What the viewer heard while the live band played was Agent Orange, however, the band onstage "lip syncing" was the Vancouver BC punk band Death Sentence (aside from the "singer" who was an actor).
The show is set in the US, but was shot in Vancouver, Canada which becomes apparent at times. In one of the earlier scenes in the episode "Mean Streets and Pastel Houses", a teenager is spray painting the word "Neighbours" on the side of the building. In the same episode, one of the leaders refers to the 3rd grade as "grade 3".
David Sherill and Jason Priestley would later be on Beverly Hills 90210 together.
Hamilton High School was the high school used in this episode. The same high school was also featured in several other episodes, including "Bad Influence".