If F3 Fest is known for anything, it’s Transmission’s amazing ability to coax punk bands out of retirement. Seriously, if Graham Williams was indie rock kind of guy, he could get the Smiths back together. The Dead Milkmen’s reunion proved everything it should be - hilarious, raucous, and, well, fun! There was probably more stage diving than the fest has ever seen, and to hear songs like “Bitchin’ Camaro” live was awesome. Like many of the day’s acts, the Milkmen took the opportunity to celebrate Obama’s election, saying that if we can get can him elected as our president, there is no reason why anyone can’t accomplish what they want to do, and pointing at the Fest as proof of just that. And before the encore to a rabid crowd, the band was clearly won over, shouting “We’re not sure why we ever stopped doing this!”
