First, a perfunctory disclaimer: It’s totally not cool to douse a band with beer, no matter how awesomely punk rock it may seem. Musicians don’t get paid much, use expensive equipment that shorts out when wet, and because they are there to entertain with their songs, it’s lose-lose all around. That being said, if you’re merely sharing your beer to help quench a hard-working musician’s thirst, and if, while you’re draining your PBR down the lead singer’s throat, some happens to spill down his shirt or get emptied over his head — hey, these things happen. And no band takes a beering with more panache than The Dukes of Hillsborough. myspace.com/dukesofhillsborough
This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2012.