Go to shows!: April 2014

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Welcome, come to a show! Below is a list of shows going on in and around Southwest PA.

10-15 The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Pittsburgh @Club Cafe
10-16 The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, night 2, Pittsburgh @Club Cafe
10-17 Days N Daze, Bridge City Sinners, Apes of State, Crazy and the Brains, Pittsburgh @Spirit
10-23 Slapshot, Sheer Terror, Next Step Up, Iron Price, Skullcrack, Frederick MD @Cafe 611
10-23 Punktober Fest, Hagard Wulf, Rutabaga Suicide, Defiant Blood, All the Damn Vampires, The Homisides, Cumberland MD @Dig Deep Brewing Co
10-27 Mephiskapheles, Children of October, Boiled Denim, Pittsburgh @Ormsby Ave Cafe
10-31 GAG, Heavy Discipline, Necroheads, Pittsburgh @Collision
10-31 Sheer Terror, Submachine, Pittsburgh @Rock Room
11-9 The Slackers, Fubar, Inco Fido, Pittsburgh @the Crafthouse
11-9 Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, Pittsburgh @Stage AE
11-11Dying Fetus, Terror, Pittsburgh@Spirit
11-13 Fubar, Inco Fido, Sneaky Heat Missiles, The Biscuits, Greensburg @Green Beacon Gallery
11-14 Enforced, Steel Nation, Settle for Nothing, Vulgar Royalty, Morgantown WV @123 Pleasant Street
11-19, Municipal Waste, Crowbar, Skeletal Remains, Dead Heat, Pittsburgh @Spirit
11-20 Anti-Flag, Suicide Machines, Punchline, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Doll Skin, Swiss Army, Pittsburgh @Roxian Theater
11-20 VCTMS, Born A New, Gravebirth, Ire, Pittsburgh @Preserving Underground
11-21 Protomartyr, The Gotobeds, Pittsburgh @Club Cafe
11-26 Koffin Kats, Pittsburgh @Club Cafe
11-28 Exhorder, Take Offense, Extinction AD, Plague Years, Pittsburgh @Crafthouse
12-8 Blood Incantation, Primitive Man, Sissy Spacek, Jarhead Fertilizer, Pittsburgh @Funhouse Mr. Smalls
12-19 Bushido Code, Steel Nation, Age of Ruin, Fire in the Blood, Pittsburgh @Preserving Underground
1-5 Spotlights, Eternal Sleep, Pittsburgh @Preserving Hardcore
1-25 Fucked Up, David Comes to Life, Empath, Pittsburgh @Mr. Smalls
2-28 Meshuggah, Converge, Torche, Pittsburgh @Stage AE
3-13 Sepultura, Sacred Reich, Crowbar, Art of Shock, Pittsburgh @Thunderbird Cafe
3-13 Blitzkid, more, Pittsburgh @Preserving Underground
3-29 Circle Jerks, 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, Pittsburgh @Mr. Smalls
4-14 DRI, Truckstop, Pittsburgh @Preserving Underground

Monday, April 14, 2014

3-31 Stick to Your Guns, Terror, Expire, Hundredth, Counterparts, Pittsburgh @Altar Bar

If possible I'll always go see Terror when they come to Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, it seems that half of the time they play with a bunch of shit bands. F those bands. I was worried on the way into the show, because the sign on the door said no moshing no stagediving. At a Terror show, no chance.

Expire - Because I had to work this day we got there late and missed them. Sucks dick that they played first because they're really good.

Counterparts - Instead of watching them we sat in the car and boozed. Good call.

Hundredth - Not very good in my opinion. However, these seem like really good people, they're involved with some nonprofits that are stright up good. I like the guys, not the band so much, but I've no problem supporting the band since they support good things.

Terror - Kick motherfucking ass. I have a feeling that the 75% of the crowd, which was everyone behind me, was standing still. Either way, the songs they played were mostly new, and I'm not surprised by that because of the audience. But the older songs they did play were true bangers, and the new songs are fucking sick too. Win win with Terror everytime.

Stick to Your Guns - I think this band sucks. They have a few singy songs, which I've always had disdain for. And their other songs just aren't all that good.

Hi's - Terror, partying
Low's - The other bands, high price, not much else.

3-15 Eel, War Emblem, Dying, Blood Red, Pittsburgh @Romeo II

This show was pretty awesome. It was at a house that I'd never been to before, so that made it a little bit strange. But after we found our way around, feeling like circus freaks, everything came together. The bands played in the basement, which was tiny as fuck. But on the upside of everything, there were two restrooms in the house, so that was great.

Blood Red - This band kicks ass. Fastish hardcore punk. Reminds me of Good Clean Fun because of the witty banter of the singer. This set was very entertaining and funny.

Dying - This band ended up not showing up. Oh well. Based on the description they wouldn't have fit in all that well anyway.

War Emblem - I love the name of this band. They ripped. No specific memorable songs or anything, but they just kicked ass.

Eel - Local skunk punks playing the fast and noisey and loud. I always enjoy their set.

Hi's - All the bands that played, the venue being pooper friendly, funny people watching and encounters.

low's - Not much.