Mike Ness

Social Distortion Thrashes at Home for the Holidays

Mike Ness and company start a raucous winter residency at the House of Blues

Mike Ness of Social Distortion Speaks About The Band's Future

Ahead of the band's multi-city House of Blues tour, we had the chance to chat with Mike Ness of Social Distortion about an array of topics. Most of what we discussed made this week's print feature, which you can read here. Here are some of the questions that didn't make the story and if you read bel ... More >>

Social Distortion - House of Blues Anaheim - December 5, 2012

Social Distortion House of Blues Anaheim December 5, 2012 Wanna know how Mike Ness spent the night before the kick off-of his 10-night-stint at the House of Blues Anaheim? The Social Distortion frontman was surprising fans down the road with an onstage cameo during the Bruce Springsteen concert at ... More >>

Top 25 Greatest Orange County Bands of All Time: The Complete List

Go ahead, call us a bunch of culture-less, lily-white suburbanites with a partiality to flip-flops and right-wing politics. Those kind of labels never cease to amuse us. Because one thing that instantly dooms most of the tired cliches ascribed to OC is the music--the one-of-a-kind frustration, aggre ... More >>

Top 25 Greatest Orange County Bands of All Time: 5-1

5. Thrice Most teenagers who strapped on a guitar during the beginning of the second Bush administration could can easily call out Thrice as an inspiration for the angry, distorted racket they created in their parent's garage. Knowing what concrete influence their music had on scores of current l ... More >>

Social Distortion at Fox Theatre Pomona, Feb. 17, 2012

John Gilhooley/ OC WeeklySocial D at the Palladium, not the Fox​Social Distortion February 17, 2012 Fox Theatre Pomona For as far back as this OC music fan can remember, the ultimate way to cap off a long week of slacking working for the man has always been to rock the fuck out at a punk rock sh ... More >>

Bruce Springsteen Announces SoCal Date; Eight Potential Guests To Join Him Onstage

​Though there have been rumblings for some time, Bruce Springsteen and what's left of the E Street Band will be returning to Southern California for the first time since 2009's Working on A Dream tour. Springsteen will be playing at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26 with tickets to go on-sa ... More >>

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night One Last Night

Andrew Youssef​KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night OneDecember 10, 2011Gibson AmphitheaterStarting off 22 years ago as a one-night affair with a handful of acoustic performances, KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas has swelled into a two-night, predominately plugged-in festival. Night one, usually b ... More >>

Social Distortion at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Last Saturday Night

John Gilhooley/OC Weekly​Social DistortionOct. 22, 2011Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, IrvineMike Ness took a scan of the audience after the opening song, "California Hustle and Flow," and said, "There's a little more people here than we played for at the Fullerton Pub. I remember one fucker t ... More >>

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Social Distortion on Guitar Center Sessions Airing Saturday; Mike Ness Tells All

​Social Distortion perform at Guitar Center Sessions which Nic Harcourt hosts. I've missed that slight British accent! Plus, Mike Ness talks about Social D's 30-plus year career, how he started liking music ("By 7th grade I was listening to Lou Reed's Transformer. (While) most kids are just figur ... More >>

Social Distortion at the House of Blues Anaheim Last Night

John Gilhooley/ OC WeeklyMike Ness​Social DistortionJanuary 12, 2011House of Blues AnaheimCelebrating their ten-year anniversary, House of Blues Anaheim smartly booked Social Distortion for a high-energy, sold-out birthday party. Social D is no stranger to the House of Blues Anaheim, having played ... More >>

The Social Distortion Network

Mike Ness and crew embark on a new chapter in the story of their lives

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Proof: Social Distortion on TV for the First Time in 30 Years

​Last week Social D announced that they were going to be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!--yes, a TV show--for the first time in their 30-year career. Last night, it finally happened. (Like we said before, this probably means American TV, since they've been on other European TV shows before.)The ... More >>

Social Distortion's Mike Ness Loves Santa Ana Mayor-for-Life Miguel Pulido to the Tune of $1,000

​Back in March, the Liberal OC noted that Social Distortion head man Mike Ness attended a fundraiser for SanTana Mayor Don Papi Pulido but didn's share how much OC's ultimate outlaw musician donated, if any.  Might as well share it now: $1,000. Why someone who has represented working-class OC ... More >>

Dusty Rhodes Front Man Running for City Council

[Mental Notes] Mundanities of celeb life include Hurley on Weezer's cover, Mike Ness selling homes

Social D's Mike Ness Selling Two OC Homes

​Ahh, to be a rockstar. The OC Register reports that punk legend Mike Ness of Social Distortion is selling a house he owns on the Balboa Peninsula, in addition to a vintage home he put already put on the market in Lemon Heights.

