Beat Nigs were a San Fransisco experimental hardcore band of African Americans, riffing on the name Beatniks. Aware of the problematic nature, they made their name one word sometime after all this.

D.O.A. - May 17, 1985

Pretty sure this was my first concert I ever went to - even before my first arena show: Huey Lewis and the News at Cal Expo. Been a huge fan of the Circle Jerks ever since.

D.O.A. - April 24, 1987

Club Can't Tell lasted about as long as the punk scene did in Sacramento (1984-1988) before shuttering. They hosted Iggy Pop, The Germs, and tons of others in the short time they were open.

D.O.A - April 22, 1987

This must have been a great one. D.O.A. are legends and it is from them whom we get the term "hardcore" as it applied to the musical diversion from "punk". Great band - Verbal Abuse and MDC too.