Rancid, the barricade-breaking band On day two of Punk Rock Bowling I arrived a bit late. I had two Uber rides cancel on me. When I arrived a band I was unfamiliar with called Playboy Manbaby was in full swing. Playboy Manbaby is fronted by Robbie Pfeffer who looked like a young Elton John minus …
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Dollheads drummer Austin This past Memorial Day weekend I flew to Las Vegas to attend the Punk Rock Bowling Festival. This year the lineup was too hard to resist. Day one the first band I was treated to was the Dollheads. This band of siblings are Las Vegas natives and young. They all must have …
It’s May 6 and I’m headed to another show for the third time in 4 days. This time it’s the Reverend Horton Heat with the Delta Bombers & Dusty 45s supporting. So off I went to Seattle’s foremost punk club, El Corazon. When I arrived Seattle’s legendary Dusty 45s were already on stage and the …
All Photos by Holly Homan. On the evening of May 5 I had the honor of finally seeing the infamous Pussy Riot. For those of you not in the know, Pussy Riot is fronted by Nadya Tolokonnikov who was imprisoned in 2012 for two years in Russia for openly criticizing the Putin regime. She is …
On the drizzly Saturday evening of Dec 10 I ventured once again to Seattle’s El Corazon, this time to see California ska/funk masters Fishbone. I look forward to seeing what front man Angelou Moore will wear as much as I look forward to seeing them play. This time he wore neon green baggy pants, an …
On the frigid Sunday evening of December 4 I ventured out to Seattle’s foremost punk club El Corazon. This time it was for Chicago Celtic punkers Flatfoot fifty Six. Though I’ve seen this band multiple times, they never cease to amaze me. They hit the stage already on fire churning out tunes complete with mandolin …
Suddenly it’s feast or famine time for Seattle concerts. Friday night was the Woggles and Sunday night it was the Horrorpops at El Corazon. The Horrorpops are a psychobilly trio originating from Denmark but now based in the US. The band consists of Patricia Day on lead vocals and standup bass, Kim Nekroman (who also …
After catching covid on a recent overseas trip and being too sick to leave my house, I really hoped I’d feel well enough by October 14 to head south to Slim’s Last Chance to see the Woggles with Girl Trouble opening. The gods were looking out for me because I was feeling much better and …
(All photos by Holly Homan) I didn’t plan to write a review when I went to the Ballard Seafood Fest to see Seattle’s Thunderpussy play a free show. I’ve wanted to see them for some time but never managed to do so. This time I made the effort and they blew me away so much …
On Saturday May 14 I attended the Seattle Women’s March/Rally to support women’s reproductive rights. Seattle’s light rail system now goes north and is about six miles from my house. So I drove to the transit center and hopped a train and was at the rally in no time. When I arrived there was already …
Move over, Beatles. There are new mop tops in town and they’re just as cute and just as poppy. But the similarities end there. Sitting On Stacy is a pop punk band from San Diego and they headlined at one of the new Crocodile clubs called Madame Lou’s. Sitting On Stacy is a young band …
On another chilly, drizzly night in Seattle I headed back to El Corazon this time to see Fishbone. Hailing from Southern California, Fishbone combines elements of funk, ska, some punk and a smattering of everything else in their unique sound. Started in 1979, they’re still going strong. These guys have more energy than bands half …
On the very chilly evening of December 4, I headed to Seattle’s foremost punk club El Corazon to see NYC ska masters the Slackers. Due to a miscommunication it took awhile before my name was at the door so sadly I missed the openers (Simple Minded Symphony & the Bandulus). I did arrive inside in …
On the blustery, rainy Sunday night of November 14 I ventured out to see a new ska band from So. Cal called The Undisputed World Champions. The show was at a club near downtown Seattle called Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, a cozy little hole in the wall. While The Undisputed World Champions’ main focus is ska, …
I’m baaaack! After more than a year and a half with no live music to see, I made my post pandemic debut last night at the Dickies and Queers show at El Corazon. All during the pandemic I kept dreaming of seeing live shows again. The Dickies were a joy as always. Guitarist Stan Lee …
