More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
After the first day of Asbury’s Punk Rock Bowling, sort of on a whim I decided to go to the aftershow at The Stone Pony featuring Boston’s Street Dogs and hardcore legends Sick Of It All. The place was pretty packed out, although not completely sold out. Street Dogs Video by youtube user: Lauren Stein […]
When I saw that a bunch of powerviolence/grindcore bands were coming through Philly on the way to Maryland Deathfest, I knew I had to go. I headed out to Philly’s Black House, a tiny, intimate living room with the furniture upturned and got there right in time for openers Disparo. The place had a small […]
Last week, I headed to Philly’s weird/awesome art space PhilaMOCA to catch local hardcore supergroup Open City. If you’ve never been to the PhilaMOCA before, it’s this really cool space that used to be a showroom for mausoleums that’s now been converted into room with a small stage that projects videos behind it. If the […]
Man, it’s been way too long since Paint It Black has played a show in Philly. Last time they played their hometown, it was nearly 3 years ago on Mischief Night (the night before Halloween for all my non-Jersey/Philly peeps) where they played a secret show under a bridge. Philly was clearly antsy to see […]
I’m originally from NJ, so I grew up listening to and am a pretty big fan of influential hardcore band Vision. After seeing them just a few months beforehand, I was crushed earlier in the year when it was announced that their singer Dave Franklin passed away. On April 2nd, a bunch of bands got […]
I’ve been a fan of San Francisco’s Western Addiction ever since they first released their 2003 debut Cognicide, and while they’ve released two 7-inches since, I’ve have been anxiously waiting for their next full length. Finally nearly 12 goddamn years later, Western Addiction is back with their 80s hardcore influenced punk rock sophomore release Tremulous. […]
This past Thursday, on a chilly February night I headed out to Philly’s Everybody Hits, a pretty sweet spot that doubles as both batting cages/venue to catch Philly’s own Open City. The show was a benefit for Electrifest described as an “event for LGBT folks centering POC navigating healthcare, wellness, and institutional trauma through radical […]
Ever since I first heard of Philadelphia’s Open City two years ago, I’ve been not so patiently waiting for them to release some music. While I really fucking hate the term “super-group”, there is really no better way to describe them. With Dan Yemin (Paint It Black, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Armalite), Rachel Rubino (Bridge And […]
This past Friday, as us Americans watched a narcissistic sociopath con his way into the White House (I’m just waiting for him to plaster his stupid fucking name in gaudy ass letters above it like he does all of his buildings), I headed to my favorite stomping grounds The Barbary to catch local legends The […]
It’s been a long damn time since I’ve last been to a Philly house show. Last night, I headed to a basement to catch a couple of hardcore punk bands as they played a fundraiser for Philly’s Project Safe. While I didn’t really know any of the bands very well, I dug what little I […]