photos by Lukas Hodge; words by Fred Pessaro // BBG

Loma Prieta @ Saint Vitus 4/2/2013

Cali post-hardcore gang Loma Prieta played Saint Vitus last night (4/2) as part of a string of dates with UK's Goodtime Boys, Descender (who also played the night before with Russian Circles) and Crushed. The date followed their appearance at the Paint it Black record release show in Philadelphia. More pics from Saint Vitus, including all bands except Descender, are below.

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photos by Alyssa Tanchajja

Paint it Black / Loma Prieta @ First Unitarian Church 3/31/2013

Paint it Black celebrated the release of their new 7", Invisible, with a release show at First Unitarian Church in their native Philadelphia this past Sunday (3/31). The show also featured appearances from Joyce Manor, Loma Prieta, Congenital Death and Badside, and pictures/video from the wld event are below.

The Philadelphia show was Loma Prieta's stop on their current US trek, one that will take the Bay Area band to Saint Vitus tonight (4/2). Tickets are still available. Support will come from Goodtime Boys and Descender, who also played the venue last night with Russian Circles.

More pictures from First Unitarian Church are below.

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Loma Prieta at The Meatlocker, March 2012 (more by Katie Chirichillo)

Post-hardcore/screamo band Loma Prieta, -- named after the great earthquake -- will embark on a full North American assault in March alongside touring partners Goodtime Boys. Kicking off in San Diego, look for the band to head to SXSW and later hit Brooklyn on April 2 at St. Vitus. Additional support band details and ticketing info is still TBA.

Loma Prieta released IV in 2012, and you can stream two tracks from that LP and check out a list of all tour dates below.

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photos by Katie Chirichillo, words by BBG

Loma Prieta @ the Meatlocker

After visiting Motclair, NJ, as previously mentioned, Loma Prieta and Birds in Row are in NYC TONIGHT (3/24) to play Acheron alongside The Year is One and Scowl (who also play 4/1 with Ilsa).

The Acheron show is one of three NYC dates for Birds in Row, who will also play the same space on April 4th, but with the touring Full of Hell and Code Orange Kids (both of whom just played our Deathmatch party), as well as NJ's Real Cops. Birds in Row is also on board with Converge for some live dates, including Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 14th with Git Some and Pianos Become The Teeth (tickets, no Loma Prieta).

Git Some, who is also part of the MHOW show, is scheduled to play Saint Vitus on March 30th with Morne, Swan King and Gang Signs (tickets).

Loma Prieta/Birds in Row recently played two area dates, one at The Space in Hamden, CT on March 18th, and one at The Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ on March 22nd. Pictures from both shows are below....

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Code Orange Kids (photo by Tanner Douglas)

Good news and bad news. Bad news first... unfortunately DNF has been forced to cancel their appearance at the BV/Power of The Riff day show as part of the Thrasher/Converse Deathmatch in Austin. Good news? We have added recent Deathwish signees Code Orange Kids! Full set-time details for that entire party are on the way.

In the days following SXSW, Code Orange Kids will team with Full of Hell and Birds in Row for a string of US dates that will include a stop in NYC at Acheron on April 4th with local addition Real Cops. All dates are listed below.

The Birds in Row appearance at Acheron is one of TWO for the band, who is also scheduled to play Acheron on March 24th with Loma Prieta.

Reminder: Loma Prieta play dates with Git Some, who added an NYC show with Morne, The Swan King, and Gang Signs at St Vitus on 3/30 (tickets are on sale for the BV-BBG production). Git Some is also playing MHoW on 4/14 with Converge and Pianos Become The Teeth (tickets).

As discussed, Full of Hell and Code Orange Kids will share a split via Topshelf Records in April. Check out the video for "Fox Womb" from that release along with all tour dates for Full of Hell, Birds in Row, and Code Orange Kids below.

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by BBG

Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken for Stars)

As discussed, Converge will hit the road for a string of dates with Loma Prieta and Git Some. Loma Prieta (who recently released the great I.V.) isn't on board for the 4/14 date at Music Hall of Williamsburg (that slot goes to Pianos Become The Teeth - tickets), but the band has scheduled a date with Birds in Row (who we recently profiled) at Acheron on March 24th.

In addition, Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars) have some additional dates as well, including the previously discussed Morne/Swan King show at St Vitus on March 30th which they were recently added to along with NYC favorites Gang Signs. Tickets are still available.

In the meantime, Gang Signs have a few dates of their own in the coming weeks, including February 26th at Grand Victory with Sannhet, Tournament & Gentlemen and on March 9th at Saint Vitus with Hate Eternal (tickets).

All tour dates and some streams are below.

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Converge at House of Vans (more by BBG)


Converge have been grinding away on a new record, but will head out of their caves to play a string of mostly-Northeastern US dates with Loma Prieta (who we recently profiled) and Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars). That includes a stop in Brooklyn at Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 14th with Pianos Become The Teeth. Loma Prieta is unfortunately sitting out the MHoW date, but we'll let you know if they add another area show instead. Ticketing info for MHoW is forthcoming.

