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September 5, 2016
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Full Speed Ahead, Reagan Youth, Three Against One, War Zone
I remember 3 Against 1 covered War Zone and a lot of people were going off for Full Speed Ahead. Sometime during their set, a teenage girl got hit really hard and I think was concussed. Someone covered Reagan Youth at this show too.
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August 22, 2016
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Degenerics, Full Speed Ahead, SOV, Worthless
This was my first experiences with all these bands. S.O.V. I would see a lot over the years and of course DJ ended up in Full Speed Ahead too. Worthless were a pop punk band I did not like. Degenerics were still kind of getting their sound together at this point, but eventually they would be pretty raging. One of my friends interviewed S.O.V. and Worthless at another show, but I do not know if he ever printed them or anything.
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June 18, 2016
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Breakdown, Ensign, Fastbreak, Floorpunch, Full Speed Ahead
My first year of college was finally over and to celebrate this show happened on the final day! Brilliant, right? I went to campus in the morning, took a math final (which also had a few Brick Town crew people in it), and then drove back down to Manahawkin for dinner and then to pick up everyone for the show. After stopping at a rest stop (for some reason I have a vivid memory of this) we headed up the show and made sure we got there on time. We had seen Full Speed Ahead the previous summer and spent…
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June 16, 2016
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Antidote, Ari Katz, Brotherhood, Carl The Mosher, Crucial Intentions, Crucial Response Records, Enuf, Full Speed Ahead, Lifetime, Madball, Release, Teamwork Records, The Icemen, Up Front
The Black Cat was Ari Katz (Lifetime, Enuf, Up Front)’s record store. We went there a bunch of times and picked up good records. They did this and maybe a few other shows? I remember we talked in and the dude working there put on the Release 7”, which we dug. John moshed around the store. Antidote got back together and played this show and one other at Casino Skate Park. Oddly enough, they had Carl The Mosher on bass. This led to many calls for Icemen songs. Remember how hard we all looked for soundboards and then suddenly there was…
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June 8, 2016
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Full Speed Ahead, SOV
This show was the night of John’s graduation from Southern. I had a party with my family for mine and like two friends showed. A show is much better! This was a Tuesday night I think, so the show was sparsely attended for sure. SOV were a local punk band which members eventually ended up in Full Speed Ahead actually. They did a few demos and maybe a seven inch? I took pictures of Full Speed Ahead at this show, but I think I sent them to a few fanzines and they got published. I certainly do not have copies…
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June 2, 2016
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Devoid Of Faith, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dissolve, Full Speed Ahead, Hell Child, Human Remains, Malefaction, Monster X, Unanswered
I ended up meeting a bunch of people I still talk to in 2016 at this show. I had no idea who any of them were at the time, but they are friendships I value to this day. Devoid of Faith and Monster X were gateway bands for me and my friends into a lot of other cool stuff. Hell Child were from Japan. I do not remember a lot about them unfortunately, nor do I remember Dissolve. Human Remains were this incredible metal band from the area. They were pretty influential on a lot of bands that would come…
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October 12, 2014
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Fast Times, Full Speed Ahead, Social Circkle
For the life of me, I cannot remember who else played this show. I think Social Circle and Fast Times did, but I am honestly not sure. Full Speed Ahead were great as usual and got a crazy reaction from the locals. I kept ending up on stage and diving off, dodging guitars and band members as I went. Fun.
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August 6, 2014
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Black Flag, Blind Justice, Floorpunch, Full Speed Ahead, Get Real, Gorilla Biscuits, Heavy Chains, Krust, Mental, Night Birds, Sheer Terror, Stag Party, Stick Together, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Little Rascals, Title Fight
When Bob Shedd puts on a gig, you know it is going to be good. Full Speed Ahead are playing a few shows this summer. I missed their last reunion gig in 2006 (?), so I knew I had to head out to this show. This was also my first gig of the year. One of the great things about living in Mount Holly is the commute. To either of our main campuses, it is basically 15 minutes each way. This is great during the school year; many of my colleagues have very short drives to one campus and then…
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August 5, 2014
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Bl'ast!, Born Annoying, Defiance Engine, Dillinger Escape Plan, Ensign, Full Speed Ahead, Fury Of V, Manalive, NJ Bloodline, Rain On The Parade, Stag Party, The Explosion, You & I
This was supposed to be a secret show, which was not kept very well, for Bl’ast! on the east coast. They ended up cancelling their tour, but the show goes on with The Explosion replacing them. I debated not going to this show after a few friends bailed on it, but figured I could check out Full Speed Ahead again. The show time apparently got pushed back, so this show ended up going really late. After a dreadful time finding parking, I got to the show before any band had even played. This was going to be a long night.…
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July 3, 2014
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97a, Acme, Black Flag, Born Against, Breakdown, Canephora, Capitalist Causalities, Charles Bronson, Crossed Out, Full Speed Ahead, Hail Mary, Infest, Maximum Rock N Roll, MK Ultra, Negative Aproach, No Comment, Rorschach, Spazz, Youth Brigade, Youth Of Today
After discovering Infest during the winter of 1996/1997, some of us checked out a lot of faster bands. This lead us deep into the power violence scene, which had some crossover with the more youth crew scene we were accustomed to (97a is a good example of this) checking out. We made our way towards the classics like No Comment and Crossed Out and also gravitated near bands like Rorschach, Capitalist Causalities, Acme, and others. This led to modern bands like Charles Bronson, MK Ultra, and, of course, Spazz. Oddly, there was little internet hype for this tour. I actually…
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