1994 was the year that I truly discovered music. I would stop by Record Convergence on a regular basis and pick up what ever looked interesting. Within a span of about 4 months I had discovered Minor Threat, NOFX, Operation Ivy, The Toasters, Bad Religion, The Clash and tons of other great bands. Around this time, a friend handed me a Pietasters album. I basically had the same reaction as when I first heard Fugazi and remember thinking to myself “Whoa, music can do this?! “ What I didn’t realize at that time was that like a lot of the other bands I was listening to, The Pietasters had longevity. Their ability to transcend genres and speak to generations of fans that weren’t even born all those years ago continues to blow my mind. Not to mention the fact that they are beautiful and decent and kind human beings and I’m super grateful to call them friends. Here are a few photos from their epic performance at the legendary 9:30 Club this past weekend.
