Saturday, June 13, 2009

Review: Rancid, Rise Against

Repetition is a curse for many bands; for Rancid, it's a virtue. The stalwart punk band from California has been at it for almost 18 years, singing working-class anthems that mix street punk with rock, pop and ska. If you charged them with repeating themselves from one album to the next, they'd probably plead guilty and their fans would shout, "Hell, yeah." Friday night Rancid was on a three-band bill at the Uptown that included the Riverboat Gamblers and the headliners, Rise Against. A lot Continue reading ...