More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
This past Saturday on a warm afternoon, I headed to Neshaminy Creek Brewery right outside of Philadelphia for their 6th year birthday show, headlined by Richmond crossover thrash dudes Municipal Waste. It was a busy event, held outside with a flea market inside that drew an eclectic crowd… from punk and metal fans to families […]
On May 16th (uhh happy belated Lagwagon day), I headed to Philly’s small dive bar Kung Fu Necktie to catch the new interation of California punks Tsunami Bomb. I was running really late and missed the openers, but the small room was decently filled for a late Wednesday night. This was the first show of […]
On a stormy, tornado watch Saturday night, I headed out to Lancaster, PA’s Chameleon Club to catch my favorite NJ mooches The Bouncing Souls since they weren’t making a Philly stop. I haven’t been to Chameleon Club in a good 11 years since I last saw Streetlight Manifesto there back in 2007, and the long […]
There exists a few bands and albums that are considered sacred to us New Jersey punks who were teenagers around the time that Y2K was going to unleash the nukes and kill us all. The Bouncing Souls (obviously), Lifetime, and if you were one of the nerds who liked to flaunt the checkerboard pattern, Catch […]
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 […]