German punks Hysterese going on first US tour (listen)
Germany's Hysterese have been around for about five years and have two albums out so far, one from 2013 and another from 2014 (both are self titled)...
Creeping Dose
new music from Tribulation, KEN mode, Noisem, more + Meek Is Murder, Unearthly Trance, Born Wrong, more playing NYC
Plenty of great metal, hardcore, and other heavy NYC shows are getting announced all the time. We don't get a chance to write about all of them, so here's a roundup of some of the recently-announced stuff coming up:
Ohio metallic hardcore band Enabler and Brooklyn mathcore trio Meek Is Murder (who currently share drummer Frank Godla) are going on a tour this June which ends in Meek Is Murder's hometown on June 14 at the A...
Dropdead touring, playing Acheron D-Fest in Brooklyn tonight, dates with Fucking Invincible in March
Providence hardcore vets Dropdead have been at it since '91 and they still have most of their original lineup. Their most recent release was last year's split EP with Brainoil (recorded during the same sessions as their 2011 split with Converge) which has them sounding as ripping as e...
Nudes and Kurraka released stuff, touring together and separately (dates & streams)
Seattle punks Nudes recently released the 7" Stain on Iron Lung Records. Uncompromising and uncomfortable, the three tracks speed along like the Germs while taking breaks for feedback-lashed, buzzy bass lurches that lay on the scuzz thickly...
The Virus, The Casualties, Breakdown, Extinction of Mankind, DYS, The Queers & more upcoming punk shows in NYC
Fresh off of their West Coast tour, Philly street punks The Virus will soon be hitting the road again, accompanied by the complementary Who Killed Spikey Jacket...
Violent Reaction touring w/ The Flex; EU’s Arse touring too +++ upcoming shows from Red Death, Goosebumps, more
Violent Reaction, the UK straight-edge one-man ripper who are fleshed out into a full ensemble at live shows, tear through straight-edge anthems flavored with a UK flare...
Punk Island needs your help; partial 2014 lineup revealed; Sad Boys playing Lulu’s before Japan tour
No man is an island. A punk fest? Yeah, we'll allow it.
The colossal Punk Island show spanning various stages in Staten Island on June 21 still requires your support...
The Wick finally opening in Brooklyn this March (upcoming shows include Unsound Fest, New York’s Alright & Keiji Haino)
Back in 2011, it was announced that new Brooklyn venue The Wick would open in a former brewery at 260 Meserole St (next to the barely-open outdoor venue The Well), and that venue is finally set to open this March...
New York’s Alright returning in 2014 (Wiccans, Hank Wood, La Misma, Anasazi, Goosebumps, Crazy Spirit, Nomad, more)
Crazy Spirit at New York's Alright 2013 (more by Tod Seelie)
Punk and hardcore festival New York's Alright is back for a second year and will run at various venues around the city from Thursday April 17th to Sunday April 20th...
Perfect Pussy drop off Baby’s All Right NYE show, playing Acheron w/ No Statik, La Misma, Nomad, etc instead
Perfect Pussy at NYU, 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
We mentioned a few weeks ago that Syracuse-based noise punkers Perfect Pussy were slated to play a New Year's Eve party at Baby's All Right, along with DIIV, Nothing, Potty Mouth and Ratking...