Review by Waleed Rashidi
Circle Jerks, Hit Me Back at the
Glass House, Pomona
Friday, January 25, 2008
Better than: Spending all night watching VH1 Classic — though hey, that's a pretty close second right there.
Download: "Deny Everything."
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