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Hardcore God Greg Ginn at Tobacco Road this Thursday night

Those of us familiar with the history of Hardcore Music know that Greg Ginn is not just the man, but a brilliant guitar god. He formed Black Flag in 1977, eventually releasing the band's records (as well as Bad Brains, Minutemen, Descendants, Sonic Youth, and lots more) on his own label SST. Blac ... More >>

Refugees of Langerado

Some bands on the defunct festival's bill are still coming to town. Here's a guide to the makeup shows.

Teenage Bottlerocket to Play Respectable Street Cafe October 15

Teenage BottlerocketI'm not going to make the usual references to Teenage Bottlerocket being from the small town of Laramie, Wyoming and then go on to say that they remind people of the Ramones even though they are from this really small town in a western state and the Ramones are from NYC and isn't ... More >>

Saturday Night: Florida? Yeah! at The Poorhouse

Florida? Yeah! A New Start, Boise Bob and His Backyard Band, Fleez, and The BikesThe PoorhouseSaturday, June 27, 2009 Better Than: Anything going on in any other bar in downtown Fort Lauderdale The Review: For at least 10 years, Garo Gallo has worked zealously to keep the fabric of Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

When They Come Around

Florida? Yeah! A New Start, Boise Bob and His Backyard Band, Fleez, and The BikesThe PoorhouseSaturday, June 27, 2009 Better Than: Anything going on in any other bar in downtown Fort Lauderdale The Review: For at least 10 years, Garo Gallo has worked zealously to keep the fabric of Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

South Florida According to Brooklyn: Punk and Hardcore History Is Important

​This week I would like to talk about how the punk rock and hardcore scene here really has no support anymore. Today, kids see "punk rock" on MTV and channels like that, but the truth is that shit's not real. The bands you see there are bands that really didn't do any footwork to get were they are ... More >>

Get Punk Rock

​This week I would like to talk about how the punk rock and hardcore scene here really has no support anymore. Today, kids see "punk rock" on MTV and channels like that, but the truth is that shit's not real. The bands you see there are bands that really didn't do any footwork to get were they are ... More >>

Concert Review: Green Day At American Airlines Arena, August 4

Photo by Sayre Berman​To view a full slideshow of pictures from the show, click here. Green DayTuesday, August 4American Airlines Arena Better Than: A show by any other pop-punk outfit playing today. The Review: Green Day rules, despite the fact they're all grown up. Sure, in their early da ... More >>

Concert Review: Can I Say II at Cinema Paradiso, August 30

photo by Ian Witlen​To view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here.CP Rocks Presents: Can I Say-Sunday II With Tongues of the Heartworm and AnchormanCinema Paradiso, Fort LauderdaleSunday, August 30, 2009Better Than: An hour-long sermon The Review:This past Sunday marked the second insta ... More >>

Radio-Active Records Hosting Punk Rock Food Drive

​Punk rock has always been more about the attitude than the music. Unfortunately, that "punk rock attitude" is often portrayed as a hate-everything, outsider-only, anti-social group. While some of those things may be true from time to time, things like this can also really show off what punk rock ... More >>

Gainesville Legends Against Me! Come to Culture Room February 18

via againstme.net​When Gainesville anarcho-punks Against Me! released their fourth album, 2007's New Wave, the band's hardcore fundamentalist fans immediately swung into crisis mode, organizing counseling and puke circles for heartbroken indie kids nationwide. Understand though, the mass freakout ... More >>

Agent Orange

via againstme.net​When Gainesville anarcho-punks Against Me! released their fourth album, 2007's New Wave, the band's hardcore fundamentalist fans immediately swung into crisis mode, organizing counseling and puke circles for heartbroken indie kids nationwide. Understand though, the mass freakout ... More >>

Soft Cell Gets Softer

via againstme.net​When Gainesville anarcho-punks Against Me! released their fourth album, 2007's New Wave, the band's hardcore fundamentalist fans immediately swung into crisis mode, organizing counseling and puke circles for heartbroken indie kids nationwide. Understand though, the mass freakout ... More >>

French group Nouvelle Vague makes punk and New Wave go bossa

via againstme.net​When Gainesville anarcho-punks Against Me! released their fourth album, 2007's New Wave, the band's hardcore fundamentalist fans immediately swung into crisis mode, organizing counseling and puke circles for heartbroken indie kids nationwide. Understand though, the mass freakout ... More >>

Fabio Destroyio Wants Miami to Punk Out

This is the third in a series of articles profiling the seven finalists for the New Times MasterMind Awards, which will be presented to four local artists during Artopia at the Freedom Tower February 11.Fabio Destroyio likes to quote the old punk line about 25 singers and one microphone. And sometim ... More >>

Strut Your Punk

This is the third in a series of articles profiling the seven finalists for the New Times MasterMind Awards, which will be presented to four local artists during Artopia at the Freedom Tower February 11.Fabio Destroyio likes to quote the old punk line about 25 singers and one microphone. And sometim ... More >>

