Glocca Morra, LVL UP, Greys, Socialite at Shead Stadium 5/29/15

            Last Friday Glocca Morra played their last New York show. The location was Shea Stadium, a venue dedicated to the New York’s baseball team The Mets. The venue was really cool and it was my first time coming here. It was on top of a garage and it was one big room with a stage that was two feet tall. This was a sold out show so it was going to get crowed. The venue itself holds about maybe 100 – 150 which is very punk rock. Glocca Morra had a three opening acts all in which were good.

            The first band of the night was Socialite. Socialite is a band from Philly and they are a hardcore punk band. They were good and I really enjoy the style they had. The singer sounded somewhat like the singer of GIVE. The Crowd was somewhat into them and this band was somewhat easy to mosh to but no one was moving. It’s funny when they took the stage and I was like this is probably a hipster emo band but no. The way they dressed I like what but when they started playing I was like yeah I can dig this. If you ever get a chance to see this band it’s worth it. Socialite was a good opener.

            The next band was Greys and the band was the best band of the night. I enjoyed them more than Glocca Morra to be honest. Greys are from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were a mix of punk, noise, and grunge. They were so good. I loved the mix they had. Listening to the riffs I heard Nirvana but only it was more punk rock and a lot of noise added to it. Once again not really a huge reaction to these guys buy they were good. This band should be known they were so loud and just destroyed it. It’s great when the openers don’t suck because it gets boring until the headlining gets on. Greys is great band to see live. If you get a chance don’t blow it.

            LVL UP was up next. This band is from Purchase, New York and some of a punk maybe more emo band. LVL UP I thought was good for the first three songs. After that it kind of got boring. LVL UP was the first band to actually get a crowd reaction. I’m not saying no one cheered or clap for the other bands but this band actually had people singing along and jumping up and down. Even though I wasn’t really a big fan of them I have missed them a few times when they played NYC. Overall they were okay but catch them this summer touring with Basement.

            Glocca Morra the final band of night and also it was their last NYC show. Glocca Morra is a punk/indie band from Philly. Obviously the crowd gave off a huge reaction to the first note that was played. Another thing about the crowd was that it was very mixed and that’s what I love about going to punkish shows in Brooklyn. You always see very unique people at theses shows.  Glocca Morra was a really good live band. The crowd was great. A lot of push pit action, stage dives, and people singing along. The only thing is for a farewell show I would think people would be a lot more crazy but the front was wild in it self. Glocca Morra was perfect at Shea Stadium. I felt this venue was the perfect place for them to play their last show in NY. The only that sucks about this band I’m more of a fan now but I’ll see this band again. Listen to their album Just Married. It’s a killer album. Everyone who’s reading this and never seen this band I’m sorry but you missed out.

Glocca Morra- 9/10

LVL UP- 7.75/10

Greys- 10/10

Socialite- 9/10

Shea Stadium- 10/10

Overall Concert- 8.5/10      

 

