Hardcore Shows Offer Transformative Experiences

Let me tell you about my friend Bryan. Great guy. Big music head. He goes and sees live music all the time now. He loves stuff like Silversun Pickups and Tune-Yards and Gogol Bordello. Last year, he and I went and saw David Byrne together. That was a good night. I know Bryan because he's a dad in my neighborhood. Our kids used to carpool together. Bryan works for the government. He throws murder mystery parties at his house sometimes, and those are fun. One time, I went bowling with him and a bunch of other neighborhood dads, and I was embarrassed because I sucked so bad. Bryan didn't grow up going to punk shows or anything, but Bryan loves Drug Church.

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