Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Where punk rock and comedy commingle

Black Fag and Meatmen split a bill at Soda Bar

While watching the “absolutely fabulous” Black Flag tribute band “Black Fag” at the Soda Bar, the major flaw with the current touring version of Black Flag finally dawned on me. There is no joy in Black Flag’s delivery.

Tesco Vee in full regalia

Black Fag is all about twisting even the most morbid of Flag songs (listen to their riotous take on “Depression”) into Gay party anthems. Hammering this point home, Black Fag has taken to performing a suite of songs from Flag’s testosterone-driven 1985 album Loose Nut with their trademark flair. Of course, Black Flag never had the luxury of scantily clad male backup dancers showering one another with a watering can to compliment their live versions.

Sponsored
Sponsored

In the world where comedy and punk rock commingle, Black Fag is a tough act to follow. But the Meatmen may be both the Beatles and the Stones of tasteless hardcore thrash with a chuckle.

Front Meatman Tesco Vee has made a career of mocking the seemingly un-mockable (the Pope, crippled children), and he never shies away from dropping a Danzig joke: “Any Dwarves fans here tonight? I’m talking about the band, not Glenn Danzig.”

The Meatmen even bring in props, most of which happen to be phalluses. So you get the sports-bottle schlong, the inflatable member attached to Tesco Vee’s waist, and the cutout guitar penis for Tesco to “play” during the big guitar solo. The cutout is rigged with a confetti gun that, in a perfect world, shoots confetti all over the audience at the climax of said solo. But, alas, the world is cruel, and on this night the climax of the solo was Tesco Vee ripping the confetti gun from the back of the cutout, in a valiant attempt to get the gun to shoot, which, after numerous tries, still didn't happen. Tesco Vee kept reminding the audience that he was 58 years old, but when even your prop can’t perform anymore…well, that reminder isn’t really necessary.

  • Concert: Black Fag and Meatmen
  • Date: May 29
  • Venue: Soda Bar
  • Seats: Floor
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Best Sports Betting Sites - 10 Online Sportsbooks Ranked for 2024

Best Sports Betting Sites (2024) - Reviews of TOP Online Sportsbooks
Next Article

20 Best Online Casinos USA For Real Money (2024 List)

USA Online Casinos: Top 20 Online Casino Sites of 2024

While watching the “absolutely fabulous” Black Flag tribute band “Black Fag” at the Soda Bar, the major flaw with the current touring version of Black Flag finally dawned on me. There is no joy in Black Flag’s delivery.

Tesco Vee in full regalia

Black Fag is all about twisting even the most morbid of Flag songs (listen to their riotous take on “Depression”) into Gay party anthems. Hammering this point home, Black Fag has taken to performing a suite of songs from Flag’s testosterone-driven 1985 album Loose Nut with their trademark flair. Of course, Black Flag never had the luxury of scantily clad male backup dancers showering one another with a watering can to compliment their live versions.

Sponsored
Sponsored

In the world where comedy and punk rock commingle, Black Fag is a tough act to follow. But the Meatmen may be both the Beatles and the Stones of tasteless hardcore thrash with a chuckle.

Front Meatman Tesco Vee has made a career of mocking the seemingly un-mockable (the Pope, crippled children), and he never shies away from dropping a Danzig joke: “Any Dwarves fans here tonight? I’m talking about the band, not Glenn Danzig.”

The Meatmen even bring in props, most of which happen to be phalluses. So you get the sports-bottle schlong, the inflatable member attached to Tesco Vee’s waist, and the cutout guitar penis for Tesco to “play” during the big guitar solo. The cutout is rigged with a confetti gun that, in a perfect world, shoots confetti all over the audience at the climax of said solo. But, alas, the world is cruel, and on this night the climax of the solo was Tesco Vee ripping the confetti gun from the back of the cutout, in a valiant attempt to get the gun to shoot, which, after numerous tries, still didn't happen. Tesco Vee kept reminding the audience that he was 58 years old, but when even your prop can’t perform anymore…well, that reminder isn’t really necessary.

  • Concert: Black Fag and Meatmen
  • Date: May 29
  • Venue: Soda Bar
  • Seats: Floor
Comments
Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Nation’s sexy soldiers stage protest at Pendleton in wake of change in Marine uniform policy

Semper WHY?
Next Article

Didja know I did the first American feature on Jimi Hendrix?

Richard Meltzer goes through the Germs, Blue Oyster Cult, Ray Charles, Elvis, Lavender Hill Mob
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.