{"id":159430,"date":"2022-05-02T10:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T14:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punkoutlawblog.com\/?p=159430"},"modified":"2022-05-23T18:13:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:13:36","slug":"the-linda-lindas-and-jawbreaker-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punkoutlawblog.com\/2022\/05\/the-linda-lindas-and-jawbreaker-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Linda Lindas and Jawbreaker In NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently bought last-minute tickets to the third evening of Jawbreaker’s three-night residency at Irving Plaza, celebrating their 25th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

I arrived kind of late and, to my surprise,\u00a0<\/span>The Linda Lindas,<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the teen, Asian-American, an all-female punk band from Los Angeles that took the world by storm during the darkest days of the pandemic with a cover of Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” was opening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, they were almost through their set, and I was stuck way back by the bar, unable (or unwilling – as I’m still a little skittish of tight, tight crowds – despite the required proof of vax for entry) to wriggle my way to the front for a better view.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Linda Lindas<\/p><\/div>\n

But the sound system at\u00a0<\/span>Irving Plaza<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0was excellent, and I heard them well. You can tell a lot from a band when you see and hear them perform live. I saw and heard enough that this band is not some novelty act. They are TIGHT. Here’s a clip of their cover of a\u00a0<\/span>GoGos’\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>tune from the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n