Post-hardcore act Emarosa have put out a music video for their song, “Blue: Reimagined”, which you can find below. The song comes off their recently released EP “131 Reimagined” which is off Hopeless Records.
Post-hardcore act Emarosa have put out a music video for their song, “Blue: Reimagined”, which you can find below.
The song comes off their recently released EP “131 Reimagined” which is off Hopeless Records.
Italian skate punk act, Thousand Oaks, have released a cover of the Game of Thrones theme song, you can find it below. The band’s debut album Monsters Begetting Monsters came out in January 2016 on Disconnect Disconnect Records.
Italian skate punk act, Thousand Oaks, have released a cover of the Game of Thrones theme song, you can find it below.
The band’s debut album Monsters Begetting Monsters came out in January 2016 on Disconnect Disconnect Records.
Emo act The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, have released a video for their new song “Gram”. You can check it out below. The song comes off their upcoming album, “Always Foriegn”, which is set to be released this Friday via Epitaph Records.
Emo act The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, have released a video for their new song “Gram”. You can check it out below.
The song comes off their upcoming album, “Always Foriegn”, which is set to be released this Friday via Epitaph Records.
Kick ass Canadian punk act, PUP, have announced some European tour dates for Spain and France, you can check them out below. PUP last released “The Dream Is Over” in 2016 off Side One Dummy Records.
Kick ass Canadian punk act, PUP, have announced some European tour dates for Spain and France, you can check them out below.
PUP last released “The Dream Is Over” in 2016 off Side One Dummy Records.
Canadian hardcore act Counterparts have released a video for “Swim Beneath My Skin”: you can check out the video (and upcoming tour dates) below. This follows the release of their most recent album “You’re Not You Anymore”. Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy, said this about their new song: “Swim Beneath My Skin” is a song about how […]
Canadian hardcore act Counterparts have released a video for “Swim Beneath My Skin”: you can check out the video (and upcoming tour dates) below. This follows the release of their most recent album “You’re Not You Anymore”.
Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy, said this about their new song: “Swim Beneath My Skin” is a song about how we allow ourselves to be so vulnerable it feels like another human being is literally making their way through your body. It’s often terrifying but for me, it’s necessary.”
Circa Survive have released “The Amulet”, their 6th full length album, via Hopeless Records. You can check out the first track “Lustration” below. The band has also announced a tour with Thrice, you can find the dates beneath the track.
Circa Survive have released “The Amulet”, their 6th full length album, via Hopeless Records. You can check out the first track “Lustration” below.
The band has also announced a tour with Thrice, you can find the dates beneath the track.
Miss last year’s Riot Fest reunion of The Misfits? Miss out on a ticket to their sold-out LA Forum show? Get ready. After selling out the LA Forum in under 60 seconds, The Misfits have added a second show in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand. As if seeing one of the most legendary and […]
Miss last year’s Riot Fest reunion of The Misfits? Miss out on a ticket to their sold-out LA Forum show? Get ready.
After selling out the LA Forum in under 60 seconds, The Misfits have added a second show in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand. As if seeing one of the most legendary and influential punk rock/hardcore bands of all time wasn’t rad enough, Alkaline Trio and FEAR are on the bill too.
Tickets go on sale here at 10am on Friday, September 29th. Safe to say, they won’t last long. Grab them while you can, and enjoy. I caught them at Chicago last year, and I was blown away.
Right in time for the holidays, The Bouncing Souls have announced a short run of East Coast dates with label mates TSOL. Open your gift a little early this year. Rebuilder, Stay Wild and Blanks 77 will be providing support for the shows in Boston, NY and New Jersey. Simplicity, the Souls last record, was released through Rise […]
Right in time for the holidays, The Bouncing Souls have announced a short run of East Coast dates with label mates TSOL. Open your gift a little early this year.
Rebuilder, Stay Wild and Blanks 77 will be providing support for the shows in Boston, NY and New Jersey. Simplicity, the Souls last record, was released through Rise Records in 2016. As a lifelong fan of both the Bouncing Souls and TSOL, I know I’m planning a trip back home to Boston to catch that show. Buy me a beer.
