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Jump on the OFF! bandwagon

The new all-star band fronted by Circle Jerks/Black Flag vet Keith Morris makes its local debut Sunday at the Triple Rock.

By Chris Riemenschneider

April 1, 2011 at 10:50PM

A Los Angeles all-star punk band that only just hit the road for the first time a few weeks ago, OFF! is already coming to Minneapolis to play Sunday at the Triple Rock (9 p.m. $13). The band is fronted by former Circle Jerks and "Nervous Breakdown"-era Black Flag howler Keith Morris with guitarist Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), bassist Steven McDonald (Redd Kross) and drummer Mario Rubalcaba (Hot Snakes, Rocket From the Crypt). Here's what I wrote about them for the paper. Henry Rollins also raved about them in Spin. This visceral video clip pretty much says everything, though.

about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.