Maximum Penalty, Step2Far, and a bunch of other bands I never heard of, and didn’t want to see

So, this is not much of a review since I only saw one band. I guess it doesn’t really matter since the primary reason for my presence this evening was to catch the return of Maximum Penalty.

This was a very special night for two reasons. First, was the return of original guitarist, Joe Affe and second was the fact that they would only play songs off of their, now legendary blue demo (and some other older cuts, as well). As an added treat, temporarily on bass, was Sergio Vega of Quicksand fame. His presence in the band tonight definitely added a vibe to the band that I had never heard before. A lot more bottom that I wasn’t use to. The music was powerful but funky in that signature MP style. Even though they played old songs they kept it light with a child like exuberance. They even did, “All Your Boyz.” SWEET!