Ryan PangilinanBrainchild of songwriter Alex Pulisci, At Our Heels released their acclaimed self-titled EP two years ago. For their debut album, Pulisci enlisted former Light This City drummer and current Heartsounds frontman, Ben Murray, to man the drums. The...
Love them or hate them, Rufio’s brand of Southern California pop-punk is equal parts melody and slick guitar noodling. A majority of their appeal lies heavily on singer Scott Sellers’ ability to convincingly sing about a myriad of topics...
I was initially inclined to hate this record, but I found myself humming along by the second track. Seriously. Make no mistake that there’s an audience for a band like The Birthday Massacre and their fourth album, Pins and Needles. Less...
Seahaven came across my inbox as something that was for fans of Crime In Stereo. I usually hate the “RIYL” stickers because they usually sound nothing like those bands. Case in point: Seahaven. While I can understand the Crime In Stereo...
Kid Dynamite recently reunited (again) for a set for This is Hardcore Fest. Here’s the video, courtesy of those scoundrels over at Hate5Six.com.
Kid Dynamite (Full Set) from hate5six on Vimeo.
Comadre came through Seattle with Glasses from Germany and local metal heroes Black Breath. In this video, the band plays their smash-and-grab take on skramz and hardcore. The songs in this part of the set are “Count Basie Box Set,”...
Lately, there’s been an influx of bands like Look Mexico, Daikon and Everyone Everywhere who are taking cues from great bands like The Promise Ring, American Football, and Owls — all the great Jade Tree and Polyvinyl groups that made...
Recent Bridge 9 signees and Buffalo, NY powerpop sensation, Lemuria, plays their song “Pants” at the Black Lodge in Seattle.