Hardcore
No Minor Threat means no Fugazi. Had Henry Rollins never been a part of Black Flag, Get In The Van wouldn't have been penned. Without Inside Out, Rage Against The Machine probably would have never existed. No hardcore means no post-hardcore. If zines ceased to exist, more specifically the Touch and Go fanzine, the American invention of hardcore music would not have been preserved in print.
» More Book signing: Touch and Go--The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83
Indie hip-hop legend Cage wrapped up his Captain Bumout Tour at The First Unitarian Church on Tuesday, July 13. Performing with Voss, Timmy Wiggins and Hate Your Guts, the Weatherman emcee put on an excellent show full of blood, sweat and tears. And yeah, Cage really did bleed.
» More Last stop of Cage's Captain Burnout Tour at The Church
Philly’s favorite noisy punks are back in town, the Kings of Jeans themselves, Pissed Jeans. That’s not even the most exciting part of the show, as the main support is Melbourne’s “best live rock band,” who are only returning to Philadelphia for the second time (four years after the first), Eddy Current Suppression Ring.
» More Kings of Jeans and the best of Down Under at JBs tonight
Much of 90s hardcore was defined by bands like Earth Crisis and Fury of Five, tough guys with even tougher music. The Victory Records lineup featured heavy hitters like Integrity and Blood For Blood as well, but one band stood out from the rest for their incorporation of classic punk rock full of melody at a breakneck pace—Grey Area.
While the band’s second, and last, record Fanbelt Algebra is now a decade old, the songs still sound as fresh as ever. This weekend, Grey Area reappears to headline a show at the Barbary with Static Radio NJ. In preparation, we talked with Grey Area/ex-Kill Your Idols/SSSP drummer Vinnie Vega about the band’s history and future.
While it might be billed as a World Burns To Death show, Sunday’s late afternoon matinee at the Church is realistically going to be populated by those waiting to see Blacklisted. Local Blacklisted shows have become increasingly rare so this is definitely something to not miss.
One of the most exciting parts of last summer was some activity among one of Philly’s best who have decided to give it another go, None More Black. Opening for the Bouncing Souls at the Troc, the band surprised us all with a new song. Now, they’re working on a new record. Currently being recorded with Will Yip (who helmed last year’s amazing Blacklisted record), the album is tentatively titled Icons and the band is keeping a blog of activity.
» More None More Black, back to business
Remember how at the end of our This is Hardcore post I wrote “this WILL sell the fuck out?” Well, it did. In 36 hours. A new record. Pretty unbelievable considering last year’s fest had tickets available at the door, but it was to be expected with what might go down as the most insane lineup for a hardcore fest, ever.
» More This is Hardcore a straight-up sell out after only 36 hours
For the fifth year in a row, Joe Hardcore has outdone himself. This time, he might not be able to outdo himself again. This is Hardcore has established itself as the premiere East Coast hardcore fest, because of lineups like this. How about a little reunion from a little Philly band called Kid Dynamite? Not enough for you? What about an incarnation of one of the most influential bands ever, Ink & Dagger? Exactly. You can stop reading now and go order your tickets.
» More This is Hardcore '10 shaping up to be the greatest weekend ever?
View galleryTwo great bands, landmarks of their respective genres, teamed up to fill the Trocadero on Friday night. From the outside, a Thursday/Converge tour sounds crazy. From the inside, it was oh, so right.
As people continued to file in, the hardcore devotees lined the front of the room for Lewd Acts. Less annoying chuggy parts and Metallica t-shirts proved that they were more than just another one of “those” bands. The actual sound was unreasonably loud during Lewd Acts, proved by listening to their recorded material after the fact (and enjoying it way more), but that didn’t stop them from being a little bit underwhelming, even if Tyler Densley did climb into the balcony.
The only “crime” going on at the Note last night was how few people stuck around to witness one of the best shows they would have seen all year. Crime in Stereo recently put out their 4th LP, the stunning I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone, and it looks like now I’m going to be the one describing them to everyone who left.
» More Crime in Stereo finally plays delayed record release show
