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Agent Orange
Preview by Danny Alexander
When punk first exploded as a movement, surrounded by nihilist hype in
Britain and then, a couple of years later, given the gangsta touch as a
sociopathic force erupting in Los Angeles, it was wise not to believe the
hype.
Agent Orange was one of the clearest indicators that the sounds coming out
of the West Coast shores were as exuberant and joyous as they were angry.
Practically defining a generation of surf music, particularly surf punk,
Agent Orange tied its rage to Latin music and created a sound as beautiful
as it was threatening. The punk ethos was, supposedly, to die out like a
shooting star, but the greats have hung on and grown stronger. Twenty years
down the road, Agent Orange today no doubt has more to offer than in its
glory days of youth, and that's one reason you should ignore the "I remember
when" snobbism that will get tossed at this show, and check out the evolving
story, something the hipsters never seem to grasp.
--Danny Alexander
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