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, […]
For some reason, unknown to me, Social Distortion, to my knowledge, has not toured within the 5 boroughs of NYC (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx or Staten Island) since way back in 2006 when the Roseland Ballroom was around. I saw that show and I’ve seen Social Distortion probably over a dozen times in several different […]
Johnny Two Bags of Social Distortion (and Youth Brigade) fame is pursuing a solo career and I had the chance to hear some of his stuff the other night at the Mercury Lounge in NYC’s lower east side. Here is a little sample of Mr. Wickersham (his real name)