March 17, 2011 - It turns out that punk rock and middle age are a pretty cool combination -- at least when presented by groups with the pedigrees of Bad Brains and Off!
June 25, 2009 - Bad Brains, Girl Talk, Sunny Day Real Estate and Mudhoney are among the acts confirmed for this year's Willamette Week's Musicfest NW, to be held Sept. 16-19 at various venues around the Portland, OR, metropolitan area. Explosions in the Sky, Beach House and Pains of Being Pure at Heart are also among the numerous national and regional acts on the bill, according to a press release.
November 3, 2008 - Veteran reggae-punks Bad Brains will return to their hometown next week, springing an Election Night surprise on the city they claim banned them in 1979.
August 21, 2008 - Bad Brains, a reunited All, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and The National are among the mix of punk and indie acts to appear at his year's Fun Fun Fun Festival, set for Nov. 8 and 9 at Waterloo Park in downtown Austin, TX. FFF '08 also will feature Dead Milkmen, Adolescents and Flipper with Krist Novoselic of Nirvana.
June 28, 2007 - The reggae-and-punk fusion music of former Washingtonians Bad Brains has been exponentially influential in the punk, alt-rock and metal worlds. No wonder, their '80s albums "Rock for Light" and "I Against I" are hallmarks of homegrown American punk, but boast sophisticated instrumental chops and a mesmerizing vocalist.
June 4, 2007 - Legendary punk band Bad Brains is set to return with several live appearances and a new album, the band's first studio release since a dub-influenced effort in 2002.
April 27, 2007 - Nine Inch Nails treated a select group of fans to a secret concert at a Los Angeles warehouse last week, an event that was staged to further the plotline of the group's recently released concept album, "Year Zero."
March 2, 2007 - After weeks of speculation, it appears that Van Halen members Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar will be on hand for their band's March 12 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, according to Premiere Radio Networks.
It turns out that punk rock and middle age are a pretty cool combination -- at least when presented by groups with the pedigrees of Bad Brains and Off!
The reggae-and-punk fusion music of former Washingtonians Bad Brains has been exponentially influential in the punk, alt-rock and metal worlds. No wonder, their '80s albums "Rock for Light" and "I Against I" are hallmarks of homegrown American punk, but boast sophisticated instrumental chops and a mesmerizing vocalist. 
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