Meanwhile, Converge drummer Ben Koller will spend the days leading up to the tour as drummer for the mighty All Pigs Must Die. The band recently played Acheron with Seven Sisters of Sleep (who went on to play A389 Anniversary) and will hit Knitting Factory on March 9th as part of a round of dates with Narrows. Tickets are still available.

All tour dates and some video below...

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by BBG

There is something intangible that makes a good record great, a threshold crossed that transcends production style, songwriting, guitar tone, and everything else that is supposedly so important. It's a mix of emotion, heart, urgency, and a "je-ne-sais-quoi" that trumps it all, and Loma Prieta have it on their Deathwish debut I.V.

Screamo is sort of the dirty-word for the emotional-spazz-hardcore that Loma Prieta (members of Punch, Beau Navire, Us Haunted Bodies) specialize in, but the California crew also mix in Converge-style riffing, post-rock grandeur and blast beats into their pg.99-isms. It all makes I.V. an interesting ride, and you can stream two tracks from the LP, "Uniform" and "Fly By Night" (not a Rush cover) below. Order your copy of I.V. at Deathwish or your favorite distro, it ships next week.

So far Loma Prieta only have one date to speak of (in New Zealand) but we'll keep a look out for new ones; they are quite the fun live band.

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Oak/Grudges by Sarah Coulter, Punch/Loma Prieta/Get Rad/Ten Thousand Leagues by Carmelo Espanola, words by BBG

The Punch / Loma Prieta tour rolls into town TONIGHT (8/18), teaming with Grudges and Nailed Shut at The Acheron. $7 gets you in the door. The tour stopped on Sunday (8/14) for a show at The Strangelight in Chicago with Ten Thousand Leagues and Get Rad. Pictures from that show adorn this post. Punch's new Nothing Lasts EP is out now via Deathwish and 625 Thrash.

NYC's Grudges also recently played Stolen Sleeves on August 5th with Baltimore's Oak, the night before Oak played Saint Vitus with Disma, Coffinworm, and Unearthly Trance. Pictures from Stolen Sleeves are also below.

Grudges will also play Acheron on 8/28 with DBCR, Defeatist and Victims, as part of the latter's US tour that kicked off with a show supporting Ringworm.

All Punch/Loma Prieta dates, and pictures from Strangelight and Stolen Sleeves are below.

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Dark Castle, heavily featured in Slow Southern Steel, at LPR (more by Markus Shaffer)

Reminder! This Saturday is the previously discussed Slow Southern Steel event at Knitting Factory with Cough, Apostle of Solitude, and Earthling (tickets). The show is one of THREE BV heavy-music events in the coming week, as Monday (8/15) will see From Ashes Rise with Fuck The Facts, Night Birds and Full of Hell at Public Assembly and Friday (8/19) will see Toxic Holocaust at Europa with Holy Grail, Krum Bums and Salo. Tickets are still available.

Lebenden Toten will team with Social Circkle, Nomad Rosenkopf and Sectss for their first NYC show ever at Acheron TONIGHT (8/12) as part of an UNDEAD Gig Volume show. It'll be a rough one. Check out video of Lebenden Toten in action below.

Loma Prieta is on the road with Punch, and will hit Acheron on August 18th with Nailed Shut and Grudges. Loma Prieta played NYC late last year with Punch at ABC No Rio, belated pictures from that show are below. Grudges recently released their demo, stream that below and check them out supporting Victims and Defeatist with DBCR at Acheron on 8/28 if you can't make the Punch/Loma Prieta show.

August 18th has another amazing show in store as well, as Bloody Pheonix (mems of Despise You) will play The Charleston that night with Salo, Hivesmasher, Spicoli. Reminder, Despise You plays NYC on 9/11 with Magrudergrind. Salo will also support Toxic Holocaust at Europa on August 19th.

More suggested shows, those belated Loma Prieta pictures, and some video, including YOB live last weekend, is below.

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photos by Jason House, words by BBG

The crowd goes wild for Mob 47 @ Europa

Mob 47 and Parasytic played Europa on Wednesday (11/10) as part of a string of dates for the pair and part of a larger East Coast tour for Mob 47. The nutty Crazy Spirit and Nomad both also played the Brooklyn show. Pictures are in this post.

If you missed the show, unfortunately your window to catch Parasytic, Crazy Spirit, and Nomad has closed. But luckily, as mentioned yesterday, Mob 47 will play 538 Johnson TONIGHT (11/13) as part of a bill that will include all of the bands at ABC No Rio today at 3PM (Punch, Loma Prieta, Vaccine, & Death First) in addition to Passive Aggressor.

The 538 Johnson show flyer, some videos and more pictures from Europa, below...

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