When I was growing up in Seattle, almost all the venues that hosted live bands were 21 and over. This was endlessly frustrating to me and my friend Michele, who were underage and yet yearned to see bands perform live. Alien Sex Fiend played Seattle while we were underage. Rather than simply accept that we were barred from the show and stay home, we went to the venue and snuck around back, so that we could peer through a grimy window and try to watch the show. The window was near the stage door, so we got to see the band enter the venue. We did manage to see part of the show. We didn’t have the best vantage point, but it was certainly better than what we would’ve had if we’d just stayed home.
Alien Sex Fiend “I Walk the Line” evokes memories of my teenage club daze.