Chris Bowen, Author at HARDTIMES

April 16, 2024

SEATTLE — Members of local grindcore band Gestation Crate were unable to settle a debate about which 473 songs of…

April 10, 2024

HOUSTON — Merch guy for the heavy metal band Beast of Damocles Eric Jennie provides an extra service for any…

April 9, 2024

TORONTO — Family and friends of local man Neil Dupont are growing increasingly concerned for his health after showing signs…

March 30, 2024

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Occult rockers Ghost performed their entire show with wastebaskets from a local Marriott on their heads after…

March 15, 2024

PHILADELPHIA — Local punk Andrew Snee recently spent an entire weekend binge-watching well-known crime drama “Law and Order: SVU” free…

March 14, 2024

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Dale Buttry, owner of cherished local record store Spinsy’s Records and Tapes, has come to the…

March 11, 2024

ALLENTOWN, Penn. — Local millennial and general fiend for nostalgia Andy Bellener recently rigged up a tiny curtain that goes…

March 9, 2024

HARTFORD, Conn. — Local man Albert Rickhold recently realized nothing in his life can bring him any semblance of joy…

February 21, 2024

PARMA, Ohio — Local metal band Devilskull were relieved when they came to an agreement on a band name that…

February 18, 2024

Last night, I was visited by a punk rock god by the name of Johnny Ramone. Well, not exactly visited…