Long-running NYC DIY venue Silent Barn is sadly closing at the end of the month but you've still got a bunch of chances to hang out there and their final schedule includes some good shows.
Mutilation Rites (photo)
Brooklyn band Mutilation Rites have gone through their share of shake-ups, but it seems everything is coming together at once...
Leviathan's
Leviathan's True Traitor True Whore was hands down my most anticipated release of this year, especially considering my reverence for his last LPMassive Conspiracy Against All Life...
You can judge the intensity (and quality) of a show by what remains on the ground after the crowd clears. Usually there are beer bottles- sometimes a stray shoe or a cell phone...