The Gaslight Anthem - Live at Park Ave.

This is a 6-track live recording from Park Ave. Records in Florida. It was a limited vinyl-only release, out on Record Store Day of '09. It features some of the band's mellower favorites, "Film Noir", "Blue Jeans..", "Navesink Bank", but they are still amazing songs. GA is one of the only current bands I stand behind whole-heartedly. They are probably the only one with such a level of genuine sincerity and emotional intensity. While these recordings don't show it, their stage presence and Brian's down-to-earth banter make their live shows very approachable and memorable. Check them out!

The Gaslight Anthem - Live at Park Ave.

The Freeze - Guilty Face + 3 EP

The Freeze have to be one of the most over-looked bands, not only of Boston hardcore, but really of all 80's hardcore bands, rivaling only Big Boys in my eyes (but I think they're fucking amazing, while others have a lesser opinion). This a later-years re-issue of one of their first, including 3 more songs. I picked this up at the same antique store as the "Brats" LP on white vinyl. Fucking amazing. Raw, honest, very 80's hardcore. In my opinion, probably 100x better than any other Boston hardcore for years to come.

The Freeze - Guilty Face + 3 EP

Adolescents - Brats in Battalions

Ok.. You have to know the title track. "Brats in Battalions" is an essential song for Adolescents fans. So much so, that it really should have been on the S/T album (or the Tur-kwise album, if you prefer). There are a few gems on here.. "Brats", "Skate Babylon", "Do the Freddy"... and even a good cover of The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun". Come to think of it, every song is an Adolescnts' classic with the exception of "I Love You" and "She Wolf." Terrible, terrible songs. Enjoy this blessing of digging through antique store record bins!

Adolescents - Brats in Battalions