This year’s Punk Rock Bowling was unusually quiet for me, as the only tickets I purchased were for the Saturday show at The Bunkhouse featuring The Menzingers, The Lawrence Arms, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Toys That Kill, and Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves. ...

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Every year at Punk Rock Bowling, you’re forced to make some tough choices. There are so many great bands playing club shows at the same time, and you’re bound to miss someone great. So last year, while our own Emily Matview covered the Lawrence Arms/Nothington show, I attended Strung Out/Guttermouth at Fremont Country Club. So when the Larry Arms announced a tour in support of Metropole, their first record in eight years, I vowed not to miss them again, and made the long trek to Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater. ...

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