The Last Pogo

The Last Pogo is a short film made by Colin Brunton in 1978.

Shot in Toronto, at the Horseshoe Tavern, The last Pogo concert was billed as "the last punk rock concert" in Toronto—at least for that original wave of punksters circa 1977/1978. Featuring performances by The Scenics, The Cardboard Brains, The Secrets, The Mods, The Ugly, The Viletones and Teenage Head,^[1] the event also spawned a live recording called "And Now Live From Toronto -- The Last Pogo".

The UGLY-(band), Sam Ferrara on Bass

Apart from the performances, the highlight of the film was probably the shots of the aftermath, because during the show, a bit of a riot occurred. Brunton's crew was ushered outside by police and firefighters,^[2] but the sound recordist stuck it out.

The film itself was available only in bootleg copies and occasional airings until its release on DVD in 2008.^[1] The DVD was released as a tribute to Teenage Head frontman Frankie Venom.^[1]

Cast

• Teenage Head as Themselves
• The Viletones as Themselves
• The Ugly as Themselves
• The Mods as Themselves
• The Secrets as Themselves
• The Cardboard Brains as Themselves
• The Scenics as Themselves
• Margaret Barnes-DelColle as Herself
• Gary Courmier as Himself
• Mickey DeSadest as Himself
• Frederick Di Pasquale as Himself
• Roger Dirtbag as Herself
• Gary Topp as Himself
• John Paul Young as Himself

References

External links

• The Last Pogo at the Internet Movie Database