I’ve been so incredibly busy with the holidays I haven’t had a chance to breathe, let alone make a post… so it’s a bit overdue, but I finally had a chance to see The Dickies here in Philly. I got to Kung Fu Necktie right as The Dickies were setting up, and the small dive […]
The Slackers, The Snails live in Philly (12/11/15)
This past Friday, I headed to Philly’s Underground Arts in order to catch New York ska band The Slackers. I’ve caught The Slackers a few times over the years, and one thing that always impressed me was the large and diverse crowd that always comes out to catch them, and Friday night was no different. […]
PEARS Live In Philly (12/10/15)
Ever since I saw PEARS open for Teenage Bottlerocket a few months back and I got a copy of their debut Go To Prison, I haven’t been able to stop listening to them. New Orleans PEARS mix their aggressive hardcore so seamlessly with Descendent’s inspired pop-punk, it seriously is the most catchy and addicting music […]
Weston, Digger Live In Philadelphia (12/5/15)
This past Friday, My girlfriend and I met up with some friends and headed out to Philly’s First Unitarian Church basement meeting up with some friends to catch Pennsylvania’s beloved Weston. The sweaty basement was pretty packed out by the time I got there with original fans who used to follow the band when they […]
The Unseen, Murphy’s Law, Blanks 77 Live In Philadelphia (11/28/15)
This past Saturday after the Thanksgiving running around, I headed out to Philly’s intimate Voltage lounge for Day 3 of the Take This Bird And Shove It fest, a 3 day punk fest featuring a bunch of great bands from all over the country. I was beyond excited to see The Unseen again, as it’s […]
Mustard Plug, Backyard Super Heroes, Teenage Halloween Live In NJ (11/14/15)
I’ll admit it, it’s the year 2015 and I still shamelessly love ska and especially Mustard Plug. So much in fact, that I travelled 3 hours round trip to Brighton Bar, a small dive out in Long Branch NJ in order to get my skanking on since Mustard Plug was skipping over Philadelphia for some […]
Mean Jeans, Nancy, Ruby Buff Live In Philly (11/6/15)
Last Friday, I headed out to Philly’s warehouse/house Second Empire to catch one of my favorite Ramones-worship punk bands around, Mean Jeans. I’ve never been to Second Empire before, but it was a pretty sweet spot that reminded me of Philly’s old Ox, but with more punk studs everywhere (including doors). Unfortunately I missed both […]
The Copyrights, Not Scientists Live In Philly (10/25/15)
Halloween is finally over, it’s getting dark much earlier, and I finally am getting a chance to catch up on posts a bit. Last week, I headed out to South Philly’s bar Boot & Saddle to catch one of my favorite pop-punk bands around The Copyrights open up for Masked Intruder. I wasn’t expecting a […]
The Menzingers Live In Philadelphia (10/23/15)
The Menzingers certainly have exploded over the years, long gone are the days of catching them in a South Philly basement as proven by the 2 night nearly sold out back to back shows they had over at Union Transfer. I headed over to Union Transfer right after MeWithoutYou finished their set. A decent amount […]
Streetlight Manifesto Live In Philadelphia (10/18/15)
Long time no see friends! After a busy few weeks (weddings, traveling, not getting to see Dillinger Four because of the forementioned reasons…) and a hectic weekend, I headed out to Philly’s Electric Factory on a whim this past Sunday in order to see Streetlight Manifesto. I got there late and unfortunately missed almost all […]