Subject:

Punk Rock

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2012

    Dulc-i-Tone Records: The Longtime Label of Mantles Bassist Matt Roberts

    Name: Dulc-i-Tone, although the label was founded as Yakamashi. Founded: 1998 Owner: Matt Roberts Headquarters: Mission District, San Francisco Label one-sheet: Dulc-i-tone is the current name of Matt Roberts' 14-year-old record label endeavor, which he has dutifully operated throughout many pha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2012

    Nor-Cal (Green Day) Lands at No. 2 on the Charts, Just Ahead of So-Cal (No Doubt)

    There was a little bit of Nor-Cal vs. So-Cal rivalry on the charts this week, as Green Day and No Doubt, punk-y '90s outfits from opposite halves of the greatest state in the union, dropped their first new projects in a while. And whaddaya know? Nor-Cal won -- at least by the metric of album sales ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2012

    Green Day's New Album ¡Uno! Is Streaming in Full, If You Don't Mind Dealing With Nokia

    And today, the exciting first installment of our riveting three-part series, What Will Green Day Do Next? After the shouty, stadium rock success of American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, after touring Broadway and Billie Joe becoming a mentor on The Voice, what will be the East Bay pop-punk trio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2012

    Live Review, 8/25/12: Strummerville Offers an All-Inclusive Tribute to the Face of the Clash at Bottom of the Hill

    "10th Anniversary Tribute Show To Joe Strummer" The Hooks Chris von Sneidern Eastern Span Interchords Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 Bottom of the Hill Better than: Hearing Maroon 5 attempt "Should I Stay or Should I Go." Several men clad in sleeveless denim vests pack a dimly lit club on Saturday night. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2012

    S.F.'s Prank Records Is Only Getting More Hardcore With Age

    Name: Prank Records Owner: Ken Sanderson Headquarters: Richmond District, San Francisco Founded: 1995 Label one-sheet: Prank Records is a prolific hardcore punk label based in San Francisco that boasts 136 releases from bands worldwide since its inception 1995. Bay Area bands play a pivotal role ... More >>

  • Music

    August 15, 2012

    Pragmatists and Idealists Clash Over the Future of 924 Gilman

    Slideshow: Step inside 924 Gilman

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2012

    Remembering Tony Sly: Bands, Fans, and Friends Mourn No Use For a Name Singer's Passing

    Outpourings of grief and gratitude flooded the Internet yesterday after news broke that No Use For A Name frontman and underground Bay Area hero, Tony Sly, had passed away suddenly at the age of 41. As a key member of the pop-punk scene since the heyday of the 1990s, Sly had been a long-respected an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2012

    The Roxie's Post-Punk Film Series This Weekend: Here's What You Need to Know

    We absolutely thrive on live music, but the snarky bartenders, fickle sound systems, and the general social hustle of attending local concerts can be draining. Occasionally we need a weekend of solitude and darkness, but don't want to forego assimilating new music and information about it. Luckily, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2012

    Musical Review: Green Day's American Idiot Plants a Punk Rock Flag on Broadway

    Green Day's American Idiot (The Musical) Wednesday, June 13, 2012 The Orpheum Theatre Better than: Bitching about people who are making something new. There are two kinds of people in the punk world: Those who think the members of Green Day were sellouts for turning their heart-shaped-hand-grenad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Performs at Mark Zuckerberg's Wedding

    Yes, really: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed over last weekend at Mark Zuckerberg's wedding. What this TMZ video would lead us to believe was later confirmed by People. And while we're usually not thrilled about the icky "Hey we're rich now, entertain us" aspect of the moneyed class payin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: The Complete List

    See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions Here they are -- the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever: 20. Cameron Paul Lists of pioneering American DJs often mention the usual suspects in New York and Chicago, but go back to the '70s and '80s and you'll find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, #15-11

    See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20 to 16 Here we are with the second installment of our list of the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever. (If you missed yesterday's first edition, check it out here.) Note that to qualify for this list, artists had to have a strong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    NOFX's Fat Mike on Taking Drugs, Being a Father, and Joining the Mile High Club

