More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
2017 was one of the few years that I didn’t head to any day of the city of brotherly shove’s annual This Is Hardcore, but I did head to Underground Arts for the stacked after show featuring Kill Your Idols and Violent Society. I love both of these bands and would easily go to a […]
After circling for parking trying to find that elusive South Philly spot, I finally grabbed one as I headed out to South Philly’s Connie’s Ric Rac to catch Philly’s own street punks The Virus and the legendary UK Subs. I walked into the venue, only to see like 3 people drinking at the bar, and […]
After Punk Rock Bowling in Asbury Park NJ, I headed to straight to The Wonder Bar for the sold out after show featuring PEARS, Blanks 77, and The Virus. I made sure to get there early as a line started to form as soon as I got to the dive bar. Even though the show […]
This past Saturday, I headed to my old home state of NJ to catch a bunch of damn good street punk bands that do not play anywhere near often enough. The show was at Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon, which was this small little dive with a stage in it’s intimate basement, making it feel like […]
The Exploited are one of the more well known punk bands from the 80s, with their debut “Punk’s Not Dead” released back in 1981 and influencing countless other bands. However in 2003, these Scottish punks released a new album entitled Fuck The System completely departing from the more classic punk sound, and I’m going to […]
When most people think of street punk bands, the first ones that usually come to mind are The Casualties, The Unseen, and The Exploited. One band that often gets overlooked here in the states is a German band called Oxymoron, even though all their lyrics are in English. It’s a shame, because they were one […]
I realize it’s been a little while since we’ve posted on a solid street punk band, so after digging through the bowels of my musical collection, I rediscovered the street punks U.F.C’s album “I Want More Beer”. An English and Spanish street punk band originally from Florida, the majority of the songs are in English […]