The Mighty Mighty Bosstones played A Benefit Show for Jimmy G. at Tompkins Square Park

October 19th, 2018 by chocko

Last month NYHC legends Killing Time and Sheer Terror raged the stage for a benefit show for Jimmy Gestapo of Murphy’s Law who had to undergo multiple surgeries in recent months which resulted in him losing his gallbladder. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones made the trek from Massachusetts to headline the show with a blistering 21-song set of ska and punk tunes. Their killer set was capped off with “Johnny Too Bad” a song by The Slickers which was featured on the 1972 Jimmy Cliff movie The Harder They Come. Lead singer, Dickey Barrett and the rest of the Bosstones continued with a cover of Murphy’s Law song “Cavity Creeps” that got the New York Hardcore crowd singing along and moving in the pit. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones continued with dropping their monster hit from 1997, “The Impression That I Get” from their album Let’s Face It. Dickey Barrett brought Jimmy G. out to the delight of the crowd and got on the microphone to join in for “A Little Bit Ugly.” The event was an incredible success and the show raised over $25,000.00 for Jimmy G. Check out some photos and videos below from the Benefit Show.

Jimmy’s first show back with Muryphy’s Law will be on Halloween at Kingsland in Brooklyn with Urban Waste, Drunken Rampage and ACHE! If you live in Rhode Island or you need a reason to escape New York, Muryphy’s Law will be playing Alchemy in Providence on November 3 with Reason To Fight, Brunt Of It and Taxi Driver. Get in da pit and represent!

Drew Stone…one of the many people behind the scenes that made the event happen. Drew is a punk rock singer in the legendary hardcore band Antidote and is also a film director. You can catch Drew Stone and Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front) discuss NYHC history and preview “The New York Hardcore Chronicles Chronicles Film 1.5” at Coney Island Baby on Ave. A in The Lower East Side NYC on Thursday, October 25 at 7:30 pm.

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