    You may not have been alive in 1983, when punk rock icon NOFX was started in Berkeley. That was nearly 30 years ago, after all, and the world was a very different place: Ronald Reagan was president, "big" East Bay punk bands like Rancid or Green Day didn't exist, and Thriller was only a year old. Si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Goodbye, Lookout! Records: A Tribute in 10 Songs

    You may have heard over the last few days that Berkeley's Lookout! Records -- one of the world's most treasured punk rock labels, and the place that Green Day got its start -- is closing for good, back catalog and all. If you were a punk rocker in the '90s, this news feels a little bit like losing a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    The Nuns' Jennifer Miro: An Appreciation By Jack Boulware

    By JACK BOULWARE [Editor's note: Jack Boulware is the co-author, with Silke Tudor, of Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day.] If we're talking the birth of Bay Area punk, there are as many points of vi ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Lagwagon: Show Preview

    By JACK BOULWARE [Editor's note: Jack Boulware is the co-author, with Silke Tudor, of Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day.] If we're talking the birth of Bay Area punk, there are as many points of vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Why Punk Rockers Make Great Parents

    ​This fall, an exciting documentary is hitting movie theaters. It's called The Other F Word, and it's about punk rock; it's about family; and it's about a plethora of life's awkward questions including: "Should I have tattooed my forehead?" and "Daddy, what's a dominatrix?" It features NOFX's Fat ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    The Soviettes: Show Preview

    ​This fall, an exciting documentary is hitting movie theaters. It's called The Other F Word, and it's about punk rock; it's about family; and it's about a plethora of life's awkward questions including: "Should I have tattooed my forehead?" and "Daddy, what's a dominatrix?" It features NOFX's Fat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2011

    Something to Dü

    ​This fall, an exciting documentary is hitting movie theaters. It's called The Other F Word, and it's about punk rock; it's about family; and it's about a plethora of life's awkward questions including: "Should I have tattooed my forehead?" and "Daddy, what's a dominatrix?" It features NOFX's Fat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Friday Night: Buzzcocks Beat it -- Eventually -- at Slims

    Romana MachadoBuzzcocks​Buzzcocks Images June 10, 2011 Slim'sBetter than: Beating your meat to pulp. First off, there were way too many women for what purist old geezers up-and-down swear is orthodox for an old-skool punk show. Many of the early arrivals milling before the stage at S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    R.I.P. Poly Styrene, X-Ray Spex Singer and Punk Pioneer

    Fabrizio RamoneR.I.P. Poly Styrene​ Legendary punk pioneer and X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene, born Marianne Elliott Said, passed away last night from breast cancer at the age of 53. In an unfortunate coincidence with the passing last week of TV on the Radio's Gerard Smith, her new solo al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Seven Things You Probably Didn't Know About Green Day Before Billie Joe Armstrong Got Twitter

    .bbpBox38303523376594940 {background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1297809080/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border- ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2011

    The Frustrators Fire Up

    With Green Day on pause, Mike Dirnt's other band hits the punk dive circuit.

  • Music

    February 2, 2011

    Social Distortion: Show Preview

    With Green Day on pause, Mike Dirnt's other band hits the punk dive circuit.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2010

    Friday Night: Joy Division's Peter Hook Performs Unknown Pleasures at Mezzanine

    Peter Hook at Mezzanine Friday. Pics by Kirsty.​Peter Hook and The Light perform Unknown Pleasures December 10, 2010 @ Mezzanine Better than: You'd expect a nostalgia-themed show to be. There aren't many live performers that can make even the most cynical, jaded reporter a bit misty eyed. But th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Watch the Sex Pistols' Entire Final Concert -- San Francisco, 1978

    ​Without a doubt the most important punk band ever, the Sex Pistols, played their last show at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, 1978. While some called the show a flop, it sure doesn't sound like that on the recordings I've heard. And now, you can watch the last show the Sex Pistols ... More >>

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    "Fuck You All": Glen Friedman's punk and hip-hop photos are meant to inspire

