X “The End Is Near” at The Regent in LA (Show Review)
Los Angeles, July 26, 2024 – The Regent Theater was ablaze with punk fervor as legendary LA band X took the stage for what they’ve […]
Show Reviews
No Values Fest: Punk Rock Overload
Holy hell, where do I even start? No Values Festival was a chaotic sweaty day of punk rock madness. Your favorite band was there, but […]
Guitar Wolf 5.30 LBC Review
Guitar Wolf ignited the stage at Alex’s in Long Beach with their high-octane, Jett-fueled garage punk on May 30th. From the moment they hit the […]
Review: Cruel World 2024
The ’80s new wave fest made its return to Pasadena on May 11th. Initially a goth/post-punk affair, this year’s lineup signaled a shift towards all […]
Cruel World Fest – A Punk’s Perspective
Cruel World Fest 2022 was an epic mix of punk rock, post punk, goth, and new wave in Pasadena, California. It had been postponed since […]
More Fun In The New World @ Largo 6/5 (John Doe, Tony Hawk, Tom Desavia, Pleasant Gehman, and Charlotte Caffey)
The follow up to John Doe’s (and Tom Desavia’s) book “Under The Big Black Sun” is out. It’s called “More Fun In The New World”, […]
The Avengers, The Dils, and The Alleycats @ The Echoplex 5/26/19 (Jimmy Wilsey Memorial)
Jimmy Wilsey (original bassist for The Avengers, also guitarist for Chris Isaak band) passed away end of last year, and this was his Los Angeles memorial. A […]
Infa Riot, Vicious Rumours, Doug & The Slugz, and Informal Society @ 5 Star Bar 5/22/19 (show review) I
This was a hell of a fucking Wednesday night! Informal Society is on their way to Punk Rock Bowling. Their final set before they head […]
Exploited / DI / Total Chaos 5/19 @ The Novo (Los Angeles, Ca)
The Exploited made it back to the states after years of Wattie Buchan dealing with health issues. I missed Total Chaos. I’m sure they’re nice […]
45 Grave w/ The Scurvy Kids @ The Whisky 5-10-19
The Scurvy Kids oldest member is 21 years old, and they’ve somehow been a band for 12 years, do the math. These kids are a […]