Morbid Justin and his night with the Neon Nazis - By N.L. Belardes

The Bakersfield music scene has many eyes. Often I go to shows and while I’m taking pictures, so are others. Camera phones are held high and digital cameras flash into the eyes of rock and rollers and fans. I recently came across some interesting photos by Justin Rendon, AKA Morbid Justin. He was hanging out at the Mint and saw Bakersfield hardcore punk band, the Neon Nazis tear into a set. His camera didn’t just catch the band in action, but also freeze-framed a punk fight that rattled the gig… I asked Justin a little about the night. Here’s what he had to say:



It was just another night at the Mint, with the exception that there was a band playing: the Neon Nazis, which I had been wanting to see for a while now. They had Steven from Loser Life and the Pine filling in on drums that night. They started playing and everything was good, everything that is except the PA. We couldn't hear the vocals at all. This was fine because it was a punk show at a dive bar; what do you expect?







A while into it one of Steven’s toms fell off. That was big fun! So back to the vocals: some idiot was making a complete ass of himself and giving the guys a hard time about it. He kept going and going, on and on until somebody got tired of it and we end the show with a just short of spectacular bar fight involving several people.

Oh what a show!


Mr. Communazi and the rest of the Neon Nazis

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