Coming up in the punk world in 2006 was tough. There was a lot you had to do in order to stick out from your contemporaries. Let's face it: when the aughts pop/punk era was both at its height and nearing its end, a lot of bands trying to make it started to make their...
Strangers Forever
The Menzingers' sold out performance at The Broadberry last week was a dream come true for true-blue fans of the veteran melodic punk band. Those unsayable words that anyone with a favorite song has heard: “You know you’re not in the band, right? You know you don’t...
VA Shows You Must See This Week: August 7 – August 13
FEATURED SHOWFriday, August 9, 7 PMJerome's Dream, Vein, Ostraca, Watchdogs @ Gallery 5 - $15 (order tickets HERE)If you have paid any attention to the underground screamo scene over the past decade or so, you're sure to have heard of Jerome's Dream. Active in the...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week 10/21-10/27
FEATURE SHOW Cheap Fest VI @ Strange Matter Day One: Friday, October 23, 2 PM-Midnight - $5-15 (sliding scale) Daggering, Stone Garden Jam Temple, Mutwawa, Broadcastatic, Scant, Creeping, Stress Orphan, Burak, Neurology, Bryan Lewis Saunders, Zack Kouns, Bernard...
Fest 13: Three days of hectic Halloween punk rock action
The 2014 edition of the long-running punk music event known simply as Fest was held Oct 31, Nov 1st, and Nov 2nd at various venues, restaurants, bars, and public parks in Gainesville, Florida. Bands playing The Fest come from all over the globe--including quite a few...
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