Some people make dinner reservations, buy new outfits and toast with their friends and loved ones at the stroke of midnight on December 31st. This past Saturday, a gathering of hardcore fans and punk rockers thrashed out the end of 2010 and roared in the start of 2011 with punk legends, The Dead Kennedys.
State Theatre wasnt packed but it was pretty full on New Year's Eve, with plenty of people outfitted in their Dead Kennedys t-shirts, or rocking Operation Ivy or Casualties or some other punk band tee, and milled among the odd leather-clad fans and scattered glued mohawks. There was a clearly designated pit area and the buzz of excitement in the room was palpable as everyone waited in anticipation of the New Year and the Dead Kennedys performance.
The Pinz, a Jacksonville band made up of three lanky guys in very tight pants, opened with a sound similar to what would happen if Operation Ivy and Alkaline Trio had a baby. They were well received; they had a strong style and definitely warmed the crowd to the punk that would overtake the State for the rest of the evening.