May Festivals

Here's another month of festivals you should check out. We, here at Patrician Music Reviews ask you to check out fest that the mainstream media aren't interested in.

OutBreak Fest

Outbreak fest is a British hardcore/punk fest. It's a one day festival that is in Canal Mills, Leeds, United Kingdom. This fest is annual and draws a lot a good portion of American to play the UK. This fest will be on Sunday May 3.

May 3

Title Fight, Basement, Cold World, Turnstile, Justice, Survival, Broken Teeth, Angel Dust, Headroom, Milk Teeth, Drug Church, Not Afraid, Shrapnel, Insist.

Spring Fling 3

Spring Fling is an annual fest that’s one day and takes place at the Agora Theatre/Ballroom. This is a mix of Punk, Pop-Punk, Hardcore, and Emo bands. This event takes place on Friday May 15.

May 15

The Story So Far, The Movielife, MEWITHOUTYOU, Four Year Strong, Turnstile, Defeater, Terror, Pianos Become The Teeth, Crime In Stereo, Iron Chic, Loma Prieta, Light years, Better Off, Gates, Pentimento, Head North, Souvenirs, No Good News, Heart Attack Man, Royal Psalms, Creature Comforts, Vice, Bare Walls.

Skate & Surf

Skate and Surf is back for its second year in Asbury Park, New Jersey. This festival was the offshoot of Bamboozle. The festival consists of Alternative, Punk, Pop-Punk, Emo, Hardcore, and Metalcore. This event is on May 16th and May 17th.

May 16

Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, The Wonder Years, The Story So Far, Motionless In White, Attila, American Nightmare, Me Without You, Four Year Strong, NORA, Big D & The Kids Table, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, Fireworks, Cancer Bats, Hit The Lights, Terror, Defeater, Diamond Youth, Superheaven, Iron Chic, Elder Brother, Sorority Noise, Steady Hands, Alcoa, Rozwell Kid, Light Years, Souvenirs, No Good News.

May 17

The Gaslight Anthem, Manchester Orchestra, The Front Bottoms, Poison The Well, From Autumn To Ashes, Hot Rod Circuit, Acceptance, Real Friends, Cloud Nothing, Modern Baseball, The Palor Mob, Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band, Small Brown Bike, Gates, DADS, Pianos Become The Teeth, The So So Glos, Pentimento, Gideon, Beach Slang, Major League, Aaron West, The Weaks, The Scandals, Head North, Runaway Brother, Rebuilder, Spraynard.

Black n Blue Bowl  

This is an annual hardcore festival that takes place in New York City as the same week as Skate and Surf. This is a day two event and takes place at the Grand Ballroom at Webster Hall.

May 16

The Regulators, Candiria, Madball, Turnstile, Earth Crisis, Suburban Scum, Everybody Gets Hurt, Rude Awakening, Agents of Man, The Wilding Incident, Devil In Me, Booze & Glory, Mizery.

May 17

BURN, CrumbSuckers, Sick Of It All, The Rival Mob, Fury Of Five, Expire, Dave Smalley, King Nine, 100 Demons, Wisdom In Chains, Bitter End, Heavy Chains, Freedom.

RainFest

This is an annual hardcore festival in Seattle, Washington and takes place on Memorial Day weekend. This is from May 22- 24 and features the best in hardcore.

May 22

Chain of Strength, Expire, Baptists, Clarity, Freedom, Fury, Heiress, Keep It Clear.

May 23

Turnstile, All Out War, Angel Dust, Mindset, Cult Leader, Forced Order, GAG, King Nine, New Gods, No Future, Of Feathers and Bone, Praise, Red Scare, Singled Out, True Love.

May 24

Judge, Code Orange, Xibalba, Blistered, Caught In A Crowd, Cross Me, Dead Weight, Discourse, Incendiary, Power, Stand United, The Helm, True Identity, VEXX, Wreck.

Maryland Death Fest  

This is an annual festival that takes place on Memorial Day Weekend and is located in Baltimore, Maryland. This fest consist of Extreme metal and some hardcore.

May 21

Soundstage: Mobb Deep, Devourment, Skinless, Internal Bleeding, Origin, Mortal Decay.

Rams Head: YOB, Ufommaut, Conan, Jex Thoth, Mantar, Usnea, Primitive Man.

May 22

Edison Lot

Stage A: Bloodbath, Suffocation, Lock Up, Vallenfyre, Funebrarum.

Stage B: Obituary, Aura Noir, Master, Cianide, Artificial Brain.

Soundstage: Napalm Death, Ghoul, Splatterhouse, Noisear, NekroFilth, F.I.D., Homewreckerm Traic.

Rams Head: Aeternus, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Drawn And Quartered, Vattnett Viskar.

May 23

Edison Lot

Stage A: Sodom, Razor, Bulldoze, Blood Red Throne, Twilight of The Gods, Serpentine Path.

Stage B: Arcturus, Triptykon, Vulcano, Einherjer, Morpheus Descends, Fulgora.

Soundstage: Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Wolfbrigade, Cephalic Carnage, Engorged, Martyrdod, Lycanthrophy, P.L.F, Antigma, Full of Hell, Inter Arma, Chainsaw To The Face, Backslider.

Rams Head: Tsjuder, Demoncy, Gnaw Their Tongues, Adversarial.

May 24

Edison Lot

Stage A: Neurosis. Skepticism, Winter, Goatsnake, Tombs.

Stage B: Amorphis, Demlich, Anaal Nathrakh, Promordial, Masacre, Prosanctus Inferi.

Soundstage: D.R.I., Melt Banana, Excel, Spazztic Blurr, Water Torture, PizzaHiFive, Coke Bust, Corrupt Leaders, Early Graves, Grin and Bear It, Mother Brain.

Rams Head: Portal, Knelt Rote, Impetuous Ritual, Thantifaxath.

 

Review- Four Phantoms by Bell Witch

Seattle's  Bell Witch is a two man project formed by Dylan Desmond and Adrian Guerra, they recently released a four track release entitled Four Phantoms. At a lengthy hour and six minutes, this release is an experience in its own right. I had found these guys through bandcamp surfing, as I've found a number of artists I've reviewed. I have to say I'm a newcomer to the funeral doom genre and this is a great act to get into them by for sure.
 To start, the production value on this release is phenomenal, it's very smooth and everything is very audible and well put together. The feeling of depressing, soul crushing sadness is very prevalent through the release and I would definitely give them points for the almost medieval feeling they give to their sound. Producer Billy Anderson definitely did a phenomenal job with this one.
 Instrumentally I am nothing but surprised with how loud and full a two man act can be. The bass is rattling, meditative and depressive, the drums give great feeling to the tracks and are at a perfect pace. The vocals are really where this release shines, they give the greatest emotion and depth which to me is key for this release's grade. In total, I have to give this release a solid 8/10.
Listen to Bell Witch's new release here!

