Dying Scene

Forrest Gaddis

Writer - Album and Show Reviews

Forrest Gaddis Contributed Content
Dying Scene Book Club – “AFI” by Andi Coulter
Love them or hate them, AFI has a presence in punk rock history. Davey Havok, Adam Carson, Jade Puget, and Hunter Bargan have been the driving force of the band since recording Black Sails in the Sunset in the late 1990s. Released through J-Card Press, Andi Coulter has written a book about their rise in […]
Dying Scene Show Review: Fear, Leftover Crack, and the High Curbs (Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA 12/21/2024)
LA and NY punk collided on December 21st as Fear and Leftover Crack played to a crowd at the Teragram Ballroom in Downtown Los Angeles. While the surrounding area could be described with some lines from Fear’s own “I Love Livin’ in the City,” the venue represents a part of a movement to revitalize older […]
DS Show Review: Fishbone, Bite Me Bambi, Strawberry Fuzz, and Damnage (Garden Amp Garden Grove, CA 12/20/2024)
Fishbone and their Red Hot Holiday Tour came to Orange County at the Garden Amp in California, bringing along Damnage, Strawberry Fuzz, and hometown ska-band Bite Me Bambi. This show was definitely one for the books. Damnage from Los Angeles came out swinging. This thrashy hardcore trio band tore through their thirty-minute set that seemed […]
DS Book Club – Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat by Marc Wasserman
The English Beat formed in 1978, blending ska, pop, punk, soul, and reggae; their unique sound helped bolster a generation of music that showed heart, but also pushed back on conservative politics. While neither of those were out of place for a band from England growing up and trying to survive Margaret Thatcher’s time as […]