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Cockney Rejects & Youth Brigade played Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Murphy's Law & The Templars (pics, review)

photos by Sarja Hasan, words by Woodrow Mousecock

Cockney Rejects @ MHOW, 2/22/2013
Cockney Rejects

This past Friday night (2/22) seemingly all of the old skinheads in the TriState Area made a pilgrimage to Williamsburg for the first ever NYC show by the Cockney Rejects whose tour hit that night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The venue was filled up from the get go with NYC Oi stalwarts The Templars kicking off the show. Next up were Murphy’s Law who’s singer Jimmy Gestapo might just be the Don Rickles of Hardcore. Not sure which is more fun — watching him sing songs or talk shit between them. California’s Youth Brigade went next and brought the California street punk.

Then it was time for the Cockney Rejects. From the minute they took the stage with “We Are The Firm,” it was clear that they were excited to finally be playing in New York City. Brothers Jeff and Mick Geggus (singer and guitarist), the two original members, looked and moved like the former standout amateur boxers that they are. Both guys bounced around the stage like they were ready for a punch up all night long. If you had just walked into the show, you might have though you were at a West Ham Football Club Rally with all the jerseys and also the massive “NYC Hammers” banner hanging onstage behind the band. (The NYC Hammers are a loosely affiliated group of skinheads and casuals who support the West Ham club.) Hell, if there were a group of supporters of another club in NYC that were crazy enough to fight them, then you might even call them hooligans. The club turned into a drunken singsong / near riot when the Rejects played their cover of “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles,” a song traditionally sung by West Ham supporters. The Rejects closed the show with their 1980 hit “Oi Oi Oi” which gave the genre it’s name. How fitting.

More pictures from MHOW (though unfortunately none of The Templars) are below.

Murphy’s Law

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Youth Brigade

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Cockney Rejects

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