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Live at the Safari Club
Live at the Safari A People's History of HarDCore is the uncensored oral history of a notorious underground punk venue in the nation’s capital, told by the bands, fans, zinesters, promoters, graffiti artists, scenesters, senators’ kids and activists who made it happen.
Over 200 exclusive interviews with and photos of members of Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, Sick of it All, Worlds Collide, Ignition, Swiz, Avail, Rancid, Nirvana, Danzig, Bad Religion, Tom Waits’ band, Bad Brains, Hole, Hatebreed, Clutch, My Morning Jacket, and more.
Over 200 exclusive interviews with and photos of members of Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, Sick of it All, Worlds Collide, Ignition, Swiz, Avail, Rancid, Nirvana, Danzig, Bad Religion, Tom Waits’ band, Bad Brains, Hole, Hatebreed, Clutch, My Morning Jacket, and more.
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144 pages, Hardcover
Published July 18, 2017
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November 26, 2017
The month before I read this book, a friend of mine moved into a new place. At the end of the alley next to the building we found an empty area, with only the facade remaining. The shell of the building is there, and surprisingly, this spot has been left untouched by the booming development. As someone who has a soft spot for abandoned spaces, it was kind of a rare treat to see in the city.
The area has been taken over in the last few years with luxury apartment buildings with nice restaurants, trendy fast food, and other small stores popping up around the area. I have no qualms about walking in either direction to the Mount Vernon Square Metro or Chinatown in the middle of the night on my own. The Convention Center, built less than 15 years ago has also helped gentrify the area and it has been lamented by several people how DC's Chinatown is only a Chinatown in name only, with gleaming bars, restaurants, and the Verizon Center sitting in the middle of everything.
Live at the Safari Club is not only an oral history on the punk scene in DC, but a history part of the city not that long ago. Before those apartment buildings and nice restaurants was an era when DC was considered dangerous, and the area hosted a strip of dive bars for underground music and vices by an array of characters.
While I enjoyed seeing the stories, I more appreciated the history of the area and how to see how much it has changed in such a short time.
The area has been taken over in the last few years with luxury apartment buildings with nice restaurants, trendy fast food, and other small stores popping up around the area. I have no qualms about walking in either direction to the Mount Vernon Square Metro or Chinatown in the middle of the night on my own. The Convention Center, built less than 15 years ago has also helped gentrify the area and it has been lamented by several people how DC's Chinatown is only a Chinatown in name only, with gleaming bars, restaurants, and the Verizon Center sitting in the middle of everything.
Live at the Safari Club is not only an oral history on the punk scene in DC, but a history part of the city not that long ago. Before those apartment buildings and nice restaurants was an era when DC was considered dangerous, and the area hosted a strip of dive bars for underground music and vices by an array of characters.
While I enjoyed seeing the stories, I more appreciated the history of the area and how to see how much it has changed in such a short time.
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