15 bands to see at Fest 15 (which is this weekend)
From newcomers like Gouge Away to veterans like Negative Approach, here's 15 bands we're excited about that play The Fest this weekend.
Floor
The Fest adds Ergs reunion, Dillinger Four, Torche, Floor, Boysetsfire, Digger, FYP & more; Mikey Erg announces solo LP
The Fest also added Lemuria, Mean Jeans, Somos, Vacation, Iron Chic, Slingshot Dakota, PUP, RVIVR, Timeshares, Frameworks, Lifted Bells, Antarctigo Vespucci, Ian Graham, Katie Ellen, Roger Harvey, Museum Mouth, Hiccup, Amanda X, Die Choking, Sonic Avenues, Mac Sabbath, Creepoid, Sports and mannnnnny more.
Cavity playing their first East Coast show in over a decade
Miami's Cavity, the '90s/early '00s sludge metal band that included future Floor / Torche members Steve Brooks and Juan Montoya and future Black Cobra member Jason Landrian, half-reunited at a Black Cobra show in their hometown last year, and now a full reunion i...
Converge’s Kurt Ballou lists his favorite albums of 2014 that he recorded, produced and/or mixed
Kurt Ballou w/ Converge at MHOW in 2012 (more by Jonathan McPhail)
Converge already have a busy 2015 ahead of them, with a big tour with At the Gates and Vallenfyre -- that hits NYC on 12/12 at Webster Hall (tickets) -- lined up, but even when Converge aren't touring or working on an album, their members seem constantly busy...
Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2014
Metal mag Decibel has published their Top 40 Albums of 2014 list in their newest issue, which you can check out in more detail if you're a subscriber...
Cavity half-reunited during Black Cobra’s Miami show (video); Black Cobra / Lo-Pan tour underway (updated dates)
Black Cobra at Saint Vitus, 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)
Black Cobra are currently on tour with Lo-Pan, and they brought out some old jams last night (9/8) in Miami...
The Swellers cover Floor on new 4-way split (listen)
Flint, MI punks The Swellers are releasing a four-way split with Lobby Boxer, Hung Up and 1876 on May 20 via Save Your Generation Records...
Chaos in Tejas Weekend In Austin 2014 lineup (Floor, Parquet Courts, Destruction Unit, Nothing, Radioactivity, more)
Chaos in Tejas 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro)
As mentioned, Chaos in Tejas won't be a "giant fest" this year, but it's still happening in some form (a "weekend" at least), and the just-announced initial lineup looks pretty great...
Hot Victory releasing an LP (stream a track), touring w/ Floor
Portland's Hot Victory throws a kitchen sink of drums, drum pads, synths, tape loops, samples--you name it--together in pretty fascinating ways...
Floor release “Trick Scene” from new LP (listen)
Floor at MHOW, 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro)
If you've been watching this space for the past few months, you know that we're stoked about the upcoming Floor reunion album, Oblation...