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i've been to a few in my short time on earth, so here's a lovely list of them! ignore some of the older ones... i was a kid, okay?

apes of the state & sister wife sex strike & ash bricky - fri sep 14 2024
flyer!
- ash bricky was so much fun & so silly & i had a blast moshing n two-stepping with everyone ! we got there a little bit late, but it was still so great
- oh my GOD sister wife sex strike was the fucking best as always! i was surprised by their new album at first but it's grown on me so fucking much and the pit was fantastic, their energy was great, screaming to the lyrics was incredible, and i was very entranced by pigeon's screaming. genuinely such an amazing set
- i was not expecting to love apes of the state so much because their recordings never really hit that hard for me, but it was so much fun live ! their energy was fantastic & it was a lot louder and the sense of community was amazing. it was a little less fun also just 'cause i was so exhausted by that point, but really wonderful
- there was a table with a fuck ton of free zines alongside narcan, plan b, covid tests, and masks ! i didn't get any more narcan 'cause i already have so much, but i did grab some plan b and lots of zines :]
- i was so hyped about the merch, y'all don't even know. i bought two shirts, two patches, like fifty stickers, a cassette, a CD, and this adorable set of earrings that's a blue pigeon and an orange moth (after pigeon and moth of sister wife sex strike)
G.B.A. & koitus & multo - fri aug 30 2024
flyer! + hand drawn by GBA flyer i caught
- holy shit was GBA amazing. like oh my God! the pit was absolutely wild & free & i caught their little hand drawn flyer they threw into the crowd
- koitus wasn't as much my style (very muddy/grimy sounding), but still really sick & fun to head bang to & the band members looked so, so cool
- multo was also really awesome, though i hadn't heard of them before. loved the energy & the topics and, once again, the pit was sick as fuck
- it was super fun going with a couple friends (and attempting an elmer's glue mohawk for me as a team), and it was just a great night overall
pura vida & sharpshooter & spunk & sikaflanta & animasucks - sat aug 17 2024
flyer!
- sick as fuck show, oh my god ! went with my girlfriend. sadly couldn't see animasucks play 'cause my mask broke & we were exhausted as fuck
- spunk was wild as fuck, of course-- super intense & amazing. they threw those bang snap fireworks at the floor which was a little much 'cause it filled the room with smoke, but still super fun, and the pit was awesome. had some fun moments with my girlfriend in there, too
- sharpshooter was so wildly impressive & awesome ?? i'm so fucking amazed by them. pura vida, too. so cool. sikaflanta was not super my taste [or maybe i was just tired], but funky & fun as fuck, too
- got some awesome as fuck clothes & zines at the show, too. great people watching & fun time all around
indigo bruise & missing wiba & the maras - fri aug 16 2024
flyer!
- very fun show with a friend ! we had a blast danciing & walkng around & talking to people
- one very funny moment where a friend & some dude we talked to both had harmoncias and jammed together for a little (and then found out they also both had narcan)
- missing wiba was groovy as fuck and the last band (i imagine 'the maras', but i'm not sure which one it was) played a very wild mix of songs... criminal - fiona apple, i don't love you - mcr, king for a day - pierce the veil, and creep - radiohead... what a time
GUTTER & wazoo & polio & tripas sangrientas & mormon mincers & fractured - fri aug 3 2024
flyer!
- GUTTER was a sort of classic, boring metal band. definitely solid enough, but just not my favorite
- wazoo was awesome as fuck... bought a shirt & two CDs because oh my god. wildest stage presence i've ever seen and such a fucking blast to mosh to
- polio was super cool and fun to mosh to and i wish i could've stayed longer for the rest of the set !
- speaking of which, we sadly weren't able to see the other bands... another time, i hope ! they seemed awesome, too
- the venue was so awesome and the vendors were too ! i got the coolest pair of shorts, and it was so much fun to take a friend to their first hardcore show
ryan cassata & trap girl & mwauhshell - sun jul 21 2024
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- ryan cassata is definitely cool but not my thing exactly... he definitely sounds more punk rock live than in recordings, though
- mwauhshell was honestly really cool, but definitely new & lacking in confidence. pretty excited to see where they go tbh !
- trap girl my fav ever !! such a fucking fantastic voice, and awesomee music all around
