Lauren Lavín, Author at HARDTIMES

September 9, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Local bouncer Courtney Armstrong asserted her progressive ideals at a hardcore show last night by preventing a…

August 16, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Local punk Hazel Mason ate her entire three-day supply of weed earlier today while standing in line…

August 16, 2019

CONCORD, Calif. — A local punk teenager resisted becoming “a vessel for consumerist propaganda” today by immediately covering the logo…

August 14, 2019

The debate over who started punk rock is as legendary as it is pointless. Legendary, because of the transatlantic feud…

July 28, 2019

When I first saw The Hard Cores, I thought they were just bad. I mean, spectacularly bad. They had no…

July 18, 2019

SAN ANTONIO — A friend informed you today during a visit to your hometown that she finally listened to Breaking…

July 17, 2019

MILWAUKEE — Local scene mainstay Ynez “Nezzy” Martin could not recall the band they had just seen play last week…

July 9, 2019

VACAVILLE, Calif. — Local thrash band VomIts-Its officially canceled their summer tour yesterday after every member was forced to attend…

July 8, 2019

EL PASO, Texas — An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was indignant today after once again being compared…

June 28, 2019

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new biography titled Coming All Over the Country, chronicling the life of frontman Ollie Campbell…