This is Hell

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Alex Lahey, Lizzo, Beast Coast, WHY?, Oso Oso/Sidekicks/Future Teens, The Alarm/Modern English, and more.

Plus: Belle & Sebastian, The Bird and the Bee, Jay Som, Injury Reserve, Matt & Kim, Temples, and more NYC-area shows on sale.

Wild Fest 3 also includes Latterman, The Backup Plan, Iron Chic, Night Birds, Mikey Erg, Latex Generation, Splurge, Gracer, Sainthood Reps, Primitive Weapons, and more.

Code Orange Kids at Acheron, Nov. 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) You’d never guess it, but Code Orange Kids have almost gone goth with their new track “VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)”, part of a four-way split with Tigers Jaw, The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die and Self Defense Family due tomorrow (4/23) via Run For Cover/Topshelf Records…

and Stephanie Crumley After a pre-party on 11/3 with Mayhem, the inaugural Metal SuckFest kicked off on Friday (11/4) at Gramercy Theater with a headlining appearance from Richmond’s own Municipal Waste, who were joined, God Forbid, All Pigs Must Die, Magrudergrind, Black Tusk, Howl, This is Hell, Ramming Speed and Prime Evil…

words & How do Cro-Mags relate to Goatwhore? Read on… Get out your basketball jerseys. Black & Blue Bowl 2010 is billed as “The Return to NYC” and features the legendary Cro-Mags along with Madball, H20, Trapped Under Ice, Skarhead, and many others…

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here’s some of that lost material…

Back in April we posted an interview with Jonah Matranga who is putting out a new Far album, and playing Mercury Lounge solo on May 21st (tickets)…