Radio Demos/Live At Cantones, Boston 1982

Two essential documents of Boston's underground compiled on one CD. First, an incredible collection of tapes recently discovered in Peter Greenberg's garage, featuring radio station recordings from 1976. A great example of Boston rock & roll that sees the light of day after 35 years! As if that wasn't enough, a furious live set by Lyres at a tiny Italian restaurant that became the home of Boston's underground punk and rock & roll movement. The 1970s garage punk band from Boston, DMZ, had dissolved in a 1978 train wreck. Jeff "Mono Mann" Conolly, DMZ's inspired singer and songwriter, decided to take a Vox organ-driven direction next in his Lyres. This particular show is an energetic and raucous representation of the many, many nights Lyres cranked it out at Cantones. It was commonplace for the night to end at 2:30am with brawls that spilled out through broken windows into the street.