Lost Barbecue

Formed in West Philadelphia in late 1981 by Penn students and fixtures on the nascent Philadelphia punk rock scene, Marc “Bernie” Bernstein, Mike “Plasticman” Kerwin (deejay on Philly’s reknowned weekly punk rock program, Yesterday’s Now Music Today), and garage rock enthusiast Mike Bennet, Lost Barbecue was formed to open the bill at legendary “Buckingham Palace” house parties, featuring bands such as the Stickmen, Heathens, King of Siam, and Red Buckets. Lacking any creative vision or musical or technical skill, the band focused on instrumentals, with the exception of their showstopping version of Golden Earing’s Radar Love. After several short but intense performances at house parties, and one legendary gig opening for The Stickmen, King of Siam, and Steel Tips at the Elks Center (where one punter likened them to Pink Floyd), the band broke up in the Summer of 1982 when the two Mikes moved to London. Mike and Mike reunited over twenty years later in The Dupont Circles.