- i was so surprised and a little sad that no one wanted to mosh?? i think they were all ryan cassata fans, to be honest... i've been to shows where people didn't want to start one, but never ones where people didn't join one that was started ! my girlfriend and i moshed, though, and got some help from someone else who wanted to start a pit. people gave us space & it was still really fun
minishoppingcart & madam bombs & neatfreak - fri jul 12 2024
flyer!
- i honestly think neatfreak should've been the headliner with their awesome, weird experimental sound!
- madam bombs was really cool but definitely very classic women in punk rock sound, so like... sliiiiightly basic
- minishoppingcart was weird like... beach rock but not surf rock? and awesome, but not super my thing
fuck fent fest with gottlieb, whoremones, bimbo, sva, post, strathern, and wasted eternities - sat may 4 2024
flyer!
- first two listed were my favorite! gottlieb has probably the best pit i've ever been in & awesome stage presence, and whoremones was amazing, but i was so exhausted by the time they played that i don't think i got to fully enjoy it
- didn't get a chance to see bimbo or sva because we left early, and post was early on & chill
- strathern & wasted eternities had solid music but the band's vibes were horrid
sister wife sex strike & rent strike & moon bandits - tue apr 16 2024
flyer!
- okay THIS was the best pit i've ever been in
- basically an exclusively trans and sick as fuck crowd
- swss was absolutely incredible and i had so much fun dancing with my girlfriend to gentleness, two-stepping with all the other queers, etc !
- also laughed a lot while singing along to rent strike's hydraulic press song
BALTHVS - mon mar 25 2024
flyer!
- so, so cool... colombian psychedelic funk is always awesome. so much dancng & flow & energy !
malarchy & while we sleep & this again - sat jan 20 2024
flyer!
- all sick as fuck, but malarchy was definitely a favorite ! super fun first show at this venue, and had a blast dancing & moshing & just listening
black flag - sat jan 13 2024
flyer!
- most fun i've had in a pit by far
serpentwithfeet - sat oct 21 2023
- very odd but cool... took on a sort of play / musical form despite being a concert?
- beautiful storytelling, too-- followed a gay bar and the trauma & drama & struggles surrounding it with a main character & his romance as the focus. i cried
the weirdos & the avengers & alice bag band & allison wolfe - sat sep 30 2023
flyer!
- Wild old people punk pit... kind of cool, kind of not
- met alice bag which was a blessing
dengue fever & ‘daz & the demons’ - wed sep 27 2023
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- my love !! so much energy and such incredible music. the lead singer's voice was incredible, and the history of the band is so odd and interesting
- also was very fun to be there with my mom & girlfriend ! super fun show all around
hozier - sat nov 4 2024
- another show with my lovely girlfriend ! it was such a blast to picnic together beforehand and listen to all his [incredibly] lovely music
y la bamba - tue may 2 2023
flyer!
- not the most stage presence i've ever seen, but i could definitely see the connection and love between even the shyest band members, and the music was so much fun, of course
ty segall & freedom band - sun apr 30 2023
- really weird but fun show with a friend ! i had the weirdest moment where i was swaying to the psychedelic rock and trying not to fall asleep standing up, just sort of lost to the movement & flow & music & how damn late it was
forsythia & the four & virtual nobodies - fri may 26 2023
flyer!
- a show in a little bar! super cute & fun, and especially so being there with a friend & enjoying food n conversation together while we listened
ebo taylor - sun aug 7 2022
flyer!
- oh my god, it was so full of life ! the dancing was surreal & amazing
- god, i love jazz
fall out boy & weezer & green day - fri sep 3 2021
- still a little embarrassing, but really fun, regardless
- green day was absolutely the highlight, though
- really fun to go with my mom :]
sylvan esso - tue jul 10 2018
- one of my favorite bands :] i'll always enjoy them, even if they aren't always my most listened or whatever

here come the embarrassing ones! look away...

maroon five & the weeknd & others

katy perry

taylor swift

lorde

panic! at the disco

twenty-one pilots

yoko ono tribute concert
- i think i was a little too young to have a lot of thoughts on this one, but it was definitely really beautiful
- cool performance art, incredible singers, and yoko ono was actually in the audience a little further down our row
active child
- wild show put on by KCRW. we were all sat in the pews while he played harp & sung & smoke machines made a layer of fog at our feet
- i was maybe 6, and i've never had such a mystical experience

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