Manipulation

Shoxx at The Acheron, June 2012 (more by BBG) Olympia, Washington’s GAG is a hardcore punk force to be reckoned with, and the band are  currently in the midst of a lengthy US tour that, as mentioned in today’s What’s Going On post, lands tonight (10/8) at Fitness at 1196 Myrtle Avenue with locals Shoxx, Goosebumps, Pleasure Industry and newcomers to the scene IVY (not to be confused with the NYC pop band of the same name)…

Martin of Crudos/Limp Wrist at Chaos in Tejas 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) One of the most stellar lineups of hardcore/punk on this side of Chaos in Tejas is Not Dead Yet, a collection of four days of shows on 11/14 – 11/17/13 at various venues throughout Toronto…

Chicago hardcore band Raw Nerve are done. They’ve released their final 3-song EP and completed a round of final dates that included a stop in NYC for an Easter show at 538 Johnson and a pair of Chicago shows: Subterranean on 4/13 (with Ceremony, The Ropes and Divine Right) and Mousetrap on 4/14 (with Culo, Manipulation, Vile Gash, and SQRM)…

, Keith Marlowe & BBG After three amazing days in Austin (pictures from day 1 HERE and HERE, day 2 HERE and HERE, and day three HERE and HERE), most of which I spent at Emo’s, Chaos in Tejas came to a close for me across two venues…