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DEFEND YOURSELF!: OFF!
“There’s no time to think. Put your f-cking head down, and go!” OFF!, the punk rock supergroup founded in 2009 by Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks) and Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides) is carrying...
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STAFF INFECTION: SCOTT MURRY
ART DIRECTOR/SENIOR WILD AND CRAZY GUY DIG DUTIES: Beyond that whole Art thing, Scott handles all our wild (outdoors and camping) and crazy (punk and hardcore) coverage. What, did you think that we...
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REPORTING LIVE: OFF! AND REFUSED
On Friday, July 20, 2012, Boston was in for a once in a lifetime treat. Refused, the Swedish hardcore band that created uniquely explosive nonconformist tunes, performed. In 1998, Refused disbanded...
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CONVERGE: ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND
GENRE | POST-HARDCORE VERDICT | BETTER HARDCORE THROUGH CATHARSIS LABEL | EPITAPH RELEASE | 10.9.12 CONVERGECULT.COM Anyone who puts on a Converge record knows what they’re getting into: these Boston...
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STRICTLY LOCAL: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
Gettin’ the band back together. It was a decade ago that Jesse Leach, Adam Dutkiewicz and their compatriots in Killswitch Engage unleashed the landmark album, Alive or Just Breathing. Any Massachusetts...
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BOSTON ON BOSTON: ROBIN GOODHUE | BOOKER @ ELKS LODGE, GUITARIST FOR LIVVER
LIVVER.BANDCAMP.COM FACEBOOK.COM/LIVVERBAND FAVORITE FRESHMAN: The n00b award around Boston has gotta be Anti-Venom from Allston. If you were ever a Deadguy fan, this fucking shit is so pissed off and...
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REPORTING LIVE: NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: PRE-PARTY
Photo: Abiotic Amongst all this chaos and anger, somehow I’ve found peace and I see harmony, something that most of the outside world can’t see or hear in this kind of music. The adrenaline is already...
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REPORTING LIVE: NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: DAY 1
Already I’m off to a rough start. I’ve been up all morning with my eyes glued to the TV in my Allston apartment watching reports that there is a 19-year-old terrorist on the loose somewhere in the...
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REPORTING LIVE: NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: DAY 2
The Dillinger Escape Plan (pictured) threw down on one of the liveliest, rowdiest, and most intense live shows I’ve ever seen. That night, I made an uncompromising decision to come out of crowd surfing...
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REPORTING LIVE: “THIS IS BOSTON” BENEFIT SHOW
Hardcore punk and extreme music taught me when I was young that when you see someone fall down, you help pick them back up. The underground community responded quickly to the tragedy of the Boston...
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PEER REVIEW: F-CKED UP @ THE SINCLAIR
The essence of punk is anger. That was the whole appeal of the punk lifestyle: no religion, no family, no work, no rules. There’s a primal appeal in being nihilistic. And the fuel that drives the...
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PEER REVIEW: LIMP WRIST @ CAMBRIDGE ELKS LODGE
The Cambridge Elks Lodge. This building has hosted countless amazing shows over the years, and I’ve come out hoping tonight’s show will be no exception. Limp Wrist are a straightedge queercore band...
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INTERVIEW: EMMURE
Photo credit: Robert Scheuerman Emmure frontman Frankie Palmeri remembers all too well playing to near-empty VFW halls and sticky-floored basements around New England as the Connecticut-based band...
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STRICTLY LOCAL: CHEECH
Having fun in the hardcore scene Photo credit: Lisa Gourley Cheech is a band that’s hard to slot into a single genre. They blend aspects of thrash, metal, punk, and hardcore into a powerful slab of...
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DIG PICKS: WEDNESDAY 9.25.13 – WEDNESDAY 10.2.13
WEDNESDAY 9.25.13 REGGAE JIMMY CLIFF @ HOUSE OF BLUES [15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 8pm/all ages/$26 - $39.50. @TheJimmyCliff. houseofblues.com] JAZZY FOLKY FANTASTIC LIARS W/ SPECIAL GUEST TAIL @ RADIO...
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DIG THIS: DEFEATER @ THE SINCLAIR
For those about to rock, you probably already know about Defeater at The Sinclair this Sunday. For those not about to rock, meet Defeater, a hardcore punk band straight outta Mass that wants to take...
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DIG THIS: RINGWORM W/ HOWL, CALL OF THE VOID @ GREAT SCOTT
Ringworm, the kings of destructive hardcore metal, are back with a new record label, new EP (Blood), and an extremely ferocious show at Great Scott. With blazing guitar riffs and vocals meant to...
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PREVIEW: LOOK SHARP ALBUM RELEASE PARTY @ DAVIS SQUARE THEATRE
Alright kids, practice your Konami codes and hone those finger-wizard air-guitar moves because Boston’s own post-everything rock band Look Sharp is putting on a variety show/live concert/album release...
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FOTOBOM: MODERN LIFE IS WAR @ MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
Photos by Dalton Patton Modern Life Is War jack-hammered the foundation of the Middle East Downstairs last night. It is clearly seen in their closing jam, D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S (second song of the...
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DIG PICKS: WEDNESDAY 11.20.13 – WEDNESDAY 11.27.13
WEDNESDAY 11.20.13 RABBLE ROUNDER STEEP CANYON RANGERS @ THE SINCLAIR [52 Church St., Cambridge. 8pm/18+/$25 adv., $27. @steepcanyon. sinclaircambridge.com] LEGACY OF NAZI LOOTING RAPE OF EUROPA @...
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