By Chris Tihor
"Energy Surge," the first track on Solutions to Substance couldn’t provide a better description of the entire album. Moose Jaw’s Layaway Plan come out flying and don’t let up for a second in their third full-length release. Combining just the right amounts of punk and metal, this talented group has successfully made the jump from… Continue reading Solutions to Substance
By Chris Tihor
Thursday score high marks with their second full-length album and Victory Records debut release Full Collapse. The band successfully combines emotionally-driven lyrics and sound with just enough of a hardcore influence to break out of the emo genre and put out some very original work. Not once in the album does Thursday come out to… Continue reading Full Collapse
By Chris Tihor
This album sounds like it was written at a laundromat. One of many qualities the U.S. Bombs lack is the ability to create a different sound for each of the songs on their newest release Back at the Laundromat Another is the vocals, which are so annoying they almost reach the point of being unbearable.… Continue reading Back at the Laundromat
By Chris Tihor
Who would have ever thought such a wide variety of punk genres could come together so well at the same show? Sno Jam 7 had something for everyone, and whether it was ska, pop-punk, or hardcore, the music was awesome throughout Monday’s sold-out show. Japan’s Nicotine started things off quickly with their speedy pop-punk. Incredibly… Continue reading Avalanche of artists at Sno Jam 7
By Chris Tihor
Apparently, there is still a band that can rock without jumping onto the rap-core bandwagon. Named after a computer hard drive, Portland’s 6gig delivers a hard-hitting mixture of rock and metal with a slight punk and experimental influence on their latest release Tincan Experiment. While not ground-breaking, 6gig comes at you with 12 solid tracks,… Continue reading Tincan Experiment