Upcoming Shows 5/29/15 - 6/04/15

Here's another week of shows we would like you to attend in the tri-state area.
May 29
1. Shea Stadium- Glocca Morra, LVL Up, Greys, Socialite.
2. The Court Tavern- Old Wounds, Manalive, Jaguar Sharks, The Holy Terror, Hounds.
3. Colie's Castle- In Circles, The Regressives, Radio Daze, Carbon Thief, Color Blind.
4. Palisades- Pawns, Slave, Wrung, Corset, Informant.
5. Lucky 13 Saloon- Chesty Malone and The Slice Em Ups, Hymen Holocaust, The Erotics, Baby Sandwhiches.
6. The Studio at Webster Hall- Fireworks, Turnover, Soroirly Noise, Royal Psalms.
7. Bearsville Theater- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Shark Muffin.
8. St. Vitus Bar- Horrendous, Pyrrhon, Huldra, Mutant Supremacy.
9. The Grand Victory- Beast Modulus, Bangladeatly, Tigers Flowers, Moon Tooth.
10. The Swamp- Inspecter 7, The Frightnrs, Paisaneska.
11. Wild Kingdom- Nancy, Honey, Fly Kills, Red Dawn ll.
12. The Meatlocker- Hive Lords, Occult 45, Pharaoh, Sunrot, Barbaric.
13. Cherry Street Station- Sonick Plague, Drug Shock, Stik Pin, Pus.
14. JBL Live at Pier 97- Billy Idol.
15. East Islip Lanes- Jungle Gypsy, Whole Sum, Quarter Horse, Monkey Bite, Aimless Again. Color Blind, Filth Bombs.
May 30
1. Riis Park Beach Bazaar- Iron Chic, Soda Bomb, Somserset Thrower.
2. ABC No Rio- I.R.A., Radium Girls. Edhochali, Rebuschaos, Escusos Recursos.
3. BlackThorn 51- D.R.I., Driven Mad, Apparition, The Car Bomb Parade, Paralysis, Robots and Monsters, Bloodline, Zero Gear, Get Ingrant.
4. The Meatlocker- Dutchguts, Dope Rider, Toke, Mauler.
5. Larry's Pub- Two Man Advantage, Boogie Brains, The Last Stand, Too Many Voices.
6.  Soul Sounds Inc.- Daikaija, Moon Tooth, Rice Cultvation Soicety, In Circles.
7. The Marlin Room at Webster Hall- Sepultura, Destruction, Arisis, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Starkill.
8. The Trash Bar- The Parasitix, The Breaking Sounds, The Cuts, Primitive Pact, Caldor Kids, Pluid Dracula.
9. The Grand Victory- Tall Boys, Progress, Cell 63, Rouge Didigs.
10. The Grand Victory- Jah Point and The Boomshot Riddim Collective, Too Nice, Hobo Chill, The Ladrones, The Damn Long Hairs.
May 31
1. The Paramount- Body Count, Suffocation, Stray From The Path, Tension.
2. Riis Park Beach Bazaar- Laura Stevenson, Slingshot Dakota, Vaguabon.
3. Fuze Box- Recon, GhostxShip, Vice, Artisan.
4. The Starland Ballroom- D.R.I., The Casualties, Blanks 77, Enrage, The Donnar Party, Gravity Well, The Holy Terror.
5. The Bowery Electric- The Chef Brian Tsao Band, TAT.
6. Music Hall of Williamsburg- They Might Be Giants, Songs from The Else, Dial-A-Song.
7. Even Flow Bar and Grill- Murder Junkies, Lynch Pigs, Urban Waste, White Goblin, Fithy Twolins.
8. The Swamp- I.R.A., (A) Truth, The Brass.
June 1
1. Music Hall of Williamsburg- Ride. Sshh.
2. St. Vitus Bar- Kids Having Kids, Skuz, Ubasute, haagenti, Spewing Cum.
3. BlackThorn 51- D.R.I.
June 2
1. The Bowery Ballroom- The Early November, Lydia, Restorations.
2. Terimal 5- Purity Ring, Braids, Born Gold.
3. Up All Night Collective- No Tide, Giants At Large, Cometa, At Bay.
June 3
1. The Bowery Ballroom- Refused, War on Women.
2. Rough Trade NYC- Ash, Boytoy, Zero Bridge.
3. Terimal 5- Purity Ring, Braids, Born Gold.
4. The Knitting Factory- Prima Donna, Honah Lee, Playing Dead.
5. The Dopeness- The Cartwheelers, The Mineral Girls, Blue Skeleton.
6. The Meatlocker- Dream Ritual, Archie Alone, Catch The Break, Sistine.
June 4
1. Music Hall of Williamsburg- Refused, Creepoid.
2. Termial 5- Ride, Ash.
3. The Bowery Ballroom- Wire, Julian Lynch.
4. St. Vitus Bar- Iron Reagan, Angel Dust, Noisem.
5. Amityville Music Hall- Dream Ritual, Head Cold, Ionia, Commonwealth, Depressant.
6. The Knitting Factory- Prawn, Caravela, Pine Grove, Side Saddle.
7. The Grand Victory- Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine, Hollow Breath, Inrod, Thundera.
7.

The Story So Far, Four Year Strong, Terror, and Souvenirs at Webster Hall 5/21/15

Last week The Story So Far played to a sell out of crowd with no barricades. TSSF were on tour supporting their brand new self titled album. TSSF played at the Grand Ballroom, aka the main room, Webster Hall. It was also the celebration of TSSF lead singer's birthday. I heard a rumor that the contract with this tour caused every venue to have the shows with no barricades which was great, because anything that is punk rock should have no barricades.

