Operation Ivan

-Chuck Dula, Weekly Volcano>>>>>
In Berkley, Calif., in 1987, Operation Ivy became a band. Two years later, in May 1989, they broke up. Half of the members went on to do stuff that no one knows about, and the other half went on to form Rancid. Operation Ivy was a legendary influence in the neo-punk underground and has seemed to live in infamy for the past 20 years. They are so legendary that local band Operation Ivan has decided to devote their entire set — entire existence, really — to Op Ivy. The only thing I find a bit bizarre about this is Op Ivy only released one album. Luckily, the album has 27 songs on it, but with the longest song topping out at 2 minutes and 45 seconds it seems like Operation Ivan would have to play every single song Operation Ivy ever released to have a complete set. We’ll see. — Chuck Dula [Hell’s Kitchen, with McMonster the Devastator, Paper Mache, Mury, 5 p.m., no cover, 3829 Sixth Ave, Tacoma, 253.759.6003]