Upcoming Shows April 24- April 30

Here's another week of Upcoming shows we would suggest that you to attend to. All shows are in the Tri-State Area.
April 24
1. Warsaw- The Used, Everytime I Die, Marmozets, The Eeries.
2. The Bowery Electric- Agnostic Front, The Mob, Urban Waste.
3. Amityville Music Hall- Steel City Firm, Laid 2 Rest, Forced Out, Red 100, Mara.
4. Brooklyn Night Bazaar- Moss Icon, Guerilla Toss, Beech Creeps, Multicult, Voice Coils.
5. Lucky 13 Saloon- Mindscar, Ulcer, Lucid Terror, Toxicology.
6. The Swamp- Bad Look, Spewing Cum, A New Bug, Young Cum.
7. The Clash Bar- Crime Scene, The Dead Drop, Upkept Herold, King Dead.
8. The Grand Victory- Breaking Sounds, Goodwolf, Bishops.
April 25
1. Webster Hall- The Used, Everytime I Die, Marmozets, The Eeries.
2. The Studio at Webster Hall- Bane, Backtrack, Malfunction, Impact.
3. Bowery Ballroom- Speedy Ortiz, Mitski, Krill.
4. The Paramount- Primus, The Fungi Ensemble.
5. The Starland Ballroom- Atreyu, Unearth, Old Wounds.
6. The Bowery Electric- Agnostic Front, Razorheads, Pure Disgust, ACHE.
7. The Bowery Electric- Cheetah Chrome, The Split Squad, The Fleshtones.
8. Amityville Music Hall- The Vigilance Committee, Gutterlife, Mumblr, Oso Oso, Elliot & The Ghost, Older Than Oceans.
9. The Silent Barn- Rule of Thirds, Survival, Nandas.
10. ABC No Rio- Divorce, Rchrd Prkr, I Can't Stop Wondering, Entia.
11. BlackThorn 51- Michael Graves, Nox Cult, Dead By Choice, Fast Ride, Acid Boy, One Step From Falling, Bending Over Backwards, TBA.
12. Lucky 13 Saloon- Discontent, The Last Stand, A Great Day to Die, Stand the Accused.
13. The Grand Victory- Sketchy, All New Episode, Enziguri, Bitchtits.
14. Brooklyn Night Bazaar- Into It Over It, Tiny Moving Parts, Major League, Collect Yourself, Safety.
15. Coco 66 Steel City Firm, No Reason To Live, No Good Deed, Last Breath of Man, Full Blown Chaos, Scars of Deceit, Before I Had Wings, Forced Out, NFC.
16. Brentwood VFW Post 6431- Franchise, Survivors Guilt, Mouth, Foresterr, Ornaments, Glass Grade, Forever Losing Sleep.
17. Don Pedro- Demencia Alkoholika, Namautay SA Inguy, Tres Tristes, Dog Breath, Rebuschaos. TBA.
18. Nanuet Arcade- Our Fears, We Take The Night, Dark After Dawn, Egokills, Across The White Water Towers.
April 26
1. Music Hall of Williamsburg- They Might Be Giants.
2. Rough Trade NYC- The Wombats.
3. The Gramercy Theatre- Hank Green, Driftless Pony Club, Harry and The Potters.
4. Revolution Bar- The World/ Inferno Friendship Society, The Glazzies, The Strange Times, Yankee LongStraw.
5. Saint Vitus Bar- Repulsion, Dehumanized, Skull Shifter, Lucid Terror.
6. Asbury Lanes- Jeff Rosenstock, Chumped, The Moms, All People, Sammy key.
7. The Paper Box- Today is The Day, Lazer/Wulf, Tigers Flowers, Marching Teeth, Mammal.
8. Even Flow Bar and Grill- The Casualties, Gutterlife, Gash, All Things End.
9. The Grand Victory- On The Offense, Close To The Edge, On The Loose, Vincent Price is Right.    
April 27
1. Webster Hall- The Wombats, Life in Film, Cheerleader.
April 29
1. The Paramount- Circa Survive- Balance and Composure, CHON.
2. The Gramercy Theatre- The English Beat, The Skints.
3. Amityville Music Hall- Northbound, The Flats, Commonwealth, Harold Griffin.
4. The Grand Victory- Wolves At Bay, Like Lions, Spinning, Peter Roch.
April 30
1. St. Vitus Bar- As Friends Rust, Unwed, Pagan Girls, Regret.
2. The Paramount- The English Beat, The Skints.   

Review- "Run Wild, Young Beauty" by Hotel Books

On April 7th, 2015, Hotel Books released their sophomore Lp, Run Wild, Young Beauty. Sophomore albums have always been a big deal; fans of the older work eagerly wait to see what the group has next. Will they sell out? Have they taken on a new sound? Though new to Hotel Books’ work, I too was eager to see what they had in store. Thankfully, I was not disappointed and I would be shocked if anyone else who has an appreciation for music is. Despite many line-up changes, with frontman Cameron Smith being the only original member, the group has stuck to their passionate sound and tear-jerking lyrics.

One of my favorite things about Hotel Books is their tendency to be forward while still being poetic. Run Wild, Young Beauty displays that perfectly. The album introduces itself with a light, almost simple, melodic tune before Cameron’s powerful voice comes over it with his even more powerful lyrics. Just like the first time Hotel Books had reached my ears, I found it hard to keep myself from getting emotional. It’s hard to even tell you about how beautiful the music itself is when my mind always wanders to the lyrics. The instrumentals itself is beautiful and emotional, in a much calmer way than the vocals. The contradiction is perfect. The group has delivered an incredible album, and they’ve definitely still stuck to their own unique sound- without being repetitive or sounding like they're trying too hard. As someone who is extremely enthusiastic about poetry and lyrics, all I want to do is tell you how meaningful and beautiful they are, but it's hard to do that without just copying and pasting my favorite lines. All I can tell you is that this album nearly broke the scale and gets a definite 10/10. Whether you're enjoying the weather on a nice day or in need of comfort, this album will be good for you. It's available for streaming on YouTube, Spotify and available for purchase through InVogue's website and iTunes.

