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 ...

The post Punk Rock Bowling & Music Fest 2025: Social Distortion, Peter Hook, and Cock Sparrer appeared first on Consequence. The lineup for the 2025 edition of the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival ...

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 ...

Social Distortion occupies a unique space in the annals of rock history. Despite more than 40 years in the game, there are bands with more historical catalogs; hell, one of those bands (the Rolling ...

Mike Ness is the epitome of rock 'n' roll. He formed Social Distortion back in 1978 and is still going strong as frontman of the legendary punk act. As the band works on a new album and as Ness ...

Even after more than 40 years, both Bad Religion and Social Distortion can still rock harder than many of the bands they’ve inspired. Touring together for the first time, the punk pioneers put on a ...

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 ...

After a serious battle with tonsil cancer, Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness has returned, 'singing like there’s no ...

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 ...

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, ...

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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, ...