A Fire Inside aka. AFI ended their tour right here in Los Angeles last Friday and Saturday night. Catching the Friday performance was one for the books. People flooded into the Wiltern with much excitement to see The Blood Tour at its finest. AFI just released their tenth, self-titled, album. This band has stayed true to […]

Since the release of their sophomore album Sunbather, Deafheaven have been quite the hot ticket having gained music fans from both metal and indie genres. This past week, Deafheaven closed out two sold-out shows at The Echoplex with support from Los Angeles shredders, HEALTH. It was a harsh feast for the ears with these two […]

2016 has been… demoralizing. Reviewing the reasons why would be redundant, and quite frankly, triggering. We just want to forget. We just want to hide. But like all times of national despair in history, we can at least count on the musicians of the world to stand by us. Frank Ocean came back. System of […]

The old Hollywood Palladium was ripped a new one this past Wednesday night, kicking off night one of two back-to-back At The Drive-In performances. For many fans, this was the first time they had ever seen the band live. The group broke up in 2001, a year after the release of their third studio album, Relationship Of […]

Experimental hardcore band Poison the Well from Miami have announced some reunion dates, including one on July 7 at the Roxy Theatre. The band will be without former member Derek Miller, who went on to form Sleigh Bells. The band reformed for a few warm up dates last year but deemed no new album was […]

This is probably the best news we’ve heard all week: At The Drive-In have announced a world tour, including a Los Angeles date! The band will kick off their massive tour in L.A. with a headlining show date on Wednesday, March 23 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. To top it all off, unlike their 2012 […]

Los Angeles duo Youth Code have shared a new track titled “Anagnorisis” off their upcoming sophomore full length album. Composed of Sara Taylor and Ryan George, Youth Code have delivered yet another fierce punch in the gut with “Anagnorisis”. With the hands of Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly) on the producing end, the song “Anagnorisis” is […]

Photo by Jazz Shademan Guess what? Death Grips showed up at FYF Fest. They walked on stage, and played a set that was intense x 1,000. The stage was bathed in fixed red lights with the crowd drowned in darkness. At the Trees Stage there are no screens showing what’s on and that somehow seemed […]

Remember last year when Death Grips suddenly called it quits and never showed up to their scheduled FYF date. As previously reported, the controversial shock-value band got booked for FYF again this year (since they’re apparently back together). Additionally, they have booked a post FYF date at The Glass House Pomona on Tuesday, August 25. […]

Berserktown festival has grown out of its britches and is taking over the Observatory in Santa Ana this August 14-16th. For those that missed the inaugural Los Angeles Berserktown festival at Los Globos last year, you’re in for a way better treat this year. Brought to you by Graeme Flegenheimer of the Church Off York, […]

Refused are back in Los Angeles with an intimate show date scheduled for May 26 at The Roxy! The band has announced a small club tour run scheduled for May 25 – June 5 of this year. As previously reported, Refused will headline the Punk Rock Bowling Festival in Las Vegas on May 24. Directly […]

Title Fight This past Saturday, The Regent it Downtown LA saw an evening of total carnage for Title Fight’s highly anticipate headlining gig. The night started off with the crossover thrash band from Texas, Power Trip. Their guitar driven, heavy songs brought back that old-school vibe which the crowd want to get in the pit and get rowdy; […]

American Nightmare Boston hardcore punks American Nightmare (aka Give Up The Ghost) literally tore shit up on Sunday Night with a blizzard of sound and fury at the El Rey Theatre. Bl’ast! and Rotting Out got the show rolling with their opening sets at this badass show but the crowd waited patiently in anticipation for American Nightmare to take […]

Kingston, PA melodic hardcore/punk outfit Title Fight are scheduled to headline back to back shows at The Regent downtown on Saturday, March 14th and The Glass House in Pomona on Sunday, March 15th. The band is touring in support of their upcoming release, Hyperview, due out February 3rd on Anti- Records. They recently came off […]

The 17th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival has announced its complete lineup for its 2015 dates. As previously reported, this year’s three-day music fest will be headlined by Rancid, Dropkick Murphys and Refused. The entire lineup includes: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Murder City Devils, Conflict, Discharge, Turbonegro, Bad Manners, and Sick Of It All, Jello […]

Put your bowling shoes and yolk up those liberty spikes, the 17th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival is back with newly announced headliners Rancid, Dropkick Murphys and Refused. The three-day raucous fest returns to downtown Las Vegas, kicking off the first day of late night club shows on May 22nd with the outdoor […]

Photo: Lindsay Wiles It was just a few months ago that the Blood Brothers put on a ferocious reunion show at FYF Fest. The iconic post hardcore quintet followed up their FYF date last night with a manic show at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Naturally, fans went mad as this was the band’s first […]

Get stoked Southern California, The Blood Brothers have announced a headlining show date at the Observatory in Santa Ana! If you missed their incredible reunion show at last month’s FYF Fest (photos & review), we highly recommend you mark you calendars and set your alarms for this ferocious performance. The Blood Brothers will headline the […]

Suicidal Tendencies at Fonda Theatre 2013 — Photo by Ceethreedom for Grimy Goods Sad news today, it looks like Tim ‘Rawbiz’ Williams, bassist of Los Angeles thrashers, Suicidal Tendencies has past away. The band announced on their Facebook page last night the following statement: “It’s with complete sadness that we have to announce the passing […]

All photography by Lindsey Best It’s Friday night in Los Angeles. Surely, a well perfumed crowd is descending upon Echo Park for Echo Park Rising right at this very moment. But just up the street at Los Globos in Silverlake, the smell of sweat, whiskey and hormones is emanating from every crack of the venue […]

Devo, the legendary synthpop new wave band is currently traveling the US with the Hardcore DEVO tour dedicated to the memory of Robert Casale (AKA Bob2, one of the five original band members. The tour features experimental music that the band created between 1974-1977 in Akron, Ohio and a portion of the proceeds goes to Bob Casale’s […]

Punk rock has always been a counter culture for kids that were uninterested in the common recreational activities of youth. Something real and raw compared to the politically correct phoniness of the traditional adolescent social scene. It was a place where you could release all your anger and frustration at the farce the American dream […]

First things first, if you don’t like your music loud and fast, you do not belong at a Los Crudos show. The band’s sold-out show at the Echoplex was an explosion of noise, sweat, and bodies flyine everywhere. I was coming back from a photo shoot, so I had my backpack with me. I learned the […]

Yesterday, the Dillinger Escape Plan announced a headlining show date at the Glass House with a slamming line-up. While those in Los Angeles proper were a little bummed that they had to drive all the way to Pomona to see this epic show, you now can rejoice with your hardcore hearts — the Dillinger Escape […]

As part of the Slam City Fall Tour, Suicidal Tendencies tore up the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood with help from fellow shredders, Trash Talk, Terror, Sprung Monkey and the Inspector Cluzo. The evening began with the French duo, the Inspector Cluzo opening with a cover of Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up”. What seemed like an odd choice of an opening […]