The Hard Times Staff, Author at HARDTIMES

December 7, 2018

BARRE, Vt. — The small, tight-knit Barre hardcore community announced last week the arrival of the first openly gay member…

December 5, 2018

TEMPE, Ariz. — Members of the Tempe punk music scene attempted an ill-advised DIY blood drive last night, accidentally killing…

December 1, 2018

I don’t always think things through. When I made the decision to attend this show at a tiny, overcrowded venue…

November 22, 2018

SANTA FE, N.M. — Local mother-of-three Melissa Trayne suggested “one photo without the girlfriends” today, implying they may not want…

November 21, 2018

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook executives held a press conference today to announce that they have banned a far-right, anti-George…

November 19, 2018

Fuck, every input on Dan’s PA is broken? Check the third one. The third one always works. No, you have…

November 16, 2018

America has never been more divided. Polarization and insane rhetoric have infected our culture. That’s the problem. It’s a problem…

October 22, 2018

PACIFICA, Calif. — Local boyfriend Sam Logan is “not even close” to providing the frequency, duration, and intensity of Instagrammable…

October 12, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — Greg Franken, local embarrassed and disappointed father, dropped off his son at some sort of nerd convention…

September 26, 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. — Local Get Up Kids fan Will Landis referred last week to the band’s 1999 release Something to…