Battle of the Midwestern Housewives

Fucked Up - David Comes To Life (For fans of Trash Talk, Titus Andronicus, Pissed Jeans)

2012-01-26T19:13:00.002-05:00

If there is one band that always manages to surprise the hell out of me, it's Fucked Up. I remember listening to their demo and Epic in Minutes back when it came out and thinking they were pretty solid hardcore band, but not the messiahs of hardcore many were touting them to be. Now ten years later they release "David Comes To Life" and not only are the 'too cool for school' writers at

Dangers - Messy Isn't It (For fans of Ceremony, Punch, Trash Talk)

2012-01-24T10:26:00.001-05:00

If I can sum up Dangers "Messy Isn't It" in one word, it would be 'uneasy'. Just looking at the album art should give an impression as to what to expect: raw and challenging. The album opens immediately challenging the listener "why didn't you kill yourself today...Prove to me that the air you breathe wasn't better served by the leaves of a tree".Playing furious and incredibly aggressive

Grey Area, Reveling, Copyrights, Luther - 4 Way Split

2012-01-19T11:10:00.003-05:00

Like a gang-bang porn, sometimes 4 artists come together to create something incredibly beautiful. When I heard that Black Numbers was releasing a 4 way split between Grey Area, The Reveling, The Copyrights, and Luther, the word anticipation would be an understatement. Shit, I would have picked this up for the two Grey Area tracks alone even if the rest of the songs were flatulence as

The Internet May Die Soon, Fight Back Now

2012-01-18T13:34:00.001-05:00

So you've probably heard about the whole SOPA/PIPA mess going on. It's gotten bad enough to the point where major companies like google and craigslist are taking a stand on it. Pretty much, imagine if you're grandparents tried to "fix" the internet. It's sort of like that. And YOU can make a difference.What is this nonsense?SOPA is the House's version of the bill, and PIPA is Senate's.

Bigwig - An Invitation To Tragedy (For fans of Good Riddance, NOFX, Propagandhi)

2012-01-17T12:12:00.001-05:00

Originally hailing from NJ, I've been a Bigwig fan for a VERY long time, yet I realized that I haven't posted one of my favorite albums by them. In the interest of not failing my home state (and by consequence, not having defender of NJ Danny Devito come by and kick me in the balls), let me just state that Bigwig's Invitation To Tragedy is an essential.Released over 10 years ago back in

The Wild / Run Forever split (For fans of Against Me, Bouncing Souls, Mischief Brew)

2012-01-15T13:02:00.001-05:00

Atlanta's The Wild have been getting a lot of press as of late. I never got to check out any of their albums, but I am loving their split with Run Forever.The split starts with the folksy ballad "Street Names" and the incredibly catchy harmonica driven, dual male/female vocals of "To Be Content". Besides the fact that "Street Names" starts off like Taking Back Sunday's "Cute Without The E

Man The Change - Weather The Storm (for fans of Strike Anywhere, Satanic Surfers, Lifetime)

2012-01-12T12:15:00.001-05:00

Brooklyn NY. Usually associated with hipsters, mobsters telling you "fuhgeddaboutit", and now one of the most solid new melodic hardcore bands I've heard in a while. Man The Change released their either incredibly long or incredibly short 8 song "Weather The Storm" last year, and I've been listening to it nonstop as of late.Pulling from a grab bag of punk rock influences, I hear traces of

Lifetime (Live In Philly 1/8/11)

2012-01-10T16:02:00.001-05:00

Man, it felt like this show would never come. Buying tickets for a friend and I back in October (which immediately sold out), it's been a long wait, but I finally got to see Lifetime again on Sunday in the First Unitarian Church. I've been listening to these guys forever, but I didn't really start truly appreciating them as much as I do now until the past few years.I completely missed Iron

Top 10 Of 2011

2012-01-06T01:00:00.001-05:00

I figured you were all so busy reading other lists, that once we were a week into 2012, you'd be suffering list withdrawal and BAM, housewives have the crack you need. That's how we roll.What a year in punk music. I got a chance to see Kid Dynamite and American Nightmare again, was at Government Warning's last show, got to meet a bunch of cool kids and new bands, broke some bones at shows

Bouncing Souls Home For The Holidays Night 1 (12/27/11 Asbury Park, NJ)

2012-01-03T19:03:00.003-05:00

Ah yes... Christmas. Showing love in the form of mass-consumerism, radical christians claiming there is a war on jesus or something, and The Bouncing Souls playing their traditional NJ holiday shows "Home For The Holidays" in Asbury Park.I'm a little late posting this (I was away in Boston to go see American Nightmare), but fuck it. I attended the first night of Home For The Holidays at

Happy New Year Mix!

2012-01-01T11:07:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good one. I am a little behind on posts ( I still need to post my experience at the Bouncing Souls Home For The Holidays, my top 10 of 2011, etc) but in the meantime, here is a little new year's mix for all of you punks out there!MP3:Thursday - Jet Black New YearBouncing Souls - The New ThingThe Lawrence Arms - 100 ResolutionsBedouin Soundclash - New Year's

American Nightmare (Give Up The Ghost) Reunion Show! (12.29.11)

2011-12-30T14:41:00.002-05:00

Holy shit. Ever since I first saw American Nightmare (aka Give Up The Ghost) back in 2003 with the Hope Conspiracy, they became one of my favorite hardcore bands, and I've been annoying my friends ever since saying that I wish they would play a fucking reunion show. So when I saw that they were playing Boston, you can damn well imagine that I made the trek up from Philly to see these

Black Flag Plays Nervous Breakdown EP

2011-12-24T11:32:00.003-05:00

Some of you may have caught this already, but this past weekend Black Flag played a mini-sort of reunion show at the Goldenvoice 30th anniversary party. The line-up featured Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, and Bill Stevenson... and they got Stephen Egerton to fill in. While not a complete original reunion, still pretty sweet that they played Nervous Breakdown in it's entirety.Keith Morris, Chuck

