The night started off with a bang. Well, more like with a chill, as I stood outside of Europa in the cold for maybe an hour, waiting for the doors to open. What can I say; I had nothing to do and decided to get there early to catch the whole show, which besides World/Inferno and Paint It Black also included The Vicious and The Measure (SA). Eventually they started to let kids in, which brought a wave of relief from the amassed kids standing outside. For April, it was pretty friggin’ cold. I’ll never understand Mother Nature’s eternal need to fuck with me, but whatever. I wasn’t planning on letting that bother me.

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Tags: Paint It Black, The Measure [Sa], The Vicious, World/Inferno Friendship Society, show review by Costa
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Photo Credit-Daniel Arnold

On Saturday, Memphis’ proudest export Lucero played a triumphant set at Brooklyn’s The Hook. Lucero are one of the most honest, guts-on-your-sleeve, hard working bands out there on the road so whenever I see a packed room of drunken die hards, screaming along to every word, that indescribable, life-affirming feeling hits.

Unlike their previous NYC show in the fall, the band had keyboardist Rick Steff in tow. The full lineup brought their latest effort Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers (Liberty & Lament) to life. Bringing in Steff was probably one of the best moves the guys have made. The band’s back catalog has always been consistent but with the keyboards, the sound is fuller.

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Frog Eyes’ new CD Tears of the Valedictorian will be released on May 1.
Click here to hear the song “Bushels” from the new album. To support the new CD, Frog Eyes will embark on a tour around the U.S. and Canada.

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Tags: frog eyes, mp3, shows by Elona
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new song from the Spiderman 3 soundtrack, “Sealings”, is streaming on Spiderman’s myspace. Click here to check it out. Songs from Snow Patrol and The Walkmen are also available for streaming.

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Tags: soundtrack, yeah yeah yeahs by Elona
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Rejoice Op. Ivy fans! Reports are surfacing that the legendary East Bay ska-punk band’s classic Energy will be remastered and reissued through Rancid Records. The record, which was originally released through Lookout! has been out of print for almost two years.

The news stems from an ad that will appear in the newest issue of Punk Rock Confidential, promoting the album’s release. No word just yet if the album will be repackaged

Since there is no video footage of when Jesse Michaels hopped on stage with Rancid to perform “Unity,” you’ll just have to deal with a strictly Rancid take on it. Check it out below.

Tags: Operation Ivy, Rancid, Reissues, video by Matthew
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