Armed with the fury of classic punk acts as Minor Threat and Bad Brains, blended with intelligent vocals and a serious commitment to providing a positive alternative to the oft-dreary and disenchanted aura that engulfs most punk bands, Chicago's Rise Against might be seen as an outcast amongst its peers.
"It was almost cool to be negative, especially around Chicago," bassist Joe Principe recalls.
It's not so much as we're a political band, but what we feel is our social responsibility...It's not just a responsibility as human being on the planet, but towards the punk rock scene.
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Hamilton Convention Centre
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Air Canada Centre
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It's not so much as we're a political band, but what we feel is our social responsibility...It's not just a responsibility as human being on the planet, but towards the punk rock scene.
