Punk Rock Karaoke

Punk Rock Karaoke

[3.5/5]

L.A. punk old-timers Punk Rock Karaoke are exactly what their name sounds like: A live punk backline supporting anyone who has the balls to get up onstage and play frontman to guitarists Eric Melvin (NOFX) and Greg Hetson (Bad Religion), bassist Steve Soto (Adolescents) and drummer Derek O’Brien (Social Distortion). The band’s self-titled debut, which includes an actual karaoke DVD, sounds like a live show-all dirty, loud and full of classic Black Flag, Dickies and Circle Jerks tunes. With punk vets (including Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, New Found Glory’s Jordan Pundik and Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio) manning the mic, high points include Dave King’s (Flogging Molly) call to arms on Bad Religion’s “Fuck Armageddon… This Is Hell,” and the Vandals’ Warren Fitzgerald sneering through Buzzcocks’ “What Do I Get.” (MVD; mvdb2b.com) Casey Lynch