I'm quite a fan of pop-ska and pop-punk stuff, so I guess I'm not exactly the most "hardcore" listener. Some of my favorite punk bands are Goldfinger, The Suicide Machines, Save Ferris, The Vandals, No Doubt (Yeah, despite Gwen Stefani being in there, it's technically Ska which is technically punk), and of course the big classics like The Clash and The Dead Kennedys.
I'm not much of a concert goer, but I once saw Goldfinger live. It's rare enough when a(n) artist/group that I like performs nearby, and then there's always whether or not it's convenient, money, etc. :(
I actually got to play with a couple of the suicide machines at a party. They are from my home town and they were at a party (this is awhile after they broke up), and we were all drunk. I only had an accoustic bass but it was fun.
I used to be really into punk back when I was in high school.
I really liked/like Gold Finger a lot...
I am a HUGE Reel Big Fish fan, I have seen them near 10 or so times, although I don't really know what to call them.
I was into Rancid with out come the wolves but... Not so much after that.
There was a local band I enjoyed called Bang Bang, which I miss so much. Sounded a lot like older punk in a way.
The Clash and The Ramones always will hold a spot in my heart.
I was REALLY into My Chemical Romance back when they made their FIRST cd, I Brought You My Bullets... but as soon as they came out with that Im Not Okay shit on that shitty second cd I could not stick around much longer. I think I fooled myself into believing they were good for a few months after that cd came out and about 3 months in I was like... Oh my god this is terrible.
AFI, back in the days of Black Sails In The Sunset and back... Oh man, I miss them.
Alkaline Trio too, I love God Damnit, and I actually really like Good Mourning.
TIGER ARMY had me in awe the first time I heard them. I was literally in Awe.