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April 14, 2015

Tax season is coming to a close quicker than most of us would like to admit. With that in mind,…

April 5, 2015

Dog Pile is the weekly comic created by Justin Melkmann of New York punk band World War IX. Check back…

April 2, 2015

RENO, Nev. - In a tale that seems to be as old as time itself, local teenager Micah Hoff has expressed…

March 30, 2015

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – It was a star-studded affair in Los Angeles last night when dozens of punk and metal legends…

March 30, 2015

Dog Pile is a new comic strip by Justin Melkmann of World War IX. Check The Hard Times every Sunday…

March 25, 2015

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Brian Welder, frontman of local hardcore act Chain Brick, is running out of generally well-accepted beliefs to…

March 24, 2015

SEATTLE - Just moments after you left for work this morning, members of touring straight edge band ClearlyxStraight started their…

March 23, 2015

SARASOTA, Fla. - An unprecedented run of managing to hide the existence of his punk band from co-workers for two years…

March 19, 2015

BOSTON – After playing multiple sold-out concerts at The House of Blues on Lansdowne Street this past week, Irish-themed musical…

March 18, 2015

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Fans were treated to an extended delay this Saturday while waiting for a local punk show to…