Photo showcase//Shots from Last Great Hero's show at AMH

All photos courtesy of Chris Sagarino, check out his other work here ,Chris Sagarino flickr

Upcoming shows 4/17/15-4/23/15

Here's another week of shows we would like you to check out in the Tri-State Area.
April 17.
1. The Place Bar and Lounge- World Of Pain, No Zodiac, The Merciless Concept, Jagged Vision, Forced Out.
2. The Stone Pony- Buzzcocks, Doug Gillard, The Obvious.
3. Starland Ballroom- Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun.
4. Brooklyn Night Bazaar- Pity Sex, Foxes in Fiction, John Caalm, The Spirit of The Beehive.
5. Lucky 13 Saloon- Vital Remains, Vale of Prath, Spectral Voices, Necrotic Engoremnet, Divergence.
6. The Grand Victory- Skarroneros, The Beatdown, The Radio Crew, The Beat Brigade.
7. Saint Vitus Bar- Part 1, Rule of Thirds, Survival, Cheena.
8. The Meatlocker- This is Me Looking Dangerous, Dizzy Bats, Basement Beers, Boys in Crop Tops, Whisper Wars.
9. The Court Tavern- Bigwig, Small Talker, City Limits, and Lost in Society.
10. Championship Bar- LionHeart, These Streets, Sicker Than Most, Before I Had Wings, Prospect, Choke Artist, and Shark Ethic.
April 18
1. Amityville Music Hall- Dave Smalley, Two Man Advantage, The Young Rochelles, The Great Lie, The Avoiders, Too Man Voices.
2. Hollis Woods Community Church- Slingshot Dakota, Another Astronaut, GOTTEM, Monster Bud, Mega Weapon, Weird and Wonderful Words.
3. ABC No Rio- Rosetta, Cavallo, Hush, Barbarian.
4. Obriens- Full of the Albatross,  Animist, Jump for The Snails, Animus Part. FX Zero.
5. The Grand Victory- New Oldies Club, Cuervo Jones, Gamma Ghouls, TBA.
6. Saint Vitus Bar- Part 1, Anasazi, Pleasure Leftist, Institute.
7. Three Sheets- Baby Sandwiches, The Lost Riots, Mickey Rickyshaw.
8. Alfie's Place- Enziguri, Mint State, If But When, TBA.
9. Westside Park- Lifeless NLFTW, Rude Awakening, LionHeart, Nasty, Steel Nation, World of Pain, Menace, These Streets, Dementor.
April 19
1. Clayton VFW- Lifeless NLFTW, Suburban Scum, King Nine, Steel Nation, Bottom Feeder, Iron Price, Come and Get it.
2. The Gramercy Theatre- Cartel, Hit The Lights, Driver Friendly, Team.
3. The Paramount- Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun.
4. Saint Vitus Bar- Water Torture, Beefrot, Huldra, Nerve Shatter, Leather Lung.
5. Obriens- Aimless Again, Consonance, More of Myself, Falcon Face, Hamburger Head Head, Reverence Euphoria, MCMC.
6. Amityville Music Hall- Fit For An Autopsy, Absolute Suffering, Inside The Cipher, Iscariot, and War by Ares.
7. The Marlin Room at Webster Hall- Caverla Conspiracy, Death Angel, Corrosion of Conformity, Lody Kong.
April 20
1. The Gramercy Theatre- Cartel, Hit The Lights, Driver Friendly, Team.
April 21
1. The Meatlocker- Toxicology, Bloody Phoenix, Huldra, Dutch Guts.
April 22
1. Music Hall of Williamsburg- Cloud Nothing, Amanda X.
2. The Grand Victory- Hudson Falcons, The Tracys, The Vampirates, Kilifax, Laldor Kids.
3. Nothing Changes- Part 1, Raw Distractions.
4. Saint Vitus Bar- Clean Teeth, Beast Modulus, Blackest, Hellkeeper, Dealers.
April 23
1. Webster Hall- Manic Street Preachers, Jennie Vee.
2. Pioneer Works- Dead Moon, J Mascis, Borberomascus, Das Audit.
3. Revolution Music Hall- Alien Ant Farm, Hed PE, For The Kill, Lubricoma, What They Die For.
4. The Clash Bar- Mauler, The Donner Party, Stinger, Axe Guns.
            

Upcoming Shows 4/10/15- 4/16/15

Here's another week of upcoming shows you check out. The Patrician Music Reviews informs you of the best shows to go to in the Tri-state Area.
April 10
1. Gramercy Theatre- The Suicide Machines, Break Anchor, The Fad, Bastardous, Derek Grant.
2. Otto's Shrunken Head- The Bloody Muffs, World War IX, Glory Dole.
3. Gamecharger World- No Warning, Breakdown, Foundation, Think I Care, King Nine, and Suburban Scum.
4. Warsaw- Cock Sparrer, Murphy's Law, 45 Adapters.
5. Dong Island- Yeehaw!, Everything Ever, Beans, Creem.
6. Tumalty Pans- Heavy Flow, Subtitles, The Great Depression, The Afraid Brigade.
7. The Meatlocker- Ana, Without Lose, Welter, Hurricane Season, Atlas Bloom, Rewind The Crisis.
8. Lucky 13 Saloon- Lucid Terror, Pharaoh, Lord Almighty, and But Pyrite.
April 11
1. Warsaw- Cock Sparrer, The Unseen, and Night Birds.
2. Gramercy Theatre- Hidden In Plain View, Major League, Day At The Faix, A Balance Between,
3. Terminal 5- OK Go.
4. The Court Tavern- The Menzingers, Big Eyes, Cheer Bleeders.
5. Mother's Pug's Saloon- The Baby Sandwhiches, Yo! Scunt, Enzirguri, Point Blank.
6. ABC No Rio- Cinema Cinema, Lock Tender, NY in 64, Sansharsha.
7. The Swamp- Blackout Shoppers, Citizen Blast Kane, Lakras, Penguin.
8. The Grand Victory- JackKnife Stiletto, A Minor Revolution, The Juxebox Romantics, Before The Origin.
9. The Meatlocker- Ubasute, BillxNYE, Death Dealer, Buckshot Facelift, Gorgonite Scum.
10. Seaside Tavern- Walter Lure & The Waldos, Matt & The Marauders, The Lost Riots.
11. Dong Island- Spit-Take, Queen Moo, GOTTEM.
12. Amityville Music Hall- Such Gold, KOJI, Brigades, Tommy Boys, Makeshifter, An Old Friend.
13. Saint Vitus Bar- Excruciating Terror, Hemdale, Stapled Shut, Internot Stronghold
April 12
1. Grand Ballroom at Webster Hall- At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer, and Vultenhyne.
2. Revolution Music Hall- Bad Mary, Line Don't Cross, Fatal Outbreak, Bending Over Backward, Slipt Away, The Livid Greys, Traffic Moving Well, Samurai Pizza Cats, Death Glara.
3. Asbury Lanes- The Suicide Machines, Break Anchor, Bastardous, Derek Grant.
4. Sinclair's Time and Distance, The Muckruckers, Acid Boy, Hot Tottie, Mascseal.
5. Amityville Music Hall- King Nine, Disgrace, God's Hate, Jukai, Separated, and Regulate.
April 13
1. Amityville Music Hall- Adventures, Somerset Thrower, Bedrock Division, Vape, Foresterr, We Take Fire.
2. Music Hall of Williamsburg- Rx Bandits, A Great Big Piles of Leaves, Cayetena.
3. Bogies- Disgrace, God's Hate, Trife Life, Life's Not Fair.
April 14
1. Baby's All Right- The Menzingers. Big Eyes, Crazy & The Brains.
2. The Place Bar and Lounge- Lion Heart, Nasty, These Streets, Strength Through Suffering, Ninety Six, Knuckle Up.
3. The Grand Victory- Bad Citizen, Sing Red Cent, Ambiguity, In 1933.
4. The Acheron- Fury, Unified Right, Westpoint, High Card, U.S. Dogs.
5. Bogies- Dog Fashion Dog, Beebs and Her Money Maker, Ruination, One Step From Falling, Moonset.
April 15
1. Revolution Music Hall- Dog Fashion Dog, Beebs and Her Honey Maker, Crisis Crayon, Short Notice.
2. Saint Vitus Bar- Liturgy, Mivos Quarlet, Psalm Zeros.
3. Up All Night Collective- Full of Hell, The Body, Vein, Nervous System, and Sith.
4. Don Pedro- Suicidas, Future, Primitive, Creeping Dose, Dilate, Pox, Lakras.
April 16
1. Irving Plaza- Buzzcocks, Residuels, Otherworldly Things.
2. Amityville Music Hall- Light Years, Bonfires, Dry Jacket, Firestarter, Last Great Hero.
3. Revolution Music Hall- Cavalera Conspiracy, Death Angel, Corrosion of Conformity, Lady Kong, Accelerator.
4. Bogies- Lionheart, Nasty, These Streets, World of Pain, Shark Ethic, Snapmarc, Misguider.

