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Dead Keenedys
Friday (October 22), 9pm at the Hard Rock Cafe, Lahiana, $35

by Anuhea Yagi

October 21, 2010

Swiss surrealist H. R. Giger’s Penis Landscape was framed in stars and stripes and made poster-size, as an insert into The Dead Kennedys’ 1985 album Frankenchrist, earning the band a date with the courts for “distributing matter harmful to minors” (ironically, it ended with a hung jury). A year later, they disbanded, but reformed in 2001—without lead singer Jello Biafra. But if you’re a fan, you already knew that. So I’ll be succinct and say that today, East Bay Ray is still their six string samurai, and D. H. Peligro is back on drums. Now manning the mic is vocalist Ron “Skip” Greer (his nickname, maybe, because he ditched Wynona Rider for the DK gig), and newest to the group, Greg Reeves on bass. In any configuration, it’s the band’s first time playing in Hawaii (and I’ll take the chance to insert the aside that their first-ever gig was at a San Francisco Filipino hub dubbed “Fab Mab”), so you won’t want to miss it. While you may be so inspired by our beautiful bar issue—and Hard Rock is indeed a good watering hole—don’t get too drunk to, ahem, make love. Because rolling down stairs and starting fights isn’t as fun as it sounds. 877-714-7668, groovetickets.com, www.underworldevents.com