I saw Bad Religion for the first time on June 24, 1995 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. I went with my mom and dad and my bestie Caitlynn. I was twelve. Pearl Jam was the headliner. My parents didn't realize that Bad Religion would make the crowd so much more thrashy than the headliner and let us go into the midst of it all during their set. ( Read more... )

My old roommate's band Branta played last night at the Comet along with another old pal's band called Doomhawk. OMIGOD, it was awesome. I totally danced my ass off and I'm so so glad I went. dogmar came along and agrees with my sentiments on the matter. I used to listen to Branta practice in my basement years ago. They're, like, twenty times awesome-r ( Read more... )

The Aquabats were, like, the best live band I've seen in years. They had matching superhero costumes and even had an Evil Nemesis (a giant lobster) that I regrettably failed to get pictures of.

Rancid was hella bomb. I danced my ass off, made some new friends, and fucking owned the mosh pit. I sometimes forget how much I love punk rock ( Read more... )