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Jam For Man was a series of gigs in Reston, VA, a few decades ago. The usual format was $5 and a can of food to get in, and a Continue reading Transilience returns to the stage: video
Richmond, Virginia has another four-piece band to contend with. Under Attack plays dark, brutal hardcore, as the band describes in a piece over at No Echo. The lyrics fit the Continue reading Under Attack: new band from old-school people
There might be more than one band called Brainpan out there, but we’re concerned with the one from D.C. that describes itself as playing “grind-influenced hardcore.” The band’s new album, Turn Continue reading Brainpan “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead”: the debut album
A new book by Tony Rettman called STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History is out now on softcover on Bazillian Points. It’s got a foreword by CIV from Gorilla Biscuits and Continue reading “STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History” out now
Most of the songs on Bombs Not Ballots are under the two-minute mark. While Might Makes Right describes itself as thrash/powerviolence, to D.U.‘s ears, the band mixes some grind and Continue reading Might Makes Right “Bombs Not Ballots” out now
“Smooshing melodic stuff against abrasive stuff”—that’s how Matthew Michel described a typical song section of his old band Majority Rule. That formula, the band’s passionate live shows, and its lyrics earned Continue reading Majority Rule on their reunion: interview
A new crusty, d-beaty band has emerged in Baltimore, MD named Krauthammer. The singer is known in the local underground punk/HC/grind scene as a show organizer, but not as a Continue reading Krauthammer live in Baltimore: video
Kaiju Daisenso continues to hold D.U.’s attention on the strength of the latest release, the Radiation Scars CD EP. It’s a consistent follow-up to the band’s 7” we wrote about before: Continue reading Kaiju Daisenso: Radiation Scars review
D.U. last spoke to City of Caterpillar back in 2003 before the band broke up. Since that time, the Virginia band’s reputation as a groundbreaking emo/hardcore/whatever-it-is band has grown. In Continue reading City of Caterpillar interview on their reunion
The writer/director of Salad Days, the great “Decade of Punk in Washington DC” documentary, has a new project. Scott Crawford has a sort of companion book coming out called Spoke, Continue reading “Spoke”: new book on D.C. punk