Review- coins by AMOEDO

AMOEDO, Long Island-based electronic musician and vice president/co-founder of the art label Foursix, has done a lot for himself in the last few months- his first EP, coins, was just released on April 6th… 4/6, rather. As someone who only recently started appreciating electronic music, I can honestly say this EP made me appreciate it more. I know “electronic music” is a very, very broad term, but there is no way to accurately pinpoint the exact genre of this album. At times it’s ambient, and at other times it sounds like chiptune. It’s a unique blend of the two. It’s playful and light-hearted, but has a sense of maturity about it.

The four song EP opens up with “rain drops”, which is also the longest song on the album- just under two minutes long. The first time I listened to it, it didn’t entirely catch my attention. It turns out I was just biased, probably because it was only seven in the morning. The introduction to the piece is slow at first, and very peaceful, but bit-by-bit AMOEDO introduces more upbeat sounds over the original loop, while keeping the peaceful undertone. It’s ambient, but also lively, and gives the listener a good idea as to what they have in store for them. 8.5/10

The second song, “mint”, also has an ambient sound, but definitely different from the opening track. It’s more repetitive, but not necessarily boring. About halfway into the song, AMOEDO throws an interesting break- the original loop fades out with a much more 8-bit sound slowly coming over it, without being too intrusive or completely changing the song. Though not my personal favorite on the album, definitely not something I would regret listening to. 8/10

Third track, also the title track, “coins”, is beautiful, but strange. Much like the other tracks, it comes off as ambient and almost calm, but also has the sense of playfulness previously mentioned. It’s hard to accurately describe the sound in writing, but if you even remotely enjoy electronic music, you will most likely enjoy this- especially if you enjoy happy songs. There’s an air of positivity and energy to it, that you can only really experience in listening to it. 10/10

“jukebox”, the closing track, is the most pumped up and energetic song on the album. The beginning sounds almost like MGMT, so if you enjoy them I would check this song out, but it still sticks to AMOEDO’s unique sound. It’s something that definitely gives the listener the urge to move, but without being too overbearing; it also sounds like something that you can unwind to, two things that I don’t believe are easy to mix. 9/10

AMOEDO lists his musical influences for the EP as Jahnei, Verdé Madera, Cashmere Cat, Lido, and Sam Gellaitry. Jahnei and Verdé Madera are also artists on Foursix, so if you enjoy AMOEDO I would highly recommend looking into their music. Altogether, the album gets a 9/10. It is available for free download on both AMEODO's SoundCloud and the Foursix website.

Dual Review - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City/To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Ladies, Gentlemen and Music Nerds, I hope everyone’s having a good day!  Today I’m here with the rapidly up and coming Hip Hop Rap sensation, Kendrick Lamar and his two HUGE releases Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2013) and To Pimp A Butterfly (2015).  Yet another Dr. Dre prodigal success story, Kendrick Motherfucking Lamar is the very definition of “Coming Up” in the Hip Hop game.  Kendrick doesn’t put an insane amount of thought into what he does and what he raps about, he has a story to tell and he just tells it.  You can tell the authenticity of all of his lyrics just by the way he represents himself and the way he talks about all of the things he does.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City and To Pimp A Butterfly were two completely different albums in so many ways.  First off,  let me start off by saying I loved both albums, they’re my favorite Hip Hop albums off the time right now and Good Kid made my top 10 albums of all time and To Pimp A Butterfly is on its way.  But what I loved so much about Good Kid was that it tells such a deep story, it tells the story of his brother who was shot in an act of gang violence after he met a girl named Sherane at a party who he eventually hooked up with.  This all took place in his sophomore year of high school, and it depicts all of kendrick’s childhood dreams of money, sex, and overall just blowing up in Compton USA.  Good Kid overall has a great story line that is just so easy and entertaining to follow. Featuring some huge names like Jay Rock, Drake, and more.  In the track "Sing About Me, Dying Of Thirst" Kendrick furthers the story by actually talking more about his brother who was shot and just all of these great lyrics and beats add to the emotional impact of the album.  He shows how many different sides of himself were conflicting at this time between (again) sex, money, drugs, alcohol, his mother, his father, his friends, and more im sure he just spins a tale of how he really came up and came to be the guy that he is today. 

