Hardcore Heydays 1981-1988: Sacramento

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Sentinel Beast - June 22, 1985

This may be the only gig that includes a swimming pool

Christ on Parade - May 3, 1987

Christ on Parade were a big deal then and I enjoyed their first LP, Sounds of Nature. I don't recall any of these other acts. Like any other human endeavor, some take off and thrive and others can't get any lift and perish.

Circle Jerks - February 17, 1985

This was my first foray into live hardcore at 15 years old. I realize that this timeline actually marks the ultimate decline of this phase of punk/hardcore, but for me, I was just getting started.

7 Seconds - February 15, 1987

Dr. Know - what a great group - they played a lot in town and I've seen them a ton of times. 7 Seconds - also no slouches from Reno. I'm a sucker for their pop punk singalongs - whoah oh oh oh! This one was for personal distribution ...

.. and for the telephone poles and large bulletin boards.

Sentinel Beast - January 19, 1986

Sentinel Beast - what a great local band - and an an unusual one for having a female on lead vocals. They formed in the early 80's and like so many others lost their way. The girlfriend of one the guitarists used to cut my hair when Supercuts did it for $6.

This album whose release is being celebrated can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=743gE-1cvQ0

Capitol Punishment - January 12, 1986

Lizzy Borden - January 11, 1988

Funny in retrospect that a band agreed to call themselves "Herbicide". Maybe they were good - I don't believe I attended this one to know.

Incidentally, Jason Mackenroth, known primarily as a drummer for the Rollins Band was the drummer for this version of Heathen. I played the crap out of their demo tape and it's one thing I miss not having around these days. He was a phenomenal player even then.

Social Distortion - January 10, 1987

Promotional material of this kind was distributed in a number of ways. The most visible were those stapled to telephone poles as this one was. These are usually 11" by 17". Depending on the intersections, many of these poles had years' worth of flyers stapled over one another and just riddled with staples. Others were hand distributed and yet others were sent as mailers (see below).