The first band was Souvenirs. This was my second time seeing this band and they are from California. I’m guessing they're an emo band. This band really doesn’t appeal to me and it seemed that the crowd wasn’t really interested. The crowd was the very quiet. This tour was mixed and Souvenirs was the softest band of the night. What’s funny about this set is that Souvenirs got the same reaction they got when I saw them with TSSF back November 2013. If you are into really sad music, than this band is for you.

Terror was next, and a lot of people moved up. The best thing that happened before Terror got on was seeing all the girls getting scared who stood up front. These girls don’t know about Terror and how the lead singer Scott Voguel wants stage dives. This was my fourth time seeing this band. Terror is from California and they bring the fury. They came on, and the pit opened up. The pit was good for the first three songs and then people who didn’t know how to mosh came in. Terror was great but the problem was not a lot of people were into them. It seemed a lot of people were scared of them especially the people who were jumped on. I really love this band and it great seeing them again. If you’re into hardcore and never seen Terror, you’re messing up big time.

Four Year Strong was up next. FYS is the only band on this lineup that I haven’t seen before. FYS are from Worcester, Massachusetts and are a “easycore” band.  Easycore is basically pop punk and melodic hardcore mixed up like A Day To Remember and Chunk, No Captain Chunk. I thought they were more on the punk rock side and they added these little breakdowns. I see the whole “beardcore” thing because they all had beards and some of their songs have breakdowns. For what they are I like what they do but it’s not my style. I’m not a huge fan of that mix because of bands like ADTR. Overall I enjoyed this set but I found it funny for people going so hard in the pit for them and I was like, "where you for Terror?" That’s the people I find funny.

The Story So Far was the final band. This was my fourth seeing this band. TSSF are from Walnut Creek, California. They opened up with “The Things I Can’t Change” which got the crowd going. After that people wished and sang “Happy Birthday” to the vocalist, Parker Cannon. Parker Cannon was saying this was his best birthday. I was so happy to see this band without barricades. I always wanted to see this band without barricades. The problem with having no barricades is that a lot of girls got onstage and didn’t know what to do. I really despise people who go on stage and drive to take a video or selfie of them jumping off stage. It seemed Parker wasn’t really into people trying to the mic which I thought was weird. The reason why is because in a punk, pop-punk, hardcore band etc always give up the mic to let the crowd sing. Overall I loved this set, probably be the best set. Such a great live band and I could see this band again and again. The only thing is that I’m 100% positive that I’ll never see this band play without a barricade again so I enjoyed the moment.

The Story So Far- 9.5/10

Four Year Strong- 8/10

Terror- 9/10

Souvenirs- 7.5/10

Webster Hall- 9/10

Overall Concert- 8.75/10

Photo Showcase- Last show at Brooklyn Night Bazaar

Black N Blue Bowl 2015 May 16 and 17 at Webster Hall

On May 16 and 17 was the annual NYHC festival The Black n Blue Bowl. Black N Blue Bowl has been around since the 2000’s and each year it brings out the best of NYHC from the old school and the new school. Also features punk and hardcore bands from the rest of the country and around the world. This was my second year going and this year I went both days. Last year I only attended day 2 but this was awesome going both days. This year it took place in the Grand Ballroom of Webster Hall. Also there was no barricade which was great. What was interesting about this weekend is that there was a lot band either coming back to NYC in years or first since forever.                                                 Unfortunately I missed one band throughout the entire festival which was Mizery. I was very upset that I didn’t get to see this band. Mizery opened up day 1. I was very upset about this. Both days had a lot of get merch tables that made wish I could everything they could offer. There were Warzone and Leeway hoodies that looked awesome. Everybody Gets Hurt had merch for their other side project Terror Ave. Also for each band there was a screen behind the bands that would show their logos which was really cool.

Day 1

Since I missed Mizery, Booze & Glory were the first band of the festival for me. Booze & Glory are an Oi band from London, England. Obviously they were not a hardcore band but they sure had fans. There were probably about 20-25 people singing along to their material. The material was about working class and drinking but very catchy songs. They remind me of a lot of Cock Sparrer. Even though they were on the generic side I really enjoyed them and they were a good start for me during Black n Blue.

The next band was The Wilding Incident. They are a punk band from NYC featuring members of Crown of Thornz, Nausea, White Mandingos, and Maximum Penalty. The lead singer was Danny Diablo and I thought it was interesting that he would perform with this band rather than Crown of Thornz. This band was nothing special. They were okay and they got giant pit that only had 7 people in it. A lot of empty spaces for nothing and the music were mostly for circle pits.

