Sweat, beer, and Mohawks. What more could you ask for? Festivals that are specifically devoted to punk rock are few and far between, but this year’s Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival gave thousands of punks their music fix straight from Las Vegas, Nevada. The festival was split into three day shows over Memorial Day…
The Church of Watt? Tonight this writer jumped into a time machine and took a journey through punk and hardcore history with two legends as they captivated their loyal congregation presenting their beautiful sermon via two electric basses and sporadic, spoken word-like lyrics. The performance took place at one of Houston’s many secret gems, a…
It may have been the four iconic black bars, or the nostalgia of seeing arguably the world’s most influential punk band in a venue as small as House of Blues Anaheim that convinced this writer to buy a ticket to “Black Flag’s” Victimology tour, but regardless it was an obvious mistake. The court battle over…
Some may know TSOL lead singer Jack Grisham as a skater, old school punk rocker, or just plain old weird but no one can deny he knows how to rock a show. Jack and the other members in True Sons of Library have developed a reputation of having some of the roughest and riotous crowds…
Authority Zero kicked off their current U.S. and Canadian tour with a show on May 9th at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA. The show featured not only Authority Zero, but also Torches to Triggers, Eken is Dead and Lose Control and By the Barricade was there to see it all. This writer also had…
In 2000 a young and youthfully-ignorant 14 year old accidentally stumbled upon a little band called Hot Water Music at the legendary Houston, Texas venue, Fitzgeralds. That 14 year old was this writer, my jaw dropped and body paralyzed with shock and admiration. What transpired was a seemingly effortless display of everything that is the…
Cinco de Mayo has always been a good excuse to throw a fiesta, pound back some drinks, and most importantly Manic Hispanic’s yearly Cinco de Manic. This show was on tres de mayo, or May 3 for the gringo,s at The OC Observatory in Santa Ana. Sometimes the quality of a show is rated on…
Celebrating Record Store Day 2014, CH3 did a double header on April 19, with an afternoon in-store performance at Left of the Dial Records in Santa Ana, CA and an evening in-store show at McGreat’s Records in San Clemente. By the Barricade caught the CH3’s early show that introduced the crowd to their new 7”…
Tartar Control does an amazing job bouncing between a comedy and punk show. By the Barricade caught the trio at their show April 16th at the Comedy Central Stage in Los Angeles. Consisting of “Good Mormon” boys Elder Sean Hart and Elder Robert Selander and their sidekick Robot, the band is like no other within the…
I Am The Avalanche cruised through Anaheim during their week-long west coast tour in support of 3rd album Wolverines. By the Barricade caught their headlining show at the Chain Reaction on April 13, featuring special guests Diamond Youth, Turnover, Such A Mess, and Souvenirs. Kicking off the night were back to back west-coast bands Souvenirs and…
