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This is LA – A Benefit For the California Fires
On Sunday, February 2nd over 1500 people packed the sold out Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles for “This Is LA,” a benefit for the victims of the devastating California fires, impressively organized on incredibly…
For The Children 2024: Recap and Galleries
Every December, Los Angeles’s SOS Booking unites the hardcore community to make the holiday season a whole lot happier with For The Children, their annual holiday toy drive that brings together the holy trinity of…
Artists’ Favorites: Best Live Shows of 2024
As the last remaining days of 2024 quickly fall into the rear view mirror, it seems the time for reflection is upon us. Tradition dictates that it’s time for Album of the Year lists, but…
Interview: Paint It Black
In anticipation of Paint It Black’s upcoming three show East Coast run with Dillinger Four this weekend (Nov 22, 23, 24, 2024), here’s the full text of my interview with vocalist Dan Yemin that appeared…
10 Questions with Caged View
Balancing heavy riffs with flowing melodies and intensely raw lyrics, Caged View are a Bay Area hardcore band featuring former members of Allegiance, Embrace The End, King Woman, and Set Your Goals (just to name…
Interview: Punitive Damage
“I genuinely do not believe you can be a hardcore band without politics,” declares Jerkova, vocalist of Punitive Damage, a self-proclaimed “fast, loud, and pissed off hardcore punk” band from the Pacific Northwest on a…
Interview: The Barbarians of California
While, at first glance, The Barbarians Of California may seem like a brand new or unfamiliar band, the creative powerhouses behind the project, Eric Stenman and Aaron Bruno, have been involved in punk and hardcore…
Interview: Bent Blue
Playing fast, emotive hardcore with an unmatched energy and lyrical poignancy, San Diego’s Bent Blue marry art and activism with music that addresses the injustices and inequalities rampant in today’s world and challenges listeners to…
Interview: Torena
With a rich history in punk and hardcore, Oxnard, California has produced countless legendary and influential bands like Stalag 13, Dr. Know, In Control, Ill Repute, and now… Torena. Devastatingly heavy and committed to the…
The Hope Conspiracy, Dead Heat, Violencia, Face Facts, Ruin at Chain Reaction 09/08/2024
Earlier this month, Massachusetts hardcore legends The Hope Conspiracy returned to the West Coast for the first time since 2010 for a run of shows in conjunction with the release of their brand new LP,…
Interview: Public Opinion
“I think of Public Opinion as a rock and roll band, straight up,” asserts vocalist Kevin Hart when asked how he’d describe the Denver-based band’s sound, but he also observes that “people can sometimes react…
Sound and Fury 2024: The Exit Interviews
Since its inception in 2006, Sound and Fury has grown to be one of the largest and most recognized hardcore festivals around the world, and yet, despite its massive scope, S&F finds a way to…
