Step into a time machine transporting punk-rock lifers back to the days of Angelfire and Geocities websites. That means the late-’90s when Tampa’s still-active A.D.D. Records put out its first-ever release: a 7-inch split that featured two tracks from Clairmel, an outfit that would go on to put out a handful of No Idea Records releases.
Expect that unit (which in full disclosure includes Creative Loafing Tampa Bay photographer Dave Decker) to cover the breadth of its catalog at this show where another (resurgent) staple of the Bay area’s punk-rock scene, Slap Of Reality, plays songs old and new.
It’s hard to overstate how much of an influence old-school Brandon had on modern day Ybor City, and you’re sure to hear some stories at this get together.
There’s no cover for The B-Town Getdown at The Bricks in Ybor City on Saturday, March 1.
This article appears in Feb 20-26, 2025.
