I attended the 5th annual P.U.N.K. Fest on Saturday, May 25th at the Keith Anderson Community Center in Orono. Punks United by Nintendo Kontest Festival, is an annual event that draws tons of people from around Maine and New England every year for punk, hardcore and classic video games. This post is a little late as I am still having a hard time to put all of what I witnessed into words.

With over 20 bands from around New England and some as far as Washington D.C. it was a long and eventful day. I was amazed at to see such unity between the punks and the hardcore kids. The labels are being peeled of and it was a refreshing sight. I grew up going to punk shows in the Bangor area and can remember feeling very tense when the two crowds showed up at a show. That feeling was replaced by a feeling of community.

With to many bands to talk about I’ve made a very difficult decision to focus on two Maine bands that really stuck out to me.

Late Night Disaster



LND is a fast and fun 4-piece punk rock band from Saco, Maine. The band sights Green Day, Sham 69, the White Stripes and Queens of the Stone Age as their influences and you can truly hear the variety within their sound.

The band’s two singers Dylan and Matt are constantly working the crowd starting hand claps, hopping and sing-alongs. They’ve got a lot of talent and it’ll be interesting to see what they’ll accomplish. The Yessah Posse will be keeping their eyes and ears on them.

Do Your Worst



DYW is a hardcore band from Bangor, Maine. This band got the whole crowd moving. As soon as a break down began the crowd showed no hesitation and began running back and forth clearing the floor for floor punches and stomping.

I don’t have much more to say. Hard, fast, heavy and fucking awesome.

So to sum things up, P.U.N.K. Fest 5 was crazy and I’m looking forward to the 6th. I’m so sorry that I couldn’t mention all of the other amazing bands!

Posted by Derek Cole

Late Night Disaster

Do Your Worst

From Away:

Rat Trap

Rodent Lord

Walk the Plank