Blue-Eyed Soul

This is the third in a series of articles profiling the seven finalists for the New Times MasterMind Awards, which will be presented to four local artists during Artopia at the Freedom Tower February 11.Fabio Destroyio likes to quote the old punk line about 25 singers and one microphone. And sometim ... More >>

Concert Review: Sloppy Seconds, Nobunny at Churchill's and the Axe and the Oak at Sweat Records, June 5

Big, beautiful white guys​Sloppy Seconds, Nobunny, and the Spits at Churchill's Pub, MiamiThe Axe and the Oak at Sweat Records, Miami Saturday, June 5, 2010 Better Than: Sitting at home on a Saturday night with a $10 dollar jug of wine and having my ass handed back to me on a casual game of Scrab ... More >>

Fucked Up at Churchill's Pub

Big, beautiful white guys​Sloppy Seconds, Nobunny, and the Spits at Churchill's Pub, MiamiThe Axe and the Oak at Sweat Records, Miami Saturday, June 5, 2010 Better Than: Sitting at home on a Saturday night with a $10 dollar jug of wine and having my ass handed back to me on a casual game of Scrab ... More >>

McRackins: Oddities & Eggcentricities Vol. 1

​ The McRackins Oddities & Eggcentricities Vol. 1 (Stiff Pole Records) www.stiffpolerecords.com In honor of Richard "Big Stiff" Konwinski, who passed away this July in Tampa, I'll be bouncing between the County Grind and Crossfade blogs doing my "Blast From the Past" thing on the record label ... More >>

Review: Fucked Up at Churchill's September 14

​ The McRackins Oddities & Eggcentricities Vol. 1 (Stiff Pole Records) www.stiffpolerecords.com In honor of Richard "Big Stiff" Konwinski, who passed away this July in Tampa, I'll be bouncing between the County Grind and Crossfade blogs doing my "Blast From the Past" thing on the record label ... More >>

Ten Bands That Wouldn't Exist Without the Ramones in Honor of Johnny and CJ's B-Day

Photo by Michael MarkosJohnny Ramone wilds out in '77.​Today we celebrate the birthday of two Ramones: Johnny and CJ Ramone. Yes, CJ (who turns 45 today) is viewed as a ringer or a hired gun. He isn't anyone's favorite Ramone, but he did a fine job filling Dee Dee's Chucks and leather jacket John ... More >>

Dead Kennedys at Revolution January 1

Photo by Michael MarkosJohnny Ramone wilds out in '77.​Today we celebrate the birthday of two Ramones: Johnny and CJ Ramone. Yes, CJ (who turns 45 today) is viewed as a ringer or a hired gun. He isn't anyone's favorite Ramone, but he did a fine job filling Dee Dee's Chucks and leather jacket John ... More >>

The Queers' Joe King Talks Auto-Tune Bullshit and Keeping It Punk

Photo by Pat SchumacherThe Queers' Joe King.​When Portsmouth, New Hampshire's the Queers roll into Churchill's on January 15, punk rock fans can count on the crew to give us what we want. We can pretty much guarantee that we're gonna get to sing along to hits like "I Can't Stop Farting" and "Teena ... More >>

The Adolescents Rip Into Respectable Street This Friday

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

Found Footage

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

Hobo Art

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

The Adolescents at Respectable Street January 7

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

Drive North

Photo by Kelli Hayden via myspace.com/theadolescents​More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Disto ... More >>

American Hardcore's Steven Blush Talks the Middle Class, Youth Culture, and Loud Fast Riffs

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

The Queers at Churchill's Pub January 14

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

Steven Blush and American Hardcore at Sweat Records January 13

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

Five Short Hardcore History Lessons With Punk Professor Steven Blush

Your hardcore crash course instructor, Steven Blush.​There are only five hours remaining till punk professor Steven Blush's hardcore master class convenes at Sweat Records. Word is, there might be a pop quiz. So ... Are you ready? Have you committed the entirety of the textbook -- American Har ... More >>

NOFX at Revolution Live January 28

Your hardcore crash course instructor, Steven Blush.​There are only five hours remaining till punk professor Steven Blush's hardcore master class convenes at Sweat Records. Word is, there might be a pop quiz. So ... Are you ready? Have you committed the entirety of the textbook -- American Har ... More >>

Four Awesome Covers by No Age, Playing Grand Central Tonight

photo by Ian WitlenNo Age last played Miami this past December at the Fountain Art Fair.​It's no secret that Crossfade loves L.A.'s best scrappy lo-fi punk duo, No Age. Luckily for us, No Age seems to love our hometown right back -- or at least have booking agents who do. No seriously, they've pub ... More >>

Nobodys Hero Drops a 12-Track Punk Slab and Hits the Pit With NOFX Tonight

That 12-track punk slab by Nobodys Hero.​What are you doing tonight? Wanna go scream about stuff like anger, aggression, and fratricide? Well, ditto local punk crew Nobodys Hero. So here's a tip: Drag your wild ass up I-95 to Fort Lauderdale's Revolution Live 'cause there's gonna be a pit party ... More >>

