The stairs heading down to the Echoplex are almost as scummy as that wall from the Masque, but the place was all punk admiration inside: moms showing their sons how cool they used to be, aging punks making it out to their first show in years. But it was heartwarming, all the teenagers stuffed up front, thrashing around for sounds that died out 30 years ago.

It was a long list of bands, but The Eyes and The Deadbeats took it. But best were The Plugz, on stage and in suits together for the first (and last?) time since 1982.

Buy the book if you didn’t make it out.

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