Social Distortion is keeping 2026 in full swing after announcing another tour. Apart from their highly anticipated 2026 North ...

Performing before an ageing but appreciative crowd, Social Distortion and Bad Religion – two veteran acts of California’s 1980s hardcore punk scene – lived up to their esteemed reputations, delivering ...

In the song “California (Hustle & Flow)” from Social Distortion’s Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, singer Mike Ness professes, “Life gets hard and then it gets good / like I always knew it would.” Ness, ...

The event, taking place at Atlanta's Central Park May 8-10, also features Flogging Molly, Death From Above 1979, The Bronx and Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls. The Strokes, the Avett Brothers and ...

A new book explains how the Orange County legends influenced bands in multiple genres, including the Offspring, No Doubt and Sublime, to follow a similar path. Former Social Distortion Drummer Charlie ...

In the new book Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World, authors Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn get in the pit with influential bands like Social Distortion, ...

This video explores the fascinating history of electric guitar distortion, tracing how accidental amplifier damage and experimentation transformed the sound of modern music. It highlights the early ...

Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling returns for its 25th anniversary edition on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-26, 2025 at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. As mentioned, festival co-founder Mark Stern is back ...

Johnny “2Bags” Wickersham’s mother won’t have to travel far to see her son play guitar for Social Distortion. Social Distortion, who usually play Southern California and larger Northern California ...