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These Brooklyn punk rockers brought out a sound I definitely haven’t heard live in quite some time. Brothers Alex and Ryan Levine, along with stepbrother Zach Staggers, were raised together in Brooklyn while guitarist Matt Elkin, the only non-related member, completes The So So Glos. Now, I assumed the proverbial big apple put it’s traditional punk roots on life support, but the Glos proved me wrong. Punk is most definitely pumping blood through the veins of this city. “Throw Your Hands Up” stays true to those garage punk, Clash-inspired roots and was instantaneously a crowd pleaser with the refrain “throw your hands up Deejay, we are verbal shotgun shells/You better change your up your rotation/War on the radio.” The band’s anti-establishment messages didn’t cease there - “We Got The Days” brought on a comedic political message with front man Alex howling to “Stick the revolution to the bathroom stall!” The Glos thought provoking music highly encouraged audience participation - dancing, clapping, screaming. The raw sound and catchy chanting chorus in “Execution” immediately caught my attention, but “Underneath the Universe,” the last track off their sophomore album (which was printed/recorded on environmentally friendly materials) “Tourism/Terrorism,” was a show stealer. This critic is convinced that punk never went anywhere… it’s just been hanging out in Brooklyn for awhile.
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http://www.comfortcomes.com/2009/03/12/trail-of-deadmidnight-masses-live-at-bowery-ballroom-22809/
