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July 4, 2019
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Bane, Daltonic, Purpose
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.
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June 26, 2017
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Hindsight, No Contest, No Regrets, Purpose, Special Forces Records
This was a Special Forces Records showcase show. I want to say it was sometime in the summer of 1998. According to the web, No Contest, No Regrets, Purpose, and Hindsight played this show. I took a few pictures at it, but don’t remember much more about the show.
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June 19, 2017
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Ink & Dagger, Purpose, Try Fail Try, You & I
This was the second day of a two day fest in Asbury Park. We went back up to this show after I had gone for a bit the day before. I do not have remember any of these bands playing besides Ink & Dagger. A lot of my friends thought it was funny to go off for them like they were Breakdown. It got old after awhile, but it was pretty amusing at the time. I swear I took pictures at this show because we were going to interview Sean (which never happened…more on that in a future post), but…
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February 20, 2017
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Degenerics, Ensign, Purpose, Rain On The Parade, Reach The Sky, Tears Of Frustration, Worthless
This was yet another one of those shows where I worked all day and then raced to the show…I got there an hour late and it still had not even started! Tears Of Frustration got added to this show and opened it. I remember they covered a YDL song and the crowd was pretty awkward about it. The Degenerics, after a few seven inches, were starting to get really hot around this time. People were into them and they would always bust out a couple Bad Brains covers. No specific memories of Purpose, Worthless (another band that played a lot…
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February 6, 2017
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Ensign, Fastbreak, Fit For Abuse, Purpose, Rain On The Parade, Skewbald
This show was mostly an average 1998 NJHC show except for the opener…who absolutely blew our minds… After a long day at work some friends met up with me at my house. I took a quick shower and we got on the road to Manville, which was like 80 minutes away or so. The night before I had a conversation with a friend who said to make we got to the show on time because the opener was incredible. Fit For Abuse absolutely blew our minds. Not too many bands were more influenced by the 82 style, yet, at the…
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November 7, 2016
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Purpose
I am pretty sure four or five bands played this show, but I have no memories of them. This may have been the first show Purpose had their Alpha and Omega record available for, I think, because I remember getting a red one from them. One of the members of the band added a hand written note to my insert, which was nice. That is all I have for this one.
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October 10, 2016
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9 Lives, A Moments Peace, Ensign, Kill Your Idols, Parade Brigade Fanzine, Public Urination, Purpose, Rise Above, Step Ahead
I do not remember a ton from this show, but the big thing I remember is interviewing Kill Your Idols in the bathroom of Casino Skate Park. That was the only quiet place we could find unfortunately. It stunk in there and we did a quick interview to get out of the place. I never printed the interview despite Parade Brigade Fanzine beginning right after this. I also did a Purpose interview right around this time that never got printed. Actually, I think that might have been at Casino Skate Park too maybe? I do not know why we never…
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August 8, 2016
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Ignite, No Contest, Purpose, Rain On The Parade, Shutdown
My first show of 1998 took me to Yardley again, which had been the site of an infamous show a few weeks before. I don’t remember much about Purpose. No Contest opened with the intro from Age Of Quarrel (the song), which was pretty cool. Ignite were really late to this show. Shutdown played a long set where they busted out a ton of covers. Rain On The Parade hopped on and played a quick set too. I used to love it when this happened. Finally Ignite got there and pretty much got up on stage and began playing. They…
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August 12, 2014
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All Things Considered, Black Turns Green, OS 101, Purpose, Rain On The Parade, Uprise, Vision
We went up to this show with OS 101 in their van I think along with Jenn West and a few other people. They got a decent reaction, which was always pretty hit or miss for them. I don’t remember anything from Rain On The Parade’s set. Black Turns Green had future members of Purpose. All Things Considered had members of Uprise and a few other MCYC bands. They did a demo…this might have been their last show? Vision were good and definitely played You and I!!
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July 10, 2014
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Purpose, Vision
This show must have been in 2004 or 2005ish. I have no idea when exactly at this point nor do I recall who else played. I hung out in the back area with Mickey and the singer of Purpose the whole night and then went in to see Vision. Yep. That’s about it.
