DUBLIN – Local resident and “World’s Biggest U2 Fan” Paul Hewson has been granted the chance of a lifetime by performing with a rock band…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Local 38-year-old Geoff Hammond informed his friends and family yesterday that he will finally change his longtime email address, [email protected], in hopes…
The 27 Club is a collection of legendary musicians and actors who died at the age of 27. All of these artists had a major…
PHOENIX — Overnight legend Kenny Mahoney single-handedly saved his local punk rock scene last night with a last-minute decision to attend a show, following several…
RACINE, Wisc. — Climate scientists predict that some indoor DIY music venue temperatures will plummet to a record low of less than 90 degrees, due…
TEMPE, Ariz. — Local eco-hardcore band Climate Chainz stopped playing at the midpoint of their very first performance last night, departing immediately for Los Angeles…
CLEVELAND — Local hardcore band Anaheim Mighty Fucks can’t wait to introduce its “kick-ass” new drummer at the memorial show to commemorate Evan Silva, the…
Alternate tunings are a great way to set your song apart from the herd. The Hard Times writing staff contains many former and current musicians…
EUREKA, Calif. — Prolific frontman Mike Patton announced today that he is quitting music, citing the simple fact he has “run out of bands to…
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — 21-year-old Marcy McDaniels voluntarily lied about her age last night to get backstage at a show headlined by hardcore band The…
COLUMBUS — Spoken-word artist and comedian Henry Rollins treated showgoers at the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival to a special encore, closing his set…
PHOENIX — Lifelong punk Roddy Scotts assured a potential employer in an interview yesterday that, in five years, he sees himself posthumously headlining a benefit…
PHILADELPHIA — A group of local crust punks selflessly offered to help furloughed “bootlicking peons of the bloated and immoral federal government” yesterday by teaching…
DALLAS — Local freshman Sammy Clifton, the sousaphonist in the Rosethorn High School marching band, reportedly now has more road experience than struggling punk band…