The Hard Times Staff, Author at HARDTIMES

June 12, 2015

ORLEANS, Mass. - Ticket holder Nick Cascarella made a desperate attempt to appear to be busy on his phone upon…

June 9, 2015

WASHINGTON – The nearly-decade-long personal conflict between local straight edge bands Heads Up and Think Clear was finally resolved this…

June 1, 2015

CAMDEN, N.J. - Tempers flared at a show over the weekend when showgoer Steven Montague was forbidden from stashing his…

May 27, 2015

DOVER, Del. - Skinhead presidential candidate Randy Thurber put a spoke in the wheels of a live, televised presidential debate…

May 25, 2015

LOS ANGELES - Residents of Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood were excited by a punk rock themed food truck's decision to…

May 22, 2015

THE COUCH -- Local punk rock fan and avid Facebook user Jeremy Germ announced today that he is "maybe" attending…

May 19, 2015

PITTSBURGH, Penn. -- According to witnesses at last night's weekly metal showcase at The Clink, one man would not "shut…

May 18, 2015

HOUSTON, Texas - Having an open mind towards other genres of music is rare amongst fans of hardcore, but one…

May 15, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Local punk band, Buttflap Genocide, is still unsure if it played a charity show or got…

May 13, 2015

SEATTLE - Corporate coffee giant Starbucks opened their newest retail location directly in the heart of a mosh pit currently happening…