Power of the Riff East

Greg Anderson of sunn o))) and Sam Velde (The Power of the Riff) list their best LPs and live shows of 2012

High on Fire at Bowery Ballroom, Nov 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Sam Velde and Greg Anderson of The Power of The Riff festival have unleashed their thoughts on the past year, giving us with their favorite shows and albums of 2012…

The Power of The Riff day 2 & afterparties in pics & video (sunn 0))), Repulsion, Winter, Xibalba, Coffinworm, Salvation & more)

and Samantha Marble The final day of The Power of The Riff festival at Warsaw in Brooklyn over Labor Day Weekend featured a headlining set from sunn 0 ))) who are currently on the road and played a show at Union Transfer in Philly last night with Dead in the Dirt…

The Power of The Riff East day 1 in pics & video (Pentagram, Agnostic Front, Negative Approach, Hoax, Xibalba, more)

Saturday built upward from Alpha & Omega and Xibalba, young hardcore bands from California; the crowd endured Hoax, from western Massachusetts, a band with only a couple of EPs, whose volatile singer came down from the stage to the floor, inviting physical aggression and getting it. An…

Evillive (Power of The Riff, Labor Day weekend!)

Pentagram at LPR, 2011 (more by Greg Cristman) What. An. INSANE. Weekend! In addition to Power of The Riff tomorrow and sunday along with the requisite afterparties, there are still TONS of other great shows to check out…

The Power of The Riff East schedules after-parties at Saint Vitus

I am proud to announce a pair of Power of The Riff East afterparties, set to burn Saint Vitus to the ground on Saturday (9/1) and Sunday (9/2)…

Pentagram to play all of 'Relentless' at Power of The Riff East

I’m proud to announce that in addition to the special Agnostic Front set at Power of The Riff (all of Victim in Pain/United Blood), Pentagram will perform their classic debut, Relentless, from front to back and for the first time since the 80s…

Hoax added to Power of The Riff, two-day passes back on sale; Poison Idea cancels all dates

Bloodied, battered and unphased, Hoax at LPR in Feb 2011 (more by Sarah Coulter) Bad news first…. Poison Idea have in fact cancelled their appearance at Power Of The Riff East and all East Coast dates due to medical-related issues…

sunn 0))) announce East Coast shows w/ Dead In The Dirt (updated dates)

sunn 0))) We already knew that sunn 0))) and Dead In The Dirt were heading towards NYC for Power of The Riff East, the two-day festival at Warsaw in Brooklyn going down from 9/1 – 9/2 (tickets for day one HERE, day two HERE)…

Stream Xibalba's 'Hasta La Muerte.' catch them on tour including Power of The Riff (dates)

If we were to go strictly by the books, I really really should hate Xibalba‘s Hasta La Muerte. The reality is far different though. The So-Cal crew specializes in simple hardcore that focuses on breakdowns and clearly takes influence from bands of that grew up in the shadow of Madball…

Agnostic Front, Double Negative and Coffinworm added to Power of the Riff East line-up

The circle is complete. BrooklynVegan is proud to announce the final additions to The Power of The Riff East lineup, which will go down 9/1 and 9/2 at Warsaw in Brooklyn…