I recently saw a concert of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based folk punk band Apes of the State. During a trip to Atlanta in the spring of 2023, I heard their music on some obscure, low-band alternative and commercial-free radio station and became hooked. I think I heard the “Internet Song,” which had some crazy clever lyrics, […]
It was a beautiful September NYC evening. Perfect for an outdoor concert, made more enjoyable by the fact that all attendees had either been fully vaxxed or tested negative for covid. No more guessing someone’s status. No more stress about someone getting right up next to you to yell and spit in your ear (well, […]
When Anti-Flag made their way through NYC in October of 2019, I had the pleasure of seeing Justin Sane & Chris 2 play an acoustic set at Looney Tunes Records in Long Island. The next day, just before their show at the Mercury Lounge in the Lower East Side, I interviewed Pat Thetic and Justin […]
Memorial Day is every day. I think this rare acoustic song from Rancid encapsulates the feelings of a modern day young soldier serving in wars, just and unjust, after they return to “civilian life” coping with change and loss. Looking forward to a day when war and it’s requisite misery is no longer needed, celebrated […]