Tonight, Churchill’s Pub will erupt into a warzone. Throngs of acolytes will line up before the altar of destruction, the battle drums will sound the call, and a chorus of hoarse cries will lead the charge. Infest have returned, joined by a legion of like-minded cohorts. This show will change lives, and validate longstanding obsessions. [...]
Ready, Miami (and South Florida) in general? Here’s a selection of weekend picks, from transit parties to feminist movies to classic hip-hop. FRIDAY, MARCH 8 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 9 The Purple Line Pop-Up Transit Station and Party @ NE 2nd Ave. an NE 36th St. Imagine a better-connected Miami, where you could take public transit [...]
Strong Intention has got friends in low-down places. The veteran genrefuckers enlisted the considerable whiskey-soaked talents of EyeHateGod throat Mike IX Williams to add some extra oomph to the title track and “3rd Space Gorilla Generator” on the group’s most recent 7-inch, Razorblade Express. His corrosive yowls add a little New Orleans spice to Strong Intention’s [...]
The storied legacy of East Coast hardcore owes as much to its gritty, uncompromising sound as it does blood and broken bottles. And while NYC and Boston get the lions’ share of recognition, it’s well worth mentioning the trouble brewing further south as well. Maryland lies roughly halfway between Beantown and Gainesville, and much of [...]
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover, or a band by its title. Colorful, genre-specific monikers like Pig Destroyer, Electric Wizard, and Satanic Warmaster make it easy enough for even an outside observer to get an idea of what kind of aural beatdown lies ahead, and we can comfortably add Miami’s gnarliest vice peddlers, Shitstorm, [...]
Five minutes into a performance by Pool Party, the local act that claims to be from Iceland, and it’s clear where the group’s happily sloppy, punk rock allegiances lie. Each song is short, fast, and almost aggressively unserious, yet catchy enough to keep you from rolling your eyes. A song like “Raised By Wolves,” for [...]
Another weekend’s come around, and so has another series of suggestions for things to do on the cheap. We’ve kept it extra budget-friendly this time: The most expensive event on this list costs $5, and even then, it’s kind of optional. Read on for the recommendations. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 DWNTWN Concert Series with Suenalo and [...]
Glitter freaks, leather-clad fops, half-naked gender benders, and normal-seeming nerds and geeks will all descend on Churchill’s Pub for this year’s International Noise Conference. This free four-day long “music” “festival” features over 130 acts that test the ears as much as the spirit, and is guaranteed to shatter egos and spur its fair share of [...]
Olds — i.e., anyone over the age of 25 — who grew up on hardcore, take heart. Sure, much of the mid- to late-’00s were a very dark time, full of a confusing array of sub-sub-sub-genres that bore little resemblance to the original thing. The jokes really wrote themselves as the Warped Tour and similar [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
