Great Anti-Flag show at the Trocadero last night. A no where near sold out, but none the less enthusiastic crowd showed much love for the Pittsburgh political punk machine. Despite a song selection that ignored several of my personal favorites, the Flag played a sampling from most of their albums, but a hefty part of the set list was taken from 2003's The Terror State. A few old gems, "Drink, Drank, Punk," "Fuck Police Brutality" and "Die for the Government" were highlights. They finished their set with a boat load of Clash covers (would have rather heard one cover and two other originals--maybe at least one tune from A New Kind of Army???) and then rhythm keeper Pat Thetic proceeded to dissemble the drum kit, and move it to the floor to close with "Power to the Peaceful." Lead singers Justin Sane and Chris #2 were all over the place on stage, keeping the energy high and the crowd showed its approval by beating the crap out of each other. Other than the always present 200 lb. knucklehead crowd-surfers, people generally looked out for each other and kept the violence civil.As always, Anti-Flag had several activist organizations passing out literature and and other propaganda materials, most visibly PETA. Surprisingly missing was anyone promoting for Haitian Relief efforts and though Justin Sane gave several small speeches (his disappointment in Obama, the economy), there were no calls for support for the devastated nation. So, with a few small exceptions, it was pretty much exactly what could be expected from Anti-Flag; solid performance and a little education to boot.
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