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Sherman Theater
524 Main Street Stroudsburg PA 18360, Stroudsburg, PA in Monroe County

July 29th, 2023 at 8:00pmcategoryConcerts
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Heres how you know youve made it in the music business: Youve stayed strong for three decades on your own terms, on your own time, by your own rules, and over that time your influence has only grown. Each of your albums has been stronger than your last. Youve been brought onstage by Bruce Springsteen, because he wanted to play one of your songs. Youve seen high times and low ones, good days and tragic days, but every night you give 100, and every morning you wake up still swinging. This is the short version of the Social Distortion bio the long version could be a 10-part mini-series. But over the past 30 years, the punk godfathers in the band have all but trademarked their sound, a brand of hard rockabilly/punk thats cut with the melodic, road-tested lyrics of frontman Mike Ness. Their searing guitars and a locomotive rhythm section sound as alive today as they did in 82, as do Ness hard-luck tales of love, loss and lessons learned. The most common thing I hear is, Man, your music got me through some hard times, Ness says. And I just say, Me too. Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes produced, for the first time, by Ness himself is the bands most recent release. For a band with a career spanning over 40 years, Social Distortion experienced a significant amount of firsts in 2011. For starters, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes debuted at 4 on the Billboard Top 200 and was the highest debut that the band has yet seen. Hard Times was also the 1 Independent Album and the 2 Modern Rock/Alternative Al bum week of release. The band also made their late night television debut when they performed Machine Gun Blues on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and later played for Conan on Hard Times release date. Taking their successes to the road, Social Distortion played European festivals including Reading and Leeds for the first time. They also booked their first tours of Australia and South America. And finally, Social Distortion played Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival, and Coachella all of these for the first time. A release of new music is forthcoming in 2024. Social Distortions patented mix of punk, bluesy rock n roll and outlaw country while also stretching the boundaries of their signature sound is a blend of potent power that appeals to all ages. They are honored to have been able to reach as many people as they have so far. I write songs for myself, and I hope that other people will like them too, Ness says. I think every record you make is showing people what youve learned over the past few years. Its showing people, This is what I know. Now in their fifth decade, Ness and Social Distortion have officially achieved one of the most non-punk things possible: Theyve failed to burn out.



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