And the future? "I've thought to myself, 'There's going to be some point where kids will lose interest in my music, and then I'll have to play 21+ shows, or just give up. But that just hasn't happened yet. As long as there are kids out there moshing and singing, I'll be there with them."
THE JONEE EARTHQUAKE BAND + THE RYDELLS + BURNING STREETS + FAKE BOYS + THE ZOOKEEPERS | Midway Cafû, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain | November 23 at 4 pm | $8 | 617.524.9038 or midwaycafe.com
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