Svetlanas, Bossfight, Authentic Sellout, The Mandoshanks @ Soda Bar, San Diego

The punks came out of the woodwork in San Diego on a Saturday night to congregate at the Soda Bar. The occasion was the appearance of Russian exiles Svetlanas. For their anti-Putin rhetoric, the bad has been declared enemies of the state and told they will be arrested if they return home. So they have been living in various European countries and are spending the month of April doing a Monday night residency at Los Angeles’ Whiskey-a-Go-Go, filling in their days between with shows along the West Coast of the USA. Joining Svetlanas this night were local punk bands Bossfight, Authentic Sellout, and The Mandoshanks, all offering up honest raw punk music.