Last week I begrudgingly trekked 50 miles north to SLC at the unrelenting request of my little brother to see Loma Prieta. It had been a long week and I was mostly tired and didn’t want to sit through 3 hours worth of opening bands that I didn’t know just to see Loma put on [...]

[Read more →]

I really wish I knew more about Evan but aside from this blog post which introduced me (thanks CITR!) and an obscure summary on his bandcamp page there’s really little to nothing to know about him. The thing I do know is that I hope “Blowing Smoke” isn’t the only song that gets released from [...]

[Read more →]

RIYL // Dangers, Touche Amore, The Ghost of A Thousand Sometimes you just know. 20 seconds in to Single Mothers self-titled EP, I knew. I knew i’d found my new favorite band. Through four tracks these dudes show off a pummeling tongue in cheek amalgamation of melodic hardcore, thrash and blaring rock that’s instantly relatable [...]

[Read more →]

I’ve been sitting on this track for weeks and although I’ve listened to it dozens of times I haven’t posted about it and I’m not sure why. This is the only song I’ve heard from Hop Along. “Tibetan Pop Stars” is the first released track off their forthcoming debut full-length Get Disowned which the band [...]

[Read more →]

I just stumbled across Real Friends new EP Everyone That Dragged You Here which released at the end of last month. They’re crankin out some insanely catchy, hook-laden pop-punk from Chicago’s south side. If you’re into bands like The Wonder Years, Fireworks, or The Story So Far you gotta check this band out. Floorboards by [...]

[Read more →]