As clouds rolled in on a Friday evening in Plaza Midwood, the strum of an electric guitar and thumps of a drum kit nearly drowned out the whir of passing cars and nearby chatter.

A crowd of young adults, some dressed in baggy jeans, others decked in camo, flooded the lawn space on the bustling corner of Central Avenue and Thomas Avenue — the front yard of barbecue joint The Improper Pig. People perched on the restaurant’s brown fence blocked the view from afar, but closer up provided a glimpse of the lively scene: a punk show — and by no means the area’s first.

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