[Read this post with Whitney's punk playlists as the soundtrack.]
Scream was one of the pioneering bands in the legendary D.C. punk scene of the early 1980s. You may be more familiar with Minor Threat or Government Issue, but the very first full-length LP released by Dischord Records was Scream's. Dave Grohl was the band's drummer for a time late in the decade.
But their original (and current) drummer is named Kent Stacks. And when he was stricken with cancer recently, the D.C. punk community did what it does, and came together.
Scream will be headlining a benefit show on June 2 at Black Cat. Ian MacKaye is going to be there, as will seven other bands spanning the 40+ years of punk in the nation's capital.
And so will my kid. By herself. I sent her the link to the story above and she bought tickets. She also bought tickets to see The Circle Jerks at Black Cat in July. I'll join her for that one. She's got a half-dozen Richmond-area punk shows on her calendar later in the summer. (And if we can count Rage Against the Machine and Run the Jewels as punk-adjacent, I'm seeing them with Mark and the Teej in August.)
The moshing scars are gonna be real.
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many members of the rob lasso ensemble cast play today in the first round of the region 4c tournament against james wood high school. you may know the opponent as our man danimal's high school, among many other distinguished alums who comprise the broader fogtb diaspora.
James Wood is a good actor but to Trumpy for my tastes. If we're naming schools after Hollywood Woods, I vote for Ed.
*too* Trumpy
Natalie
I'd name a school after The Wood Brothers. They are that good.
Cuz hon you got the goods like Natalie Wood.
Medeski Martin & Wood?
Wood Bros is Chris Wood, bassist for MMW, his brother Oliver, and Jano Rix (an incredible utility man). They come with my strongest recommendation.
Jano Rix sounds like a Star Wars character. He used to hunt wamprats with Jojo Siwa.
You'd want Jano riding shotgun on your land speeder. That's a fact.
my kid and some of her classmates just had a 'signing' ceremony for kids moving on to compete in their sport in college. pretty, pretty cool to see her get recognized for continuing to pursue the thing she loves.
I’m a Wood Bros fan
But not Ronnie Wood? This rhombus only has two sides.
Wood's burnin and the fire's hot!
huskies 5, colonels 3 on the girls side. huskies 2, colonels 1 on the boys. huskies over the colonels in softball, 12-2. only a 7-0 colonels win in baseball prevented a clean sweep in the regional semis.
Take that, Danimal
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