Tag: Social Distortion

Social Distortion takes 'Hard Times' back out for 33-date North American tour

Social Distortion takes ‘Hard Times’ back out for 33-date North American tour

A year after the release of ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,’ Los Angeles punk warriors Social Distortion will head back out on the road yet again for another massive string of shows, this time a planned 33-date North American tour that stretches from late January to early May.

Readers Poll 2011: Best singles of the year

Readers Poll 2011: Best singles of the year

Today we roll out the third of four days’ worth of results from our second-annual Slicing Up Eyeballs Readers Poll, in which nearly 500 of you cast ballots for your favorite new, reissued and freshly compiled music of the year. This time, it’s your Top 10 singles of the year.

Social Distortion set fall U.S. tour — including dates with Foo Fighters, Avett Brothers

Social Distortion set fall U.S. tour — including dates with Foo Fighters, Avett Brothers

Social Distortion continue to tour in support of this year’s ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,’ and have just announced their latest slate of dates, including some festival slots, a pair of concerts with twang-rockers The Avett Brothers, seven arena shows with the Foo Fighters and a handful of headlining club dates.

Video: Social Distortion stages 1930s bank heist in new ‘Machine Gun Blues’ film

The Social Distortion gang goes gangster in this new music video for ‘Machine Gun Blues,’ the lead-off single for the band’s 2011 album ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes.’

Milestones: Mike Ness is 49 today; watch Social Distortion live in NYC in 1986

It’s SoCal punk icon Mike Ness’ birthday today — he’s 49 — so to mark the occasion, here’s some vintage Social Distortion footage that captures most of the band’s March 22, 1986, concert at The Ritz in New York City.

Video: Social Distortion plays 'Machine Gun Blues' on Conan to mark album release

Video: Social Distortion plays ‘Machine Gun Blues’ on Conan to mark album release

With its new album ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes’ arriving in stores yesterday, Social Distortion dropped by ‘Conan’ last night to rip through the record’s lead single ‘Machine Gun Blues.’