Tag Archives: Social Distortion
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REVIEW: Social Distortion goes deep on the third of five nights at the Fillmore
Social Distortion performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. Photos: Ammar Chishty. SAN FRANCISCO — Social Distortion’s run at the legendary Fillmore just seemed to keep getting longer. First announced as a pair of shows on the band’s holiday tour, new gigs kept getting added…
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REWIND: Friday the 13th may be behind us, but bad luck is still possible
Stevie Wonder, “Superstition.” “Hold on,” I can hear you saying already upon reading the headline. “Friday the 13th was yesterday. I dodged the bad luck. Why are we going over this again?” Well, you see, I’ve always maintained that the real bad luck happens on Saturday the 14th. Everyone…
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Aftershock Day 4: Metallica, Rise Against, 6 more we loved Sunday
Metallica performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 10, 2021. Courtesy Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Aftershock Fest couldn’t contain Metallica to just one night night. For the first time in the festival’s history, the Friday headliner returned on Sunday to close out the weekend with a second set. One thing…
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REVIEW: Social Distortion confuses, Flogging Molly wows in Berkeley
Social Distortion performs at the Hearst Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 26, 2019. Photos: Karen Goldman. BERKELEY — As the banner at the back of the stage proclaimed, Social Distortion has been around for 40 years. Not 40 continuous years of course—they are a punk band so there have…
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Album Review: Greg Graffin’s sound evolves on solo record Millport
It’s been well established that Greg Graffin is not your typical old-school punk rocker, and his third solo release, Millport, described as “Laurel Canyon country-rock,” is no exception to his 40-year career of refusing to be pinned down. Millport Greg Graffin March 10 As a founding member of Bad…