    ​Without a doubt the most important punk band ever, the Sex Pistols, played their last show at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, 1978. While some called the show a flop, it sure doesn't sound like that on the recordings I've heard. And now, you can watch the last show the Sex Pistols ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    In Print: Fuck You All, and the Persistent Fireball That Is Marnie Stern

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​Punk and hip-hop photographer Glen Friedman: Glen Friedman grew up on the front lines of the West Coast punk rock, skateboarding, and rap scenes. Photographs he shot in the 1970s and '80s are considered to be the definitive portrai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    "Fuck You All": Glen Friedman's punk and hip-hop photos are meant to inspire

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​Punk and hip-hop photographer Glen Friedman: Glen Friedman grew up on the front lines of the West Coast punk rock, skateboarding, and rap scenes. Photographs he shot in the 1970s and '80s are considered to be the definitive portrai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Green Day's Tour Homecoming Hits Shoreline Amphitheatre

    Christopher Victorio​Green Day AFI Shoreline Amphitheatre September 4, 2010 (Far) better than: A skeptical old Green Day fan would expect. "HOME! HOME! I'M FUCKING HOME!" erupted Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Saturday, his first words after ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Love Doesn't Actually Kill

    Christopher Victorio​Green Day AFI Shoreline Amphitheatre September 4, 2010 (Far) better than: A skeptical old Green Day fan would expect. "HOME! HOME! I'M FUCKING HOME!" erupted Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Saturday, his first words after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Monday's Pick: Punk Rock Sideshow

    ​Punk Rock SideshowHemlock Tavern10 p.m., freeYou can blame Al Gore for the dearth of quality punk rock in the jukeboxes of America. Not because of his li'l censor-happy P.M.R.C. wife (who's done plenty of damage, no doubt), but because Al had to go and invent the internet. What a bum! Even dives ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Blondie at the Fillmore

    ​Blondie August 4, 2010 @ The FillmoreBetter than: forever wondering what it would be like.  Way back in the late '70s and early '80s, Blondie singer Debbie Harry was every boy's masturbation fantasy. Whenever her pouty lips, high cheekbones, and perfect hair to match her perfe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Wednesday's Pick: Blondie at the Fillmore

    Blondie​The Fillmore8 p.m., $55Decades after Blondie's '70s breakthrough, the band's New Wave music is still vital: frontwoman Debbie Harry's 2007 single "Two Times Blue" delighted more than just a Today Show audience, and 2004's The Curse of Blondie was a credible impression of electroclash. Sinc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Q & A w/ Ecoli

    Emily Rose Epstein​The Bay Area has a long history of punk rock debauchery. From punk's beginnings in the seventies to the nineties, Northern California boasted some of the loudest, rudest acts in America strutting their stuff at legendary clubs like the Mab. But these days, the punk rock scene i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Vinyl's Hidden Messages Unmasked

    Photo by Qsysue for Public Collectors​Public Collectors is working on a really cool project that spotlights a small detail of what's being lost amongst so many invisible MP3s. The site is making a list of the messages bands have "pressed into the matrix of their vinyl" over the years. Apparently t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Malcolm McLaren, R.I.P.

    In his 2008 interview with the Enough Rope program, former Sex Pistols manager, Sex shop co-owner, and counter-cultural icon Malcolm McLaren admitted, "Somehow or other, I remain permanently cool" when asked what he actually does for a living. McLaren died of cancer today at a Swiss hospital at ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    What To Do? Tuesday's Pick: Joe Sib @ Punch Line

    ​Joe Sib @ Punch Line Like a Northern California Henry Rollins, Joe Sib has turned his fully loaded treasure chest of punk-rock memories into a spoken-word event. Sib is the cofounder of SideOneDummy Records who has fronted bands for the past 26 years, most notably Wax, which gained attention in ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2009

    The Slits continue giving wild women a place in punk

    ​Joe Sib @ Punch Line Like a Northern California Henry Rollins, Joe Sib has turned his fully loaded treasure chest of punk-rock memories into a spoken-word event. Sib is the cofounder of SideOneDummy Records who has fronted bands for the past 26 years, most notably Wax, which gained attention in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    What To Do? Tonight's Pick: Punk Rock Sideshow