Interview: Half Past Two Is Way Past Ska

​You could probably call Half Past Two the band that Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish built. Notwithstanding the fact that members of the band have been together since they were members of the Los Alamitos High School marching band, ska veteran Barrett has been instrumental in their development. He ... More >>

Free Download: Song From TSOL Guitarist's Solo Debut

Photo by Eric "ARAB" Groff​Ron Emory, guitar player of Long Beach's punk grandfathers TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty), is releasing his debut album, Walk That Walk, on his Web site Friday. In it: collaborations with Mike Ness, Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Fletcher Dragge from Pennywise, Dexter Holl ... More >>

Happy New Year! Here's the Hangover Playlist

Head's on fire. Stomach turns. Bruises in the oddest places. Who's that stranger snoring on my sofa? Happy New Year's! The day when we all try to put together the pieces from the previous night's debauchery. Here are some songs to help you nurse that world-class hangover.Flickr user Sebastian-DarioC ... More >>

Mike Ness Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving!

I was going to say how Thanksgiving marks my 12-year anniversary of going vegetarian or how I've been vegan for about six years, but I figured you wouldn't care about me and my diet. But you might care about Mike Ness. It seems that the Social Distortion singer/guitarist might agree with me that tom ... More >>

Social Distortion On Tour Everywhere but Here

  Mike Ness and company (also known as Social Distortion) are going on a nationwide tour that includes a Canadian stint. Wanna know where they ain't playing? Locally. The closest the band is getting to OC is a Sept. 18 date at the Ventura Theatre or Sept. 19 in Rancho Mirage.Click here for a li ... More >>

TONIGHT: Social Distortion, The Vandals, Japanese Motors Play Benefit at House of Blues Anaheim

Some of the biggest names in Orange County music--including Social Distortion (fronted by Mike Ness, pictured)--will be at the House of Blues in Anaheim tonight, playing the "Rock to Recovery" benefit for surfer Jay Thomas, who suffered a spinal cord injury earlier this spring.Social D will be joine ... More >>

On-Sale Saturday: Benefit Show with Social Distortion!

Orange County punk/rockabilly legends Social Distortion are playing their first show in the area in some time (not counting Mike Ness solo shows; there's been plenty of those) on May 18 at the House of Blues in Anaheim. It's the "Rock to Recovery" event, benefiting "Jay Thomas and his battle with sp ... More >>

On Sale This Week: Mike Ness, Not Much Else

It's a light week for show announcements, what with the holiday and all--but we do have Mike Ness at the Glass House on Dec. 21, following closely on the heels of his Dec. 6, 9, 10, 14, 19 and 20 shows at the Coach House (of which only the Dec. 14 date is not yet sold out). So much Mike Ness. So ma ... More >>

Built for Speed

Hootenanny

[Summer Guide] Summer Concerts, Festivals and Music Worth the Sweat

[Locals Only] Longway, Come'n Get It!

To Do Tonight: 01/01

HB PIER PLUNGE AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 9:30 a.m. Refreshing and delicious. $10 Register at Zack's Pier Plaza located @ PCH and Main St., Huntington Beach SOCIAL DISTORTION WITH THE RANDIES, 8:30 p.m. If Mike Ness isn't too hungover, you shouldn't be either, Pansy! $27.50 House Of Blues, 1530 S. Disn ... More >>

Through Ness' Eyes

Taking stock of Social Distortion at 30

'These Guys Are Still Alive'

Mommys Little Monster, making believe theyre Social Distortion

This Week in Guerrilla Punk Schooling

Social Distortion

Slap Us On the Ass!

Give a Hoot

Dont miss these artists at Hootenanny

Oh, Dread

Nightlife and more: June 30-July 7

Where the Real Roots Lead

The Hootenanny has become predictable but thats good

Locals Only

Channeling Social D

Before there was Mike Ness, there was Tom Corvin, now a TV guy

Who Wants to be a Pendejo?

Punx Maybe Not Dead!

The Plan

A Father of Punk

Mike Ness and the importance of roots

Excerpts: Part 2

Story of a Life

Mike Ness remembers Dennis Danell

Dennis Danell

1961-2000

CD Reviews

Hey, Baby

Its the Fourth of July

Ness Is More

The Education of Mike Ness

A Selected OC Rock History Time Line