After twenty years Rancid has made an indelible mark in the music scene earning the respect and honor of fans and bands worldwide. To celebrate this milestone, Smelvis Records is releasing Hooligans United A Tribute to Rancid on April 14. Packed with 51 tracks on 3 vinyl LP’s or 2 CD’s, bands from a variety…
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…
On August 4th The Interrupters had their first ever headlining show and CD release party at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California. They were joined by Left Alone, Oceanside Sound System, HB Surround Sound, and very special surprise guests, Tim Timebomb and Friends. After touring with bands like Rancid, The Transplants, and Devil’s Brigade It’s…
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…
