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The Return of Social D
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a decade since Social Distortion has put out an album of original music. Finally, the L.A. punks – fronted by the gravel-voiced Mike Ness – have added Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll to the band’s discography.
It includes the “emotional journey of love, loss and acceptance” on a song devoted to the band’s late founding guitar player, Dennis Danell, who died of a brain aneurysm in 2000. Still, Ness has written his share of signature hard rock numbers for the album, including “Reach For The Sky” and “Nickels And Dimes.”
Ness, guitarist Jonny Wickersham, bassist Matt Freeman and drummer Charlie Quintana will be playing the tunes next month and the beginning of June, starting off at the Magic City Music Hall in Johnson City, N.Y., May 12th.
They’ll spend most of their time on the Eastern Seaboard throughout the month with stops at the WHFStival and the KNDD Endfest.
Fans on he West Coast don’t have a lot of chances to see them (the tour ends June 8 at the University of California in Davis), but a few more dates might be added. And heck, after more than 20 years in the biz, Social D has shown that there’s still plenty of tread on the tires.