punk rock

No, I don' think I'm witnessing a mid-life crisis of doing the comb-over to vainly cling on to the last remnants of my hair follicles (I inherited my grandfather's thick, luxurious hair), dating women half my age or cruising around in a sports car I can't afford. But I will be facing the daunting task (at my age anyway) ...

I'd first met Jeremy Kitchen, the head librarian at the Chicago Public Library's Richard J. Daley Branch and host of its semiregular Punk Rock and Donuts shows, a decade ago through the artist Tony Fitzpatrick. Last year, after a chance meeting at Jackalope Coffee in Bridgeport, not far from the library, ...

Submachine, the vicious guard dogs of Pittsburgh punk rock since 1991, are returning to Erie nearly a year after their last bout in the city. In that time, the band hasn't faltered in their punk rock ethos or relented in their musical aggression even slightly, securing their timeless status in the music scene.

We're only a couple months out from Punk Rock Bowling 2018! For its 20th anniversary, the festival has announced an amazing line up as well as a ton of awesome club shows. Obviously, we know performances by punk rock heroes like Rise Against, NOFX, At The Drive-In, Against Me!, X, Suicidal ...

In 2011, some Muni Diaries readers noted the absence of one of their favorite buskers, Jesse Morris, who was also known as “Punk Rock Johnny Cash.” His incredible voice and rendition of Johnny Cash songs brightened our commute and we were saddened to find out that he had died. The next thing that ...

Over its 30-something year run open, CBGB became the heart of US punk rock at the time. In the UK, a shop named SEX hired some people, gave them names and trendy clothing, and formed the Sex Pistols. They're pretty well known [citation needed]. Along the lines of pop punk, the Ramones paved the ...

When Bad Brains exploded onto Washington, D.C.'s nascent punk scene in 1979, they immediately set themselves apart; not only because they were African American in a largely white community, but because they were singing about “P.M.A.,” or “Positive Mental Attitude.” It was a stark contrast to the ...

Punk Rock Bowling has announced a fat handful of multi-band late-night club shows to complement the usual evening festival over at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (minus a few performers and bills). Headliners include The Bronx (May 25, The Bunkhouse, $20), 7 Seconds (May 25, Fremont Country ...

What else would one expect from one of the first punk rock musicals to be performed at Northwestern? “Jasper and Deadland” has been done fewer than seven times in the world, producer Jonathan Gelb said. Student theater company Lovers & Madmen is bringing the new show to McCormick Auditorium ...

Jayne County, "Mer Creatures" (2017), acrylic and marker on canvas Jayne County, “Mer Creatures” (2017), acrylic and marker on canvas (all images courtesy Participant Inc.) It is almost impossible to encapsulate the brilliant career of rock star Jayne County. As punk rock's first openly transgender ...

MC5 frontman Wayne Kramer performs during the band's heyday. Kramer has written a memoir about his life and the influential Michigan band, which played in Benton Township and St. Joseph in 1968. Photo provided. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. In 1968, Southwest Michigan's rock 'n' roll scene ...