Good Riddance (The Sinclair 10/16)

By Lisa Battiston NOFX. Bad Religion. Social Distortion. Hot Water Music. Lagwagon. Swingin’ Utters. Less Than Jake. Propagandhi. Bouncing Souls. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Sick of It All. Pennywise. Operation Ivy. These are a handful of the bands on the t-shirts of the kids at the Good Riddance show last Wednesday night. These […]

Potty Mouth (Great Scott 10/7)

Coming upon Great Scott late last Monday night, the crowd inside was already thick with the patrons there to see openers Caténine (a Massachusetts-based recording project with advertised Cure, Field Mice, and New Order influences) and Ovlov (good and loud Connecticut rock and roll). My spread-thin show-going time on a work night held allegiance to the closing band I kept missing every time they’d make the drive from Northampton to Boston…