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Checking out Social Distortion, Descendents and The Chats in NJ and Philly /...
Mike Ness of Social Distortion. (All photos by Lew Dewalt)By Lew DewaltOn Saturday, September 5th, I made my third trip to the Stone Pony Outdoor Stage in Asbury Park, NJ. Prior visits were for the...
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SUGAR blows crowd away in Seattle on Aug. 15, 2026/ Review and Cat Rose photos
Bob Mould (All Cat Rose photos) By AndySeattle finally got its night.A full-throttle and uplifting evening with the sure-handed men of SUGAR — Bob Mould, David Barbe and Malcolm Travis — on Aug. 15 at...
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"Tin Knocker" by Mike Magrann /Book review
By AndyWe’re all just trying to navigate our ways through life, seeing what sticks, requires repair or needs to be discarded. It could be a job, a friend, a band or whatever greets us along the path...
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Good time at the gates of ... the Hillbilly Headbangers Ball, Aug. 1, 2026,...
Go Like Hell (All Cat Rose photos)Give Ron E. Banner a hefty "fuck yeah!" and a "yee-haw!" for unleashing another dynamite Hillbilly Headbangers Ball on Aug. 1 at Slim's Last Chance in Seattle. It was...
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Alice Bag connects with crowd at raging punk gig in Seattle on July 17 at the...
Alice Bag in Seattle. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyWe need Alice Bag. And she needs us to help fight the fuckers. On the evening of July 17 at the Black Lodge in Seattle, Bag and her exemplary band not...
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Vic Bondi and His Issues headline crushing gig at the Kraken in Seattle on...
Vic Bondi. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyHefty. Sweaty. Gnarly.Vic Bondi and His Issues were on full display at the Kraken in Seattle on June 6 for their debut gig in front of a thrilled throng. We were...
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Rocky & The Sweden tears it up at Black Lodge in Seattle on May 16, 2026 /...
Rocky & The Sweden (All Cat Rose photos)It was an absolute pummel-fest when Rocky & The Sweden from Tokyo, Japan, and locals Distest, Vertigo and Democracy hit the stage on May 16 at the Black...
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Red Rockers Rule: Bassist Hill rolls through the band's history and 'It's in...
Red Rockers in 1981 (Courtesy of Red Rockers) Red Rockers in 2023 (Photo by Lew Dewalt)By Andy Armed with instruments and ready to raise their voices to the rafters, Darren Hill and his Red Rockers...
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Ripping bands and skaters invade Possessed in Seattle at Black Market Skates...
Distest blows us away.Dude shreds away.Kickin' out the jams.By AndyOn a stunning day, which even featured an eagle flying overhead, copious shredding bands and skaters gave the stage and ramps a...
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SUGAR @ Webster Hall, NYC, May 2, 2026/ Review
All Greg Polard photosBy Greg PolardThis past weekend, Bob Mould's legendary post-Hüsker Dü band SUGAR played their first show in 31 years to a sold-out crowd at Webster Hall in NYC. Being a massive...
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Mclusky and Ekko Astral crush Seattle on March 26, 2026, at The Crocodile/...
Mclusky (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyWell, we finally got to see fucking Mclusky. And they smashed it.We've wanted to check out this Cardiff, Wales, noisy, deft post-HC unit for years, but the stars...
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Slow Crush, She’s Green, Spite House and Modern Daze/ Airport Tavern Music...
Slow Crush (All Cat Rose photos)On this night, the mood/tuneage was heavy, gentle, rambunctious and smooth as silk. Just brilliant. That is all. Photographer Cat Rose perfectly brings the evening to...
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Void live album enters the music world; Band was in the spotlight at Seattle...
Void's Bubba Dupree and Chris Stover in Seattle. Andy photo By Andy Once you heard Void, your ears would never be the same again. The first time the band's severe and feral amalgamation of hardcore...
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A dynamite night with Soul Asylum on March 14, 2026, at the Tulalip Casino/...
Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. (All Cat Rose photos)By Andy It's been a while since Cat and I last saw Soul Asylum deliver a solid set of raucous and righteous tunes in the live setting.They're a band...
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Triple punk throwdown: The Briefs, The Drowns and The Coolers at the...
The Briefs (All Cat Rose photos)People were clearly worn out and stoked at the end of this gig -- as they should've been.Maybe a bruise or two emerged on their bodies later from banging about within...
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Pure Thin Lizzy gold: Unearthed images from 1980 in New Orleans/ Arthur...
Phil Lynott: The Rocker! (All Arthur Barrios Sr. photos)Who isn't always up for seeing some rare Thin Lizzy photos?Well, today is that day, rocker friends.Here we've got some stellar shots from Arthur...
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Buñuel and Squid Pisser gouge away at The Attic in Roseville, CA, on Feb. 12,...
Buñuel (top) and Squid Pisser. (All Cat Rose photos)By Andy Buñuel and Squid Pisser: Maximum brain busting and gut gouging musical offerings that are relentless, unhinged and haunting. Once they've...
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Megaphonies, The Fucking Eagles, Perfect Buzz and Hi-Line Lanes rip it up at...
Megaphonies. (All Cat Rose photos)Rev it up and let it fucking roll.That was the way of the Megaphonies, The Fucking Eagles, Perfect Buzz and Hi-Line Lanes on a brilliant night of full-on ripping tunes...
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SUGAR announces new single, 'Long Live Love,' and world tour
SUGAR'S Bob Mould, Malcolm Travis and David Barbe, left to right.By AndySUGAR is set to crank things up a multitude of notches with today's massive announcement of a new single and world tour.Let the...
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Cat Rose's Lucky 13 photos from 2025
Fu ManchuAnother year in the books and heaps of stunning Cat Rose photos to enjoy in the TSHIT realm.So, behold these Lucky 13 images from the trenches at some killer gigs from 2025:The...
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