Well-worn shirts proclaiming loyalty to bands like Primus and Metallica, paired with jean jackets with buttons and patches, seemed the uniform of the weekend as the Bay Area’s alternative crowd congregated at Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland’s annual punk music festival.
The two-day outdoor event, which takes over Mosswood Park from Saturday-Sunday, July 19-20, was off to a fittingly noisy start with the sounds of Oakland electro punk project Diesel Dudes and Los Angeles indie pop band Bleached.
For many, the main draw on Day 1 was the headliner: pioneering new wave group Devo…