I caught The Misfits on Monday night with about 400 other punk rock fans at McAllen’s Cine El Rey, and my ears are still ringing. You can read an official review of the show here. We also have a photo gallery of the concert and a video featuring local fans.

I must admit that I’m not a big Misfits fan. I don’t own any of their music and I would never consider tattooing their logo on any part of my body. I had interviewed former front man Michale Graves a few times and he was a nice fellow, and I knew a bit about the band’s influential history. So, I figured it would be a fun show, and I was not disappointed. I had a good time, but I wasn’t as into the music as this guy …

That’s the kind of reaction The Misfits got all night. People loved them. Everyone knew every word to every song. I never knew the RGV was full of so many punk rawk fans. Everyone was screaming, dancing and the crowd-surfers never stopped (I stopped counting at 12). The good people from Chapa’s Bar the Pit Productions and Cine El Rey delivered a great early X-mas gift to Valley music lovers by bringing these guys down.

Opening bands Threat of Tomorrow, the Livends and Superzero