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Bane-Daltonic-The Purpose @ New Brunswick NJ 6-26-99

I actually went to this show to see Daltonic, who were a good band from MA that got down here from time to time. I think this was the basement show where we really bummed out some emos during Purpose. I didn’t even watch Bane. I remember being outside with a few friends trying to make dinner plans for after the show. This was a little before they really blew up, so they didn’t really get a big reaction. Like 6-9 months later, they were one of the biggest bands in hardcore.

Bane-Daltonic-The Purpose at New Brunswick NJ Summer 1998

This was at a house but I cannot remember which one. I could never keep any of that straight. When Purpose played a few of us went off, which bummed out emos and I think a member or two of the band. That band blurred the lines between the hardcore and emo parts of NJHC a lot. Daltonic were a melodic band from Boston, I think, right, and played occasionally in the area. They were okay but not really my thing. I went outside to hang out with some people when Bane played, which is so weird because six months later…
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