SUPPORT THIS: Liturgy Set (Le) Poisson Rouge Ablaze With Brooklyn-Bred Black Metal
Posted on November 17, 2009
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The Artist: Yet another indication that the Big Apple finally has a burgeoning ‘metal scene’.
Their Latest Release: Renihilation (20 Buck Spin)
Who They Opened For: Rwake and Shrinebuiler @ (Le) Poisson Rouge, 11.15.09
Why They Should Be Headlining Art-Damaged Metal Shows: Read more
SUPPORT THIS: Converge Hammer Hammerstein, Receive a Bunch of Blank Stares In Return
Posted on October 30, 2009
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Words and Photos by Andrew Parks
The Artist: One of the most genuinely intense—and absolutely essential—live acts of our time. The band’s new record is also the best metal album of the year, hands down.
Their Latest Release: Axe to Fall (Epitaph/Deathwish)
Who They Opened For: Mastodon and the stars of Metalocalypse @ Hammerstein Ballroom, 10.29.09
Why the Bill Should Have Been the Other Way Around: Read more
SUPPORT THIS: We Were Promised Jetpacks Deliver Breakthrough Set At Bowery Ballroom
Posted on October 8, 2009
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[Photo by Alexander Wagner]
The Artist: Yet another Scottish act with anger management issues.
Their Latest Release: These Four Walls (FatCat)
Who They Opened For: The Twilight Sad and Brakes Brakes Brakes @ Bowery Ballroom, 10.7.09
Why the Bill Should Have Been the Other Way Around: Read more
SUPPORT THIS: Flying Lotus Slings Radiohead Samples and Jittery Jungle Breaks At Warp’s 20th Anniversary Party
Posted on September 5, 2009
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Words and Photos by Andrew Parks
The Artist: Warp’s most promising beat conductor since the halcyon days of Aphex Twin and Autechre
His Latest Release: LA EP 3×3 (Warp)
Who He Opened For: Battles and !!! @ Terminal 5, 9.4.09
Why the Bill Should Have Been the Other Way Around: Read more
SUPPORT THIS: And This Week’s Really-Could-Have-Been-Headlining Opening Act Is … Lullabye Arkestra
Posted on August 14, 2009
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The Artist: A Do Make Say Think side project that shreds.
Their Latest Release: Threats/Worship (out September 1 through Vice)
Who They Opened For: Children @ Glasslands, 8.13.09
Why the Bill Should Have Been the Other Way Around: Read more
SUPPORT THIS: And This Week’s Really-Could-Be-Headlining Opening Act Is … HEALTH
Posted on July 27, 2009
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Words and Photos by Aaron Richter
Los Angeles’ HEALTH perform as if they hate their instruments. Mics get tossed (or simply dropped). Drums get obliterated. Pedals and knobs get abused. And guitars get utterly manhandled. Yet HEALTH performs as if they cannot live without their instruments, like they’re all part of one body, integral pieces of the whole HEALTH experience, without one and the whole thing crumbles to bits. Supporting Black Lips’ security-infuriating set at Sunday’s JellyNYC Williamsburg Waterfront show, the Trent Reznor-approved four-piece writhed in uncontrollable ecstasy as they unveiled songs from their upcoming epic of a record, Get Color. Lead single “Die Slow” churned with dark passion while “Eat Flesh” let the group swing freely, flailing and thrashing to help unleash the shocking violence within the songs abrasive shell. And at the center of it all is bassist John Famiglietti—a genius of movement—whose towering, swirling presence onstage is a thrill in itself to watch. Check out more pictures after the jump. Read more
SUPPORT THIS: And This Week’s Must-See Opening Act Is…Krallice
Posted on May 27, 2009
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Nick McMaster will destroy you at "(Bass) Guitar Hero" any day.
[Text/Photos by Andrew Parks]
While we certainly expected a LOUD supporting slot set from Krallice on Tuesday night, self-titled didn’t think the Dysrhythmia/Byla/Gorguts/Behold… The Arctopus/Mick Barr-related project would blow our eardrums out by their second song. Sticking to a largely-instrumental downward spiral of unfiltered shredding (guitar pedals? who needs ‘em!) and dueling from-the-depths-of-hell vocals (Barr and bassist Nick McCaster, a leaning tower of pure fret-climbing power), the quartet blew away any naysayers and even nailed “Forgiveness In Rot,” the ravenous 15-minute closer of Krallice’s self-titled debut.
No wonder why these frenzied fools made our best-of list last year. And with a new Dysrhythmia disc on the way soon, we’ll likely be praising at least one of Krallice’s members later this summer. Now for some photos and a free MP3… Read more
SUPPORT THIS: And This Week’s Must-See Opening Band Is … The Twilight Sad
Posted on April 29, 2009
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[Text/Photos by Andrew Parks; slideshow available here]
There’s something about The Twilight Sad; something that makes us root for them more than any other up-and-coming band these days. Come to think of it, the reason is simple: more than two years after the release of their full-length debut, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, we still listen to the damn thing. At least once a month. Repeatedly. Being based in Brooklyn, the band’s bombastic approach suits our daily subway rides well, making self-titled feel like we’re the lead in an melodramatic music video, shot on the L line with lots of quick cuts and sepia-toned mood lighting. Read more
SUPPORT THIS: And This Week’s Must-See Opening Band Is … Torche, Shit-Eating Grins and All
Posted on April 20, 2009
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[Photos/Text by Andrew Parks; slideshow available here]
The last time we saw Torche open for someone, the flame-throwing power trio was still on Robotic Empire, CBGB’s was a few months away from closing, and The Sword was sitting pretty in the show’s headliner slot. Needless to say, we didn’t feel the need to stick around that night; not when Torche’s sludge-slinging jams left a sufficient ringing sensation in our ears and a Steve Brooks-ian smile across our otherwise jaded face. Read more