Now, To Pimp A Butterfly (as far as I can tell) isn’t anything like Good Kid in the way of the story line.  To be honest I kind of like that the two aren’t the same,  To Pimp A Butterfly is just such a genius work in itself and it highlights my previous point that Kendrick doesn’t exactly follow any sort of standards that there are in the hip hop industry,  he literally just thinks of how he wants it and does it and makes it work. This is best highlighted in the tracks “Institutionalized” and “For Free?-Interlude”.  Kendrick makes all of his influences so prevalent on this album especially on the more jazzy songs like “King Kunta” and even “These Walls”.  Ill admit, at first this style of music was so foreign to me and I honestly didn’t know how to feel about it but once you accept that this is how Kendrick is and how he raps then it only gets better from there.

This review was one that I was extremely excited about doing for the longest time, my ending rank for these albums are, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – 10/10 and To Pimp A Butterfly- 9/10

Enter Shikari, Stray From The Path, A Lot Like Brids, and I, The Mighty at The Gramercy Theatre 4/3/15

Last Friday, Enter Shikari played at The Gramercy Theatre. They are on a tour supporting their new album, The Mindsweep, that came out back in January. Enter Shikari are a metal mixed with electronica band from England. Mixing metal and EDM sounds like a bad idea but what Enter Shikari does is totally unique and different. Despite the EDM based material, they don't attract that crowd and a lot of metalcore fans dig this band. Gramercy Theatre was the venue and this is the smallest venue I ever seen Enter Shikari played before. This venue only holds about 500 people or more. For a venue with a barricade, its okay. It's not the best nor the worst.
The first band of the night was I, The Mighty. This will be my second time seeing them and also it will be my first time seeing them with a barricade. They are a progressive post-hardcore band from San Francisco, CA. The band got a good reaction from the crowd, especially a pit, which I thought was weird. I, The Mighty aren't really a heavy band. They are heavily influence by Circa Survive and Coheed and Cambria. The band wasn't really my type of music but their sound was great. I recommend seeing this band if you are a fan of the bands I mentioned before.
The second band of night was A Lot Like Birds. They are from Sacramento, CA and are a progressive driven post-hardcore band. They were a lot different from I, The Mighty. I never got the chance to check out this band before hand. There are a six piece band while 3/4 of the bands that were playing that night were a four piece band. This band brought something different to the table. There were two singers, two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer. The first two songs I was digging because it reminded me of At The Drive-In and The Blood Brothers. The rest of the set I started to dislike them because it was becoming I Set My Friends on Fire and I wasn't having that at all. They got really annoying real fast and I stopped liking them. I wasn't really a fan of this band.
The third band of the night, Stray From The Path, is a hardcore band from Long Island, New York. They mix their hardcore influences with Rage Against The Machine and Deftones. This was my sixth time seeing them and my fourth time at this venue. Stray also never disappoints and last Friday they were on point. The only thing that sucks was that not a lot of people are really into them but they have a great live performance. What was great about this set was that they played a lot of songs from Make Your Own History and Rising Sun, which was really cool and they also did a cover The Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop". The pit was crazy for them and people were going off for them. Definitely a great time seeing this band. If you haven't seen this band, you're messing up big time.
Enter Shikari was the final band of the night and its been two years since I've seen this band. This was my third time seeing them and I missed them the last year warped tour. I gave their new album The Mindsweep a listen. I didn't like it the first time listening to it, but the second time I enjoyed it a lot. Seeing them playing the new songs, including "Radiate", was amazing. Plus I think it was one of the longest sets I've ever seen at the Gramercy Theatre. By far one of the best times I ever had at an Enter Shikari show. They could have played some old songs but they were amazing. I enjoy seeing this band time after time. Probably one of the most fun band to see live and they aren't a ska band. The drummer was the only member that didn't play in the crowd. Seriously one of the best live bands of today. If you haven't seen this band you are missing out.
Enter Shikari- 9.75/10
Stray From The Path- 9/10
A Lot Like Birds- 6/10
I, The Mighty- 8/10
The Gramercy Theatre- 8/10
Concert Overall- 9/10

Review- Youth by Kanibeat

Yesterday, Russian producer Kanibeat put out a ten track release on Cult Classic Records called Youth. I stumbled upon this release through surfing new releases on bandcamp and I have to say this was a pleasant surprise among other producers I have found who make essentially the same redundant stuff. What I really felt was that this release told a sort of story, the way everything flowed through, the use of the samples, painted this picture through ambiance that is rare to find in music these days. What makes it even more interesting is that the feeling of the release goes from a somber, sad sort of feeling to one of revival and happiness. This release takes elements of funk, RnB, jazz and classic hip hop sounds and overall makes for an incredibly enjoyable listening experience.
  The production on this release is solid, everything sounds very fluid and well put together, with some really solid use of samples and effects. I'm particularly fond of the chime effects that are used on this release through out. These are tracks that you wouldn't necessarily find in a club, but maybe a restaurant, or a spa even. Overall, this is a solid first release from Kanibeat and earns itself an 8/10 and I hopefully will hear more from him in the coming future.

Listen to Kanibeat's release Youth, here..

New Found Glory, Turnstile, This Wild Life, and Turnover at The Paramount 3/29/15

Two weeks ago, I finally got the chance to see New Found Glory. NFG is a pop-punk band from Coral Springs, Florida and has been around since the late 90's. The tour was a very diverse lineup. The show was located at the Paramount in Huntington, which is coming down to be one of my favorite venues that has a barricade. Very clean and well run, I recommend seeing a show there. This was also my first time coming here and not seeing The Dropkick Murphys.
The first band of night Turnover. Turnover is from Virginia Beach, VA. Turnover was really sad and soft. To be honest, I thought I was going to like this band. Before this show, I checked out their material and I liked it. Turnover was a song into their set when I got in, but they played nothing but new stuff. They kind of put me to sleep. I really didn't care for this band. I would try again to get into them, but their live performance turned me off.
The second band, This Wild Life, is from Long Beach, CA. This is a duo where one member is playing an acoustic guitar, while the other is playing an electric guitar. Another band on this lineup I truly did not care for. The only thing I like about this band was the use of electric guitar. The acoustic guitar was playing open chords and the electric was playing quiet leads. I wasn't really a fan of this band but check them out if you like this style. It's not folk-punk, so I wasn't too into it.
Third band of the night Turnstile. Turnstile are a hardcore band from Baltimore, MD. This is my fifth time seeing this band and every time I see them they get better and better. Once they started, a massive pit opened up for them. It got so big that security was near the pit for anything upcoming.   My only problem with this set was that there was a barricade, and there should never be a barricade when Turnstile performs. This was also the longest set I've ever seen by them and they played two covers. One was from Minor Threat and Inside Out. Turnstile played a mix of old and new songs. The reaction from the pit was great but from what I saw, people up front were trying to stay away from the pit. One of the best hardcore pits I ever been in.  Turnstile is always a great band to see live and if you've never seen them, you're missing out.
The headline act, New Found Glory, took the stage and the place erupted. Now, I didn't know this but the lead singer Jordan Pundik broke his foot and he's been performing with a boot on. Still, NFG was great and it was cool hear "Hit or Miss" and "My Friends Over You". Pundik still has a great stage presence and they were a lot of fun. I thought I wasn't going to be into them, but the crowd liked them. I'm glad I'm finally saw them. The main reason I went was to see Turnstile again but NFG were really good. If you like pop-punk, then go see this band.
New Found Glory- 8.75/10
Turnstile- 9.5/10
This Wild Life- 6/10
Turnover- 6.5/10
The Paramount- 9.5/10
Concert Overall- 8/10

