The prospect of driving up to Clematis,
finding parking and then wading through a bunch of stripy shirts and
Ed Hardy ensembles isn't that attractive, especially on a Tuesday,
unless, of course, one is heading to Respectable St. to see a damn fine show. In
this case, Anti-Nowhere League is coming stateside for a summer
holiday on July 14. This is a band whose name might trigger a memory
of an old tape you might have gotten from someone's older brother
when you were a kid. If you don't know, or can't remember, they are
an evolving musical collection of punkers from England always headed
by the sometimes controversial Animal who sing the songs about
drinking and living that you can sing along to. They have been doing
it since the 80's and they still do it better than most. - Dominic
Sirianni