2025 has been light on shows as we’ve been hyper-focused on finishing the fifth Bad Things album. But, after a kick-ass show at The Clock Out Lounge last weekend, our live show is back and better than ever. So, we are excited as hell to announce our next show on Sunday, August 17 at The Tractor Tavern in Ballard with The Drowns and Danbert Nobacon opening!

As most of you know, we’re GenX-ers and all of us were raised on punk rock in the 80s and 90s. Punk is core to our sound and attitude and we’ve always considered ourselves a “punk folk” band, though the definition has morphed over time. Danbert Nobacon and Chumbawamba were certainly one of the first bands within the anarcho-punk scene that incorporated folk influences so they started me down the path of discovering rebel songs throughout history.

The Drowns may not incorporate folk, but folk imagery runs deep in their lyrics with references to Woody Guthrie in their ode to Seattle, “Battery Street.” Honestly, as an old fart in his 50s, there’s very little contemporary punk that gets me excited like the old records did, but The Drowns are an exception and nothing if not exciting. They mine some great eras of rock and roll, mixing the pub rock/proto-punk of bands like Dr. Feelgood and Rose Tattoo, with the singalong choruses of 70s/80s street punk like Cock Sparrer and The Business and a little Chuck Berry thrown in for extra measure. It’s high energy, melodic and they rock the fuck out of it live. They joined us for our Shane MacGowan tribute, and I found out they were long-time Bad Things fans. We’ve been itching to collaborate ever since, so here we go. Also, this is their only Seattle show this year!

Tickets go on sale today at 10AM PST, so get yours now before they’re gone!

cheers,

Jimmy the Pickpocket