All photos by Bill Shouldis

Saturday was the longest ABC No Rio matinee that I’ve ever been to. Definitely an odd lineup of bands but two made the five hour plus marathon well worth it. Those bands you ask? LNWF favorites Polar Bear Club and soon to be one our favorites (if not already) Scream Hello. Do yourself a favor and check out Polar Bear Club’s Sometimes Things Just Disappear and Scream Hello’s Smart and Stupid, both from our friends at Red Leader Records.  Check out some more pictures after the jump.

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Tags: Scream Hello, photos, polar bear club, red leader records by Matthew
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 If you have nothing to do this weekend, I highly suggest you hop on Metro North and head up to SUNY Purchase for their annual Culture Shock spring concert. The two-day event features a ton of great bands, including Polar Bear Club, The Atlas Sound, El-P, Fucked Up, Deerhoof, Cursive, among many others. Full info here.

Tags: Cursive, Deerhoof, Fucked Up, polar bear club by Matthew
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Great, now I’ve soiled my pants just thinking about how awesome this damn thing is. Polar Bear Club are, hands down, one of my favorite new bands that I’ve discovered in years. It’s not just because they have pretty mouths. I mean sure, that helps, they’re good-looking guys…you know what, I’m just gonna stop now and talk about the record instead.

Sometimes Things Just Disappear, their debut full-length on Red Leader Records follows up the phenomenal The Redder, The Better EP. Drawing from almost all my favorite bands like Lifetime, Hot Water Music, and Texas Is The Reason, this album, including tracks like “Hollow Place,” “Another Night In The Rock,” and “Heart Attack At Thirty” has been playing in my MP3 player and stereo nonstop for a while now. I’m pretty sure it played through about three times on my way to work yesterday.

Sometimes Things Just Disappear is hardcore without being ridiculously overdone. Heavy yet emotional but without the sap. Straight-up fun without any sense of well-planned ironic statements. Polar Bear Club are so right on that you really won’t know what hit you until you’re alone in your room listening to this and screaming along with every fucking word with every ounce of yourself, wishing you were at one of their shows.

Tags: Album Review, Red Leader, Review, polar bear club, record review, red leader records by Costa
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Chris Browne of Polar Bear Club’s hardcore band Achilles will be playing their first shows in 8 months starting tonight in Rochester, NY. Along for the ride will be Tides and Like Wolves. The band released the full length Hospice last year on Hex Records.

Tour Dates
Thursday, January 10th - Rochester, NY @ 278 North St. Doors 9pm | $5*
Friday, January 11th - Syracuse, NY @ Westcott C.C. Doors 6:30pm | $7*
Saturday, January 12th - Brooklyn, NY @ Lost and Found. Doors 8pm | FREE*#
Sunday, January 13th - Pawtucket, RI @ Easy Access. Doors 8pm | $5*

* with Tides and Like Wolves
# with Dear Tonight

Tags: Achilles, News, polar bear club, tour dates by bill
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Polar Bear Club fans rejoice! The album is now up for pre-order at Red Leader Records, though the official street date is March 11, 2008, the word on the street is that if you order now, you may have it before Christmas! The band has also posted another track to wet your appetite called “Another Night In The Rock,” check out that over on their MySpace. Recently, Costa from LNWF sat down and chatted with Chris from PBC, check out the interview here.

PBC’s tour will start on December 26th in Buffalo, you can check out the rest of the dates after the jump.
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Tags: News, polar bear club, tour by bill
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