hardcore – The Cosmic Clash

Live music preview: Seven bands to see at Hot Summer Nights July 18-20

July 10, 2024 Case Cockrell 1273 Views Exotic Fruitica, hardcore, Hey Cowboy, Hot Summer Nights, indie rock, live music, Lorelei K, noise rock, Porcelain, preview, Proun, Queen Serene, Red River Cultural District, rock n roll, shoegaze, TV's Daniel

Hot Summer Nights in the Red River Cultural District in Austin, is yet another RRCD-sponsored event that features countless local artists performing across the downtown area. Each showcase will not charge a cover at the door, meaning dozens of free showcases akin to the annual Free Week, which takes place the first week of each January. Hot Summer Nights will take place July 18 – July 20 and will feature over 140 acts from all over Austin and surrounding areas.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Philly punks Mannequin Pussy rocked sold-out Mohawk in rain on 420 Day

May 6, 2024 Case Cockrell 971 Views 420 Day, art pop, hardcore, live music, Mannequin Pussy, mohawk, punk rock, Review, rock n roll, Soul Glow

Sometimes, we’re stubborn as Austin music fans. Austin’s Red River Cultural District venue Mohawk drew a sold-out crowd on a 420 Day evening when the weather forecast threatened to do away with the night’s concert festivities. Luckily for fans of Philadelphia punk outfit Mannequin Pussy, folks were ready to have floods of fun as the rain poured down right as the Pennsylvania band took the stage.

Case Cockrell Review

Live music review: Xiu Xiu brought unbridled experimentation to Elysium Friday

April 11, 2023 Case Cockrell 1434 Views Blank Hellscape, Deep Cross, Elysium, experimental, hardcore, industrial, Jamie Stewart, live music, Oblivion Access Fest, Review, XIU XIU

California’s Xiu Xiu is a band transcending many different musical concepts and genres. Xiu Xiu brought their unbridled experimentation to Elysium on Friday.

Ethan Guion Interviews

Interview: Dizasterpiece is busy spinning hardcore into the hip-hop mix

February 4, 2022 Ethan Guion 584 Views Cypress Hill, Dizasterpiece, hardcore, Hip Hop, Interview, metal, Nas, new music, punk

Covered in tattoos, usually sporting a band shirt from the early 2000’s hardcore scene, today’s interview subject, Dizasterpiece is a passionate, creative, realism-driven lyricist and hip-hop emcee from New Jersey, with deep roots in the punk and hardcore community.

Brian Hillsman Review

Album Review: Metz to release Atlas Vending October 9

September 4, 2020 Brian Hillsman 347 Views album review, Alex Edkins, grunge, hardcore, Metz, new music, post-punk, proto punk, rock n roll, Subpop

Metz’s new record, the follow-up to the Steve Albini-produced Strange Peace is Atlas Vending. The album continues in a similar trajectory as an angst-layered commentary on post-nuclear life. The record is due for an October 9 release on Sub Pop Records. The new LP indeed picks up where their previous work left off, further establishing the Ottawa natives as a hardcore punk sub genre all their own.

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