April Festivals

Every month Patrician Music Reviews posts  small festivals around the nation that you should check out. This fests are usually a mix of punk, hardcore, metal, etc. Here are some fests to check out this month.
New Jersey Toxic Fest 3
This is a hardcore festival that takes place in Secaucus, NJ. This is the third fest of it's history and features heavy hardcore bands and some underground rappers. This is a one day fest and it is on April 4 and starts 2pm. This event will be taking place at The Blue Room.
Skarhead, Razorblade Handgrenade, Brick By Brick, Sicker Than Most, Los Brothers, Knuckle Up!, Low Road, Strength Through Suffering, Scars of Deceit, Full Scale Riot, Internal Warfare, Death Grip, Barbaric, Thick As Thieves, Get Ignorant, Thee Unfukwittables, Grym Galaxy, Wes Nihil, Pryme Prolifix.
Southeast Beast
This a festival that mix up between pop punk, metalcore, and hardcore. This is a two day festival and it took place in Jacksonville, FL. The venue is The Aqua and the date is April 4 & 5.
Day 1 April 4
New Found Glory, The Ghost Inside, H2O, Cro-mags, Citizen, The Acacia Strain, Defeater, A Loss For Words, Apnea, Artifex Pereo, Bad luck, Better Off, Boys No Good, Capsize, Carpathians, Counterparts, Dark Semon, Fireworks, GhostxShip, Gideon, Hotel Books, In Hearts Wake, King Nine, Like Pacific, Nothing Til Blood, Oh Captain My Captain, The Orphan The Poet, Pentimento, Secret Keeper, Speak Low If You Speak Love, Superheaven, This Wild Life, Turnover, Turnstile, Villains, Xerxes.
Day 2 April 5
Life of Agony, Biohazard, letlive., Earth Crisis, Kids Like Us, Afflictive Nature, Another Mistake, Apathy, The Banner, CDC, Chains, Cross Me,  Down In It, Drown, Engraved, Head Creeps, Incited, Lifeless, Modern Art, Old Wounds, Point Blank, Rhythm Of Fear, Sworn Enemy, War Story, Wisdom in Chains.
Damaged City Fest
This is a hardcore fest that takes place in Washington D.C. This is the third annual fest and it is also three days long. From April 10 till the 12th hardcore bands from around the world come to this fest. There are multiple shows each day of the fest.
Day 1 April 10
First Show St. Stephen's Church: The Mob (UK), Government Warning, Night Fever (Denmark), Excruciating Terror, The Flex (UK), Semper Eadem.
Second Show The Pinch: Hounds of Hate, Stapled Shut, Perspex Flesh (UK), Sick Fix, Freak Vibe.
Day 2 April 11
First Show St. Stephen's Church: Career Suicide, Heratys (Sweden), No Tolerance, United Mutation, Vaaska, Nervosas, AJAX, FURY, Spine, Red Death, In School, Leather Daddy, Sectarian Violence, Javla.
Second Show The Pinch: Arms Race, Urbanoia, Pure Disgust, Agression Pact.
Day 3 April 12
The Dance Institute of Washington
Heratys, Coke Bust, Razorheads, Suicidas (Spain), Blood Pressure, Sem Hastro, Public Suicide.
The Big Show 2015
This is a festival that features some of the heaviest bands of hardcore. This event only take places one day at The Foundry Concert Club in Lakewood, Ohio.
Wisdom In Chains, Lionheart, Nasty, These Streets, No Zodiac, Drowning, Vow of Hatred, Knocked Loose, xRepresentx. Counterfeit, Dementor, Heavyweight HC, Lash Out, Ante Up, Hand of Zeus, Alcon, Ruthless.
New York's Alright 2015
This is annual festival that happens in New York City every year and it is meant to be an DIY punk fest. This is spanning three days and different clubs are having it. This will be between April 17 till April 19.
Day 1 Friday April 17
First Show Le Poisson Rouge: Kromosom, Blazing Eye, L.O.T.I.O.N., Pure Disgust, Sadist, Ajax.
Second Show The Acheron: Isterismo, Aspects of War, Mommy, and Special guests.
Day 2 Saturday April 18
First Show Palisades: Condominium, Mystic Insane, Freak Vibe, Nandas.
Second Show Le Poisson Rouge: Warhead, Warthog, La Misma, Blood Pressure, Contingent, 2X4
Third Show The Acheron: Sheer Mag, Vanity, Bad Noids, Tapeheads, Gowanus Mutant Komandos.
Day 3 Sunday April 19
The Wick: Dawn of Humans, Glue, Raw Distractions, Impalers, Urbanoia, Gaucho.
New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
This is an annual festival that takes place in Worcester, MA. This fest has been around since the 1999 and has grown to a huge expansion. The fest will take place at The Palladium and will be on April 17- April 19.
Day 1 Friday April 17
Between The Buried and Me, The Red Chord, Cavalera Conspiracy, Death Angel, Corrosion of Conformity, Overcast, Jasta, Within The Ruins, On Broken Wings, Fit For An Autopsy, The Atlas Moth, The Banner, Black Mask, Homewrecker, Discourse, Phinehas, Downpour.
Day 2 Saturday April 18
Testament, Exodus, Nuclear Assault, NAILS, Turnstile, Indecision, Incendiary, Suburban Scum, Incitation, Vital Remains, Allegaeon, Rivers Of Nihil, The Agonist, Wisdom In Chains, Disgrace, Gods Hate, Thy Will Be Done, Vice, No Zodiac,  Extinction AD, Boris The Blade, Absolute Suffering, and Shattered Sun.
Day 3 Sunday April 19
Motion In White, For Today, The Color Morale, Vanna, Death Before Dishonor, Cruel Hand, Sworn In, Lionheart, The Plot in You, I Declare War, These Streets, My Ticket Home, Nasty, Rude Awakening, Lorna Shore, Gift Giver, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Brick by Brick, World of Pain, Shark Ethic, Unity, GhostxShip, Living Laser, Oath, Exalt, Eternal Sleep, Jagged Vision,
Broken World Fest 2015 
This an two day festival that Broken World Media is putting up. This is a two day event that takes place April 24 & 25 at Up All Night Records & Collective in North Haven, Connecticut.
Day 1 April 24
I Killed Giants, Sorority Noise, Glocca Morra, Rozwell Kid, Posture & The Grizzly, One Hundred Year Ocean, Told Slant, Patch Kit, People Like You, Trashlord, Nouns, Perspective A Lovely Hand To Hold.
Day 2 April 25
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Old Gray, Empire Empire, Joie De Vivre, Deer Leap, Brightside, Soda Bomb, For Everest, Take One Car, Makeshift Shelters, Zebras & Bulls Fight Tonight, Florida= Death, John Galm, All People, Spit-Take, Tiny Fractures.  

