We started this in the spring of 95. I don’t know why we did it, or what the hell we were thinking. Bored, restless, or just stupid. Maybe all three, but really I think for me it was something else. Some… (Read More)
Gothic Theatre
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Mike—Bass/Vocal Bret—Guitar Veggie—Guitar Alan—Drums Eight Fingers Down is a forceful and dynamic punk band from the San Fernando Valley in California. E.F.D. emerged from the ashes of Mike and Bret’s previous band “Triage” in September of 2001. After writing new material… (Read More)
December 1998: The start of ELLEGARDEN in Chiba 23 May 2001: Release of ELLEGARDEN’s first Album “ELLEGARDEN” 12 October 2001: Release of ELLEGARDEN’s first Maxi Single “Bare Foot” 20 February 2002: Release of ELLEGARDEN’s second Maxi Single “RING” 03 April 2002… (Read More)
Nothing short of destructive, ENDO’s energy, power and intensity attacks the listener with the use of such devices as pounding, hip-hop beats, catchy melodies and new,innovative “noise”. Old-school hardcore riffs combined with new-school attitude and catchy tunes help ENDO attract a… (Read More)
“Groove-oriented emprise brushed with shades of Drive Like Jehu and grounded in a rocking emo sensibility” begins to characterize Engine Down’s musical demeanor. The Richmond quartet met in Harrisonburg, VA, before embarking on their eastward migration to the Virginian capital. Comprised… (Read More)
Members: Zach Brewer—bass, moog, synth Lee Burik—guitar, echoplex Brian Kim—drums, effects Matt Rist—vocals, wurlitzer, percussion Patrik Sklenar—guitar, samples Mirroring their home environment of San Francisco, old and new, by balancing cosmo-noir dance rock aestheticism, a sincere passion for the arts and… (Read More)
Exene Cervenka and the Original Sinners
EXENE CERVENKA — VOCALS / GUITAR SAM SOTO — GUITAR KIM CHI — BASS / VOCALS JASON EDGE — GUITAR / VOCALS MAT YOUNG – DRUMS Exene Cervenka is one of the great treasures of Los Angeles, and it is an… (Read More)
Show: EXPOSURE at the The Ogden (featuring over 25 local alternative and punk bands) Date: Saturday Dec 3rd & Sunday Dec 4th Doors: 11 am Show : 11 am Ticket Price: $13 available at door day of show; all ages for… (Read More)
ERICA DAKING-VOCALS,GUITAR BRAD LOGAN-VOCALS,GUITAR JOE STEINBRICK-BASS ADAM ZUCKERT-DRUMS F-MINUS formed in 1997 in Huntington Beach. They began modestly with some definite goals in mind. The area they originated from was awash in too many utterly deplorable bands trying to make it… (Read More)
What do Fabulous Disaster sound like? Imagine sweet, sweet harmonies slipping effortlessly into torn, fishnet stockings of punk. They bring the fire. In their pants. Imagine an all-girl band that actually rehearses. Imagine an-all girl group that plays tighter than a… (Read More)
Some might suggest that it’s hard to get to know Face To Face. Are they mercurial, trans-genre rock cynics? Or are they legends, deserving of credit only for starting a Southern California punk revival steeped in fierce but eloquent songwriting, yet… (Read More)
Facing New York—a group of five young San Francisco Bay Area musicians—are the perfect test subject. A few months ago they found themselves in a vehicle together. This wasn’t your standard vehicle (wheels and metal and such)… no, this was a… (Read More)
The three leading members of the band, Soul Glow Activatur, Phatty and Crouton, are sons of Jerome Olds, a Christian artist from the late 1980s. Prior to the formation of Family Force 5, the brothers were members of a "boy band… (Read More)
Fannypack was comprised of singers Jessibel Suthiwong, Belinda Lovell, and Cat Martell, with beat-making support from Matt Goias and Fancy. The two New York DJs first enlisted Brown University graduate Martell to sing over their new project, which brazenly crossed L’Trimm/J.J… (Read More)
Along with Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, Fear helped define the sound and style of L.A. hardcore. Although they actually formed during the first wave of punk back in 1977, Fear didn’t release an album until five years later, by… (Read More)
biography by beankured Five years later… FENIX*TX returns with LECHUZA, the band’s first new recording in half a decade. By dictionary definition, LECHUZA is simply Spanish for “owl,” and FENIX TX is simply a Houston-born rock quartet. But such simple definitions… (Read More)
³Six bone chilling punk bands together, live in concert for this terrifying event!!² The MISFITS FIEND FEST will coincide with summer’s wide scale launch of the newly formed “MISFITS RECORDS” label! The Festival, created specifically for the punk scene, finds… (Read More)
Hailing from the oppressive heat of Tempe, AZ, Fifteen Minutes Fast have been making a name for themselves in the regional independent music scene with their unique blend of four-part vocal harmonies and overlapping instrumental melodies. With four unique singers and… (Read More)
Members: Andrew Bailey Metal Mel Jeremy Steve Bio: Figure Four, the newest addition to the Solid State family, can plainly be described in one word: brutal. Seasoned warriors of the hardcore arena, they emerge with violent intensity and a sound that… (Read More)
Final US Tour Featuring All Original Members: UK Subs
As part of the original punk rock movement in England during the mid-’70s, the U.K. Subs scored several hit singles in their homeland, switching between politically charged material and party-hearty rockers. Led by singer Charlie Harper (who previously fronted a R&B… (Read More)
California’s Bay Area, better known for it’s strong punk scene, hasn’t been this scared in years. FIRST BLOOD has torn through Northern California like a bowie knife. Their crushing guitar riffs coupled with brutally deafening vocals have made FIRST BLOOD one… (Read More)
Combining equal parts of deep funk, high energy punk, and frantic ska, the Los Angeles-based Fishbone were one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late ’80s. With their hyper-active, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humor, and… (Read More)
Five Iron Frenzy were one of the seemingly thousands of ska-punk bands that dominated the post-grunge mainstream modern-rock scene of the late ’90s. The group — comprised of Reese Roper (vocals), Micah Ortega (guitar), Scott Kerr (guitar, backing vocals), Keith Hoerig… (Read More)
