This marks the 24th time I had seen Streetlight Manifesto. To be honest I was a little apathetic going into the show considering the last few times I had seen t... Read More...
Cancer Bats
Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones
Good Fight/Distort
7/10
This album is just balls to the fucking wall. It’s brutal, edgy, powerful and just… ... Read More...
This is Robbie. He plays a lot of instruments really well. I hate him for it. But I like Robbie, so I booked him for a show that Racket put on. It went well. Or... Read More...
Stewart
Kicks
Self-Released
7/10
Goddammit. I am slightly ashamed that I find Stewart’s Kicks so damned catchy. Simple riffs, simpler drum beats, fairly l... Read More...
Captain, We’re Sinking
It’s A Trap
Kind of Like Records
9/10
Holy shit. Friends of The Menzingers, Captain, We’re Sinking make sure that their amigos don’... Read More...
Animal Names
Let It Been
Boat Dreams From the Hill
5/10
First things first, the title is decent. I kinda hate the Beatles so poking fun, whether a sign of... Read More...
The Like
Release Me
Downtown Records
8/10
At first, I was astonished by the amount of growth in The Like since their 2005 debut LP Are You Thinking What I... Read More...
Evelyn Evelyn
Evelyn Evelyn
Eleven Records/8 Ft Records
8/10
Staring with a very “Mad World”-esque ballad, The Evelyn Evelyn record of the same name strik... Read More...
I am a huge fan of Phantom Planet, and unashamed to have been there before The OC(Don't call it that...) and to see them pass through having a million 14 year o... Read More...
The Flatliners
Cavalcade
Fat Wreck Chords
8/10
A friend of mine had a band called the Flatliners in the mid nineties- this is not that band. This Flatlin... Read More...
Minus The Bear
OMNI
Dangerbird Records
7/10
I’ve used one word to describe this album to anyone who’s asked- “Sexy.” This is an album full of certified ba... Read More...
Ivan Ives is a goddamned prolific rapper. And he's done so doing it by himself. He started his own label (No Threshold Records) to put out records his way and a... Read More...
Against Me!
White Crosses
Sire Records
8/10
I wanted to be all “Selloutzzzz!” and “p0sers!,” but apparently I left my teenage indignation behind me nearly... Read More...
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Fake History
Tragic Hero Records
Released – 4/13/2010
10/10
I know… You’re thinking, “A perfect ten!? C’mon Jeff." Well, I too thought the same th... Read More...
Racket's USA-loving hoodlums Gabe Zuniga and Dennis Chung catch Hip Hop pioneers The Freestyle Fellowship on a good day at the 2010 Paid Dues Festival. Honest... Read More...
Hobo Jazz
Darcie Rickert and The Ruffnecks
Coleslaw
Aladdin Jr II - Pomona, CA
If you didn’t know, Racket’s been partnering with our buddies over at The N... Read More...
