Saturday night was an evening for locals, by locals at Bird & Betty’s in Beach Haven, with two heavy alternative acts heralding hordes of big hair and combat boots. In fact, the event was even billed as a Southern Regional High School Class of 1990 reunion. The scent of Aquanet was in the air, and, although it was what some might deem a hardcore crowd, there were no bad vibes or club colors. Rather, Dying Light’s logo adorned every shirt in the place, and hugs abounded.

Stoner/doom metal band Useless opened the evening with a megadose of loud, as promised.