Tag: punk

New York-based punk band Parquet Courts played a jam-packed Union Transfer May 11. Touring in support of their latest album “Human Performance,” Parquet Courts put…

Californian punk rock bands The Frights and SWMRS played to a packed crowd March 4 at a small bar on Girard Avenue called The Fire.…

When living in Philadelphia, you quickly realize there are countless bars that dot the city streets, and an equally absurd number of musical venues.  Rarely…

SuicideGirls started as an online community featuring pin-up photography to celebrate “alternative beauty and indie culture from around the world.” This self-proclaimed “sorority of bad…

Pennsylvania’s own Tigers Jaw and Modern Baseball performed March 1 at Flux along with fellow punk band Sun. The show was reportedly very close to…

The Gaslight Anthem thrashed the stage of the Electric Factory Nov. 27 amid a full house of fans. The five-piece act from New Brunswick, N.J.,…

When you’re one of the biggest bands from the ’90s, the golden age of alternative music, and you’re staging a comeback in 2012, it’s helpful…

To promote an upcoming album, some bands do press junkets, make television appearances and star in Target commercials. But that’s not very rock ’n’ roll…

To all you alternative rock and punk rock fans out there: I want you to think back to your middle school and high school days.…

Almost a quarter of 2012 has passed by, and so far the year has been generous with new album releases. The end of winter also…