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 29th. Here’s the info:
December 7 The Sinclair Boston, MA With Rebuilder
December 8 Mulcahy’s Concert Hall Wantagh, NY With Stay Wild
December 9 White Eagle Hall Jersey City, NJ With Blanks 77
Canada’s greatest export since thick-cut sliced ham is back: D.O.A. is hitting the road this fall! The band has announced a stretch of Canadian dates as part of their “Fight Back” tour. The hardcore veterans last released Hard Rain Falling back in 2015 through their own Sudden Death Records, and have an untitled LP due out in […]
Canada’s greatest export since thick-cut sliced ham is back: D.O.A. is hitting the road this fall! The band has announced a stretch of Canadian dates as part of their “Fight Back” tour.
The hardcore veterans last released Hard Rain Falling back in 2015 through their own Sudden Death Records, and have an untitled LP due out in June of 2018.
Here’s the confirmed dates!
Thursday September 28th – The Garage, Duncan, BC – all ages
Friday September 29th – The Waverley, Cumberland, BC
Saturday September 30th – The Wildwood, Powell River, BC
Tuesday October 10th – Beer Exchange, Windsor, ON
Wednesday October 11th – The Boathouse, Kitchener, ON
Thursday October 12th – Moustache Club, Oshawa, ON
Friday October 13th – Call the Office, London, ON
Saturday October 14th – The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
Sunday October 15th – This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton, ON
Monday October 16th – The Geekery, Niagara Falls, ON
Tuesday October 17th – The Mansion, Kingston. ON
Wednesday October 18th – Le Petit Campus, Montreal QC
Thursday October 19th – Le Murdoch, Sherbrooke, QC
Friday October 20th – The 27 Club, Ottawa, ON
Saturday October 21st – L’anti Bar, Quebec, QC
I saw Portland’s Throw open for Alone in Dead Bars (the solo version of Dead Bars). I’d heard a couple songs off their bandcamp and had a couple people say Real, Real Nice was a pretty damn good record. So, I went, I watched, I nodded along, and spent hard-earned cash on a cassette. And […]
I saw Portland’s Throw open for Alone in Dead Bars (the solo version of Dead Bars). I’d heard a couple songs off their bandcamp and had a couple people say Real, Real Nice was a pretty damn good record. So, I went, I watched, I nodded along, and spent hard-earned cash on a cassette. And guess what? Yeah, Real, Real Nice was, well, basically what the title says.
Throw is a melodic punk band in the vein of Jeff Rosenstock, PUP, and a little Joyce Manor. They’re kind of hard to pin down, but if you had to apply a subgenre to them, you could probably be safe with indie punk. There’s a little emo in there too, but for the most part the songs are fast singalongs with a bit of a lo-fi aesthetic. So, put Pavement, Mom Jeans, and your favorite emotionally volatile punk singer and you might have something close to Throw. Opener “Corner Store” is filled with throat-shredding melodies and emo revival fretwork, the drums sound like firecrackers and it all coalesces into controlled demolition. Throw has energy to spare, with enough texture to their sound to hearken back to all of the bands who used punk as a springboard to greater creativity. The big choruses, driving rhythm, and instrumental sections of “The Floor” are a great example of Throw’s songcraft, continually building and releasing tension.
The songs are funny, and don’t last too long. That’s about the level of criticism you get included with a Big Mac, but it still stands. Writing songs is an art, but it takes an awareness of both what you want to do and how your audience will respond. Throw puts together quick songs with a lot of energy and some ear catching lines. My favorite track on Real, Real Nice is the finale, “Brunch Burrito,” which opens with the tattooable couplet: “I want you to cum on my face, I’ve had the worst fucking day.” Strong evidence for Throw knowing how to capture an audience’s attention.
Also, how refreshing to see a full fledged album that is just eight good songs. It surely could’ve been pushed a little further, but with this, and the aforementioned Dead Bars releasing shorter, succinct albums, I feel like this could be one of the best trends in DIY punk in years. Nothing wrong with keeping it short and sweet, and Real, Real Nice feels all the more cozy for it.
Throw is a cool band and if you like cool bands you haven’t heard of before, well, shit– you might like these guys. Twenty-something sad sack angst, riffs, twinkles, and big, meaty choruses, all delivered in an album that doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. Real, Real Nice is the sort of album you hope comes out of your local scene– creative, honest, and catchy.
4/5
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