God damn, I have not been able to stop listening to Token Entry's "Jaybird" lately! Probably the most underrated old school hardcore albums to date, Token Entry mixes classic stage diving /pile ons hardcore with brutal skate punk, with a tad of thrash unleashing a whole load of happy on your face (dripping down your leg). Inspiring a number of bands (their drummer Ernie actually played
This show was a last minute decision (and stroke of luck) for me. When I found out that the 12.27.08 show was moved from the Stone Pony to the Arcade on the boardwalk (imagine a shopping mall, with a bar in it, a few shops, oh and a giant christmas tree just standing in the middle), I knew I had to go. This was practically the same spot where I first saw the Souls (the convention hall that