This flyer from the Jason Seibert Collection is evocative enough of the era and the roots of the Che Underground to merit its own post.
This gig at the Adams Avenue Theater features 5051, the Injections “& some others”; an early photo of Wallflowers vocalist Dave Rinck; and a design by David “GI” Klowden, 5051 vocalist and future Tell-Tale Hearts drummer. Note the instruction to “be there between 9:30-10:00 if you want to miss the mod bands.”
“I don’t know who the bands were,” Klowden says 26 years later, “but I am pretty sure I enjoyed them more than I did my own band that night.”
“Hahhaa! That’s me in about 10th grade,” Rinck adds. “Dave Klowden shot that one! (BTW, I lent that t-shirt I’m wearing in that photo to Johnny Thunders, who wore it when he played at the Bacchanal in SD circa 1982.)”
Does anyone else recall the gig advertised in this flyer? Do we know which mod bands were on the bill? The clash of subcultures alone was undoubtedly worth the $3 admission!
5051 MP3s:
- 5051 plays “All by Myself”: Listen now!
- 5051 plays “Pressure”: Listen now!
- 5051 plays “El Salvador”: Listen now!
- 5051 plays “Target of Insanity”: Listen now!
Injections MP3s: