Going Live: Hot Water Music, The Menzingers

HOT WATER MUSIC, THE MENZINGERS DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO / JANUARY 29TH Over the past 20 years, HOT WATER MUSIC have pushed melodic punk rock to its limits, convincing it to be an out no matter the rut you’re in, and the band’s recent stop was a chance to revel in Jameson-soaked nostalgia. The night seemingly traded stage banter for grizzled chords and bridged together the older crowd that sported HWM ink with the younger folk that... Read More

INTERVIEW: The Menzingers

In this particular time, it’s difficult to think of another band that captures the essence of straightforward punk rock and the thick blood it carries that pumps life into the notes about love, loss and growing up. Since breaking out from a wave of ska back in 2006, Scranton’s own THE MENZINGERS have fused together a blend of aggressive, sincere rock that takes a minimalist form – as it does on the group’s Epitaph-first, On... Read More