SOUNDCHECK
THE BRONX

Fontana’s, New York City Tuesday, October 21, 2008

In town for the CMJ
festival, the rowdy L.A.
rockers got a chance to
show off their softer side.
“I was going to punch
this guy in the face,” says
frontman Matt Caughthran,
about one particularly
aggressive fan. “But
someone in the crowd
was holding his arms, so
I decided not to. I felt bad
for him.” To what does
the singer attribute this
rare moment of mercy?
“Quaaludes.”

Photograph by Ricardo Saporta

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