Where is our next Joe Strummer?

By Kent R. Kroeger (May 17, 2022)

Joe Strummer performing at St Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn — NYC Apr 5 2002 (Photo by
Wwwhatsup; used under the CCA 3.0 Unported license)

Nearing the 40-year anniversary of the mostly forgotten US Festival concerts (which were held in 1982 and 1983), I am reminded of one of the bands that performed in the 1983 concert…

“The only band that matters.” That was The Clash’s moniker among the London-based punk band’s fan base.