Social Distortion – Video Premier – Red Carpet Event – The Music Box – Hollywood, CA

Hundreds and hundreds of dedicated fans flocked to the Music Box aka Henry Fonda theatre for the world premier of Social Distortions short film video "Machine Gun Blues". The star studded red carpet event featured the cast of the video including Mike Ness' wife Christine Ness and His son Johnny-Rio Ness, as well as celebrities like Kroqs Stryker and Chris Pontius (Jackass,Wildboyz).

The night also brought out rock and roll royalty Steven Adler and his new band Adler's Appetite and many others.


"Machine Gun Blues" is the first single from Social Distortions new album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which debuted in January and has been steadily climbing the charts and getting regular airplay on radio stations all across the US . The 1930s film noiresque short was shot at historic Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. In the video Mike Ness and his gang hold up a bank.

Everything seems to be going as planed until an army serviceman decides to play hero. This results in innocent bystanders being killed in the crossfire. After exchanging glances with a young shoe shiner (played by his son) Mike an his gang proceed to make their escape but are tracked down by the Feds. It all ends in an epic shoot out reminiscent of something John Dillenger himself might have faced. At the end of the video the young shoe shiner appears and picks up a guitar case from the scene of the shoot out and walks away with the sunburst Les Paul that belongs to Mike Ness' character.

The night was brought to a close by a rare and intimate performance by Social Distortion themselves. They start the set with "Bad Luck" followed with crowd favorites "Ball and Chain" "Machine Gun Blues" and "Down on the world again"




They ended their set with their cover of Johnny cash's "Ring of Fire" that had everyone in attendance singing along. The audience hung around far after the final curtain had been drawn, chanting and calling Social D to do an encore performance.

Outside the streets were cluttered with fans and attendees of the premier, each relaying their experience to one another with looks of satisfaction and happiness across their face.

 

 

-Desire G.-
Big Wheel Music Scene Reporter

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