Punk Bands Cover Old Bands for Halloween Show

Paul Miranda of Iron Fist playing guitar, photo by Stephanie Mendez

A DIY Halloween themed show hosted various punk bands in a private venue off Seventh Street in Long Beach Saturday night.

The show consisted of bands covering punk and rock ‘n’ roll legends like Motorhead, X-Ray Spex, Dead Kennedys, and The Casualties.

Minerva Barrales, a 20-year-old child development major at California State University Dominguez Hills, attended the show in support of the local bands.

“I came for ‘Motorhead’ and ‘The Dead Kennedys,’ they’re the reason I’m here,” Barrales said.

Miriam Gonzalez, a 22-year-old recent graduate of University of California Berkeley, was impressed by the X-Ray Spex cover band.

“I was a fan of the band, it was nice seeing mostly female players playing the show,” she said.

X-Ray Spex cover band playing for a full house, photo by Stephanie Mendez