Saturday, September 28, 2024

PUNK in the rain

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Despite the crummy weather, the show went on today in Tompkins Square Park... as longtime East Village resident John Holmstrom, the co-founder, editor, and illustrator of PUNK Magazine, celebrated the release of his latest issue with a Battle of the Bands. 

We were there to see the 50s-rock twang of Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 ...
The new issue is available at several local businesses, including Trash & Vaudeville on Seventh Street and East Village Vintage Collective on 12th Street as well as a paper box on St. Mark's and A...
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2024 at 8:53 PM

    Thank you, John Holstrom, 4 keeping PuNk alive, through fanzines the old skool way, paste and sniff back in the day...and to EVGRIEVE 4 BEING THE EYE SPY!!!
    John is one of the last of our kind🙏🏻❤️

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  2. The SHADOWSeptember 28, 2024 at 10:28 PM

    Despite the ongoing rain, about 100 people came out to enjoy Labretta Suede, Bad Vacation, the Stivs and Toxic Tito, as well as to get their FREE copies of PUNK!

    A big shout out to the bands who braved the elements to play today and to the fans who did the same to see them!

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