The Shirts were, and are, about Brooklyn, NY just as the Ramones were about Queens. They are about neighborhood, street-level family. Back in 1972, Robert Racioppo and Artie Lamonica were concerned to 'carve out our own culture' in Sunset Park, and were the Shirts' acorn. Two years before, Artie had played drums (his first time) with Bob in a free outdoor concert in Sunset Park organized by an earnest, idealistic teen: Ronnie Ardito. Also that summer...
These are photos from concerts where The Shirts played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
The Shirts Feb 5, 1982 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Live Rock
The Shirts Jul 31, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Live Rock
The Shirts / Robert Hazard And The Heroes / Pretty Poison Jan 24, 1981 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
The Romantics / The Shirts Feb 16, 1980 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Tom Robinson Band / The Shirts Jun 1, 1979 Passaic, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
The Jam / Dwight Twilley / The Shirts Apr 13, 1979 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
