Joe Rumrill, Author at HARDTIMES

March 30, 2023

HARTFORD, Conn. — Acclaimed showman Tom Waits reportedly revved up his audience at a rare live gig by shooting off…

March 29, 2023

PEEKSKILL, N.Y — Audience members of last night’s Lurch Haus show were reportedly heard grumbling audibly at headlining band Xeroxer’s…

March 29, 2023

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — Local music snob Larson Cheek is extremely anxiety-ridden over the fact that nobody has taken anything from…

March 22, 2023

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Legendary Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh delighted dozens of acquaintances around a campfire after busting out…

March 19, 2023

This week, The Hard Times takes a listen to 1983’s “Over the Edge,” the third album of the legendary American…

March 17, 2023

I genuinely don’t think I’m being hyperbolic when I say: if you disagree that Devo is one of the greatest…

March 13, 2023

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Voracious record collector Anson Tugliss once again mistook a large box of Laserdiscs at an outdoor market…

March 11, 2023

DURHAM, N.C. — Local stoner metal aficionado Ennis Woltham is reportedly perplexing those around him by constantly using “Dopesmoker Listens”…

March 8, 2023

This week the Hard Times takes a look at “Electrified Brain,” the latest offering from legendary Richmond thrashers Municipal Waste.…

March 7, 2023

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — Employees of a local hardware store franchise are reportedly exasperated with the many noise musicians who repeatedly…