While most Southern California music lovers headed to Indio for that other music festival (*cough Coachella) this writer fled the hipsters and drove to Mesa, Arizona with Thomas Allard, and Monique DiLeva for 98 KUPD’s spring rock festival, Ufest. The show featured bands like A Day To Remember, Asking Alexandria, and Escape the fate. These…
Any night that starts with a stand-up bass shaped like a coffin is bound to be intriguing. Alex’s bar in Long Beach set the stage for a night of slick back hair, Betty Page bangs, stand-up bass solos, and psychobilly music on Thursday, April 3. The evening’s lineup included Nekromantix, Reverend Horton Heat along with…
Dubbed the most controversial tour of the year, the Mosh Lives Tour made true on its promise to deliver uncompromising raw energy with the likes of Sworn In, Gideon, Thy Art Is Murder, Volumes, and of course the ever popular Emmure. Emmure, being one of the most controversial bands in the scene, makes them the…
It’s that time of year again. The Van’s Warped Tour is almost upon us, so some of the By the Barricade team spent their April Fools’ Day at Club Nokia in Hollywood, California to get an early preview of what was planned for the summer. The kickoff party showcased the true diversity at Warped Tour.
What do Social Distortion, U.S. Bombs, and Cadillac Tramps all have in common? Punk Rock icon Jonny Two Bags holding down the guitar. This legendary guitarist spent his April Fool’s day in Long Beach record store Fingerprints for his side project record release Salvation Town with a live full-band performance.
The Unconditional Tour offered one of the most solid all-around lineups in the last year. Each band on this bill probably had the potential to fill the famous House of Blues in West Hollywood just on their own. This was one of the last shows on the tour, but by no means did any of…
Whether you were there to see the babes or to hear some awesome rock, you were not disappointed at the Revolver’s Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour. This month-long, 20 city tour crossed from the east to the west coast. Revolver Magazine presents the only heavy metal/hard rock tour in the U.S. featuring female-driven or…
Bostonians can count on several happenings in March. First is a giant St. Patrick’s Day Parade, second is pubs filled with green attired revelers, and lastly is a week worth of sold-out shows by the city’s very own Dropkick Murphys. The Dropkick gang has always worn their heart on their sleeve when it comes to…
St. Patrick’s Day weekend kicked off at House of Blues Anaheim with Street Dogs 3rd Annual Crooked Drunken Sons St. Patrick’s Day Slam! On Friday, March 14th the Street Dogs brought their Irish infused working-class punk to a packed show and some of the By the Barricade team were on hand to see what all…
