This past Thursday, I headed to Philly’s dive Kung Fu Necktie to catch Richie Ramone and The Queers. The show was running really late, so I left for a bit and got there in time for Richie Ramone. Richie Ramone: For those who don’t know, Richie Ramone was the third drummer for The legendary Ramones […]
NateFest Day 1: Kill Your Idols, Bigwig, Grade, None More Black Live In NJ (3/21/15)
Every now and then, something will happen in the punk and hardcore community that just reminds me what I love so much about it. This past Saturday was an excellent example of that. When Nate Gluck from NJ’s Ensign was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, a bunch of bands and friends decided to throw […]
Andrew Jackson Jihad, Smith Street Band, Jeff Rosenstock Live In Philadelphia (3/19/15)
This past Thursday, I headed out to Philadelphia’s Union Transfer to catch Jeff Rosenstock of Bomb The Music Industry/Arrogant Sons Of Bitches play a solo show supporting his new album We Cool? opening for Andrew Jackson Jihad. I got to the venue right around the middle of first band Chumped playing and the place was […]
World Inferno Friendship Society Live In Philadelphia (3/6/15)
This past Saturday, I headed down to Philadelphia’s infamous First Unitarian Church basement to catch favorite gypsy cabaret punks The World Inferno Friendship Society. This was my first show back at the church basement since July when they stopped having as many shows there (for some sad reason, I love that place), and the first […]
Jeff Rosenstock – We Cool? (For fans of Bomb The Music Industry, Arrogant Sons Of Bitches, Antarctigo Vespucci)
Call me old (actually don’t, fuck you), but I’ve been a fan Jeff Rosenstock’s music for a loooong time. From his time with Arrogant Sons of Bitches who I used to go see regularly to the very first day when he released Bomb The Music Industry’s first Album Minus Band LP, so naturally I was […]