FISHBONE AT CBGB'S FINAL WEEK: TRIBUTE TO HILLY

"Without CBGB that fostered a small scene and turned it into a worldwide event -- Punk Rock -- there wouldn't be no Fishbone, there woudn't be no Lollapalooza, no muthafuckin' Warped Tour, NOT SHIT....CBGB represents freedom. I'm glad to be here" And with that they launch into "Subliminal Fascism", Angelo killing it on the theremin and more than a few heads taking dives while one cat hangs from the monitors. Earlier, when the audience roars "Hey Ma/Hey Pa/What the hell is wrong with yaw?!" and Angelo assures "It's Alright", you believe him cuz it already is, as everyone passes through this so very obviously cathartic moment, creating their own personal battlefield as the music keeps time and orchestrates the healthy violence and the fuck-it-all abandon. It's the same now as it was half a lifetime ago for this band (and this fan). And when Angleo vamps on one's addiction to sunglasses, I can personally relate.

Fishone have kept their shit together through the good the bad and the brutal, almost without ever stopping what seems to be a 20-year world tour. I always wondered why they didn't quite get as big as say, The Chili Peppers, and I still don't think it's too late. And Angelo should be starring in somebody's movie.

Here they are, sometime last October, during the las week of CBGB. Bad Brains will be up, with an article and some stills, in about a day.

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• CBGB
• final
• week
• closing
• Hilly
• Kristal
• Fishbone
• Michael
• Vazquez
• URB
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[gfindura]

What's the BRC?

[needlove1982]

I hate the BRC, they are the reason CBGBS no longer exists.

[basque2112]

oh cool thanks for posting i was at this show alot of fun but CBGB died a long time before it closed not long ago.still this was fun Fishbone never fails to put on a great show seen them so many times ay Lollaplooza touur in the 90's,Roseland,Coney island(another great NYC venue gone) high,Wetlands(yep another one gone) NYC is not what it once was i was born in 77 and remember it in the 80's all fucked but now its 2 different places this is how it goes!

[rudeboyjohn]

I was there that night, too bad it's gone now

[macadoughshus]

I fuckin miss CB's

[elsewhere3]

Wow! I was there. I hope to see the very begining where the drums come in to Sunless Saturday.

Glad you got this up.