Here’s the sad thing – I’ve heard the Bronx on a million comp cuts over the years. They’ve been recommended to me by friends. They have approximately a million releases spanning two decades. And this is still the first Bronx full-length I’ve ever listened to. So if there’s a failing here, consider it mine, not theirs. That said, this is some sliiiick-ass rock music. And the bummer is that it reminds me of bands I have been listening to, and great fans of, over the past however many years, most notably Architects and Riverboat Gamblers. I don’t know how well this album stacks up against the Bronx’s previous efforts, but damn, does this thing remind me of Vice or Underneath the Owl; well-crafted, interesting, confident, expertly-produced rock songs that certainly manage to carry their own weight. It’s well done, if familiar, territory, and I’m assuming longtime fans of the band will be floored.
Tour dates:
with Dropkick Murphys and Rancid:
August 17 Washington, PA Wild Things Park
August 18 Cincinnati, OH The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
August 20 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 21 Worcester, MA The Palladium Outdoors
August 22 Lewiston, NY Artpark Amphitheater
August 23 Columbus, OH Express Live!
August 25 Richmond, VA Virginia Credit Union Live!
August 27 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summerstage
August 28 New York, NY Forest Hills Stadium
August 31 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage @ Mann Music Center
September 1 Bridgeport, CT Hartford Health Care Amphitheater
September 27 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
September 28 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre
September 29 Oklahoma City, OK The Zoom Amphitheatre
October 1 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom Outdoors
October 2 Sandy, UT U of U Health Plaza Rio Tinto Stadium
October 4 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
October 5 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
October 7 Palo Alto, CA Frost Amphitheater
October 9 Santa Ana, CA Observatory OC Festival Grounds
October 10 San Diego, CA Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 12 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
October 13 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre
October 15 Las Vegas, NV Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
October 16 Los Angeles, CA Shrine LA Outdoors
Festival performances:
September 18 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
September 25 Las Vegas, NV Punk Rock Bowling
