The Hunns

Duane Peters and The Hunns
Damnation
Litmus Green
Narcoleptic Youth
F-Minus
October 13th 2000 @ The Troubadour in Hollywood
Written By: Darren Filas
Pics By: Scott Harding

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It's Friday the 13th in October, so what better way to spend it than checking out some kick ass punk at the Troubadour!  And what a better line up than The Hunns, Damnation, Litmus Green, Narcoleptic Youth and F-Minus! Now what sucked as usual was the god forsaken L.A. traffic. It took me almost 2 fucking hours to get to the venue from Orange County! Then to make matters worse, some corporate dipshit has the street all under construction around the Troubadour so it made it nearly impossible to find a good parking place....I found one 3 blocks away. When I made my way into the Troubadour after my mile long hike through the concrete jungle, I found that I had missed F-Minus. But I'm sure they kicked ass because I have seen them about 5 times and they always do a good job. And since I'm bitching I also have to add FUCK THE TROUBADOUR'S BAR! Come on guys $5.50 for a flat 10oz. beer is BULL SHIT! Ok, I'm feeling better....on with the show!

So now it was time for Narcoleptic Youth to take the stage. I haven't see these guys live before but I have a few cd's of theirs and I can't get enough of them. So the crowds sitt'n there waiting while Joey and the boys got ready to jam, then like a bat outta hell Narcoleptic Youth started tearing it up! And with out hesitation, the crowd stared a very impressive pit! I couldn't help but join them. See the pic! So if you haven't heard these punks before then let me give you a bit on what I think they sound like. If you take the Adicts, TSOL, Dead Kennedys, and the Subhumanz, mix in a six pack of your favorite beer, and toss it all on vinyl.....you have Narcoleptic Youth. I have to say that even though I have never seen them play before, Narcoleptic Youth is everything I expected from what I heard form the albums I own. Real Punk, and that's becoming harder and harder to find these days. So after about thirty five punk driven minutes Narcoleptic Youth gave the stage up to Litmus Green! Oh yeah, check out Narcoleptic Youth's site at www.narcolepticyouth.com they have a full album's worth of full mp3's you can have for free!

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Awww yeah, Litmus Green! I love these guys. And as always they put on one hell of a show. Along with their hard, slap my mohawk and call me punk rock music, Litmus Green also brought out their props. From what I remember there was a gun, some dynamite, a few knives and something that was just wrong! Now that the Troubadour was packed with a shit load of people, including Youth Brigade's front man Sean Stern, the feeling of a true punk show had taken full effect. As Litmus broke sound barriers with loud snotty guitar riffs and blood curdling bass runs, the more than responsive group of fans showed their support with yet another impressive pit I just had to partake in! Rev. Sean mesmerized the followers with his wit and humor as he lead the band into a frenzy of choppy chords and strong beats. And just as I couldnt get enough of their antics, a big fat ass attempted a flying stage dive and crushed 2 poor teen chicks flat to the ground! Damn it was great! Go out and see Litmus Green if you haven't yet and be sure to check out www.litmusgreen.com and deadontheweb's interview with the band!!

Next up? DAMNATION! The band I came to see! If you are the type of person that likes to look at severed heads, skulls, dead things and enjoys long strolls through the local cemetery at night, then Damnation is the band you need to be listening to! These guys have to be the next best horror punk band since the Misfits! And unlike most bands in this genre, they do it their own style and don't rip off from the Misfits. Nope it's all Damnation and it all shakes shit up! The stage was all done up Halloween style with severed heads, skulls and jack o' lanterns. (See pic) I think most of the people that showed up were there to see them because when they took the stage the people went apeshit. So they kick it off and front man Shaun starts throwing himself all about the venue, falling down, getting up, and thrusting himself into the first few rows of fans. Then to get them going even more, Shaun starts passing out all kinds of Halloween shit like masks and props and then continued to kick out the dark jams. After a goo 40 minute set Damnation brought it to an end. Check out Damnation's official web site at www.damnation66613.com and  also check out Deadontheweb's interview with the band!

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And now it was time to see Duane Peter's new project The Hunns. This was the first time I have seen and heard The Hunns so I really didn't know what to expect. First the band came out on the stage with out Duane and jammed out a very tight instrumental tune. And just before this song came to an end, out came Duane, tats and all! As they started their first song with vocals right away I noticed that The Hunns had the same feel as Peter's U.S. Bombs only a bit more rockish. As the band cranked out the music, Duane's throaty vocals cut through like a hot knife in butter. And as he did this, he also did his trade mark of singing out of 2 mics at once while sprawling about on the stage floor. Although I can't really say that I was extremely impressed with The Hunns, I can say they are very tight and if you are a core Bombs fan or just dig their style of music you will dig them. Check out more of them here!

So that was it. A very haunted night of great punk on Friday the 13th!