Nobodys Hero, To Be Hated, Enough!, M66, and a Dog's Fourth Birthday

photos by Jose FloresThe Guest Of Honor, DoggioNobodys Hero, To Be Hated, Enough!, and M66 Saturday, March 19, 2011 Churchill's Pub Better Than: Ben Weasel's punk rock mess at SXSW the night before. According to Nobodys Hero's Joe Koontz, "Someone stole one of the urinals from the men's bathroom." ... More >>

Miami Chum Bucket grand opening March 26

photos by Jose FloresThe Guest Of Honor, DoggioNobodys Hero, To Be Hated, Enough!, and M66 Saturday, March 19, 2011 Churchill's Pub Better Than: Ben Weasel's punk rock mess at SXSW the night before. According to Nobodys Hero's Joe Koontz, "Someone stole one of the urinals from the men's bathroom." ... More >>

Reagan Youth Revive That '80s Anarchy at Churchill's Pub June 4

Photo by Glen E. Friedman via myspace.com/reaganyouthReagan Youth's Andy Apathy (left) and Dave Insurgent (right) circa 1981.​Arguably, the world has changed a lot since Reagan Youth was formed in 1980. The cold war is over, the President of the United States of America isn't a conservative movi ... More >>

Reagan Youth at Churchill's Pub June 4

Photo by Glen E. Friedman via myspace.com/reaganyouthReagan Youth's Andy Apathy (left) and Dave Insurgent (right) circa 1981.​Arguably, the world has changed a lot since Reagan Youth was formed in 1980. The cold war is over, the President of the United States of America isn't a conservative movi ... More >>

Get Pretty in Pink With the Psychedelic Furs at Culture Room July 1

Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler.​In the early '80s, both U2 and the Psychedelic Furs played the German TV show Rockpalast. Thirty years later, Bono's filling Sun Life Stadium while the Furs play Culture Room. What happened? Both were influenced by the Jam, the Clash, the Buzzcocks, and the Sex ... More >>

Psychedelic Furs at Culture Room July 1

Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler.​In the early '80s, both U2 and the Psychedelic Furs played the German TV show Rockpalast. Thirty years later, Bono's filling Sun Life Stadium while the Furs play Culture Room. What happened? Both were influenced by the Jam, the Clash, the Buzzcocks, and the Sex ... More >>

Punk Ain't Dead! Miami's Top Ten Hardcore Punk Bands

Churchill's, home to all Miami's punks.​One day soon, a flood may come and drown all of Miami in the Biscayne Bay, but for now, the city stinks, God is broke, and the youth are getting restless. The politicians hate the workers and the poor, the pigs take every opportunity to slam your face in the ... More >>

Ten Raging Punks (And Other Rockers) Who Crashed the Daytime Talk Show Circuit

Judge Judy bitches at an unseen punk. Guess who?​Punks are the ideal guests for the raunchy world of daytime talk television. They dress outlandishly. They say crazy shit. And they're totally unapologetic. Furthermore, mosh pits lend themselves very well to quick-cuts when you're trying to make a ... More >>

Bad Brains at Revolution Live September 21

Judge Judy bitches at an unseen punk. Guess who?​Punks are the ideal guests for the raunchy world of daytime talk television. They dress outlandishly. They say crazy shit. And they're totally unapologetic. Furthermore, mosh pits lend themselves very well to quick-cuts when you're trying to make a ... More >>

Off! at Culture Room October 23

Judge Judy bitches at an unseen punk. Guess who?​Punks are the ideal guests for the raunchy world of daytime talk television. They dress outlandishly. They say crazy shit. And they're totally unapologetic. Furthermore, mosh pits lend themselves very well to quick-cuts when you're trying to make a ... More >>

The Taxpayers at Sweat Records January 5

Judge Judy bitches at an unseen punk. Guess who?​Punks are the ideal guests for the raunchy world of daytime talk television. They dress outlandishly. They say crazy shit. And they're totally unapologetic. Furthermore, mosh pits lend themselves very well to quick-cuts when you're trying to make a ... More >>

Is Punk Rock the New Dad Rock? Ten Signs That Going Soft Is the New Hardcore

When punk rock sneeringly ejaculated onto the music scene in the 1970s, it was all about volume, attitude and, most importantly, the rebellious nihilism of young disillusionment. But in 2012, self-proclaimed punk rockers look like massage therapists at a Winnie the Pooh spa. Just take a look at The ... More >>

Miami's 12 Bands, Producers, and Promoters Set to Take Over the Scene in 2012

O'Grime: Miami's crown princes of swag.​With the first month of 2012 dead and gone, it's time to take a survey of up-and-coming South Florida music and maybe try to predict what the rest of the year has in store. This is not a best-of list. Nor is it a complete appraisal of South Florida's expa ... More >>