Casualties
RICKSHAW THEATRE – APRIL 11, 2013
NYC Casualties launched off with “My Blood, My Life, Always Forward,” from their new LP Resistance. Front man Jorge led the pandemonium provoking punx to move beyond the barricades with songs from On The Front Line, For The Punx, Diehards, and Underground Army albums from 1997 onwards. Despite the fact that these streetpunks just released on metal label Season of the Mist, there was no shortage of a charged mosh at this show. Finishing off with ‘97 anthem RIOT and the words to “We Are All We Have Tonight” inciting a sing-along that will ring true and remain in your head for days to come.
Dayglo Abortions warmed up a Canadian punk’s heart and that stash hidden inside your studded vest, ensuring that the venue floor was well topped up.
Dayglo Abortions
Photographer Cat Ashbee has been shooting punk stalwarts in these parts for quite some time and she offers up her report for the show.
“East Coast meets West Coast for a night of epic music. Once again, Thursday night rushes in like a rogue wave and floods the streets with energy. Forget Friday, it’s time for the punks to take the streets early. New York City has been kind enough to lend us her punk sons, the Casualties, for the night and Victoria has responded with a lethal dose of the Canadian icons, The Dayglo Abortions. If you are unaware of the band The Casualties, just picture the absolute epitome of punk and then multiply that number by 11. The hair, the studs, the hardcore sound and the attitude on stage give these boys their classic feel and have been doing so for their 23 years of stomps, screams and high jumps. If you are unfamiliar with the music, the legacy and the imagery of The Dayglo Abortions, that big ball of warm light in the sky is called the sun and welcome to the world that lies beyond the rock you have been under.”
By tiina liimu and Cat Ashbee
Photos: Cat Ashbee
