Last week we noted that Twin Peaks, the defunct Chicago rock band that has nothing to do with the David Lynch TV show, were teasing a reunion. They did indeed announce a pair of hometown shows Monday commemorating the 10th anniversary of their album Down In Heaven, but we were so busy relaunching our website […]

Louisville, Kentucky’s LDB Fest is one of the biggest annual events on the hardcore landscape, and it has recently put a bit more emphasis on non-hardcore bands with hardcore backgrounds. This year, for instance, Basement and Superheaven shared headlining duties with Cold World. And at next year’s LDB, HC faith-keepers Terror will share that headlining […]

With singles like this year’s “Kitchen Song” and “I Don’t Like You, But I Love You,” Brighton-based musician Opal Mag has posited herself as a promising new voice of the ’90s indie rock revival. Right now, there are tons of artists making the type of noisy, hooky guitar music Opal Mag does, but not all […]