The Aftershock festival returned to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, on Oct. 7 to 10, 2021, and the sold-out event drew a total of 145,000 fans over its four days. Aftershock also has announced dates for 2022, the weekend of Oct. 6 to 9, once again returning to Discovery Park. Passes are available now for $10 down for... Continue Reading →
Hope on the horizon: Festivals return
By Greg Maki It’s been a long road, but hope is on the horizon. The light at the end of the tunnel is strong enough that we could shine it into the air on a moonlit night and use it to summon Batman. With COVID-19 numbers declining in the United States and a number of... Continue Reading →
Doyle announces As We Die World Abomination Tour 2018
Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein will launch the As We Die World Abomination Tour 2018 this spring. Beginning Feb. 21 in Clifton, New Jersey, the tour will wind through North America before crossing to the U.K. March 26 in Birmingham, England, and will later move through Russia, finishing April 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia; KILLUS and DeadXll will join on the... Continue Reading →
Bridge Nine Records to release “xXx Fanzine 1983-88: Hardcore & Punk In The Eighties”; Includes 288 pg book, 19-song covers compilation
During hardcore’s rise to prominence in the 1980s, a teeneage Mike Gitter chronicled and self-published the musical and cultural revolution in one of Boston’s most beloved DIY zines, xXx. Now, three decades later, the history of the underground has been assembled into the long awaited, 288-page 11” x 11” book, “xXx Fanzine 1983-88: Hardcore &... Continue Reading →