When Boys Like Girls announced their Soundtrack of Your Life tour, I knew I had to be there. BLG is celebrating the 20th anniversary release of their self-titled album and the 17th anniversary of their second album, Love Drunk. Twenty years means a lot. And to me, it meant even…
“Only posers die,” this quote from SLC Punk (1998), rings true as bands come and go but the true punks are the ones that refuse to quit and keep going. Bands like Descendants, Circle Jerks, Bad Religion, the Germs and Black Flag are among the few from the OG West…
State Champs’ self-titled album “State Champs” was released Friday, November 8. Kicking off this album release, State Champs began their first leg of the tour in Austin. For an elder emo like myself, I love a good pop-punk record. I’m tired of all these manufactured pop groups and sounds where…
I’m no stranger to punk and hardcore shows. I’ve seen the Misfits, Circle Jerks, Black Flag and been to my fair share of Van’s Warped Tours, but when one of the opening bands says “I want to see 50 crowd-surfers during this next song,” you know it’s going to be…
Born out of the post-hardcore emo scene, Hot Mulligan is Midwest emo through and through. Hot Mulligan mixes an indie vibe with a post-hardcore pop-punk flare which definitely proves that pop-punk isn’t dead. The Michigan natives, served up Midwest emo to a hungry San Antonio crowd, on Friday, April 19. …
Does anyone remember Vans Warped Tour?! Nothing beats that dehydrated day-long music festival feeling. Although going to metal, punk, and emo shows in your late 20s and 30s comes close. Asking Alexandria’s “All My Friends Tour” is pretty much Warped Tour Circa 2011. With a lineup of Asking Alexandria,…
Emo is not dead! A week into their Jaws of Life Tour, Pierce the Veil was welcomed to the Alamo City with open arms. Texans…no, San Antonians know how to show up! The show sold out minutes after the tour was announced in mid-July. On the US leg of…