Ska shows are a rare beast these days in our modern world. Even though I listen to ska regularly still and go to plenty of shows, long gone are the days of VFW Halls filled with kids decked out in chain wallets and checkerboard accessories, so you can imagine my surprise when I found out […]
Holy Mess – Comfort In The Discord (For fans of The Menzingers, Captain We’re Sinking, Lawrence Arms)
Philadelphia’s Holy Mess have been at it for a while now, with a decently sized line of releases under their belt. With their self released latest album Comfort In The Discord, the band shows just how much they’ve evolved over the years. The biggest change is since their last album Cande Ru Las Degas, the […]
Lagwagon – Hang (For fans of NOFX, Millencolin, No Use For A Name)
California’s Lagwagon is one of those bands that have been at is since many of you were still learning to wipe yourselves. I first discovered them years ago when I grabbed a copy of their heralded Let’s Talk About Feelings which I played way too much throughout my angsty high school days, and then went […]
Swingin’ Utters – Fistful Of Hollow (For fans of The Descendents, The Clash, Social Distortion)
I didn’t write a list of my favorite albums of 2014, because honestly I didn’t get to listen/review to as many as I would have liked due to being insanely busy… But I was surprised when I read other people’s lists and didn’t really see Swingin’ Utters latest Fistful Of Hollow on there, because it […]
American Nightmare Live in NYC (1/2/14)
American Nightmare is quite frankly, my favorite hardcore band of all time. I remember a friend giving me the album Background Music, and then seeing them tour with The Hope Conspiracy back in 2003. I went mostly for Hope Conspiracy, but left an American Nightmare fan. Soon afterwards they announced their breakup, and I was […]
Bouncing Souls, None More Black, The Scandals Home For The Holidays Night 2 (12/27/14)
After the long ride to and from Asbury Park last Friday, I headed back the next day to catch night 2 of The Bouncing Souls annual Christmas Home For The Holidays tradition. Usually because of the ride I only go one of the nights, but there was no way I was going to miss an […]