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, […]
Another evening, another “revenge” concert show in NYC. This one featured the legendary and resurgent female punk band Bikini Kill and yep, they “killed it.” Under threat of rain (it was again Pier 17’s Rooftop downtown NYC) and variant (yes, you-know-what is surging again), the crowd stretched around the entire seaport, surprising my silly expectations. I […]
When the seriousness of Covid 19 first began to really hit home for me was the weekend of March 14th and 15th, 2020. That weekend would be epic with back-to-back shows from Against Me & Anti-Flag returning to NYC. I had tickets to see both, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Both were canceled. […]
As the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc over much of the world, and New York City back in March and April of 2020, I looked back at the weekend I was anxiously anticipating. March 14th-15th, 2020, was set to be epic. March 14th would feature the return of my pals from Pittsburgh, PA, Anti-Flag, who were […]
When I think of Miami, I think of that song by Gainesville, Florida punk rockers, “Against Me” that goes something like this.. “Miami.. Fu*@ing Miami.. Sharks circling full of blood”… or something like that. What sticks in my mind is that line “Fu^?ing Miami”.. over and over again. As you might have guessed, it’s not […]
Yesterday I made the now familiar trek on the L Train from Manhattan to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to take in the outdoor concert series which was featuring Gainsville, Florida’s “Against Me” opening for the hot indie rockers from Los Angeles, “Silversun Pickups” (More on Silversun Pickups in the next post). The night was almost perfect and […]