Pete Steinkopf

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn once again contributed as “lyrical consultant,” and it was recorded by The Bouncing Souls’ Pete Steinkopf in Asbury Park.

The Explosion vocalist Matt Hock and guitarist David Walsh now make jangly punk as Space Cadet, and their upcoming debut album for Wiretap Records was made with members of Bad Religion, The Bouncing Souls, The Loved Ones, and more…

The album comes out two days before Crazy & the Brains’ tour with Leftover Crack and Negative Approach begins.

Vocalist/guitarist Wes Bentley has a gruff roar that’s somewhere between Lars Frederiksen and Chuck Ragan, and there’s a Bad Religion-style whiplash driving their new song…

We ”did it so quickly, with no overdubs, no nothing. We recorded it like I haven’t recorded in a very, very long time. Just getting a good take and that’s it. It was fun to make music like that – it was exhilarating,” says vocalist Ari Katz.

Lifetime singer Ari Katz is fronting the new band Beach Rats, which also includes Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion), and two members of Bouncing Souls.

During the encore, they brought out Pete Steinkopf, guitarist of The Bouncing Souls (who Hot Water Music’s George Rebelo currently also drums for), to play the Souls’ “True Believers.” Watch video of that and see pics of the show…