Taking their name from Australian slang for something not good, The Chats are here to strike fear in the hearts of parents and guidance counselors across the globe.

The Vans Warped Tour is as much a summertime tradition as vacation flings, sunburns, and losing your bathing suit at the beach for music fans of all ages, Jen Cray among them.

Fat Wreck Chords released some of the most exciting punk tracks of the 1990’s. See how the label came to be, flew high, and now struggles as a relic of punk rock and roll history.

Seeping Beauty E.P. (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Jen Cray.

Big Words Make the Baby Jesus Cry, Dark Clouds Gather over Middlemarch, The Great Boston Molasses Flood. Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

All the punks who didn’t die became middle-aged and had children. Who could have imagined?

Off With Their Heads slays an early afternoon crowd in Orlando.

Strung Out gives standard Orlando fare a run for its money, abusing, shredding, and grinding the hell out of every inch of The Social’s stage to fans’ delight.

Dream Home (No Idea). Review by Jen Cray.

Less Than Jake has been riding the third wave of ska for fifteen years. Jen Cray was there at the start, and she’s still turning up at their shows so many years later.

GNV FLA (Sleep It Off). Review by Jen Cray.

The Van’s Warped Tour may still be selling out shows all over the country after 14 years of wreaking havoc in the summertime, but Jen Cray wonders where the innovative music has gone.

Race to the Finish (Self Released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

NOFX is one of the last true California punk bands to not only still make music, but also still sell out shows. Jen Cray was just another fan inside the House of Blues when the band plowed through Orlando recently.

It was another night of dirty, rowdy punk rock as Big D and the Kids Table brought their Steady Riot Tour to Orlando. Jen Cray got knocked around in the pit, but still managed to make her way out and report back.

Beijing to Boston (Bad News). Review by Jen Cray.

Avenge Your City (Hairball 8). Review by Jen Cray.

We’re Not Men (Red Leader). Review by Jen Cray.

Dead FM (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Jen Cray.

Joining forces on a co-headlining tour, Rise Against and Thursday are bringing their seasoned skills to mid-sized theaters this winter. Jen Cray caught the Orlando set.