Up next was Agents of Man. Agents of Man are from Irvington, New Jersey and this was their first show playing NYC since 2006. Agents of Man seemed more metalcore than hardcore. The reason behind that statement was the singer was doing harsh vocals or hardcore vocals and than the chorus would come and he was singing clean vocals. A lot of the older crowd from 25-35 years olds was into them a lot. I saw the members of Turnstile going off for them. The last song was the best because they got Eddie Leeway on stage to perform Leeway “Rise and Fall”. That pit opened and got very violent. It was very cool to see a Leeway song live and see how big of a reaction it got.

Rude Awakening was up next and this was my second time seeing them. This time I feel like they were a lot better even though I loved them. I saw them back in February on Long Island. Rude Awakening are part of the new scene that blowing up which is Merrimack Vally aka MVHC. RA got a very good reaction from the crowd. People were moshing and crowd surfing. They were the first band of the fest that I feel that had non stop crowd reactions. This band is a great live band and I hope this band goes far. If you haven’t seen this band you’re messing up.

EVERYBODY GETS HURT!!!!!!!!!!! There was a lot of violence during this band set. EGH are a NYHC band that formed in 1996. I never got a chance to really get in this band but I know that this band’s shows get violent. They aren’t a beatdown band but they brought a lot of violence. Very gang oriented. What was great they did a tribute to Lil’ Greg who played in this band and Terror Ave. They did two Terror Ave songs. One was “IDS Head Hunter” where everybody was beating each up to. This band was okay live. Very violent and it seemed like a gimmick to me. The songs I felt were nothing special just the breakdowns. What was also cool they had the lead singer of Alekhine’s Gun guest vocals some songs.

Up next is one of the flag holders of New Jersey hardcore, Suburban Scum. Suburban Scum is one of the top bands from New Jersey right now. This was my second time seeing them and I wasn’t impressed the first seeing them. I’m not a fan of their material when I’m listening to them but this second time seeing them I like them a lot more. I was really into the band this time around. Suburban Scum was very heavy and they got a great crowd reaction for them. Suburban Scum was very good this time and they made me become more of a fan. If you haven’t seen this band you’re missing out because New Jersey Hardcore exploding and they are leading the charge.

The legendary Earth Crisis was up next and most of their set was the album Destroy the Machine. They didn’t play the album entirely because of set times. It was also the 20^th anniversary of this album being released. This was my first seeing this band and they were on point. Earth Crisis is a vegan straight band from Syracuse, New York. This legendary band was so great and the crowd was going crazy for them. Earth Crisis is band that every hardcore fan should see especially if you’re straight edge. Earth Crisis was very good.

Before Turnstile they had American Eagle go on. The reason why I think this happen it because of a few reasons. One, I believe a band drop called Devil In me. Two, this band has not played in 25 years or something crazy like that. Three, this band wasn’t a hardcore band so the audience wasn’t going to get wild. American Eagle are a Oi band from NYC. They played like 5 or 6 songs. To be honest I think a lot of people didn’t care for them at all. The bathroom line had people rather than people watching the band. It was really randomly that they were there but I respect bands from the past. I don’t think they were an hidden gem from the past because they were very American Oi. The best Oi comes from England.

Turnstile was up and this groovy hardcore band got things going. This was my sixth time seeing them. Turnstile is a hardcore band from Baltimore/ D.C. and these guys are blowing up big time right now. Turnstile to me gets better and better each time I see them. This set probably won the award of having the most stage dives in the entire festival. Also of stage dives and also a lot of moshing. The best was the amount of people who took the mic to sing each song. This is why I love seeing Turnstile live because of how fun they are and how much they love the audience. They had a nine song set list and they only thing that disappointed me is that they didn’t play “New Rules” overall they played all of the other songs I wanted to hear.

Madball the guys who ruled the 90’s NYHC scene was up and started off with “Set it Off”. Madball are a NYHC band that brings the old school and new school together. This was my third time seeing this band and every time they are great. They played classics and new songs. I wish they had a longer set list but Madball was very good. Most of the set the songs were from Set it Off ,  Demonstrating My Style, and Hardcore Lives. This is pretty typical for them but still great time and love this band a lot. I can’t wait to see this band again.

