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>> chances are, you havent been to this place. chances are, this is a place youve never seen. other than maybe blurry cellphone videos, old black-and-white newsreels from world war ii. chances are, bad things were happening in the footage you saw. myanmar. after 50 years of nightmare, something unexpected is happening here, and its pretty incredible. ♪ ♪ in yangon, capital city of myanmar, its dark. blackouts are frequent with the ancient power grid. what sources of light there are...

Sizzling meats, the clink of beer glasses, ringing bicycle bells. this is yangons 19th street. does yangon rock? can it rock? >> 19th street is like a must-go place when you are in yangon. >> meet burmese punk rockers side effect, and lead singer darko. >> you can come here any time. there will be lots of people like here. >> so if you sit here long enough, youll see every musician in town? >> yes, you can say that. >> the citywide curfews used to mean close your doors at 11:00 p. most shops and...

>> anthony: the citywide curfew used to mean, "close your doors at 11:00 p.m." most shops and restaurants still close early, but not here on 19th street, where you can eat barbecue late into the night. wow. what do we have here? what, uh -- grilled tofu? >> darko: yeah. and this is a pork tail. >> anthony: pork tail, oh. >> darko: yeah. >> anthony: this barbecue is awesome. these young men show exactly how determined youve got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> darko: i like to say my early ...

>> anthony: sizzling meats, the clink of beer glasses, ringing bicycle bells. this is yangons 19th street. does yangon rock? can it rock? >> darko: 19th street is like a must-go place when you are in yangon. >> anthony: meet burmese punk rockers side effect and lead singer darko. >> darko: uh, you can come here anytime. it will be lots of people, like here. >> anthony: so, if you sit here long enough, youll see every musician in town? >> darko: yeah, you could say that. >> anthony: the citywide ...

19th street, where you can eat barbecue late into the night. wow. what do we have here? what, uh -- grilled tofu? >> darko: yeah. and this is a pork tail. >> anthony: pork tail, oh. >> darko: yeah. >> anthony: is barbecu awesome. these young men show exactly how determined youve got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> darko: i like to say my early influence was nirvana. and then, sex pistols, ramones, and stuff like that. >> anthony: what american bands do you hate? >> darko: especially, uh, ...

Close early, but not here on 19th street, where you can eat barbecue late into the night. wow. what do we have here? what, uh -- grilled tofu? >> darko: yeah. and this is a porkail. >> anthony: pork tail, oh. >> darko: yeah. >> anthony: this barbecue is awesome. these young men show exactly how determined youve got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> darko: i like to say my early influence was nirvana. and then, sex pistols, ramones, and stuff like that. >> anthony: what american bands do you...

Town? >> yeah, you can say that. >> the citywide curfews used to mean close your doors at 11:00. most restaurants close early still, but not here on 19th, where you can eat barbecue here late into the night. >> what is this, tofu? >> pork tail. >> the barbecue is awesome. >> these young men show exactly how determined youve got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> i like to say my -- was nirvana, and then toes -- >> what american bands do you hate? >> um, creed. >> yes! they are like the worst...

>> sizzling meats, the clink of beer glasses, ringing bicycle bells. this is yangons 19th street. does yangon rock? >> mexico, when you are in yangon. >> meet burmese punk rockers side effect and lead singer darko. >> you can come here anytime. there will be a lot of people here. >> so if you sit here long enough, you will see every musician in town? >> yeah, you could say that. >> the city wide curfew used to mean close your doors at 11:00 p.m. most shops and restaurants still close early but n...

Barbecue late into the night. >> what is this, tofu? >> pork tail. >> the barbecue is awesome. >> these young men show exactly how determined youve got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> i like to say my -- was nirvana and stuff like that. >> what american bands do you hate? >> um, creed. >> yes! they are like the worst band in the history of, like, the world. so whats it like having an indie band in myanmar? difficult? >> for sure, yeah. before you record a song, like when you have the lyri...

Like here. >> so if you sit here long enough, youll see every musician? town? >> yeah, you can say that. >> the citywide curfews used to mean close your doors at 11:00. most restaurants close early still, but not here on 19th, where you can eat barbecue here into the middle of the night. >> what is this, tofu? >> pork tail. >> the barbecue is awesome. >> these young men show exactly how determined youve got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> i like to say my -- was nirvana, and then toes -- ...