Review- Vol. 1 by Lords of Venus

Lords of Venus is a stoner metal/psych doom band from Whittier Canifornia, they recently put out this LP entitled Vol. 1 and I was extremely impressed by it. Following the formula of many other bands in the genre such as Black Pyramid, this record has entered a special place for me as a good jam out/relax release for sure.
 To start, the production on this record is very nice, with vibes of just this psychedelic experience. The production has no audible audio hiccups or anything of the sort really, wonderfully mastered in my opinion. Instrumentally this release has some incredibly strong riffs, wicked solos and overall an enjoyable guitar experience. The drums and bass give great feeling to these tracks, and add to the experience of just this psychedelic experience. Vocally this release has these lethargic sounding, almost ethereal vocals which just add to this experience I've been talking about. Overall this release gets a solid 8/10, and I hope to hear a full release from this band sometime soon!

Listen to Vol. 1 here

Upcoming concerts 4/3/15- 4/9/15

Here's another week of shows you should check out in the tri state area.
April 3
1. The Gramercy Theatre- Enter Shikari, Stray From The Path, A Lot Like Birds, I The Mighty.
2. Revolution Music Hall- Orgy, 9electric, Death Valley High, Level 2.0, Candy Brain, Electric Caves.
3. The Bell House- Nude Beach, White Hills, TBA
4. Baby's All Right- Perfect Pussy, Sick Feelings, Meat Wave, Mannequin Pussy.
5. Obriens- Bad Head, Splatterhouse, Matthew W Charles, The Lounge Act, The Dirty Vice Band, Carbon Thief, Radio Daze.
6. The Acheron- Violent Reaction, La Misma, Arms Race, Stand Off, NYC HeadHunters.
7. The Place Bar and Lounge- Brick By Brick, Los Brothers, Reason Enough, Decimate The Living, Death Grip, Spic, Get Ignorant.
8. Brighton Bar- Defiance Engine, After The Barn, The Jukebox Romantics, Dog Lift Legs.
9. House Show Seabright, New Jersey- Teenage Halloween, Corrina Corrina, All People Sink Tapes, Admissble Arsonist.
10. Heirloom Arts Theatre- Tigers Jaw, Lemuria, Somos.
11. Bogies- Gutterlife, This is Home, The Sky Above, The Hotel View.
April 4
1. The Starland Ballroom- Bayside, Senses Fail, Man Overboard, Seaway.
2. Hanks Saloon- StrapLangers, Eleventh Hour, Point Blank, What Doesn't Kill Me.
3. Soul Sounds Records- Murphy's Law, Buying Time, Death Dealer, Felix, Radiodaze.
4. Amityville Music Hall- Single Mothers, The Dirty Nil, Vulture Shit, Survivors Guilt.
5. Asbury Lanes- Screaming Females, Mitski, Ramp.
6. Mexicali Live- Dog Eat Dog, Ogle, Da Skulls.
7. Baby's All Right- Perfect Pussy, So Stressed, Wreck and Reference, Laced.
8. ABC No Rio- The Nuclears, Posers, The Otherman, Curve.
9. The Acheron- Marching Church, Dark Blue, Chenna.
10. The Acheron- Secret Cutters, Bleak, Old Bones, Idles.
11. Dong Island- Animal Flag, Plainview, Jonathan Dimitri, Ankle Grease.
12. The Grand Victory- Princess Tiny and The Meats, In Deepest Sleep, Satch, Lady Bizness, The Femmepire.
13. Gamecharger World- Tigers Jaw, Lemuria, Somos.
April 5
1. Saint Vitus Bar- Single Mothers, The Dirty Nil, City of Shins.
2. Dong Island- Cool Points, Brown Rainbow, The Magic Foundation.
3. The Grand Victory- Yo! Scunt, Slow Children, The Cryptics, Sexual Suicides, Ratos En Zelo.
April 6
1. Rough Trade NYC- The Ting Tings, Kane Holler.
2. Revolution Music Hall- All Time Low.
3. Saint Vitus Bar- Makthaverskah, Heaven, Alice.
April 7
1. Revolution Music Hall- One Eyed Doll, Halo to Havoc, Life After Death, Plague of Humanity, Discipline Theory.
2. Saint Vitus Bar- Circle of Buzzards, Soft Gang, Gon.
3. Rough Trade NYC- All Time Low.
4. The Paper Box- In Circles, Brook Pridemore, Teenage Halloween, Freya Wilcox & The Howl, SHYP:SEE, Sean Thomas.
5. The Grand Victory- Warn The Duke, OC45, Hopeless Otis, On The Cinder, Doziac.
6. The Local 138- OC45, On The Cinder.
April 8
1. Baby's All Right- Whirr, Adventures, TBA.
2. Saint Vitus Bar- Dawn of Humans, Perspex Flesh, Blank Spell,  Razorheads, Dilate.
3. Irving Plaza- The Sonics, Barrence Whitfeld & The Savages.
4. The Grand Ballroom at Webster Hall- The Ting Tings, Kane Holler.
April 9  
1. Terminal 5- Bleachers, Joywave, Night Terrors of 1927.
2. The Stone Pony- The Sonics, Barrence Whitefeld & The Savages.
3. Saint Vitus Bar- Such Gold, Koji, Brigades, Tommy Boys.
4. The Acheron- Nervosas, Fly Kills, Flippants, Breaking Sounds.
5. The Pigeon Pad- Mumblr, Soda Bomb, American Lions, Blithedale Romance, Seniotics.

The Last Ten Seconds of Life interview

I got a chance to talk to Wyatt from The Last Ten Seconds of Life very briefly recently, here's what he had to say!

PB- To start, who are you and what do you do in the band

Wyatt- I'm Wyatt from the Last Ten Seconds of Life, and I play guitar.

