...shows

i remember when i first started going to shows back when i was 13, i was always excited about hearing new bands. and being from the northeast i got to see a lot of great bands come up (the hope conspiracy, bane, american nightmare, the red chord, backstabbers inc., etc etc.)

the excitement hasn't stopped after 10 years. i love going to shows, i kinda live for it. and not just the shows with the big signed bands on 'em. i love the littler shows with the no-name obscure bands.

it breaks my heart when i hear "kids" (the people who go to shows will forever be kids no matter the age, bob otis from dropdead is still a kid to me) saying they're not going to go to a show because they don't know any of the bands playing. that's kinda shitty and totally not punk rock.

i remember when mastodon used to play warehouses in olneyville with zombi and dysrythmia and football rabbit, and converge playing in al barkley from contrast records in providence's basement with cave in and piebald. god dammit, i'm only 23 but i'm ancient...

get to know bands. who knows, maybe they'll be the next converge, or the red chord, or bury your dead.

or maybe they'll just be really fucking good and you'll enjoy yourself.

there are always opportunities to explore new music, but there's a damn fine one TONIGHT!!!

3 great local bands, and one touring band from chicago.

tower of rome (from chicago, kills shit)
throwing shrapnel (love 'em or hate 'em, they mean what they do.)
acariya (rhode island swedish influenced metal)
nadir (grind from mass, completely blew me away when i played with them)

it's at 29 okie street aka the grow room in providence. costs $4, less than a pack of cigarettes! but more than a gallon of gas.

do it for the gipper, also, i know this show probably has a lot of threads, but that was just an example to the rant, not the meat and potatoes of the post.

oh, that's right, i'm on a forum...umm...you're all faggots and i don't like any of you?

<3<3

most solid bro in all of new england !

I think the Red Chord are one of the worst bands out there.Right along with Unearth and Fintroll

Amen.

had no ride sorry shrapnel boys :(

If I hadn't just read this at 2-in-the-fucking, several pipes deep and into sumptuous overcast footage from the past week, that gentleman's appeal might have won my presence at said show.

you missed one hell of a show sir. great time, ha ive never seen so many deer in headlights before.

who claps for a 5 second song

i love 5 second songs

should've gone to the show then

brendannli said:

I thought you were trying to get people to GO to shows. Not run away screaming "Holy shit this is fucking gay!"

Jugulator said:

ha, don't put Finntroll in the same category as unearth and the red chord. Finntroll rules.

You also can't buy Finntroll shirts at the mall. They definitely don't belong in that group.

that's the best logic i've read in this thread

Jugulator said:

have you ever actually heard Finntroll? because if you have, you wouldnt say that.

brendannli said:

In which case I ought to exterminate every band I meet.

Every band that I'm not in is terrible.

Agreed

Yeti said:


Yes, I saw Fintroll open for Sodom back in January down in Poughkeepsie,NY.I almost fell asleep when they were onstage.I dont understand how people can like them.They were so fucking boring,YAWN

I fucking love Finntroll.

Jugulator said:

You're a liar, you love metalcore and nu-metal.

The Red Chord was one of the better bands in this area, especially when they didnt even have any recordings and were playing in basements with Shading The End.

I was naming the bands based on popularity, not musical talent.

by the way.

brendannli said:

this is one of the reasons i don't go to shows, but i never claimed to be "punk rock" in any way, shape, or form.

i go to shows sometimes, but i really don't get excited about them anymore, i mostly go if i'm really bored.

i don't support any scenes, i support only those bands that i know are worth my money. to piss away half a tank of gas just to stand around and see if i'll like some no-name band is stupid to me. and i certainly don't go to shows to meet new friends and socialize. fuck that, i'd rather stay home and steal music off the internet.

brendannli said:

like i said i had no ride

fintroll is awesome and thats the end of that

Jugulator Is boring. He sucks cock and he looks bored...

Jugulator said:

your existence is pointless. 100% pointless.