The B-Side

For the 15th year running, the Vans Warped Tour will be bringing punk rock of all shapes, sizes and ages to the masses this summer, and it was announced today that the annual jaunt will be making two Garden State stops in 2009, with shows at Camden's Susquehanna Bank Center on Friday, July 17 and Oceanport's Monmouth Park Racetrack on Sunday, July 19. The tour will not be returning to the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park that it had called home for the last several years.

Boston punk drafts Jersey pros for new EP

Just like every other critic, blogger, scene regular and frequent record store patron around this time of year, I've compiled a "top 10" list. However, rather than throw together a list of my favorite albums, singles, videos, re-issues or beards using the same pool of nominees as every other list-maker, I've decided to make my "top 10" pretty personal. Here is a list of the top 10 shows I saw in New Jersey this year.