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Southern California punks Face to Face formed in 1991, originally comprised of singer/guitarist Trever Keith, drummer Rob Kurth, and bassist Matt Riddle. Debuting early the following year on the Dr. Strange label with Don't Turn Away, the trio was quickly snapped up by Fat Wreck Chords, which reissued the LP soon after. Adding second guitarist Chad Yaro, Face to Face toured relentlessly in the months to follow, recording a series of singles and compilation tracks collected in 1994 as Over It. When the song "Disconnected" became a local hit thanks to steady airplay on Los Angeles station KROQ, the group's profile grew considerably, and 1995's Big Choice sold in excess of 100,000 copies. In the wake of Riddle's exit, bassist Scott Shiflett signed on for Face to Face's major-label debut, a self-titled release issued on A&M in 1996. The adventurous Ignorance Is Bliss followed in mid-1999 on the Beyond label, featuring new drummer Pete Parada.
The following year saw Face to Face returning to their core sound with Reactionary, released on the band's own label, Lady Luck Records, through BMG-distributed Beyond. Through a promotion with MP3.com, Face to Face allowed fans to shape the set list for Reactionary by downloading snippets of the songs and voting which ones should make it onto the album. Nearly two million votes were received during a six-week period. Reactionary was released on June 20, 2000. The cover album Standards & Practices, which featured the band's own rendition of songs by the Smiths, the Pogues, Fugazi, the Jam, and others, was issued on Vagrant in early 2001. That year also saw Keith and Shiflett join Viva Death, which released its eponymous debut in September 2002. Meanwhile, Face to Face had joined the Dropkick Murphys for a split EP, and How to Ruin Everything, the band's sixth studio album, had appeared in March 2002.
In fall 2003, Face to Face disbanded after 13 years and six albums. Two years later, the retrospective Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection was released on Keith's Antagonist Records. ~Jason Ankeny, AllMusic
Loved all the bands except for the blitzkids. The Darlings should have had their spot and a longer set. Glad I got to see Strung out and Face to Face once again, I felt 15 again!
it was soooooo goooooood!! i have been waiting to see them since jr. high and couldnt be happier!!
This show was great! The venue was really well-suited for this type of show, the bands were amazing, the sound was great!
Great Show! Not the original line up, would have been nice to see Pete and Chad.
Face to Face has been one of the best bands out there since they formed. It was fantastic to see them play live again!
I saw the Portland, Wonderball Room show. They killed it, they played so fast, and sounded great! Loved the show, got wasted! The pit was small but sick! Strung out was good to!
This was a great show. Face to Face know how to perform and they conducted a clinic tonight. They just flat out rock. Strung Out was great as well. I had not seen them in almost 15 years. They sounded great. It's funny seeing these guys age.
The Norva is an absolutely awesome venue, and Face to Face rocked the joint. The only problem was that my girlfriend bought the tickets not for Face to Face, but so that I could see Blitzkid which was still showing on the set list up until the show. We drove 4 hours from Roanoke to VA beach to check out this band and they never showed, they were still on their European tour. I was pretty dissapointed with Ticketmaster and the Venue, because neither had answers as to where the band was. One member of the staff said they were stuck in traffic?! Stuck in traffic in Germany maybe, because they were not in the country the date of the show.
This show was awesome from beginning to end. Rarely make the effort to show up on time for any show, ever... but this one is a MUST. Seriously one of the best shows I've seen in many, many years. Amazing, and then some. GO!
Friggen epic. Period. Face to Face is one of the greatest punk bands ever.
Bad Ass Concert. Best show I have personally ever seen.
I haven't seen them or Strung out since 1996.And let me tell you it didn't disappoint! But the ticket price was a little bit too much! Then the cost of beer.
Strung out killed it! And face to face is still rocking! Two of the best fat wreckchords bands of all time together. Couldn't go wrong.
I go see Strung Out every time they play the Philly area. I have to say this was one of the best shows I've seen. Having Face to Face there with them was an awesome addition. Can't wait til they come back!
They played old and new and ripped the whole show 5 stars....
Cerebral Ballzy was terrible, The Darlings were okay, Strung Out was amazing, and Face to Face did not disappoint. They did a lot of old stuff, which made the crowd pretty happy as most of them have been fans for 10 years plus. All in all a good show.
Amazing!!!! Loved them when i was 18 and love them just the same at 31. Period end of story. If you loved good punk rock, and haven't seen these guys then you need to.
F2F was awesome, played everything I wanted to hear with just a few new songs. Strung Out on the other sounded muddy and poorly mixed (the vocals were buried).
The first band, Cerebral Ballsy, was probably the worst band i think i have ever seen. Ever. Go later on to the event just so you don't have to watch that garbage Darwiners were pretty good but the crowd was just in shock over how bad cerebral ballsy was. Strung Out can out swinging and had such energy with their set, they really got the crowd going. I love Strung Out and they did not disappoint. Face to Face came and the place erupted. They started of with their new hit "Should Anything Go Wrong," which is probably the strongest song on their new album. They played a good mix of new and old stuff. You can tell though that they were having fun and enjoying themselves. From there they made it look easy and the energy they gave off was contagious. Great show, great band, and even some good sing alongs (even though you could hear the crowd singing along anyway!)
Face To Face was incredible, as always. Strung Out put on a decent opening act. Cannot wait to see FTF again - loved these guys for 16 years, glad to see they're still rocking it hard! Troc was a great venue for them, last 2 tours. Prefer seeing them in a more intimate venue for sure.