The second to last band of the night was Candiria. This was their first official performances in over a decade. Candiria are a experimental hardcore band from Brooklyn, New York. They mix hardcore, metal, jazz, hip-hop, and ambient music. Candiria was very good. I thought I wasn’t going to like this band but they were on point. Even the crowd gave them such a response. The pit was very violent and people were going off left and right. This band was just non stop. Also probably the most unique band of the entire festival. This band kicked a lot of ass and I hope there are more shows with band. Actually while watching them live I hope next year Black N Blue has a day where it’s all Brooklyn bands like them, Biohazard, and Life of Agony. This band was great and I hope to see this band again. If they tour you don’t want to miss them.

The final band of the night was The Regulators are a cover band of the Bad Brains. The Regulators are the members of Bad Brains and Cro-Mags. The members are John Joseph, Mackie Jayson, Dr. Know, and Darryl Jenifer. Such a great performance this was. Hearing Bad Brains songs were amazing. The classics like “Attitude”, “DUB”, “Banned in DC”, and “At the Movies” were all so great live. The moshing was great and the stage diving was great. I actually got the last shirt with the Regulators on it. The Regulators by far where the best old school band of day 1. John Joseph who is the lead singer of the Cro-Mags sang each Bad Brains song so well. Everybody in the band were fanatic. I hope I can see this again because I love the Bad Brains and this was the closet thing to see this band. Overall Day 1 was great. Very violent moshing and there was a lot of booze but overall a great time for hardcore.

Day 2

Freedom was the opening of day 2 and they were a great start for a great day. This was my second time seeing them. Freedom is a straight edge band from Detroit, Michigan. It’s crazy seeing these guys in a hall in Long Island and now I’m seeing them at the main ballroom of Webster Hall. I probably saw them with the same amount of people in both place but still it was great. Freedom was on for maybe ten minutes or so. Incredible they were and I love this band there was a very good crowd response for this band. This band is going to get big and people better listen to this band. I totally recommend this band.    

The second band of day two was Heavy Chains. This was my second time seeing this band and I really don’t remember their performance back when I saw them back at Spring Mixtape 2014. Heavy Chains are from the Jersey shore and part of NJHC aka New Jersey hardcore. Heavy Chains was really good. Really good live band and there a lot of people who where into them. They got a good crowd response. The mosh game was very strong during this band especially for a band that second on the lineup. This band is very good got me into them more.

Bitter End was up next. Bitter End is a very heavy hardcore band from San Antonio, Texas. The main reason I wanted to see this band is because they are signed to Deathwish Inc. Deathwish Inc are the best underground record label in my opinion and all of the bands are amazing. At first people were going off for them but then it got pretty boring and this was the first time I felt bored watching a Deathwish band. The crowd didn’t pick until towards the last two songs and that’s when it got violent. I was little disappointed at the crowd and the fans during this set.

Wisdom in Chains was up next. This my second time seeing this band and I really enjoyed this band this time around. What I like about this band is that they seemed like an Oi but more Punk/hardcore. I feel they are like a heavier H2O. Wisdom in Chains is from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Wisdom in Chains had a great reaction from the crowd and people were really into them. There were a lot of stage dives for this band. The best thing from their set was when the lead singer Mad Joe Black dedicated a song to a person from Twitter calling Wisdom in Chains a Dad Rock band. That was the funniest thing in the world I thought but otherwise great set. They aren’t a heavy band but they have fun which is still better than beating people up during a song.

100 Demons a band I haven’t heard anything from since the 2000’s. It’s been forever since I listen to this band and boy this got crazy. This band was insane and very violent. 100 Demons are from Waterbury, Connecticut. It seems like Connecticut has the heaviest bands from hardcore that aren’t even “Beatdown” but 100 Demons brought that heaviness. I’m going to say they were the heaviest band of day two. The pit was huge for this band and really need to get into this band more seriously so heavy. I’m pretty sure I saw this band in a small club; the club would be shut down. If you’re into heavy hardcore bands see this band and support them.

Long Island’s own King Nine was up next. This was my fourth time seeing this band and they were very good with the crowd that was there. The pit was huge and I saw a lot of LIHC people aka Long Island Hardcore going off. My problem about King Nine is that I don’t care for their material when listening to them but I see them I love it. Maybe it’s just the way the material is recorded or mix. King Nine is great live and very heavy. This band is huge on the East Coast they did to be big seriously people you need to listen to their album Scared to Death. King Nine was very good probably the best band of the day until later on

Dave Smalley legendary punk rock singer was up next doing songs from Down by Law, All, and Dag Nasty. Dave Smalley was getting a good reaction from the crowd because the material was mostly from the 1980’s. For me I like seeing legendary acts that are punk rock because it will probably be my only time seeing most of these songs live. The best part about this set was he played DYS song “Wolfpack”. People were going off for that and so was I because DYS was the best out of all of Dave Smalley material. 

