Power of the Riff Festival

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…

Hoax releases new video (watch); Power of the Riff West scheduled for December in L.A.

DOWNLOAD: Hoax – “Free The Land” (MP3) Hoax at Power of the Riff East, 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) The brutal punk assault of Massachusetts’s Hoax gets a video treatment for “Fantasy,” which appeared on their recent 7″ via Painkiller Records…

Village Halloween Parade still cancelled, but the Lower East Side & Webster Hall reschedule celebrations

Despite the mayor’s perhaps optimistic statement about rescheduling the big NYC Halloween Parade that was cancelled due to Sandy, there has been no update since November 3rd when the Village Parade organizers posted the following:The Mayor’s Office has told us that the event is cancelled and they cannot give us a reschedule date any time in the foreseeable future…

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 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)…

OFF! touring with Negative Approach, Double Negative & Power Trip (who all play NYC without OFF!)

OFF! at Europa(more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) OFF! will hit Power of The Riff West this weekend (8/11) in LA before eventually playing a string of shows with Negative Approach, Double Negative and Power Trip that will skirt the southern portion of the US…

Black Breath played Acheron w/ Martyrdod, The Secret, Burning Love, Enabler and Grudges (pics, video, review)

, additional words and Southern Lord’s been keeping plenty busy on the live front with their various Power of the Riff showcases, but have only recently ventured into the wonderful world of curating tour packages…
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