Punk’s not dead! That is a true statement because there were about 22,000 of them standing, walking, moshing, and surfing crowds in the sweltering, heat this past Saturday at San Manuel Amphitheater for It’s Not Dead Fest. I had planned on getting to the festival a little later, once the heat died down a bit, but since […]

Lagwagon It felt like 1995 at the Fonda Theatre this last Saturday night… well at least to me it did. Having grown up around the California punk scene in the mid to late 90s, bands like Lagwagon and Swingin’ Utters were bands that you inevitably saw on the regular. Besides the fact that everybody is […]

Coming in from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara will be the 1990’s punk rock band, Lagwagon. After being on hiatus and casually reuniting over the years, the five piece band has officially come together with a tour that will be hitting places all around the globe including the Fonda Theatre on Saturday, January 17th. Lagwagon […]

San Francisco’s street punk stalwarts Swingin’ Utters play the Echoplex on Sunday, March 17.  Swingin’ Utters have been around for 25 years, put out a slew of amazing albums, all the way up through their 2013 release Poorly Formed, and are still kicking ass.  With supporting acts, Sean and Zander (Throw Rag, Circle Jerks, The […]

The Swingin’ Utters swung their punk rock tunes through the Casbah, San Diego a few weeks ago. Check out our photo gallery from all the action! Photography: Big Swig Click through our photo gallery below for more pics of the Swingin’ Utters!

Were you at the sticky hot Hootenanny this past weekend, July 2, 2011 at the Oak Canyon Ranch? It was a hot one! With dual stages pounding out bands one-right-after-the-other, fans were graced by the wild sounds of Murder City Devils, Swingin’ Utters, Dropkick Murphys, Super Suckers and many more. All the bands we caught […]

The Hootenanny is back with some dope bands to get your rockabilly kicks on! Celebrating its 16th anniversary, this year’s Hootenanny is set to take place on July 2, 2011 at the Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, Calif. Tickets range from US $39.00 – US $100.00 with VIP tickets available including open bar and backstage […]