Defeat the Purpose, Rival Cults, and Dirt Fight at Johnny's Bar and Grill in Lompoc

 This is another show from a while back. I happen to have the flyer, so I have evidence it was Friday August 11th, probably 2023! Rival Cults has since toured the Pacific Northwest and played in LA and San Luis Obispo as well. Their lineup features ex-members of Uphill Battle, Embassy, Stratego, Incurable Complaint, and a ton of other Goleta hardcore bands, although they currently play "country goth punk" which sounds like a cross between Arctic Flowers, Fields of Nephilim (I hear), and Joy Division.

Plot, Up Your Guts, Rival Cults in Solvang

 A few years ago, I was fortunate to attend a show in an office space close to where I live (as opposed to an hour away in Santa Barbara) and a punk show at that! If you are in Los Angeles, go check out Rival Cults in Long Beach on August 10th!

Helm's Alee and Jawbox at the Wonder Ballroom

 

Blasting Concept and BL'AST! at the Hard To Find

Thou, The Body, Chasma, Cower, Backspace

A show from last week! I skipped drawing a few shows from last fall in order to catch up on more recent shows such as this:

Eight Bells, Transient, Daniel Menche, Mississippi Studios

A recent show! From weekend before last!

Another old show from last summer: Limp Wrist, Lebenden Toten, Trauma, Bellicose Minds

Old ass show: Moral Hex, Cat Party, and the Estranged

I've been in grad school so that took over my life for the past few months. Now that the quarter is over, I can catch up on some shows I went to this summer. Talk about backlog!

Ripper, Bi mArks, Mundo Muerto at DUNES

Portriats of Past and La Quiete at 924 Gilman

Anna Oxygen, Johnny X and The Groadies, Meneguar at 21 Grand

Look Back and Laugh, Loved Ones, Lifetime reunion