Posterboy 2000, Plastic, TDA @ Arlene’s Grocery

by | Aug 24, 2022 | Shows

Posterboy 2000 at Arlene’s Grocery (photo by Juliette Boulay)

 

Last month I somehow ended up on the set of a music video shoot for Tits Dick Ass’s song “Girlfriend from Hell.” While the band doesn’t have any recorded songs out, and the video is still forthcoming, I loved their energy and their music from that day got stuck in my head big time. So I thought I’d check out their 8/16 show at Arlene’s Grocery.

 

They opened up with a boppy lineup of punk songs, including “Girlfriend from Hell” and many others—all aggressively danceable and gender-inclusive. Their bassist filled the space with his chaotic cowboy presence and Julia Pierce yelled her heart out. The crowd was dancing/moshing and having a good time. The venue was small but the vibes were “bussin” as the kids say these days.

 

The second opener was Plastic, a local emo band with a twist. Their singer uses a lot of vibrato and almost reminds me of a glam rock singer with a Courtney Love aesthetic. I appreciate that this makes them unique while midwestern emo-like chord progressions and lyrics ground them in an emo sound. The crowd loved them and danced to songs like “Situational Psychosis” which you can find here on Soundcloud.

Last was Posterboy 2000, a one-man handcore band with a heavy hyperpop influence. He set the stage with his impressively simple rig—an iPhone and a microphone. Questions, the sole band member of PB2K, started the first track and yelled into the crowd with hardcore vigor and eventually got on the floor to encite chaos. He actually almost got kicked out, but nevertheless persisted to the end. 

 

You can find more by PB2K on all streaming platforms and at shows around the city.

 

Scroll down for pics of the show (photos by Juliette Boulay)

 

TITS DICK ASS

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass performing

Tits Dick Ass

PLASTIC

Plastic performing

Plastic performing

POSTERBOY 2000

Posterboy 2000 performing

Posterboy 2000 performing

Posterboy 2000 performing

Posterboy 2000 performing

Posterboy 2000 performing

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