Up next was the most overrated hardcore of this generation. Expire are a hardcore band from the Midwest. This was my third time seeing this band and once again I was bored to death. Expire does have some good material but they are so overrated and a lot people make such a big deal of out them. The most entertaining think about this set was the pit. A lot of people like this band but the band does not do it for me. Expire is blowing up just like Turnstile but no matter what its still hardcore and people got to support hardcore bands.

Fury of Five the legendary New Jeresy Hardcore band aka NJHC were up next. I was pretty pumped to see this band because I was told people go crazy for this band. The pit opened up right off the bat. People going off and the band themselves were good. The only thing I didn’t like up this set was that the lead singer was trying really hard to look like Fred Durst and trying to scream like Rob Halford. The singer looked like 50 year old nu-metal singer and he was trying hard to sing like 1980’s lead singer with his screams. This was the only bad thing otherwise see this band and if you like to mosh, this is the perfect band to mosh to.

Rival Mob was next. Rival Mob is from Boston and they really got the crowd going. The First note people were going side to side. The Rival Mob was just fast and they really amped up that crowd.  I’m a fan of Rival Mob just because of how good they were. They played maybe 25 minutes or more it felt like 10 minutes because of how crazy it got. I want to see this band again but in a smaller venue. It really helped that there was no barricades because this band didn’t need it. Rival Mob should be on list of bands you have to see.

NYHC finest Sick of It All was next. This was my second time seeing band and I was really hyped to see them again. Sick of It All played a mix of old and new songs. Sick of It All were really on point and I love this band. They did a wall of death which I thought was great. The best part was when Lou Koller, lead singer, was talking about hardcore kids today don’t mosh during the fast parts and only mosh during the one Hatebreed riff. I thought that was funny because back then during the entire song people were moving and now people only mosh during the breakdown. Only thing that sucked was that they stop “Scratch the Surface” because some one got hurt and they didn’t finish the song. I was very mad about they didn’t finish the song but hopefully that person was alright. Otherwise SOIA is a great band to see live overall.

Crumbsucker the legendary crossover band from the 1980’s played their first show since their one off reunion at BB Kings back in 2006. Crumbsuckers are a very much underrated thrash/crossover band because of their more hardcore elements. The Crowd was somewhat into them and people were going off. I just feel that a lot of people just wanted to see Burn and leave already. I notice a lot of people were trying to chill because it was a long day and a long weekend. The Crumbsuckers were good overall.

The final band of the festival was BURN. Burn has not played a show in years and only has about 3 E.Ps to there name. BURN was something else. They were really good and a lot of people were there celebrating the fact of their return. By far the best performances of day two and people were stage diving like crazy. I have nothing bad to say about this set because they were amazing and a lot of people really wanted to see this band. It seemed like 75% of the crowd were singing along, moshing, and stage diving. BURN should just come back and play shows because the set was fantastic. Overall this was a great way to end this day and to end this fest.

I have to say going to both day of the Black n Blue Bowl was tiring but I survived and enjoyed every second of it. Comparing to the last year I think last year was great because I finally saw Hatebreed and Agnostic Front. It was also seeing legends walking around the fest including Lars Frederiksen from Rancid. This year it was more about reunion I felt and enjoying the newer band. One thing that was cool was seeing bands from everywhere who weren’t playing just hanging. Some of the bands were new and old like Stigmata, Regulate, Incendiary, Murphy’s Law, Numbskull, Backtrack, They All Float, Commonwealth, Line of Scrimmage, Vice, Impact, No One Rules, etc. I had a great time this year and I hope I’m able to go again next year. HARDCORE STILL LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!

