Sean Koepenick aka Earthdog grew up in the Washington, DC area. He lives, breathes and eats music, with a sweet tooth for punk rock. He loves his wife and 2 kids, Popeye’s chicken and playing the bass guitar. In his spare time he likes to read books that no one would even think of reading for pleasure like Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s August 1914 and William Shatner’s Teklab. Other favorite authors include Charles Bukowksi, John Fante and George Pelecanos. Fun fact: once drove Joey Ramone to the train station after a radio interview in a crappy Chevy Cavalier affectionately referred to as “the Grannymobile.”
Now living in the Boston area, he is also a contributor to Razorcake magazine and
currently plays bass guitar in Silver Screams: http://www.silverscreams.us/.
Sean has contributed 10 brilliant piece(s).
by Sean Koepenick
May 20, 2016
Legendary punk frontman John Stabb died on 5/7/2016 after a short battle with stomach cancer. RIP. “Free love across the free land. Visions And?” For some reason this lyric from the song “Visions And?” sticks in my head as the first Government Issue song I really heard and ended up liking quite a bit. But […]
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by Sean Koepenick
September 18, 2015
It’s extremely rare to have a debut novel hit the market and simply defy all expectations. Only a select few authors have managed to do it: Salinger? Kennedy-O’Toole? Well, add another author to that very short list. Descending Memphis by Robert R. Moss is a gritty, action-packed story from page one. The main character-Tommy Rhodeen […]
BOOKS
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by Sean Koepenick
March 22, 2015
image via Jim Alger Thursday night and it was the return of Aussie rockers The Church. Even though there was a major line-up change, the band’s fans were out in full force as this was a sold-out show. After a quick stop for Mexican food and ‘ritas at Border Café, we were off to the […]
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by Sean Koepenick
November 16, 2014
photo via Brad Searles So this week it was an artist I hadn’t seen in a few years-Robyn Hitchcock. It was an early show, so my concert comrade Brad and I stopped into Highland Kitchen first to grab some grub, along with some adult beverages. Then it was off to the venue, one that I […]
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by Sean Koepenick
October 29, 2014
The Saturday night right before Halloween and what better way to spend it then a night with The Damned? As we wait patiently for a documentary about the band to emerge, punk rock fans were treated to this incendiary triple bill: The Damned, T.S.O.L. and The Briefs.
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by Sean Koepenick
September 25, 2014
Another crisp fall day here in the Boston area, and when most people were packing their lunch for Monday morning, I decided to go see one of Ireland’s best bands. If you thought I was talking about U2-you must be high on crack!
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by Sean Koepenick
August 29, 2014
image via Cambridge, MA Yes, this was a Tuesday night. But it is X for chrissakes, so who cares? I had missed them the last time they came to town, so it was time to get back on that horse. I arrived at the club around 8 PM. Since I was already at my 2 […]
EVENTS
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by Sean Koepenick
March 12, 2014
image via Hard to believe that this was my first show in 2014, but that’s only because Roky Erickson was cancelled two days earlier due to bad weather. Continuing my quest to meet all surviving Ramones before I croak, I ventured out to a new venue that I had not seen a show at before […]
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by Sean Koepenick
October 26, 2013
Wrapping up a short US tour (only 7 dates), the Scottish band came to Boston for a sold out show. This tour was positioned as a “testing the waters” run, since they had not played in the US since 2002. If the response was up to par, they would be back for more. If not, […]
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by Sean Koepenick
August 6, 2013
So by now everyone knows the back story on the making of this new record. First Sabbath disc with Ozzy in 35 years. First record with Ozzy on vocals that does not have Bill Ward on drums as well. But really all we need to know is if this is better than the last record […]
IN PRAISE OF...
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