There are a few certainties in life: death, taxes, and The Bouncing Souls Home For The Holidays shows. Ever since the Bouncing Souls started this tradition back in 2007, where they would play 4 back to back shows in Asbury Park, I’ve made an effort to attend one show every year from my favorite band […]
Saves The Day Live In Philly (12/22/13)
Holy crap, with the holidays and just remaining incredibly busy am I behind on posts here. I’ve been to like 4 shows this week alone, and am just getting a chance to post. Last Sunday, I headed to Philly’s First Unitarian Church to see the legendary Saves The Day (fuck you, they’re legendary if you’re […]
World Inferno Friendship Society Live In Philadelphia (12/20/13)
I headed out to Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on this unseasonably warm past past Friday night to catch my favorite cabaret waltz punks, The World Inferno Friendship Society. I entered right during the last song of O’Death, which had a bunch of people dancing. The place itself wasn’t sold out, so there was plenty of room […]
Protest The Hero Live At The Trocadero (12/15/13 Philly)
Last night, I headed to Philly’s Trocadero to catch Canadian prog-thrash-punk-I don’t know what the fuck to classify them as dudes Protest The Hero. I had to pick between seeing them and Big D and The Kid’s Table which was happening across town, on account I just saw Big D last month, I opted to […]
Off With Their Heads, Morning Glory, Direct Hit Show Recap (Philadelphia 12/11/13)
Wednesday after a day of abusing my body snowboarding, I headed to Philly’s beloved First Unitarian Church basement to catch one hell of a lineup. Any of these bands on the bill would be good enough for me to go to the show, having Off With Their Heads, Morning Glory, and Direct Hit all together […]
Protest The Hero – Volition (For fans Propagandhi, Lamb Of God, Symphony X)
Protest The Hero continues to blow my mind. Seeing these Ontario dudes progress from when I first got into them in 2003 from a melodic punk band to the genre hopping band they are today is pretty fucking awesome, and their latest Volition doesn’t disappoint. On Volition, Protest The Hero continues to follow their […]
NOFX, The F.Us Live At The TLA (Philadelphia 12/1/13)
I stated in my Bane show recap that I actually wound up going to two shows on Sunday. After seeing Bane completely tear up The Kung Fu Necktie, sacrificing my body, and getting some damn good sushi, I headed over to Philly’s Theatre of Living Arts to catch punk rock legends NOFX. I was sore, […]
Bane Live At Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia 12/1/13)
I can’t think of a better way to start off my December than to go to two shows in one day. The first one I headed to was a Bane matinee at Philly’s intimate Kung Fu Necktie. The fact that Bane was playing this tiny ass venue was mindblowing, considering they sell out venues three […]
Western Addiction – Pines (For fans of Black Flag, Minor Threat, Paint It Black)
When San Francisco’s hardcore act made headway with their first full length Cognicide back in 2005, I was completely blown away and left me wanting more. It took 8 years of being blue-balled, but finally they give us their 3 song EP Pines. Pines is exactly what you’d expect from Western Addiction: fast, concise and […]
Cherie Currie (The Runaways), The High Five Recap In Philly (11/15/13)
(Cherry Bomb starts around 1:15) Without a doubt if you were to ask who the most influential all female rock/punk bands were, The Runaways would be at the top of your list. This past Friday night I had the chance to see lead singer Cherie Currie perform with her band at Philly’s intimate bar/club The […]