THE BRONX: Perform at Paste Music & Daytrotter

The Bronx, a Los Angeles-based punk band, performed an intimate acoustic set at the Paste […]

October 9, 2017

The Bronx, a Los Angeles-based punk band, performed an intimate acoustic set at the Paste Studios in NYC for Paste Music & Daytrotter on October 5, 2017. The band played "Side Effects", "Two Birds", and their most recently recorded "Kingsize", all of which are tracks from their new album V, which was released on September 22nd through ATO Records (Alabama Shakes, King Gizzard). In a time when album sales are falling off drastically as streaming grows, this album sold 3,347 copies upon debut, surpassing their previous album, which came out in 2013 with a strong debut sale of 3,085 units.

V's chart impact was equally strong, seeing The Bronx achieve the highest Billboard Chart numbers in their history; the punk rock band slammed into the Billboard Top 200 at #62, at #5 on Billboard's selective Heatseekers list, and #27 on the Rock Albums list.

The new record, produced by Rob Schnapf, includes the singles "Two Birds" and "Sore Throat". According to guitarist Joby J. Ford, "[The album] has the angst and social commentary that has characterized us from the beginning, only now the angst is aimed at more than just superficial things and the social commentary is directed at more than just people who like different music than us."

The Bronx is what punk needs: they harness the genre's classic fire but then bend it to their whim, forging rock n' roll swagger together with hardcore grit. The Bronx eschews Hollywood hipster snobbery, but they're too clever for the Sunset Strip. They tap into Los Angeles without overexposing it, utilizing and respecting the city for its art and history. Originally forming in 2002, the band has gone through a variety of iterations, including the esteemed Mariachi El Bronx, but no matter what, they stay true to their evolution of hardcore punk, which is up for prominent display in the new album V.

The band is currently on tour in the U.S. and will continue on to Australia later this month.

For concert tickets, click here.

Listen/Buy the new album 'V' here.

Watch the videos for "Two Birds" and "Sore Throat".

TOUR DATES:
FRI 10/6 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA, US
SAT 10/7 - House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ, US
SUN 10/8 - Brooklyn Bazaar, Brooklyn, NY, US
TUE 10/10 - El Club, Detroit, MI, US
WED 10/11 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL, US
THU 10/12 - The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO, US
SAT 10/14 - Globe Hall, Denver, CO, US
SUN 10/15 - Globe Hall, Denver, CO, US
TUE 10/17 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT, US
WED 10/18 - The Bunkhouse Saloon, Las Vegas, NV, US
THU 10/19 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA, US
THU 10/26 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
FRI 10/27 - Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
SAT 10/28 - Eatons Hill Hotel & Function Centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
SUN 10/29 - Enmore Theatre, Newtown, NSW, Australia
MON 10/30 - Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
TUE 10/31 - Panthers, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
THU 11/2 - Hq, Adelaide, SA, Australia
FRI 11/3 - Metropolis, Fremantle, WA, Australia