Pop-punk is not dead. In fact, it never grew up. Avril Lavigne and more than 10,000 fans proved it on a rainy Wednesday night at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse.

Simple Plan is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the “Bigger Than You Think” tour. The tour starts in August in Seattle, Washington. Supporting will be 3OH!3 and Bowling For Soup. LØLØ will open.

There’s something about seeing a band like Simple Plan live that reminds you why pop punk hit so hard in the first place. On September 12th, they took over The Armory in Minneapolis—and for anyone ...