Strung Out packed The OC Observatory in Santa Ana, CA for their second stop on a two month tour supporting their newest release Transmission.Alpha.Delta. Opening the show was La Armada hailing from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Wisconson’s own Masked Intruder; but Strung Out truly owned the night. Veteran rockers who have toured worldwide for…
This year the annual Musink Festival refined an already great formula, but still came up short by the end of three days. On the plus side, the tattoo artists and vendors expanded to two exhibit halls and the lineup for the three nights of bands provided this writer enough motivation to attend. Moving the concert…
Whether you think St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday or just another excuse to drink, it has become full of traditions such as wearing green and chugging beer. For this writer Street Dogs‘ St Patrick’s Day Bash at the House of Blues in Anaheim California is no exception. This year the Boston boys Street Dogs asked…
Southern California’s South Bay has birthed many iconic punk bands such as Black Flag, Descendents, Pennywise, etc. and with band members mixing and matching for new projects such as Wraths, the legacy continues. Packing out Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA for their debut show last Friday, Wraths is evidence that the punk scene is still alive and well. Chris Kranes and Andrew…
XTRMST is so much more than a reskinned version of AFI. The two bands may share members Davey Havok on vocals and Jade Puget on guitar, but XTRMST spirals off in a completely different direction. The band takes everything old school AFI fans grew to love and combines it with a much more intense style full…
SoCal punk legends Face To Face hit the Observatory OC with a trifecta of shows between December 26th and 28th. The first annual Triple Crown boasted three unique nights with albums Don’t Turn Away, Big Choice, and Self Titled being played from front to back. Each night had an overwhelming amount of energy and included…
Punk rock isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind around the holidays, but the first annual Cyber Tracks Christmas party is changing that one step at a time. The party showcased every band on the label and took place on December 21st at The Roxy Theater in West Hollywood. Label co-founders El Hefe…
Pentagrams, skinned goat heads, and maggots; what more could you ask for? Knotfest held on the last weekend of October delivered just that. Slipknot decided to try their hand at an Ozzfest replica back in 2012 in Iowa and Wisconsin. After those successful iterations, the masked men decided to bring this spectacular event to San Bernardino,…
It is no doubt that Atreyu has gained respect and a massive following within the hardcore community of the world, but it only makes sense that their first show in four years on September 11th be in the city of their inception and at the venue that put them on the map. Atreyu’s performance at…
It seemed like only yesterday that The Offspring rocked the the Pacific Amphitheatre, but now they are back again with a whole new cast of legendary supporting acts for The Summer Nationals tour. The Offspring, Bad Religion, and Pennywise firstcombed the United States together in 1994, and after 20 years they toured together again with…
