Thursday night offered a reprieve from the sweltering heat -- a blessing for anyone at the Black Cat with functioning olfactory bulbs -- as two similar but distinct factions of punk fans converged: the young and crusty (literal) and the old and crusty (attitudinal). more ›

Against Me! – the most accessible folk-punk band in the world – took the stage around 7:30 yesterday and were all business, plowing through twenty or so samplings of their fierce, Guinness-fueled brand of melodic rock in around an hour and a half. Those who managed to sneak out of work early to catch a good spot in the not-quite sold out crowd left drained and ready for the caloric replenishment that only the... more ›