The Adolescents at Alex's Bar - Sat. June 28, 2003


	The Adolescents at Alex's Bar - Sat. June 28, 2003 Photos and Text by Jenifer Hanen
	Thanks to Steve Soto for rousing me out of my lack of funds funk and inviting me to his show this last Saturday night. Yes, the number one rated Adolescents played at Alex's Bar on 6/28/03 and they kicked ass. Rather than boring you all with a big review, I shall treat you with a list of fun details: Bye Bye Casey Royer, Hello Derek O'Brien. Good Move, Adolescents. I realize that some "purists" will complain. But Casey is a pain in the ass and my left shin... God Bless Alex Hernandez. Not only is the man good looking and personally charismatic, but he runs a damn fine bar in Long Beach. Unfortunately, Alex's Bar does not have a website that I can link to, guess this means I ought to pitch him on a web site.... ;o) The nice folks of Alex's bar did not repeat Linda's Doll Hut mistake of leaking the show to the press/radio and have 300 people in a club with the capacity of 49 (Thanks to KROQ the Aug. 2001 Adolescents show at Linda's Doll Hut had over 300 sub-humans in attendance and was stopped after 4 songs). No, Alex and Crew sold 200 tickets (a bit less than capacity) and then did not let anyone else in the bar. At all. 200. Finito. It was wonderful from the perspective of a small person. There was actual room to move and space to breathe, unlike the Throw Rag show at the same venue last Halloween Miracle of the Shower: Rikk Agnew did not smell... The Adolescents were very good. New songs are very good. The much anticipated "Amoeba" and "Kids of the Black Hole" were excellent, even if at the very end of the set. The best part of going to Alex's Bar, be it for a show or just for the air hockey, is the mixed crowd - punks, greasers, local LBC folk, and lost college students. Only bar/club in SoCal where folks are friendly and don't get on your case for not being a member of their tribe. Have fun finding Alex's... Come and discuss this article at the Barflies.net Message Board!
	The Adolescents




	All the Folks
	Amanda & Anthony	Greg & Gina
	Kimm has some sort of victory!	Rock'n'Lulu
	Chins Up! Liz and Mike	The Mosh Pit