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  Mannequin Pussy a Riot at The Secret Group

  August 24 at 9:10 a.m.

  Philadelphia punk rockers Mannequin Pussy rocked the house Friday night at The Secret Group, 2101 Polk,  along with fellow Philly noisemakers Empath and New York-based T-Rextasy. The trio of East Cost punk pop and noise punk bands put on equally chaotic and beautiful performances to a packed and energetic house...

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  Meet Philly-Based Noise Punks Empath, Coming to Houston

  August 15 at 4 a.m.

  Empath, a four-piece experimental noise rock group from Philadelphia, will play their first show in Houston at The Secret Group next Friday, August 23. The quartet is currently touring with fellow Philly-based punk rockers Mannequin Pussy, who will headline the lineup at Secret Group. A previously scheduled Houston show with...

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  Social Distortion's On Tour to Houston and Mike Ness Says A New Record is Next

  August 12 at 4 a.m.

  Mike Ness knows any interview he does is eventually going to address the possibility of new music from his legendary punk band, Social Distortion. So, even though we’re talking with Ness about the stacked tour he and Social D are about to embark upon with co-headliners Flogging Molly, he’s quick...

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  Flogging Molly Say Life is Good on Land and on Sea

  August 8 at 4 a.m.

  In recent years, the marriage of live music and the high seas has been particularly thriving – not to mention fruitful and multiplying. It seems that cruises either centered around a specific band (KISS, Metallica, Yes,…even Rick Springfield) or genre (“Monsters of Rock,” “Rock and Romance,” “Outlaw Country Cruise,” “Ultimate...

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  Tracking Folk Punk's New Wave With Its Archivist

  July 11 at 4 a.m.

  The folk punk genre has its share of skeptics. Type the words into your Google search engine and plenty of derisive tropes and snarky memes will populate. But, maybe now more than ever, you’ll also find a broad and acclaimed array of music from diverse artists whose blend of folk...

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  Loud and Proud: Black Joe Lewis Gets Real on The Difference Between Me & You

  July 10 at 5 a.m.

  Black Joe Lewis is sick and tired of being pushed aside. The Austinite experienced a rude awakening in recent years; all the growth in his city has moved many hard working musicians like himself to the sidelines. “I’m kind of not a big fan of Austin anymore. It just straight...