Slomosa @ Brighton Music Hall, Mar 27 2026

Tundra Rock! 

Having been recently converted, Caitlin and Fordy eagerly joined me for this headlining show.  This was the last in series of 3 birthday shows for yours truly in this month.  Live music is the best gift.

The Mainliners opened and were kick ass, although we missed part of their set. Sorry.

I've said it before - Slomosa is carrying the torch lit by Kyuss into the modern era.  GO SEE THEM

The Chats @ House of Blues, Mar 20 2026

"All I want, all I need, All I crave, is a good pub feed"

The Chats are the best in the Ramones lineage of punk rock.  Simple and catchy tunes.  Lyrical depth and genius as demonstrated by the lyrics above.  

They played all the bangers. 

• Emperor of the Beach
• Ticket Inspector
• Price of Smokes
• Smoko
• Pub Feed

What more does one need?

The other band that night was called The Hives.  Afraid of being upstaged by the young Aussies, The Hives had custom outfits, stage ninjas (yes) and the most energetic and crowd engaging live set this author has seen in quite a while.  Highly recommended. 

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Showcase Showdown @ MGM, Mar 13 2026

Dreams do come true

The Showcase Showdown are one of our favorite punk bands.  Dessert Island type music.  But we were late to the party and they were long retired, so seeing them live was something we did via YouTube vids.  Until now.  

There were bands playing all around showcase, like this band above, who I've never heard of, don't think they play many shows.  The lead singer was also pretty low energy. 

Some god damn Irish band played after showcase. Should have never let them into the country.  Going on about protecting immigrants, union rights, blah blah blah. That Tessie song is pretty good though. 

I don't have many pics because I was busy pogo'ing and singing.