Let’s go back 10 years ago. I was a bored punk kid in his senior year of high school, and I just needed to get out of my suburban NJ house for the day… I hopped into my car, and drove out to wherever just to kill some time. I wound up near a mall, […]
Caseracer – Self Titled EP (For fans of Kid Dynamite, Grey Area, Static Radio NJ)
I’m going to be straight up, ever since Caseracer sent me their Self Titled debut EP, I’ve been listening to it nonstop. Six melodic hardcore songs clocking in around 11 minutes, Caseracer knows damn well how to write a catchy tune. Hailing from New Jersey and Delaware, their EP features everything you’d come to expect […]
U.F.C – I Want More Beer (For fans of The Casualties, The Unseen, Violent Society)
I realize it’s been a little while since we’ve posted on a solid street punk band, so after digging through the bowels of my musical collection, I rediscovered the street punks U.F.C’s album “I Want More Beer”. An English and Spanish street punk band originally from Florida, the majority of the songs are in English […]
Less Than Jake – Pesto (For fans of Reel Big Fish, Slapstick, Streetlight Manifesto)
So about a week ago, Less Than Jake came to Philly and I completely skipped it. I still feel guilty about it (let’s be honest, ska is a dying breed) so I’ve been listening to my old early high school favorites for the past week (seriously, Less Than Jake used to be my JAM 13 […]
World Inferno Friendship Society (Live in West Chester, PA 2/16/12)
The World Inferno Friendship Society always have the most passionate shows. On Thursday night, I headed out to West Chester’s Note in order to catch the cabaret punk, and due to an emergency, unfortunately missed both Spraynard and Mischief Brew. I came close to missing part of Inferno as well but walked in right as […]
Signals Midwest – Latitudes and Longitudes (For fans of Menzingers, Braid, Smoke or Fire)
There’s just something about Signals Midwest’s “Latitudes and Longitudes”. I’m not usually into the particular style that these Cleveland, Ohio dudes play, and while it’s not in my regular rotation (yet), I do enjoy the album. Signals Midwest play that gruff midwestern punk mixed with melodic emo influences that seems to be randomly big these […]
A Punk Rock Valentine’s Mix
It’s valentine’s day, that special day where single people are bitter and wish they were in relationships and people in relationships wish they were single… oh and something about Al Capone killing a bunch of people on a boat or something. Here’s a little vday mix for all you punk hearts out there, because I’m […]
Mixtapes – Hope Is For People (For fans Matt and Kim, The Hold Steady, The Dopamines)
Cincinnati’s Mixtapes have been an incredibly busy band. In a span of less than two years, they’ve released an album, 3 EPs, and a split. Their latest EP “Hope Is For People” is one of those albums that just immediately puts you in a good mood the second it starts. If you’re not smiling (or […]
Punch – Nothing Lasts (For fans of Ceremony, Dangers, Cokebust)
San Francisco’s Punch have done what I previously would have thought as impossible. With their latest “Nothing Lasts” EP, the band somehow managed to create something even more ferocious and pissed off than their “Self Titled” album. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: while many have touted Punch as one of the […]
Adelleda – Herkimer Street (For fans of Propagandhi, Strike Anywhere, Ignite)
Sometimes it seems like Canada has it all: public health care, better maple syrup, and a plethora of damn good skate influenced punk rock. Ontario based Adelleda is the latest band to add to great canadian punk, and their 8 track “Herkimer Street” is 20 minutes of melodic skate bliss. While I realize that it’s […]