Tag: Social Distortion

Q101’s Jamboree 97

Jae-Ha Kim

If some of the teenage fans at Q101’s Jamboree 97 were a little distracted Sunday at the New World Music Theatre, it was understandable. Rather than basking in the sun at the first major outdoor concert of the summer, the kids huddled under blankets as if they were at a football game or, more often than not, shivered in their summer shorts and T-shirts. (The cruelest joke was that many had more clothes in their cars, but they weren’t allowed to leave the venue to get them.)

Social Misfits No More

Jae-Ha Kim

He’s got a name that sounds like Elliott Ness’ punk cousin and a look that’s half Elvis, half mechanic.  Mike Ness is Social Distortion’s singer, songwriter and mouthpiece.  The music industry’s indifference almost made the medium-core punk band disappear.  But 13 years after its inception, the California group is finally enjoying  success, thanks to radio’s acceptance of its latest album, “Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell.”