On President’s Day February 17 I ventured down to Tacoma, WA with two others to see and hear Senator Bernie Sanders speak. As I approached the Dome, I saw long lines snake around the structure approximately a mile long and often as many as three people deep. The event began with some entertainment, a couple …
On Sunday night February 9, I headed back to El Corazon. This time it was for a night of ska with two great bands headlining – the Toasters and Mustard Plug. Mustard Plug was the last to play, but the previous bands did such an excellent job of warming everyone up, that there was no …
The HorrorPops Long Awaited Return to Seattle Brings a Maxed Out Crowd to El Corazon, by Holly Homan
Several months have passed since I last attended a concert. Most everyone who came through town I’d already seen many times and I longed for something new. That opportunity came when I learned the HorrorPops were coming on February 7th. After a seven-year hiatus, the HorrorPops were returning. I first saw them live in 2003 …
On the rainy evening of February 5 I joined about two to three-hundred others in downtown Seattle to protest the blatant cover-ups of the crimes of one Donald J. Trump. It was a day that pounded a final nail into the coffin of democracy and pushed the United States one large step closer to full …
October 8 was a day I had been looking forward to for months. Not only was Stiff Little Fingers headlining the Showbox, but the Avengers were opening. This was a show not to be missed by any punk rock fan. Stiff Little Fingers opened their show with my favorite song, “Roots, Radicals, Rockers & Reggae.” …
On Monday night September 9th, England’s Squeeze headlined a sold-out show at Seattle’s Showbox. X was the supporting act. It doesn’t get much better than that. I actually didn’t know til day of the show that X were opening, so I was really excited. The only time I ever saw Squeeze was over 30 years …
On Sunday August 25 democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren made a stop in Seattle. The event was originally planned to be held at the WAMU Theater (capacity 7000) but RSVPs indicated that venue was not going to be big enough so it was moved outdoors to the Seattle Center under the shadow of the Space Needle …
On the warm summer evening of July 21 Seattle’s Showbox hosted the stellar double bill of Bowling for Soup and Reel Big Fish. This was a show not to be missed. Bowling for Soup played last and this was my third time seeing them. As much as I enjoyed their last two shows, this one …
On a drizzly lunch hour in Bothell, WA I joined a little more than 100 other people to stand on a busy corner to protest Trump’s policy of putting refugee children and adults in separate concentration camps. I learned after the fact that a much larger protest formed in downtown Seattle in front of the …
Saturday night June 22 was a day I waited nearly seven years for. That event was the return of the Pie Tasters. This ska band hailing from DC last played Seattle July 14, 2012. To prove my adoration to this band I skipped seeing God playing the same night (that’s Ray Davies for all you …
On Friday evening June 21 I took the opportunity to see the Cherry Poppin Daddies at Seattle’s Crocodile. The fact that one of my favorite locals the Georgetown Orbits were opening sweetened the pot. Hailing from Eugene, OR, the Cherry Poppin Daddies are led by the dynamic Steve Perry and play a more jazzy ska …
“My feet were killing me, but that’s punk rock…” On the humid Sunday afternoon of June 9 I trekked down to Tacoma’s Le May Car Museum grounds to attend the Bash Festival starring Bay Area punks Rancid. Rancid hit the stage like a raging tornado with singers and guitarists Tim Armstrong and Lars Frederiksen constantly …
Sunday night June 2, CJ Ramone headlined a night of three punk bands at Seattle’s Funhouse. CJ replaced Dee Dee, the Ramones original bass player and played with them until the band retired. He had a stellar band of three other musicians playing with him (Steve Soto-guitar-vocals, Dan Root-guitar-vocals Pete Sosa-drums). They hit the stage with a vengeance opening …
I was planning to go to the Oregon Coast over Memorial Day weekend. Then I learned Gogol Bordello were playing Seattle’s Neptune Theater smack dab in the middle. The Oregon Coast would have to wait. Gogol Bordello were NOT to be missed. And they hit the stage like a hurricane, coming out one at a …
On Tuesday afternoon May 21 approximately a thousand people gathered in front of Seattle’s City Hall to protest the unconstitutional attacks on women’s reproductive rights that have been recently signed into law in several states. Currently eight states have passed blatantly unconstitutional laws restricting when a woman can have an abortion. Some states are imprisoning …