'80s Punk Band Zero Boys to Play 924 Gilman This Weekend

Hailing from Indianapolis, old-school punk band Zero Boys will be making their only appearance on the West Coast this weekend with the re-release of their classic album Vicious Circle. When the album was first released in 1982, at the personal invitation of Jello Biafra, the band came to the West Coast to open for Minor Threat and the Dead Kennedys. In retrospect, historians marked this occasion as the moment when hard core became a national movement, and no longer isolated on the coasts and major cities. From 1979 to 1983, Zero Boys were "the finest hardcore blitz of the Midwest." Since their break-up in 1984, Zero Boys have reunited sporadically in recent years to give loyal fans their Vicious Circle fix.

Zero Boys Vicious Circle Re-Release | 924 Gilman St, Berkeley | Friday and Saturday, February 20 and 21, 7 p.m. | all ages, $10