UltraBomb unleashes the boom in Tacoma/ All Cat Rose photos

UltraBomb. (All Cat Rose photos)

By Andy

Yes, loud and fast does fucking rule.

UltraBomb certainly does barrel into that realm at times, all the while possessing a golden touch as they display their musical mastery and heaps of infectious energy to boot.

When you’ve got stellar UltraBomb songs on tap along with still-stunning Husker Du songs to thrust forward — thanks to bassist/vocalist/pogo stick Greg Norton — you can’t go wrong, right?

With Soul Asylum ripper Ryan Smith up front with Norton on guitar and vocals and former Social Distortion drum master Derek O’Brien powering the unit in back, UltraBomb is a force to be reckoned with. 

On June 7, UltraBomb led the charge at the Airport Tavern in Tacoma, WA, alongside openers The Fucking Eagles and Never Shut Up.

Unfortunately, planned headliner Dead Bob was held back from entering the country from Canada due to issues with US Immigration and the band's touring artist work visa.  

All Cat Rose photos:

ULTRABOMB

THE FUCKING EAGLES

NEVER SHUT UP

Melbourne's CIVIC invades Seattle / All Cat Rose photos

CIVIC. (All Cat Rose photos)

We've been digging CIVIC for a while now and are captivated by the Melbourne, Australia unit's Saints/Radio Birdman/Damned-like and raucous hardcore punk stylings. What a victory for us all when the band invaded the Vera Project in Seattle on May 30. We've been to Melbourne and know how those folks rock, so we were certainly stoked for this shindig.

Seattle's Trash Sound Conglomerate tore it up as usual to set the stage for the mighty CIVIC.

All Cat Rose photos:

CIVIC

Trash Sound Conglomerate