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Alec Adams on November 10, 2021
The word is officially out—the South Bay is at the center of an exciting moment in hardcore music. People are hungry for the sound, and our bands are out there representing us in moshpits and DIY venues throughout the nation. Hometown heroes Spy are back with a stacked lineup of touring and…
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Mike Huguenor on September 29, 2021
San Jose hardcore moves fast. Two thousand people came to see Sunami play their second show. Three years after releasing their first album, Gulch have already announced their final tour. And Spy—a very new band with no music videos and only a four-song, seven-minute EP to their name—has somehow amassed over 17,000…
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Mike Huguenor on July 7, 2021
Every heavy music fan should know Zulu. On their incredible 2020 EP, My People… Hold On, the LA act mix hardcore with spirituals and performance art, and center the experience of African American women. “As a Black woman, I stand at the intersection of racism and sexism,” Aleisia Miller testifies over hypnotic…
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