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Discussing just about everything with Milo Aukerman of the Descendents /...
Milo Aukerman with the Descendents in Seattle. (All Cat Rose photos)Text: Andy; Photos: Cat RoseThe young man who was so shy that his eyes were fixated on the floor during most of his early...
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Seattle Pop Punk Festival 2019, day 2 / Cat Rose photos
THE TRANZMITORSThe Tranzmitors on the El Corazon stage. (All Cat Rose photos)With Kurt Bloch and Lisa Marr.THE CHEAP CASSETTESOver on the Funhouse stage.THE WANNA-BESDREADFUL CHILDRENLISA MARR AND EAN...
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Lorna Doom, Bass Player for the Germs, has Left the Stage
Lorna Doom of the Germs. (Photo by Elise Thompson)This article was originally posted in the Los Angeles Beat on Jan. 16. By Elise ThompsonOn Jan. 16, it was announced on several Facebook posts,...
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It’s been 30-plus years: Original X lineup hits the studio
Exene Cervenka performs with X in 2013 in Redmond, WA. (Cat Rose photo)X marks the spot in a Los Angeles recording studio.The original lineup of Exene Cervenka, John Doe, DJ Bonebrake and Billy Zoom...
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Nasalrod, Victims Family and Nudity invade McCoy's in Olympia
Nasalrod. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyGet in there just far enough to feel it, but stand back a hair if you want to keep your teeth intact.When Portland’s Nasalrod revved up its noisy and riveting,...
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Chip Kinman gets The Dils back in action
Chip Kinman and The Dils. (Martin Wong photo)By AndySo, The Dils -- a longtime favorite of the There's Something Hard in There staff -- bashed their way back onto the scene last month. Fronted by Chip...
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The Avengers and Mudhoney -- Feb. 9 at The Ritz, San Jose, CA
Mudhoney, top, Avengers, below, in San Jose. (All Andy photos)By Reject GirlShuttered storefronts as all retail dies, one tiny square of toilet paper that comes out of a dispenser in a public toilet,...
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Eight-band barrage in Ballard / Cat Rose photos
Summoned By Giants. (All Cat Rose photos)Many bands. Many moods. Many decibels spewed forth. Many eardrums bludgeoned.That was the scene at the Substation in Ballard Seattle USA last Friday...
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MacKayes are woven together, through punk rock and beyond / Feature story
Alec, Amanda and Ian MacKaye, exclusive 2019 photo by Allen Beland.By AndyWith dad taking his spot, front and center at the stove, the MacKaye family dinner is a vital Sunday fixture in their schedules...
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I'm at the bookstore: Criminal Code, Pleasure Leftists and Arctic Flowers /...
Criminal Code rips it up. (All Cat Rose photos)Fill your brain and soul with knowledge whilst reading -- and let's get some serious post-punk action going on in there as well.Last Friday at King's...
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Following Kim Coletta's musical journey from youth to Jawbox
Janet Morgan photos, exclusive for There's Something Hard in There.By Andy"When you examined the wreck, what did you see? Glass everywhere and wheels still spinning free."That was cousin Eric's...
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Punk rock unleashed in historic Seattle building / Cat Rose photos
Having Issues. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyYou get four bands in the punk-rock realm and give them the run of a section of the historic Barnes Building in Seattle, and chances are, it's gonna rage,...
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Field Day rising with former Dag Nasty members
Dag Nasty photo with Doug Carrion on bass and Peter Cortner on vocals by Geoffrey Nicholson, http://www.geoffreynicholson.comBy AndyA trio of former Dag Nasty guys are resurrecting some of that band's...
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CH3 knock out 'The Bellwether' for Record Store Day 2019 release
CH3 in action in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)Welcome back, CH3. The following is a press release from Hostage Records:CH3, those stalwart survivors of the early 1980s SoCal punk scene, return with a...
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Remembering Tony Kinman and William Chobotar through an evening of song
Chip Kinman leads the Dils in Vancouver, BC. (All Cat Rose photos)Text: Andy; photos: Cat RoseA heartfelt, memorable evening filled with music and friends that would have made Tony Kinman and William...
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Faking sick paid off in seventh grade ...Califfornia World Music Festival...
Since today is the 40th anniversary of this epic concert, the following is a repost from Jan. 26, 2011. On the UFO front, we've got a crew that will be rocking with the boys this October in Las...
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Meat Puppets''Dusty Notes': Music to Eat Mushrooms to / Review
By Elise ThompsonThis review originally appeared on The Los Angeles Beatsite on March 30.By their appearance in the two videos released for "Dusty Notes," it looks like the Kirkwood Brothers have fully...
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Ex Hex and FEELS in Seattle / Cat Rose photos
Ex Hex, top, and FEELS rip up the Crocodile in Seattle. (All Cat Rose photos)Yes, it was one white-hot gig with Ex Hex and FEELS getting a shit-ton of mileage out of their guitars. Amongst all the...
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Record roundup: CH3, The Berzerkers, The Proletariat and Greg Antista and the...
By AndyCH3 -- "The Bellwether"No matter how many years we accumulate on our life's time card and lose count of the birthday candles, some musical treasures are always at our fingertips.CH3 keep the...
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Melvins, Helms Alee, Holy Grove and Wizard Rifle at the Spanish Ballroom...
Melvins' King Buzzo (All Cat Rose photos)MELVINSHELMS ALEEHOLY GROVEWIZARD RIFLE
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