The Persevering Promise An Illusion in Shambles
Post-hardcore band The Persevering Promise has swept the country opening eyes and ears to their version of the screaming sometimes beautifully sung sounds of Matt Hoos and the melodic/screeching voices of Jesse Barton and Hampton Amos. On their Pavement Entertainment release An Illusion in Shambles the post punk guitars carry plenty of crunch (all three of them) and the screams carry passio...[Read More]
Mike Defendant Brings Acoustic Excellence
Dayton resident, long time local scene fixture, acoustic superhero and one half of the two man duo The Defendants, Mike Defendant www.facebook.com/M.Defendant releases his new four song demo on Infested Records www.facebook.com/infestedrecords featuring his newest unplugged art. He plans to go worldwide whether the industry helps him or not! Nice Knowing You has some nice solo acous...[Read More]
NerVer Brings Out The Bullfighter
Seven Mary Three’s Casey Daniel has delivered the Pavement Entertainment debut of his side project NerVer. Bullfighter is 14 songs of hard rock, motorcycle engine burning gasoline dreams down the sun scorched highway, sweating in leather while pounding fists and shots. Mixing a Molotov cocktail of BLS, Chrome Division, Monster Magnet and Butthole Surfers Daniels takes the hell-raising hard drinki...[Read More]
KingShifter Delivers 26 Tons
Deep within Wichita Kansas is where Sprout, Kink, David Steinbach and Derek Ludewick call home. KingShifter is all about the booze, riffs and keeping the ladies happy… of course. Their new record and debut with Pavement Entertainment is an often fast sometimes slower chuggernaut of hard grooved melody and fast rocking bar backroom pummeling fists to the face. They’ve taken Sevendust, Kings ...[Read More]
Club Panama Hosts 8th Annual For Love Of Sonny Juvenile Diabetes Fundraiser.
On Friday October 4th and Saturday the 5th for the eighth straight year Susie Maynard and Springfield’s Club Panama have held the annual For Love of Sonny benefit honoring her son that passed away from JD raising money, awareness, knowledge and community support for disease research. This year’s event brought in over $1,300 which will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation....[Read More]
Project Independent, HED PE Take Columbus Back 2 School
Friday September 27 (hed) p.e. made their 19th and final stop on the Back 2 School tour making the Alrosa Villa the show closer. It was only fitting saving the best for last as the Villa’s given Hed PE solid support over the years. The Huntington Beach bad boys brought their infectious G-Punk to the stage in front of a packed rowdy house turning the floor into a sea of people that just wanted som...[Read More]
Club Panama Rocks for 7th Annual Juvenile Diabetes Benefit
For seven years Club Panama www.facebook.com/pages/Club-Panama/258629670925874 owner Susie Maynard www.facebook.com/susie.maynard.7 has held the For Love of Sonny Rock 4 A Cure against juvenile diabetes fundraiser to raise awareness, educate and honor her son who passed away in 2004 from the disease. Maynard has owned the club for over 25 years giving several area bands their start inclu...[Read More]
Red Moth Records Swarm of Talent Infest Oregon District
Friday September 20 Red Moth Records took over Blind Bob’s for an evening of nightmarish stylistic mental flossed loud metal. Some heavily metaled influenced hard rock and some unique 70’s rock throwback instrumentals. Red Moth mates I Died Trying, Mangrenade, Bearer of Bad News and head honcho Close the Hatch played an entertaining bill of uniquely diversified sound along with Kentucky’s B...[Read More]
The Charm The Fury: A Shade of My Former Self
Holland’s best kept secret The Charm The Fury release A Shade of My Former Self, a record full of loud screaming metalcore sound, black metal noise and influences from The Dillinger Escape Plan to The Black Dahlia Murder. Lead by howling screamer Caroline Westerndorp, delivering 10 songs of loud, all in the pit worthy chaotic gems and two instrumentals. Westerndorp’s scream can surely turn...[Read More]
Curse of Cassandra, Evil Eye Gypsy, One Day Steady Rock McGuffys
Saturday the 14th the day captured in comedic horror parody in the early 80’s brought the locals to the McGuffy’s stage and one extended Cincinnati local to play a unique variety show of inspirational/experimental tunes. Instead of the oft-accustomed loud thrash head-banging and mosh pits the audience got some hot club swinging electronica, some southern rock n blues and some quirky-edged m...[Read More]
SITH, Horlet, King Stench, Zuel Bang Heads on Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th has been associated with many bad things for a long time. Historically, theories suggest the combination of two superstitions claiming 13 as an unlucky number and Friday as an unlucky day are partially responsible for its original bad reputation. In numerology 12 stands for divine organized arrangements and completion (12 months, 12 hours of the clock) 13 is thought of as ir...[Read More]
P.O.D.- Murdered Love
Christian Rock heavy weights P.O.D. return this year with Murdered Love, the first new studio album in four years. Murdered Love releasing July 10 is rich reaching in the patented rock, hip hop, rap and bluesy sound that got the world’s attention in 2001. P.O.D.’s monster triple platinum release Satellite with four #1 videos including the heavily rotated Alive and Youth of the Nation and th...[Read More]