This article appeared in the 1 August issue of The Williamsburg Courier.
We’ve all seen the tee shirts that plead “Punk’s not dead” as if to convince a skeptical passerby or defend the genre’s honor.
Well, the point is moot and that tee shirt’s ugly anyway. Punk is not only alive; it’s loud, it’s fun and it’s keeping Brooklyn up way past it’s bedtime.
The First Annual Punk and Metal Extravaganza will descend on Cha Cha’s in Coney Island on August 2 and, considering the enthusiasm of the bands involved, you would do well to be there.
Lisa Brown, the promoter for the Punk and Metal Extravaganza at Cha Cha’s, and Mongrel Bitch perform at Lucky 13 Saloon.
