Saturday fucking night. What to do, what to do? I was torn between going to see a friend’s band at a house show, going to see thrash legends D.R.I at the Troc, or going to see the one man hi-jinks of Franz Nicolay. After some deep pondering, I decided to head out to Philly’s Kung […]

Tom’s River NJ famous for having the Little League World Champions, a skatepark I used to hit up back in the day, and world famous for being the place where my grandparents live. However, having a thriving punk/hardcore scene is not one of it’s claims to fame. Despite the odds though, One Win Choice has […]

The World Inferno Friendship Society’s “The Anarchy And The Ecstasy” has been one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2011 ever since the Brooklyn/NJ cabaret punks announced it’s release date of March 15th. The 5th studio album from one of my favorite bands, I was a bit nervous upon first spin since I didn’t […]

I swear, I still post on albums up here, there’s just been a flux of shows in Philly I’ve been going to as of late… Fuck yeah. Last night, after chilling with the madre all day for her birthday, I headed out to Philly’s Ox to go see Bomb The Music Industry do a solo […]

When I heard that Government Warning would be playing their last Philly show ever as they were breaking up after this tour, I knew that I had to go see them. Last night I headed out to Philly’s great Ox, to check out these Richmond VA punks. Bucket Flush:First up were Philly’s dirty punk rockers, […]

What’s the best treatment for a sinus infection? Going to a smoke-filled basement to go see some hardcore bands god damn it! This past Sunday, I headed out to a specific house somewhere within the bowels of Philly to catch a bunch of bands I’ve never actually listened to before hand, but figured it would […]

First off, all the pictures in this post are from the show and taken by an incredibly talented photographer named Blake. You should check out his concert photography over at blklrsn.tumblr.com. Secondly, there’s been a lot of good shows lately. Last Friday, I headed out to the Ox to catch philly relocated own The Menzingers […]

Little sick, running a fever… fuck it, nothing was going to stop me from going to the Bouncing Souls Home For The Holidays Snow Out Blow Out. I headed straight from work in Philly to Asbury Park to the Stone Pony. As I was parking my car, I heard The Great Explainer finishing up their […]

While running this lovely little website, I have gotten a lot of demos over the years from many, many bands. I appreciate them all, and try to listen to each and every one. Once in a great while though, a demo will completely blow me away. This was most certainly the case with The Haverchucks. […]

After The Fall has certainly outdone themselves this time. When I first heard their debut album “Fort Orange”, I was impressed with the raw, melodic aggressiveness of the music, but let me straight up say, “Eradication” completely blows out “Fort Orange” out of the water. Their 2010 LP is a much more fine tuned sound, […]