Mercury News, California — Mike Ness made a promise he wouldn't keep."We've got a red-hot show for you tonight," said the 49-year-old vocalist-guitarist of Social Distortion, two songs into the band's gig on Thursday at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Folk punk singer/songwriter Frank Turner, who would probably not join At The Drive-In, is currently on a North American tour which includes some dates with Social Distortion and others with Dropkick Murphys, who are both working on new albums.... more info

Chorus.fm — *Social Distortion* (http://absolutepunk.net/socialdistortion) will be hitting the road with *The Toadies* (http://www.facebook.com/ToadiesBand), *Riverboat Gamblers* (http://www.facebook.com/riverboatgamblers), and *Lindi Ortega* (http://www.faceboo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Southland punk bands help Goldenvoice celebrate its 30th anniversary in a vibrant, nostalgic show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Concertgoers entering the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Friday night for a performance by Social Distortion... more info

Chorus.fm — Get a rare limited* Social Distortion (http://absolutepunk.net/socialdistortion)* promo 45 rpm 7" here (http://kingsroadmerch.com/social-distortion/view/?id=2741). Side A is "Cold Feelings", Side B is "Bad Luck" (live acoustic), and each 7" sleeve is... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Dave Grohl & Madison Square Garden Last night at NYC's Madison Square Garden, Dave Grohl and the boys not only played past midnight -- a rarity given the venue's typical 11 p.m. curfew -- but... more info

Altsounds — *CHUCK RAGAN TO TOUR WITH SOCIAL DISTORTION THIS FALL! Also Playing a Handful of Headlining Shows* Riding on a surge of critical acclaim and overwhelming fan support for his recently released SideOneDummy album Covering Ground, Americana singer/song... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Foo Fighters, who just headlined the final night of Lollapalooza, and who previously scheduled two dates in NJ, will return to NYC to play Madison Square Garden on November 13 with Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable. Internet Presale... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Here some of the highlites so far, all available for your viewing and listening pleasure. Social Distortion - Live @ Rock am Ring 2011 Read more » more info

Altsounds — Social Distortion have premiered a breathtaking new short film, an extended music video for the track “Machine Gun Blues” with a red carpet premiere event & live set in Hollywood last week. The band are currently preparing for a ful... more info