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New York hardcore / post-hardcore greats Shelter and CIV have announced a few spring Northeast shows, which are the first for both bands in a while…

Gorilla Biscuits have been gradually playing shows all year with an amazing, ever-changing cast of multi-generational openers. On Saturday, they played a hometown show with Cold World, whose shows are even rarer at this point, Fucked Up, Bib, Restraining Order, and Combust…

Check out some photos of CIV’s new book, and listen to the debut single by Porcell’s new band Values Here.

Like grunge, the ’90s pop punk boom was the culmination of a sound that had been bubbling up for over a decade. For this edition of his edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre,’ I look back on 15 classic ’80s albums that shaped that sound…

This quarantine-friendly edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ features 10 killer videos of legendary ’80s hardcore bands in their prime, along with an accompanying playlist.

After a long day of back to back to back to back sets of various styles of hardcore at the Thrasher x Vans Death Match party at Queens’ Knockdown Center, hometown heroes Gorilla Biscuits took the stage and the whole vibe in the room immediately changed…

Tony Rettman, author of NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990 and Why Be Something That You’re Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985, is releasing his new book, Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk, next week (11/14). He celebrates it in NYC tonight, with a Q&A with Scott Crawford, who directed the Salad Days: A Decade Of Punk In Washington, DC (1980-90) documentary.

Walter Schreifels opened the tribute with a solo-acoustic song, and then Warzone members took the stage joined by Civ of Gorilla Biscuits, Lou of Sick Of It All, Freddy of Madball, and many others.

“Psyched to be playing with our Queens brothers for the 2017 BNB bowl. It’s gonna be another great night in NYC #stagedivesandhighfives #NYHC #nobarricades #allagesshow” – Civ