Before the Internet, the all-ages punk or metal show was the lifeblood of the scene. Philly had several great spots where you to check out new bands, meet like-minded people, and generally feel a sense of belonging -- even in a crowd of strangers. 3 bands for $5 to $8 was the norm, though City Gardens in NJ ran some higher priced shows with some of the bigger bills. Us? We generally stuck to Club Pizazz, where Sunday afternoons of great lineups were a mainstay for years.
100 Rifles / Suburban Uprise / Retributoin
100 RIFLES / SUBURBAN UPRISE / RETRIBUTOIN Saturday, May 9, 1987, 46th and Kingsessing (Philadelphia) by Sean [Originally published: Issue ...
7 Seconds / Justice League / Scram / The Corrupted Ones / Fail Safe
Friday, July 31, 1987 Club Pizazz (Phila., PA) by Tony [Originally published: Issue #4, circa 1987] Before the show even ...
Anthrax / Metal Church
ANTHRAX / METAL CHURCH Monday, June 8th, 1987, Pulsations (Glen Mills, PA) by Tony [Originally published: Issue #3, circa 1987] ...
Beastie Boys / Murphy’s Law / Public Enemy
BEASTIE BOYS / MURPHY'S LAW / PUBLIC ENEMY Tuesday, April 7, 1987, The Spectrum (Philly) by Mickey [Originally published: Issue ...
Corrosion of Conformity / Honor Role / Homo Picnic / Legitimate Reason
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY / HONOR ROLE / HOMO PICNIC / LEGITIMATE REASON Saturday, April 18, 1987 Club Pizazz by Mickey ...
Cro-Mags / Ludichrist / Gang Green
Monday, June 29, 1987, Pulsations (Glen Mills, PA) by Tony [Originally published: Issue #3, circa 1987] [LOOKING BACK: This show ...
Epileptic Albino Bullfrogs / Peer Preshure / Thunder’s Wrath / Any Three Initials
EPILEPTIC ALBINO BULLFROGS / PEER PRESHURE / THUNDER'S WRATH / ANY THREE INITIALS Sunday, March 29, 1987, Philly Cookbook by ...
Government Issue / Verbal Assault / Flag of Democracy / Misunderstood
Friday, Jan. 8, 1988, Club Pizazz (Philadelphia, PA) by Mickey [Originally published: Issue #6, circa 1989] MISUNDERSTOOD opened up the ...
Motorhead / Anvil Bitch / Savage Grace / She Male Encounters
MOTORHEAD / ANVIL BITCH / SAVAGE GRACE / SHE MALE ENCOUNTERS [Originally published: Issue #2, circa 1987] Sunday, April 12, ...
Murphy’s Law / Serial Killers / Epileptic Albino Bullfrogs / Not Dead Yet / Retributoin
MURPHY'S LAW / SERIAL KILLERS / EAB / NOT DEAD YET / RETRIBUTOIN Friday, Oct. 2, 1987, Club Pizazz (Phila., ...
Prong / Death Ray / Abacinatur
PRONG / DEATH RAY / ABACINATUR Saturday, December 26, 1987, Club Pizazz (Philly) by Tony [Originally published: Issue #6, circa ...
The Dead Milkmen / Flag of Democracy / Ruin / Electric Love Muffin
THE DEAD MILKMEN / FLAG OF DEMOCRACY / RUIN / ELECTRIC LOVE MUFFIN Sunday, March 1, 1987, The Trocadero (Philly) ...
The Exploited / DRI / Dr. Know / Life Sentence / Stalin’s Daughter
THE EXPLOITED / DRI / DR. KNOW / LIFE SENTENCE / STALIN'S DAUGHTER Sunday, June 28, 1987, Club Pizazz (Phila., ...
The Stupids / Adrenalin OD / Ludichrist / Flag of Democracy / Pagan Babies
THE STUPIDS / ADRENALIN O.D. / LUDICHRIST / F.O.D. / PAGAN BABIES Sunday, Dec. 28, 1986, Club Pizazz, Phila., Pa. by ...
Token Entry / Krakdown / The Corrupted Ones
TOKEN ENTRY / KRAKDOWN / T.C.O. Sunday, Sept. 20, 1987 - Club Pizazz, Phila., PA. by Tony [Originally published: Issue ...
Uniform Choice / Pagan Babies / The Uprise / Legitimate Reason / Vision
Saturday, August 8, 1987, Club Pizazz, Phila., PA by Mickey [Originally published: Issue #4, circa 1987] This summer has seen ...
Youth of Today / Side By Side / Pagan Babies / Epileptic Albino Bullfrogs
YOUTH OF TODAY / SIDE BY SIDE / PAGAN BABIES / EPILEPTIC ALBINO BULLFROGS Sunday, May 3, 1987, Club Pizazz ...