More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
Joey Ramone was once quoted as saying about their drummer Richie Ramone “Richie saved the band as far as I’m concerned. He’s the greatest thing to happen to the Ramones. He put the spirit back in the band.” For those that don’t know, Richie Ramone was the 3rd drummer for The Ramones, and the only […]
A couple weekends ago, I headed to Philly’s Union Transfer to catch one of my favorite hardcore bands around, American Nightmare. I’ve been a fan of them ever since I first caught them play with The Hope Conspiracy sometime in 2003, headed up to Boston to catch their first reunion show a few years back, […]
I’ve seen The World Inferno Friendship Society plenty of times over the years, but one of the most memorable was when they headlined Philly’s infamous First Unitarian Church basement back in 2011, and somebody pulled a fire alarm and the show ended early with the fire department showing up. There’s always something special about a […]
I’m a little behind on posts, and have a bunch of shows I want to post about as February has been a busy month for me (and the city of Philadelphia as a whole). I headed out to a little rad spot here in Philly called Danny’s Place to catch local hardcore band Open City. […]
Ever have a moment that just hits you when you realize how much time flies by? I’ve been listening to Static Radio NJ ever since their 7 songs in 10 ten minutes hardcore EP One For The Good Guys came out, and I just realized that was nearly 11 years ago now…in fact, the EP […]
It’s been a few years since I’ve last seen California’s powerviolence turned post-punk band Ceremony. When they announced that they would be playing two shows at Philly’s PhilaMOCA (an interesting, intimate space that once served as a showroom for mausoleums) I knew it would sell out quickly so I grabbed a ticket for the first […]
For as long as I’ve been listening to Converge (some time around when Jane Doe came out, early 00s), it’s pretty astonishing that I’m only seeing them for the first time in 2017. On a chilly Saturday night, I headed to Philly’s Union Transfer to catch the Massachusetts metal-tinged hardcore band wrapping up their tour […]
What up peeps? It’s been a busy month for me hence the lack of posts, including a bunch of shows I went to, traveling out west a bit, etc) but I’ve been going to a bunch of shows in the past week. This past Friday I headed to Philly’s infamous First Unitarian Church basement to […]
Damn…I’m a bit late on this, but I wanted to post about it anyway so fuck it. A few weeks back I headed to Philly’s center city bar Milkboy in order to catch San Francisco punk veterans Swingin Utters. Even though it was a Friday night, I wasn’t really sure what to expect in terms […]
New Brunswick, New Jersey’s recently reunited Sticks and Stones isn’t very well known outside of the Garden State, but chances are you’ve heard references, influences, or songs by the band even though they’ve been broken up since the 90s. Vocalist Pete Ventanonio went on to form the World Inferno Friendship Society under the moniker Jack […]