It was a place for passionate fans and committed to bands just like Jawbreaker, who would say stuff like this in the middle of their set. Green Day used to play there until they got banned for signing to a major label. It was committed to non-commercial do-it-yourself ethics. LIMBONG: Gilman was meant for outsiders who didn't fit in at punk shows at the usual bars. UNIDENTIFIED SINGER: (Singing, unintelligible). He spoke with NPR's Andrew Limbong about a moment starting in the mid-'90s that had major labels scouring local punk scenes looking for the next Nirvana.ĪNDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: It's 1993, and the band Jawbreaker is playing at a Bay Area venue called 924 Gilman. But if you're the kind of band that earned its cred giving the finger to corporate suits, how do you navigate shaking their hand for your shot at rock stardom? Well, that's the question at the center of the new book "Sellout" from music writer Dan Ozzi. For as long as there's been a mainstream culture, there have been artists pushing back against it.
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