Social Distortion

Olympics 2012: Theme Songs for Michael Phelps, Hope Solo, Usain Bolt and More

Music is becoming an increasingly personalized art form. Smart phones are programmed to play a favorite song as a ring tone, or to play a song meant to be associated with specific callers in one's contact list. I can't say for certain, but I have to imagine many husbands have "Ball and Chain" by Soc ... More >>

Ryan Mifflin on the Problem of "Heard Of" but "Not Heard"

Ed. Musicians may get all the groupies, but there is more to a city's music world than people wielding instruments. To name a few: venue and studio owners, show promoters, assorted enthusiasts and -- the subject of this series -- bloggers. In Music Blogs of St. Louis, we'll talk to the humans behi ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: April 27 to 29

In case you hadn't seen, we have a brand-spankin'-new Concert Calendar setup -- it is useful and easy to navigate, as opposed to the previous format, which was....well, not. Now, rather than just taking our word for it on these posts you can effortlessly conduct your own investigations and then tell ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From April 23 to 29

Did everyone survive Record Store Day weekend? Between the deluge of live music and the generous amounts of free beer -- not to mention the throngs of people -- we can understand how one might be tempted to take it easy this week. Please remember, though, that taking it easy is for square nerd loser ... More >>

Barry Manilow, Vinny From Jersey Shore Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Inexplicably known to some as the sexiest man alive, Barry Manilow heads to the Fox Theatre March 1. Dream beat duo Teengirl Fantasy and Chicago's Kids These Days are the fist announcements out of the Gargoyle in 2012, and uuugggghhhh; Vinny from that societal genital wart we call Jersey Shore will ... More >>

The Peabody reopens in a new St. Louis Music market

Juggalos and Bald Britney: The Ten Worst Music Tattoos Ever

AHHHHHH!!​The mainstream ubiquity of tattoos is nothing new, but it does make for some pretty hilarious/horrendous Google searches. We chatted with two local tattoo artists to see what regrettable tattoos St. Louisians are getting these days. Iron Age Tattoo's Joseph Reincke said nothing surp ... More >>

Social Distortion at the Pageant, 5/4/11: Photos Setlist

Social Distortion. Photo by Jason Stoff​Taking the stage to 2Pac's "California Love," Social Distortion brought its California hustle and flow to The Pageant Wednesday night and treated the packed house of rowdy punks, jocks, skaters and auto mechanics to almost two hours of unadulterated punk ... More >>

Chuck Ragan on Getting Wiser and Settling Down

wikimedia commons​Whether he's banging out guttural post-hardcore, punk rock anthems with Hot Water Music or delivering heartfelt, jagged-yet-delicate country ballads on his own, Chuck Ragan's honesty and sincerity have always seeped through his songs. His everyman's music paired with his non- ... More >>

Social Distortion's Johnny "2 Bags" Wickersham Talks About Staying Vital in an Aging Punk Band

Danny Clinch​Hardscrabble punk band Social Distortion comes to the Pageant on Wednesday. The band is touring in support of its new album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which came out earlier this year. We talked to guitarist Johnny "2 Bags" Wickersham about what sets the new album apart Socia ... More >>

Social Distortion' Jonny "Two Bags" Wickersham on the band's resurgence

Show Announcements: Week of January 27

image viaZola Jesus is Nika Roza Danilova, the 21 year old's operatic tenor and tender age make her Rihanna among noise makers, but Danilova's emotion isn't borrowed, it's wrenched. With Cult of Youth at the Billiken Club April 14.​ 2720 Cherokee *Anthony B, February 2 Atomic Cowboy *Sarah an ... More >>

Social Distortion Coming to the Pageant

This just in: SoCal gravel-punks Social Distortion, who just released the well-received album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, are coming to the Pageant on Wednesday, May 4. Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music fame) and Sharks are opening. Tickets are $30 general admission, $32.50 for reserved balcony, an ... More >>

New Release Highlights for January 18: Braids, Lady Lazarus, Shilpa Ray, Tennis, Young Prisms and other noise.

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Gregg Allman returns with Low Country Blues.​*Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues NPR said of Allman's new record, "[It] gets Allman back to the roots he and bro ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of October 7

Lucero, the hard-touring and hard-partying hardscrabble punks played a quick set at LouFest, but they're headin' back to River City at Off Broadway on December 7. We'll try not to be miffed their tour with Social Distortion ends in late November.​ Cicero's *The Foot, November 6 *Ume, October ... More >>

Taste By Niche's Ted Kilgore: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Taste by Niche bartender Ted Kilgore. Below is a Q&A with Kilgore, followed by a video of him mixing an El Maestro No. 1 cocktail. Alissa Nelson​The "10,000 ... More >>

The Gaslight Anthem's Jersey-born American slang is finally resonating all over the globe

Homespun: Resoldered

Everybody in Between
(self-released)

Lemmy Entertain You: Twenty questions With Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister

The So-Cal Punk Invasion Tour

7 p.m. Friday, July 31. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of July 28

Pop's *Born of Osiris/All Shall Perish, Friday, September 11 *Social Distortion, Sunday, September 27 *The Alternative Press "Fall Ball," Tuesday, September 29 *Secondhand Serenade, Wednesday, September 30 *Gojira, Tuesday, October 6Timothy Norris/LA Weekly​Fox Theatre *Leonard Cohen, Saturday, No ... More >>

Homespun: Tok

Long Tall Cobra Box
(self-released)

Preview: Rancid Setlist from the House of Blues, Orlando, June 21, 2008

John Doe in a Clayton Kitchen: X Marks the Spot

Social Distortion

7 p.m. Saturday, May 5. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).

Kick out the jammies.

A toddler and her dad road-test alt-lullabies for B-Sides, while the Downtown Trio adds jazz and pizzazz to local TV staple the Fan Show.

Looking South (XSW)

St. Louis bands make a fine showing at Austin's annual indie-rock spring break.

Wham Bam Glam

Welcome home, Brian Delaney.

Live! Local! Bands!

Get your showcasing band info right here, piping hot!

Adolescents

7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Bringing Up Baby

B-Sides gets the real story behind Living Things, chats with the Hail Marys' punk-rock mom and talks to Michael Stipe about his new charity single

Frankie's Plan

To free man

Bump and Grind

Strip-club disc jockeys spin to the beats of different drummers

Sounds Around Town

Week of June 5, 2002

Social Distortion with the Hangmen

Tuesday, June 11; Pageant