Back in 2001, any frequenter of CBGB could have popped a squat on one of the rickety stools and chugged a cold one with Brody Dalle (Armstrong). She lived and breathed at basement grime clubs like this one, in support of the other hardcore punk bands, amidst gutter-punk wankers and hooligans, as any impassioned punk vocalist should.

Brody Dalle is well known for her overly brash voice and cut throat lyrics. She retains a true, gritty street sound in her vocals, that even the lead guys of punk bands were envious of. She rocked a colossal  mohawk, dyed black and platinum, that was iconic of the era and portrayed on the cover of Hepcat Record's Give 'Em The Boot III album. Better still, she was married for a short time to Tim Armstrong, lead vocalist of Rancid, yet another punk band that reverberated through the New York scene in the 1990's.

The music itself summed up the street punk movement in a few simple songs – tough, credible, full of chains piercings and tattoos. The thrashing guitars may not be playing genius chords, but its how they are played, quick and poisonous, that categorizes the Distillers. Specifically, Coral Fang, is a rare punk album that is matured and authenticated, vulnerable without flexing or bending to the world of trends. The members repeatedly assault the instruments creating pugnacious and raw material and forming a bond between audience and music that paralleled the dismay felt towards the outside world. With a powerful front woman and the band's conviction for the music, fans lucky enough to see the Distillers play live, left the venues feeling empowered.  Die-hard "punk as fuck"-ers can sleep soundly tonight knowing that The Distillers live on.