by BBG

The body at Saint Vitus (more by BBG)

NYC's favorite non-local local band The Body, will team with Braveyoung for another string of dates that will include NYC at Saint Vitus on February 9th. Ticketing info is forthcoming. The band will play material from last year's collaborative LP Nothing Passes (stream it).

Julie Christmas will play a rare show at Saint Vitus on February 4th, backed by John Lamacchia (Candiria) , Fran Mark (From Autumn to Ashes), Andrew Schneider (Pigs), Tom Tierney (Tidal Arms) and Melvin Leiderman (Thalia Zedek). The show will center around her solo debut The Bad Wife, and will also feature an appearance from Stephen Brodsky (Cave In) and tickets are on sale. In related news, word on the street says that Made Out of Babies is no more.

Saint Vitus will also host Hate Eternal with Fallujah and more TBA on March 9th as part of a string of dates. Tickets are on sale and full tour schedule is below.

Double Negative will return to NYC to play Saint Vitus on February 2nd. Tickets are on sale, and support comes from Murder, Tournament, and Acid Problem.

As revealed on Metalsucks, Clinging To The Trees of a Forest Fire have announced a round of tour dates that include March 26th at Lit Lounge. Full set of dates are below.

If you missed my admittedly rather obnoxious tweet, set times have been announced for the A389 Anniversary show.

Stream the Nails/Skin Like Iron split, which premiered on Decibel, in full below.

All tour dates, that stream, a list of upcoming NYC shows, and a trailer for a forthcoming Boston Hardcore documentary is below.

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by BBG

DOWNLOAD: Julie Christmas - "Headless Hawks" (MP3)

Julie Christmas @ Union Pool w/ Made out of Babies (more by Paul Birman)

Attention law enforcement, Julie Christmas will not fold under questioning. The solo artist and Made Out of Babies vocalist was gracious enough to withstand my interrogation about her new LP, The Bad Wife, at the recent Kylesa surprise show. But when it came to details about a live debut of said material, all I got was a very tentative "soon". We'll wait with baited breath for that to happen, but until then, The Bad Wife is lying in wait and due for release on November 9th via Rising Pulse Records. Made Out of Babies is currently working on a new, um, baby for release in the spring of 2011 (live dates will follow).

Made Out of Babies fans can take solace in the fact that while The Bad Wife is definitely a solo effort, the LP features appearances from the whole gang, and includes that fist-raising, patented crunch we got frorm MOob's The Ruiner. In addition to those moments of melodic pummel, Julie Christmas churns out somber and quieter tunes about loss accompanied by accordian, strings, and piano, all while retaining her patented songwriting style. Order a copy of the new LP at the Rising Pulse site. Download "Headless Hawks" above and stream that song and two others ("July 31st and "Bow" with accompanying video) below...

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by Black Bubblegum

A Storm Of Light

It's been less than 18 months since their first one, and A Storm of Light (mems. Neurosis, ex-Tombs) are already venturing toward album two with Forgive Us Our Trespasses, out Tuesday (9/22) via Neurot Recordings. The album features contributions from Jarboe, Lydia Lunch and many others. The band is currently streaming "Midnight" at their MySpace but hasn't let any other tracks slip out... until now! BrooklynVegan is proud to present the US premiere of the video for "Tempest", available exclusively below!

So far A Storm of Light has only one US date on their calendar, a FREE album release show at Ace of Clubs on 10/12 joined by Biclops and Naked Heroes! After that, Josh & the boys hop on a plane to tear a hole in the space-time continuum at the Damnation Festival before embarking on a European tour with the mighty Minsk.

In related news, Graham's critically acclaimed project Battle of Mice has, not surprisingly, called it quits. The band, which included Julie Christmas of Made Out of Babies as well as members of Dub Trio released the statement is below:

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words by Black Bubblegum, photos by Zach Dilgard

Directly following the shredtastic (and fantastic) set by perky finger-tapper Marnie Stern (pics forthcoming), Made Out of Babies hit the Main Stage at Saturday's Brooklyn Vegan Day Party (10/25). Like a demon possessed, Julie Christmas hurled herself back and forth on stage while entangled in the microphone cord. Her lilting singing voice, more prevalent (today anyway) demonic anguish-ridden screams, and even a few gutteral grunts were showcased in full at the Knitting Factory, and it was both mesmerizing and frightening.

It takes a hell of a band to match that fury and spectacle on stage, but Brendan, Cooper, and Matthew obliged effortlessly with a post-rock-y sense of dynamics and blistering riffs that roared on standouts like "Cooker" and "Invisible Ink" from The Ruiner (out now) and "Mr Prison Shanks" (live video from the show below, dig on the grunts) from their last LP Coward. Dudes know how to throw a party.

During the final seconds of their set, I ran backstage to make sure Rival Schools had everything they needed. While back there, I witnessed Julie post-show, slumped to the floor underneath a stairwell with knees to chest in the fetal position. All I could think to myself was, "she just laid it all out there".

Made Out of Babies played the main stage at the same time Trap Them played the Old Office. Reminder: Trap Them is playing Union Pool in Brooklyn tonight (10/28).

Julie Christmas is also part of the band Spylacopa with John LaMacchia (Candiria), Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), and Jeff Caxide (Isis). They drop their debut EP this month.

Video and more pictures below...

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