Fest 16

Bad Copy

  1. Zero Boys
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    Zero Boys, Street Brats, Virgin Whores, & The Muff Divers in Chicago, IL

    Zero Boys know how to bring a 'Vicious Circle' Pit to Logan Square.

  2. 88 Fingers Louie
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    88 Fingers Louie, The Lillingtons, Able Baker Fox, & Evil Engine in Chicago, IL

    What's a better way to end a shitty week than sitting around the house on your day off anxiously awaiting your next shift? Going to a party for 88 Fingers Louie's first new album in 19 years for one.

  3. The Plurals
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    The Love Songs, The Plurals, Danger Inc., & The Rinds in Oakland, CA

    Monday show totally rips, despite being a Monday

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    Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, Bouncing Souls, & Jake Burns in Chicago, IL

    Dropkick! Rancid! Punk show stabbings! What year is it again!?

  5. Results
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    Boxsledder, The Plurals, & Results in Chicago, IL

    The show that almost wasn't

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    Engines, The Brokedowns, Grammaw, Ovef Ow, L. Mounts & The Swellheads, & Atonement Theory in Chicago, IL

    A Backyard BBQ Record Release Party

  7. The Capitalist Kids
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    Fuck You Idiot, The Capitalist Kids, Krayola, & Surfer Moon in Chicago, IL

    Pop-Punk on a Sunday

  8. Vicious Dreams
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    The Ridgelands, Calling All Cars, Vicious Dreams, & The Studs in Blue Island, IL

    2 Bands, 1 Album!

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    American Draft, The Burst and Bloom, & Boss Fight in Chicago, IL

    When Baderbrau gives you Art, Brews, and Punk Rock...You take it to the very last drop.

  10. Signals Midwest
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    Signals Midwest, Throw Shade, & Pacemaker in Chicago, IL

    Signals Midwest proves once again why I call them "Signals Midbest"

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    Kodakrome, The Ableist, Harvey Pekar, & Die High in Chicago, IL

    Friday night's alright for raging.

  12. Jawbreaker
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    Jawbreaker at Ivy Room in San Francisco

    Ivy Room will be closed today for a private event.

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    Vans Warped Tour in Tinley Park, IL

    Hot! Sweaty! Old! Tired! Two 30 somethings take on Warped Tour

  14. ISW
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    ISW (Japan) Tour Kickoff With Isotope, Rum Rebellion, Under 15 Seconds, & Heartless Folk in Berkeley, CA

    East Bay sound by way of Japan

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    Iron Chic, The Obsessives, Clique, & Weed Hounds in Brooklyn, NY

    East Coast bands meets West Coast photographer

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    VLHS’ Final Show & Class of 2017 Graduation

    This isn't goodbye, it's goodnight.

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    Captain, We’re Sinking, Turnspit, Distants, & Merit Badge in Chicago, IL

    Out on a school night and ready to rage... accordingly.

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    Rise Against, Of Mice And Men, & Plague Vendor in Los Angeles, CA

    Eight albums in and still going strong!

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    Michelle Branch & Haerts in Chicago, IL

    "It looks like I'll be covering Michelle Branch tonight" is never something I thought I'd say at 31, but I am so glad that I did.

  20. The Flatliners
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    The Flatliners, PKEW PKEW PKEW, Garrett Dale and Heart & Lung in Cleveland, OH

    Krista and Zack head to Cleveland, where Krista learns she's a total dummy for ever doubting The Flatliners.

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    Heartless Folk, False Positives, Ash Williams, Baron Bandini, & Dearly Divided in Oakland, CA

    Even though Oakland is 400 miles away, we celebrated the last show at Pomona DIY venue VLHS like we were ther

  22. Nothington
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    Nothington, MakeWar, Joe McMahon, & The C-Sides in Chicago, IL

    Ever see a man crowdsurf during an acoustic set?

  23. The Apology Tour
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    Vehicle City Fest 2 in Flint, MI

    Definitely a must attend and at the top of my favorite Michigan music fests to attend.

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    Homeless Gospel Choir, Zach Quinn, Hi Ho, & Sam Porter in Chicago, IL

    On Saturday, June 17th, Mat and I headed to Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood to catch an early show in the


Basement Life

Greensboro, NC

Basement Life creates engaging indie rock with an emphasis on melodic post punk guitar lines and catchy punk rock influenced vocal arrangem

  1. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head 17: Dead Kennedys – ‘Frankenchrist’

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