Crazy Spirit

“Giant squid sound like June of 44, neurosis and system of a down made an awesome three way music baby.” [SethCDiamond “hey LADIES, it’s a great weekend to be a WOMAN in PUNK…

NYC hardcore favorites Crazy Spirit headlined a show at Tommy’s Tavern on 4/13, joined by Cleveland’s Bad Noids as well as Goosebumps and Mutant Genes…

Vancouver punks White Lung will release Sorry, the band’s new LP via Deranged and follow-up to their well-received It’s The Evil LP from 2010…

Saint Vitus @ Irving Plaza in 2011 (more by BBG) Chaos in Tejas (May 31-June 3 in Austin) have announced ANOTHER batch of bands to add to their ridiculous lineup including Saint Vitus, Church of Misery, No Statik, Toys That Kill, Pegasus, Martial Canterel, Anasazi, Bloodwing (mems of The Spits, who are on tour soon), Harm’s Way, Hatred Surge, the Hex Dispensers, John Wesley Coleman, Joyce Manor, and many many others…

Dropdead at Europa (more by Keith Marlowe) Chaos in Tejas have announced another round of bands for their 2012 shindig (first round here), including rare appearances from legendary post-hardcore band Moss Icon (a one-time only reunion), as well as Japan’s Reality Crisis and Skizophrenia (their only US dates), and repeat offenders/favorites like Dropdead, Municipal Waste, Midnight, Ares Kingdom, Puerto Rico Flowers, Xeno & Oaklander, Thou, the Rival Mob, Boston Strangler, Crazy Spirit, Brain Killer, Power Trip, Wiccans (who just played one of the final shows at Emo’s), and many many others…

DOWNLOAD: Hoax – S/T EP (Mediafire) Double Negative at Chaos in Tejas (more by Tim Griffin) Double Negative, who released a pair of killer EPs in Hardcore Confusion Vols I & II this year, will team with a killer lineup from top to bottom on 12/16 at Saint Vitus…

Night Birds at Acheron (more by Keith Marlowe) Night Birds have returned from their European jaunt with a video documenting the madness. Check that out for the first time below…

Iceage have added another show following their upcoming dates at Cake Shop and the soon-to-be-closed Secret Project Robot (with Raspberry Bulbs and others)…

& BBG The Chaos has begun! Chaos in Tejas, which runs through Sunday, kicked off officially yesterday (6/2) with shows featuring headlining sets from Converge, Hooded Menace, The Spits, White Lung, and Cro-Mags…

The National performing in Other Music| 2004 (CRED) Wired magazine’s Eliot Van Buskirk interviewed Other Music co-owner Josh Madell about the soon-to-be-launched digital…