Pete Seeger was not satisfied just having spectators. He believed that getting people to sing with him would bring them together, bringing more awareness to social injustice.
RIP Pete Seeger.
– Mike Ness…
Hear Jonny Two Bags at Rolling Stone now
Wed, January 15, 2014
A lot of you are already aware, but our own Jonny Two Bags has been hard at work on his first solo album. Some of you have been fortunate enough to see him and his band perform the tunes live but now you can check out the premiere of his first single “One Foot In …
LISTEN TO MIKE NESS’ SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
Wed, November 6, 2013
Mike put together this Spotify playlist of songs that influenced him, including Creedence Clearwater Revival Official’s “Up Around The Bend,” our cover of the song that appears in the film Free Birds, and some commentary about the song and John Fogerty.
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ROLLING STONE PREMIERES “UP AROUND THE BEND” COVER
Mon, October 14, 2013
Rolling Stone has premiered Social Distortion’s cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Up Around the Bend”, recorded for the upcoming animated movie Free Birds.
Mike Ness recorded commentary for “Up Around the Bend” as well. You can hear it on Spotify:
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MIKE NESS ANNOUNCED AS BANDFUSE: ROCK LEGENDS IN-GAME MENTOR
Fri, October 11, 2013
Mike Ness will be an in-game mentor for BandFuse: Rock Legends on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game will be released in North America on November 19 and in Japan on December 19. A release date for Europe will be announced soon.
For more info, read the post on Mike’s Facebook page.
Check …
WIN TICKETS FROM AUDIENCE.FM
Wed, May 29, 2013
We’ve teamed up with Audience.fm to give away a pair of tickets to each of our headlining shows this month to people who join Audience.fm and listen to Social Distortion on Spotify. Winners will be contacted 3 days before each show. Get more details HERE.
Good luck!…
HOOTENANNY TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK
Mon, May 20, 2013
We’re looking forward to playing the Hootenanny again this year. Check out the rest of the lineup, and get your tickets this week:
KROQ presale: May 21st at 10am &em; May 22nd at 10pm (more info HERE)
R.I.P. GEORGE JONES
Fri, April 26, 2013
R.I.P. George Jones. Farewell to the voice of Nashville and greatest male Country singer of all-time. I’m grateful to you for all that I learned listening to your music. – Mike Ness…
JUST ANNOUNCED: PLAYING AMNESIA ROCKFEST
Tue, March 19, 2013
See you at Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello, Quebec the weekend of June 14 & 15. Tickets are on sale March 23 at noon EST at www.pnrockfest.com, but the Facebook presale starts now at www.facebook.com/pnrockfest.
The day schedule will be available closer to the festival weekend.…
PLAYING THE HOOTENANNY ON JULY 6
Mon, March 11, 2013
Social Distortion returns to The Hootenanny in Silverado Canyon, CA on July 6th. More info: http://www.thehootenanny.com/…
COACHELLA LINEUP ANNOUNCED
Fri, January 25, 2013
Social Distortion are looking forward to performing at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA.
The band will play both Sundays of the festival, April 14 and 21, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, and the Wu-Tang Clan.
2013 festival passes will be …
VIDEO: “DRUG TRAIN” WITH BILLY GIBBONS (LIVE FROM THE HOUSE OF BLUES SUNSET STRIP)
Thu, December 27, 2012
Click HERE to see the legendary Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top play “Drug Train” with Social Distortion.
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TWO MORE SHOWS ADDED AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES SUNSET STRIP
Thu, December 20, 2012
Social Distortion are adding two more shows at the House of Blues Sunset Strip this January:
January 25 (w/ Cadillac Tramps)
January 26 (w/ The Lusitania)
Tickets will be on sale Friday, December 21 at 10 AM.…
MORE SHOWS AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM, SUNSET STRIP, & SAN DIEGO PLUS TEMPE
Tue, December 11, 2012
Social Distortion have announced more shows at the House of Blues Anaheim, Sunset Strip, and San Diego, as well as a show at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ.
ANAHEIM:
January 9 (w/ the Cadillac Tramps) ON SALE NOW
January 11 (w/ Crushed Out) ON SALE 12/13 @ 10 AM PST
January 12 (w/ Audra …
MIKE NESS INTERVIEW ON KTLA SUNDAY NIGHT
Fri, November 30, 2012
A two-part interview with Mike Ness will air on KTLA Los Angeles this Sunday, December 2.
Part 1 covers the early days of Social Distortion, and will air in the 8 PM hour. Part 2 explores what Mike and the band are doing now, and will air in the 9 PM hour.
Check your local …
NEWLY REDESIGNED E.U. MERCH STORE JUST LAUNCHED
Sat, November 17, 2012
We’ve redesigned our E.U. webstore just in time for the holidays. Now our friends in Europe can get many of their favorites from our US store, pay in £ or €, and have the order ship straight from Europe.
ADDITIONAL SHOWS ADDED IN SAN DIEGO AND WEST HOLLYWOOD
Mon, November 5, 2012
Due to demand, Social Distortion have announced an additional show at the House of Blues in San Diego as well as an additional Saturday night show at the House of Blues Sunset Strip:
Jan. 15: House of Blues San Diego (w/ Red Devil Squadron)
Jan. 19: House of Blues Sunset Strip (w/ Crushed Out)
Tickets …