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The Debacle 2011 – Akron / Kent Band Reunion Coming in September

Cleveland TV News
KENT, OH –  Rock reunions continue to be a musical phenomenon. But the biggest one of them is back. It is time for The Debacle 2011—THE Akron / Kent Band Reunion will be held on September 16th and 17th, 2011.
Like last year, fans once again can dive head-first into the music that ignited a generation of late Boomers and Gen X’ers. But this year there are even more bands. 20 of the most influential bands from the Akron and Kent punk/new wave /rockabilly era will perform live with 2 brand new bands and 2 new bands featuring members of 2 legendary bands for a total of 24 bands over 2 nights. This year the concert will take place at the lavishly appointed The Lounge/ Backstage Akron in Akron, Ohio in what is billed appropriately once again as “The Debacle”.

In the northeast corner of Ohio during the late 1970’s and 80’s an original music scene was thriving in the Akron and Kent area that came to influence the rest of the musical world. If you do not believe us, please refer to the archives of London’s New Music Express newspaper.They called our area “the new Liverpool”.

Bands like The Adults, Joy Circuit, Human Switchboard and The Attitude delivered their musical manifestos in underground clubs like The Bank, JB’s Down, and Mother’s Junction. It was a time before “alternative” and “progressive” were even used to describe this influential emergence of culture and music. If it wasn’t Top 40, it was either New Wave or Punk. And if you heard it on the radio, you must have had a excellent radio tuner to pick up those little collage stations at the far left on the dial.

But this show is not just for old people. This is a quote from Max Hayden’s review in The Daily Kent Stater last year:
“The diversity of the crowd is what made the event so special and unexpected. Organizers knew they would see an older crowd, but were not expecting so many teens and kids to arrive. A significant portion of the crowd was below the age of 30 and showed up just from hearing about all the history and music surrounding the concert, getting a sneak peek into a possible future for them.”

“It’s interesting to see all the older people acting like they never grew up,” said 21-year-old Danny Wlosowicz. “I wonder if some of the bands I listen to now will be doing something like this 30 years from now.”

The show begins Friday September 16th at 6:00 p.m. with Akron’s newest punk bands containing one Akron ’s oldest punker, The Vulcanizers and closes Saturday September 17th when wildly popular The Unreal McCoys take the stage at 11:30 p.m.
Tickets are only $8. Profits will benefit The Akron/Canton Regional Food Bank. There will also be food collection barrels ready for donations.
Event Schedule:
Fri 9-16-11

  • The Vulcanizers (new band featuring Dave Materna from The Clinic)
  • Action vs. Theory (new band featuring Jj Ramone, son of Jerry Ramone of High Plains Drifters)
  • The Reason
  • Sosumi
  • Vinyl Back
  • David Loy & the Ramrods
  • 8-Balls
  • The Sidewalks
  • Mannequin Odd
  • Teachers Pet
  • The Twist-offs
  • Sat 9-17-11
  • The Riverburners ( great new Akron Punk band!!)
  • Bits ‘n’ Pieces
  • 2 Worlds Collide
  • Kill The Hippies
  • 2 Wide 4 Lipps
  • Ruby on the Vine (featuring Myrna Marconiam of Human Switchboard & Geoff Fineberg of Attic Tragedy)
  • Queue-Up(featuring Dennis Yurich of System 56 & music directer for 1st U.S. production of Hedwig)
  • The Attitude
  • Joy Circuit
  • The Adults
  • The Unreal McCoys

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