Photo by Luke EchterlingSocial Distortion, one of the most prolific and influential groups in American underground-rock history, established the pop-punk template that more polished outfits such as ...

Fronted by the ageless (kind of) Mike Ness, that clean, stripped-down SoCal punk rock was back for another one of it's semi-regular Big Gig gigs. Just like the last time I saw the group at Summerfest ...

Social Distortion is proof that sometimes, you can go home again. As Mike Ness, frontman for the Orange County punk rock legends revealed, it wasn't always that way, when it came to Fullerton, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There are luxuries Mike Ness is willing to pay for, and there are luxuries for which he’d rather find a workaround ...

Social Distortion may have gotten their start in the late 1970s Southern California punk scene, but the band’s musical lineage and influences go much further back (and spread further out) than the ...

In April 2023, Mike Ness was ready for Social Distortion to finally get back in the studio. The Orange County punks were set to record their first studio album since 2011’s Hard Times and Nursery ...