The San Diego icons brought their punk, garage & psychobilly to NYC with special guest Man or Astro-man?
San Diego garage-punk legends Rocket From The Crypt brought their trademark high-octane energy and irreverent humor to Brooklyn’s Warsaw for a raucous night of rock ‘n’ roll. Led by the ever-charismatic Speedo (aka Swami John Reis), the band celebrated the recent arrival of Scream, Frankenstein, Scream, a collection of early recordings that would eventually evolve into their landmark 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream, after the long-lost masters were rediscovered and returned to Reis.
The group devoted much of the evening’s opening stretch to the newly unearthed material before digging into fan favorites from Group Sounds and elsewhere in their catalog, with Speedo keeping the crowd entertained through his signature wisecracks and playful banter. Fellow cult favorites Man or Astro-man? kicked off the evening with a spirited set of their own, while also plugging their own social media site Astrogram – making for a thrilling double bill of underground rock veterans. Scroll through the gallery below for highlights from the night.
All photos by Edwina Hay
