Barile's group was a linchpin of the drink-and-drug-shunning straight-edge scene of the early 1980s that also included ...

A fixture of Boston’s hardcore scene, Barile’s lyrics and famed onstage presence directly inspired the youth crew movement in tandem with Minor Threat and 7 Seconds ...

Al Barile, guitarist and co-founder of Boston hardcore band SSD (Society System Decontrol), passed away on April 7, 2025, at ...

Al Barile, guitarist and creative force behind the early Boston hardcore band SSD, has passed away. As Pitchfork reports, Barile’s wife Nancy Barile writes that he died on Sunday. In 2022, Barile ...

Boston hardcore legend Al Barile, best known as the guitarist for SSD (Society System Decontrol), has passed away aged 63. In a heartfelt tribute posted to the band’s Instagram, his wife Nancy praised ...

At 81, Jim McCarty loves playing the greatest hits of The Yardbirds, but he knows today’s fans also like to hear tales of the ...

As the drummer in the Yardbirds, Jim McCarty has a unique perspective on rock history: He’s seen it all from the rear. “My ...

Terrible news: Al Barile, guitarist of Boston hardcore legends SS Decontrol (aka SSD ), has died. His wife Nancy Barile writes: ...

The half-hour documentary is a reworked version of a feature of the same name, which debuted at the Boston Film Festival in ...

Pop icon Kylie Minogue is bringing her Tension Tour to Boston's TD Garden on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.