This past Saturday night I was left with a difficult decision: do I go see The Bouncing Souls out in Asbury Park NJ or do I stick around Philly to catch one of my favorite hardcore bands around Ceremony at the First Unitarian Church? Since I already had tickets, and I didn’t really feel like […]
Gorilla Biscuits – Self Titled (For fans of Youth Of Today, Civ, Bane)
Instead of a normal post, I’m just going to rant a little bit. Last night I made the trek up from Philadelphia to Brooklyn’s House of Vans to FINALLY see the Gorilla Biscuits after listening to them forever with probably my favorite band The Bouncing Souls. I took a day off, had tickets, and got […]
Fucked Up Live In Philadelphia (7/2/2014 Morgan’s Pier)
Fucked Up are one of those bands I’ve been listening to forever but never had a chance to see live somehow. I’ve been a fan ever since I picked up their EP/single retrospective Epic In Minutes back in 2004, and sort of stuck with that for a few years before getting into their later stuff. […]
Infest, Paint It Black, Replica Live In NY (6/28/14 at the Wick)
In the spirit of non-stop show summer, I headed out to New York City to catch Philly’s local Paint It Black play with fucking hardcore/powerviolence legends Infest up in Brooklyn’s The Wick. Always pumped to see Paint It Black as one of my favorite hardcore bands, catching Infest was just a huuuuge bonus and I […]
Guttermouth, Community Service Live In Philly (6/27/14)
This past Friday night, I headed to Philly’s Kung Fu Necktie to catch Huntington Beach, California’s skate punk band Guttermouth for a late show. These guys have been a consistent staple ever since I was a teenager, and when I caught them 2 years ago, it was still one of the most fun shows I’ve […]