The Regulators- 10/10

Candiria- 10/10

Madball- 9.5/10

Turnstile- 9.75/10

Earth Crisis- 9/10

Suburban Scum- 8.5/10

Everybody Gets Hurt- 8/10

Rude Awaking- 9/10

Agents of Man- 7.75/10

The Wilding Incident- 7/10

Booze & Glory- 8/10

Day 1- 9/10

BURN- 10/10

Crumbsuckers- 8/10

Sick of It All- 9/10

The Rival Mob- 9/10

Fury of Five- 8.5/10

Expire- 7.5/10

Dave Smalley- 8/10

King Nine- 9/10

100 Demons- 8.75/10

Wisdom In Chains- 8.5/10

Bitter End- 7.75/10

Heavy Chains- 8/10

Freedom- 10/10

Day 2- 9/10

Webster Hall- 9/10

         

   

        

                   

    

Upcoming Shows 5/22/15- 5/28/15

Here's another week of upcoming shows you people should check out.
May 22.
1. The Place Bar and Lounge- Cockpunch, Psycho Enhancer, Death Grips, Time Spent, Aphelion, Risers.
2. The Stone Pony- Primal Scream.
3. The Bowery Ballroom- Face To Face, Iron Chic.
4. Music Hall of Williamsburg- The Rentals, Rey Pila, Radiation City.
5. Rough Trade NYC- Chastity Belt, Mega Bos, Nail Polish.
6. Brooklyn Bazaar- Priests, Greys, Skating Polly, Done.
7. The Surf Lodge- Mac Demarco.
8. The Silent Barn- Penguin, Girl Crush, Tesla's Revenge, Bitchtits, Heavy Negatives.
9. Leftfield NYC- Safety, City Limits, The Howl, In Exile, But Pyrite.
10. The Grand Victory- Hellbent Hoover, Runny, Drunken Rampage.
11. The Trash Bar- Danse de Sade, Sewage, The Disconnects, The Omega Man, Sotvo.
12. The Meatlocker- Archie Alone, Imi, Spowder, Devon Goods, Dutch Boys, The Hopscotch Rebellion.
13. East Islip Lanes- Automatic 23, Sir Cadian Rhythm, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Flight Risk, Mega Weapon Macsal.
May 23.
1. The Stone Pony Summer Stage- Pixies, TV on the Radio, John Grant.
2. ABC No Rio- Random Conflict, 96, Knuckle Up, Strength What Remains, Headcheck.
3. Mr. Beerys- Iron Chic, Treasure Fleet, The Fad, Broadcaster, Vape.
4. The Bowery Ballroom- Face To Face, Royal Psalms.
5. Rough Trade NYC- Shilpa Ray, James Chance.
6. ST. Vitus Bar- Melt Banana, Hot Nerds, Couch Slut.
7. Brooklyn Bazaar- Perfect Pussy, Big Ups, Vulture Shit, Nine of Swords, Nonsense.
8. The Grand Victory- Urban Waste, Yo! Scunt, No Dice, Close to the Edge.
9. The Grand Victory- The Jack Bnnies, Adios Mafia, Thorazine
10. House Party Show Kings Park- OSO OSO, Henry, Homeschool, The Magic Foundation.
11. Hollis Woods Community Church- Bombers, Life of the Sideline, The Cavalry is Us, Lost Adrift, So Yesterday, Good Intentions, Threads, Household.
May 24.
1. The Bowery Electric- Face To Face, Ambitions.
2. Tompkins Square Park- HammerBrain, Sewage, Jen Blow Driver, Pumarperl, Rev. jen, Reckless Idols.
3. The Grand Victory- Drug Shock, H.A.R.M., Primitive Pact, Cry Havoc, Anti-Suburbians, Alouth.
4. Hashtag Bar- Sicada, Strength What Remains, To Love As Wolves, Nerves End, Impact.
May 25
1. City Winery- Laura Jane Grace, Globelamp.
2. The Meatlocker- The Banner, Modern Pain, Outer Heaven, Choke, Stag Party.
May 26
1. The Acheron- Modern Pain, Vice, Mad Diesel, Impact.
2. The Bowery Ballroom- FIDLAR, Metz, Hondurus.
May 27
1. Music Hall of Williamsburg- Metz, FIDLAR, Grooms.
2. Bushwick Public House- Household, Threads, The 60's, Legz, Heroes, Atlantis Bound, The Astral Cadence.
May 28
1. Amityville Music Hall- Fireworks, Turnover, Soroity Noise, Royal Psalms, Shorebreak.
2. Rough Trade NYC- Screaming Females, Hiccup, Mal Blum, Jeff Rosenstock.

Photo Showcase- Errick Easterday

Errick Easterday (EasterDaily) is a photographer rooted deep in the Indiana/Midwest music scene. He will be touring Canada and the east coast with Church Tongue in July. Check out his stuff here on his Facebook page, Easterdaily