I first met Keli’i Beyer when my band flew to Oahu for a weekend of shows. He welcomed me, along with his roommates, into his home. I was struck by his intellect and passion towards Hawai’i. We spent a couple afternoons arguing and passionately debating ideas and we’ve become friends since then. When I was […]
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In the middle of three weeks of jet-setting (NYC for a week, SF for a few days, and then out to Chattanooga this coming weekend) I foolishly tried to see all four of Asta Kask‘s California shows and Autonomy‘s only SoCal gig. I didn’t manage to see any of the shows in their entirety, but […]
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Elsa from Barcelona sent a great set of photos from the Cambra Fosca photo zine. I’m sure there are tons more killer pics in the zine. Drop Elsa a line to get ordering info. If you shoot shows and have photos you want to submit for the MRR Blog, send them to: photoblog@maximumrocknroll.com. Be sure […]
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Best record of 2011 so far. Imagine GOVERNMENT WARNING and ATROCIOUS MADNESS joining forces, and you might get something resembling the fusion of catchy song/riff writing and raging abrasion that is this record. MUCH WORSE puts forth fist-clenching riffs that are melodic and intricate, yet twisted and evoking of sadistic thoughts, all backed by someone […]
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Most of my excitement leading up to this show stemmed around the fact that I chose to go to Chaos In Tejas (say hi if you see me there) over going to Maryland Death Fest. Both awesome lineups, but the possibility of seeing Lärm (canceled), Seein Red (canceled), Low Threat Profile (canceled), and Killing Joke […]
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