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Club Lingerie revived: Off!, Scream and Redd Kross combine tonight for surprise triple bill

By Randall Roberts
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Tonight at a revived (for one night only) Club Lingerie in Hollywood, punk rock will happen, and it will feature two legendary bands and one ‘supergroup,’ if it is permissable to use such a word in conjunction with hardcore punk. The supergroup in question is Off!, the new project put together by former Circle Jerks/Black Flag screamer Keith Morris and featuring Steven McDonald of Redd Kross on bass, Dimitri Coats of Burning Brides on guitar, and Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Clikitat Ikatowi, Earthless) on drums. The band’s first EP came out Tuesday on Vice Records, and they’re teasing the release with a handful of performances.

Also on the bill are two bands that rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early ‘80s: Catchy-agressive Redd Kross, who will be performing their early L.A. classics, and D.C. punk icons Scream, whose early work on Ian MacKaye’s great Dischord label was a template for the entire hardcore subgenre. This looks to be a pretty furious show. Expect sweat in the evening, and bruises in the morning.

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-- Randall Roberts

Pop & Hiss
Randall Roberts

Former staff writer Randall Roberts covered Los Angeles music culture for the Los Angeles Times. He had served various roles since arriving at The Times in 2010, including music editor and pop music critic. As a staff writer, he explored the layered history of L.A. music, from Rosecrans and Sunset to Ventura Boulevard and beyond. His 2020 project on the early Southern California phonograph industry helped identify the first-ever commercial recording made in Los Angeles.

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