Keep it down ... Its the Riot Squad!
POST SPECIALS PARTY with ... THE NEWMATICS
Early 80s New Zealand ska punk pioneers The NEWMATICS, will perform a small one off show this Saturday post the Specials show at the Logan Campbell centre. You can be sure to hear – Playing The Champion, Judas, and of course Riot Squad.
Venue – Bacco Room, 51-53 Nelson Street (under Totos restaurant)
Doors – from 11pm
Free slice of pizza with every drink till 1am
Pre sales $10 from www.undertheradar.co.nz
“Lately Auckland seems to be spewing out mod bands like they were going out of style (which they are/ have). The Newmatics are good because they transcend the “mod” tag. There are elements of that in their music, of course, but they have an intuitive grasp of ska and reggae the likes of which I’ve never heard in a white New Zealand band. Add to this a raw edge drawn from punk, and you have a winning combination that could knock spots off any other band currently working in New Zealand.”
David McLennan / In Touch 1980/81