Armalite - Humongous (For fans of Husker Du, Atom and His Package, Amateur Party)

2011-12-21T13:09:00.001-05:00

Holy shit. Philadelphia super group (featuring Atom, Dan Yemin, Jeff Ziga, and Mike McKee) has finally, after half a decade, released some new material! Of course, it's only a 3 song EP, but I'll take what I could get from these guys.Instead of writing a normal review, I'll just post a few drunken tweets I got from my friend regarding Armalite. They get better as the drinks got heavier. -

Prevenge / Dig It Up Split (For fans of Banner Pilot, Smoke or Fire, Western Addiction)

2011-12-20T14:56:00.001-05:00

Ah the good ole fashioned split: a staple in punk rock. I'm usually mixed on splits, because it may be one band I love paired with another I'm not so keen on, so I wind up just listening to one side. Once in a while though, I'll get a split from two bands I have no idea who they are, and it completely blows me away on first listen. The "Prevenge | Dig It Up Split" falls into this

Ignite, Mother Of Mercy, Ensign Live In Philly (12/15/11)

2011-12-16T14:00:00.001-05:00

Whoa, it's been a little while since my last update... things have been insanely busy as of late but once the new year comes I promise you'll see the regular updating again. Still, as busy as I may have been, I always find time for a good hardcore show, so last night I headed out to The Barbary to check out old time favorites Ignite, Mother of Mercy, and Ensign.Ensign:Unfortunately I

Scenester 101: How To Be A Modern Day Street Punk

2011-12-07T12:32:00.002-05:00

Housewives is back with our latest addition of Scenester 101, your guide on how to be the a stereotype of your favorite scene! Are you an angry, upper middle class white kid in their teenage years who lives in the suburb? Fret not young buck, street punk is here to save you!Up The PunxFirst off, it's punx not punks (because FUCK rules such as spelling and grammar), and you need to

Dangers - Anger (For fans of Ceremony, Punch, American Nightmare)

2011-12-01T14:43:00.001-05:00

Holy shit. It's been a long time since I've heard an album that has as much brutal sincerity as Dangers 2006 release of "Anger" and it's fucking refreshing.Dangers do not hold back at all on "Anger", both musically and lyrically. Some of the most aggressive, pissed off hardcore I've heard in a long time, the music has a sense of urgency in it. From the fast paced cutting "Gashing In" to

Mixtapes - A Short Collection Of Short Songs (For fans of The Hold Steady, Matt and Kim, Bomb The Music Industry)

2011-11-30T12:01:00.001-05:00

"What the fuck is this shit?" I'll admit, that was my first reaction upon hearing Cincinnati's Mixtapes. It's not that it was bad by any means, but being labeled as one of the newest quintessential pop-punk bands that must be checked out I was a little surprised by the acoustic, piano driven anthems found on their EP "A Short Collection of Short Songs". I know, me and my narrow mind.After

Some Bad News About Big D And The Kids Table

2011-11-29T11:03:00.002-05:00

Photo By giantrobotI usually don't post news, but today I learned that singer Dave from Big D And The Kids Table has been diagnosed with throat cancer. While I don't listen to them as much as I used to, Big D was easily one of my favorite bands for MANY years (I even had their wristband I used to wear 24/7 in my high school days), and I find myself returning to their older albums over and

Kicking Spit - Pyschrockbullshit (For fans of Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr, Weezer)

2011-11-22T11:12:00.002-05:00

I've been meaning to check out Kicking Spit's "Pyschrockbullshit" EP for a while now. I brought the CD into work right before I broke my arm, and it sat there for months while I was out on disability. Now that I'm back, I FINALLY had a chance to listen to it, and let me say, these New Brunswick, NJ dudes don't let down.The 6 song EP is filled with fuzzy distortion punk rock, mixed with

Coke Bust, Backslider, Self Conscious, Congenital Death (Live In Philly 11/20/11)

2011-11-21T13:40:00.002-05:00

Photo By Brushback Yesterday afternoon I headed out to my second home Philly's Barbary to catch DC hardcore dudes Coke Bust. The place had a decent amount of people going, and all the opener's I saw were solid. As par the course for Sunday shows I've been to, the crowd was pretty tame (which was a bit surprising since it was fucking Coke Bust... but I was totally there too, feeling really

Bane, Defeater (Live In Philly 11/17/11)

2011-11-18T11:17:00.000-05:00

Last night, after winning my dodgeball championship (fuck yeah children's games), I rushed down to the basement of Philly's Broad St Ministry to catch the legendary hardcore band Bane. The basement was packed, and I made it just in time for Boston's Defeater.Defeater:I definitely have heard of Defeater before, but I haven't ever heard their music. They took the stage and a dedicated few

Dangers - Demo (For fans of Bane, American Nightmare, Ceremony)

2011-11-14T14:56:00.000-05:00

Sometimes you stumble across a band in such an odd way, it almost seems like fate. A friend of mine told me she's been trying to check out this band called The Dangers for a while now, but couldn't find out which one it is (few bands with the same name). I tried helping her out, and in the process of trying to find it, stumbled across California hardcore band Dangers.I checked out their

Carry On - A Life Less Plagued (For fans of American Nightmare, Cokebust, Punch)

2011-11-09T16:55:00.004-05:00

There have been a lot of mediocre hardcore bands that have existed over the years, as a quick shuffle on my music will prove. Sure, they're not bad, but nothing about them stands out in particular and their album doesn't really stick with me... then there's Carry On's "A Life Less Plagued".Released back in 2001 by these California dudes, A Life Less Plagued is one hell of an aggressive