    ​Punk Rock Slideshow at the Hemlock "You can blame Al Gore for the dearth of quality punk rock in the jukeboxes of America:he had to go and invent the internet. What a bum! Even dives with great jukes are phasing out their custom mixes in favor of those hateful touch-screen Toxic Boxes. The solu ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2009

    New Bay Area punk oral history unearths dead babies, stinky roadies, and strong community networks

    ​Punk Rock Slideshow at the Hemlock "You can blame Al Gore for the dearth of quality punk rock in the jukeboxes of America:he had to go and invent the internet. What a bum! Even dives with great jukes are phasing out their custom mixes in favor of those hateful touch-screen Toxic Boxes. The solu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Last Night: Pissed Jeans at Bottom of the Hill

    ​Pissed Jeans, Mi Ami, Hissing WoundTuesday, Aug. 18, 2009Bottom of the HillBetter than: Yer typical '90s nostalgia.On record, Allentown, PA's Pissed Jeans are feral. Frontman Matt Korvette could be singing about getting a massage ("Request for Masseuse") and the tension in his voice could hammer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Everything Must Go Play Pyrate Punx Party

    EKAphotographyAnti-Flag: Everything Must Go I have seen the future and its name is Everything Must Go. The Oakland quartet, fronted by the irascible Jake Hout, is quite possibly the Bay Area punk rock's scene's next breakout act-proud heirs to the legacy of such legendary groups as the Dead Kennedy ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    You Brut!

    EKAphotographyAnti-Flag: Everything Must Go I have seen the future and its name is Everything Must Go. The Oakland quartet, fronted by the irascible Jake Hout, is quite possibly the Bay Area punk rock's scene's next breakout act-proud heirs to the legacy of such legendary groups as the Dead Kennedy ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2009

    Green Day's 21st-century political opera

    EKAphotographyAnti-Flag: Everything Must Go I have seen the future and its name is Everything Must Go. The Oakland quartet, fronted by the irascible Jake Hout, is quite possibly the Bay Area punk rock's scene's next breakout act-proud heirs to the legacy of such legendary groups as the Dead Kennedy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Green Day Featured in New York Times

    Jim Wilson/New York TimesIn the(ir) DNA: Green Day We've still got a few days to go before Green Day's new album, 21st Century Breakdown, drops (on May 15, if you're wondering). And Bay Area audiences might be sick of the pop-punk superstars already, after a recent frenzy of live shows at mostly sm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Last Night: Green Day's Last-Minute Show at the Independent

    Phil MucciGreen Day April 7, 2009The IndependentReview by Ross DrakeBetter Than: Standing on the sidewalk in the rain, openly pining for Green Day tickets Arriving at the Independent quite unexpectedly for a surprise, sold-out show announced just hours beforehand, Green Day was everything you'd exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Last Night: NOFX at Slim's

    NOFX February 15th, 2009 Slim'sWords and images by Brian MossBetter Than: Soda can pot pipes and Safeway parking lot skate sessions.Oh, where does the time go? This month, longstanding California punks NOFX celebrate 25 years of existence. Alas, it doesn't seem like that long ago that I was sitting ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2009

    Get "Fat," build your empire: Michael Burkett's punk legacy

    NOFX February 15th, 2009 Slim'sWords and images by Brian MossBetter Than: Soda can pot pipes and Safeway parking lot skate sessions.Oh, where does the time go? This month, longstanding California punks NOFX celebrate 25 years of existence. Alas, it doesn't seem like that long ago that I was sitting ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2009

    Breaking the Mould

    NOFX February 15th, 2009 Slim'sWords and images by Brian MossBetter Than: Soda can pot pipes and Safeway parking lot skate sessions.Oh, where does the time go? This month, longstanding California punks NOFX celebrate 25 years of existence. Alas, it doesn't seem like that long ago that I was sitting ... More >>

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals

Now Trending

©2013 SF Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places San Francisco / Bay Area

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city

Join
Log In