PB- What are some of your influences musically?

Wyatt- Alice in Chains, I was just listening to Ozzy Osborne today, Ingested, Carnifex. There are so many really.

PB- How did you end up getting started with The Last Ten Seconds of Life?

Wyatt- We all met at college, Mansfield university, we all met there and we were trying to start a band, so that's really it.

PB- So what are some of your guilty pleasure bands?

Wyatt- Um, I listen to alot of indie, like Grizzly Bear, This Town Needs Guns, every now and again I listen to alot of rap and pop.

PB- Do you guys have anything new in the works music wise?

Wyatt- Not Right now, no, our new record came out in January so we're gonna tour on that for a little while so for now no.

PB- And finally, any shout outs?

Wyatt- Uhh, I mean, if I had to shout out anybody it'd be all the kids who come out to our shows. Especially on this run, it's really meant alot to us.

Spring Mixtape 2015

Last Saturday March 28 East Coast Collective put on their annual fest that brings out the best bands from punk, hardcore, pop punk, and emo. This year the fest was one day and took place at Revolution Music Hall in Amityville, New York. The lineup was Title Fight, Bane, Pianos Become The Teeth, Defeater, Superheaven, Capital, GIVE, Hotel Books, High Card, and Soda Bomb. As a member of Patrician Music Reviews I personally like to thank East Coast Collective for putting this show together.
First band of the fest was Soda Bomb. Soda Bomb are kinda like a pop-punk/emo band. They come from Long Island. This is pretty awesome and must have been an honor to open up a fest on Long Island. Soda Bomb I walked into their second song and they seems really good. Mix of what I mention before but more of a punk rock attention. This was my first time seeing them and they were pretty good. I recommend this local Long Island band.
The second band of the fest was High Card. High Card are a heavily 1980's hardcore band from Long Island. This was my second time seeing this band. Also second time seeing them play at Revolution and playing a fest. High Card I enjoy a lot because they really enjoy the old style of hardcore. It sucks not a lot people were there for them but they were great. High Card also perform a cover of "Fix Me" by Black Flag. I recommend seeing this band because if you like 1980's hardcore bands like Minor Threat and Bad Brains then check them out.
The next band of the fest was Hotel Books. Hotel Books are an indie rock and spoken word bands. They are from Porterville, CA. Probably one of the most interesting bands of the fest. With using the elements of emotion and spoken word brought something new to the table. We see bands like Being As An Ocean and La Dispute do this but Hotel Books is not about being poetic. It seems like the lyrics are all reflecting around the lead singer life. Hotel Books were very interesting and I would totally recommend seeing them if you into the spoken word thing.
The next band of the band was one of the bands I was looking forward to see. GIVE are a rock band from Washington D.C. GIVE was fantastic. Such a great band live and they play so well. It's hard to say what they really are. It seems they really are based off Dischord Records band from the 1980's like bands Embrace, Rites of Spring, and Fugazi. Amazing and I want to see this band again and again. Songs off of their LP Sonic Boom sounded great. If you like really this style of punk then check out this band. I hope I can see this band soon.
The fifth band of the fest was Capital. Capital are a hardcore band from Long Island. I didn't know much about this band before and I expecting that this would be heavy or something. Capital weren't heavy but this did not disappointment me. I actually liked this band a lot because just like High Card and Bane they are a fun hardcore band. Nothing but sing along and stage diving. What I found interesting is that the members of Capital seemed to be in the 40's and they were a lot of people at my age group going off for them. I think that's really cool for kids my age grabbing the mic and stage diving for them. Capital was a really cool band I would like to see this band again and recommend this band.
Now it's time for the second part of the lineup. Superheaven was up and this probably was the loudest band of the night. Superheaven are heavily influence grunge band from Pennsylvania. My first time seeing them and they were amazing. Superheaven had just such a loud fuzz tone and they played every song I loved from them. I couldn't believe how crazy it got for them. People were stage diving like crazy and a lot of movement in the crowd. I really enjoyed them a lot. They were amazing. Even the new song they release the week prior "I've Been Bored" sounded awesome. Most of the songs of the set was from the album Jar which was amazing to finally hear these songs live.  Hopefully I would be able to see this band sometime soon. Amazing live Superheaven was.
Defeater was up next. Defeater are a melodic hardcore band from Boston, MA. This band I've been interested in seeing. I'm not big into melodic hardcore and I was off to the side of all of the action. The set was okay and I wasn't really into them. I've listen to them prior to this and I like it. I am not taking anything away from this band when they played but I wasn't my liking. They got a good crowd reaction though which is very good. Defeater were okay for me and if you are a fan of melodic hardcore and this band would be a great fit for your taste.
Pianos Become The Teeth. The band I really didn't not care for while they were on stage. PBTT are from Baltimore, Maryland and are an emo band. I really didn't care for this band at all. I'm not saying they played bad it just wasn't my cup of tea. Listening to their stuff I dig it but I guess seeing them live wasn't really my liking. It seemed no one was really into them from what I remember.
Up Next was Bane and this was my third time seeing this band. Also probably my best time seeing this band. I loved this band so much and their live performance is amazing. Bane is an hardcore band from Worchester, MA. Bane has been around for twenty years and this year they are calling it quits this year. From start to finish the set was amazing and starting off with "Ante Up." Bane played the longest I ever seen and I'm glad they played that long. The pit was a lot of fun and rushing up to sing along was great also. So much stage dives during Bane. I can see them time after time. I'm upset they are breaking up this year but I'm glad I saw them more than once. Please if you get the chance see this band before they break up do it you wont regret it.
The Final band of the night Title Fight. This is was my first time seeing this band. For three years I only liked one song until I heard their new album Hyperview which made me an instance fan. Title Fight are from Kingston, PA and are a punk band the fuses around melodic hardcore, pop-punk, and shoegaze. From Start to finish Title Fight was amazing. I would never want to miss this band when they comeback. They started off the set with "Murder your memory" then went gun blazing into "Shed". The reaction from the crowd was amazing. Long Island really loves this band a lot and Title Fight were so great. So many stage dives and people singing along to every song. Mostly I was going off to the new songs but still when "Symmetry" was being played I went off. I wish I could see this band night after night with no barricade. Probably one of the best bands right now. If you haven't seen Title Fight your missing out big time.
Title Fight- 10/10
Bane- 10/10
Pianos Become The Teeth- 7/10
Defeater 7.5/10
Superheaven- 9.5/10
Capital 8.5/10
GIVE- 9/10
Hotel Books- 8.5/10
High Card- 8.5/10
Soda Bomb- 8/10
Revolution Music Hall 10/10
Concert Overall 9/10