NXNE - The Video Dead

The Video Dead's set began in the ebb between early birds heading home and night owls coming out to rock, but the veteran punks didn't let that slow them down. By their set's midway point, the Bovine had repopulated and fans demanded the volume turned up as someone handed lead Video Dead singer Ben Rispin a pair of earplugs ("People used to give us mushrooms," he quipped). Along with tracks from both their albums, the Toronto band threw in a cover of Kid Dynamite's "Cop Out." As the crowd's energy surged, so did the band's, ending their short but sweet set on a total high.