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First, John Gentile's recent Bay Area visit also included attending a live show featuring Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad, Jeff Rosenstock and Hard Girls:
Crafting a set across the Bomb the Music Industry! discography and his own solo work, Rosenstock was a dynamo. He often would start near the microphone, singing in his perfectly imperfect voice that either conveys words with complete truth or a damn good mimicry of it.
Read John's review of this live show right here.
Second, Rich Cocksedge really likes the pop-punk/hardcore hybrid created by School Damage on their new 7-inch Get Weird. Far as I can tell, they sound nothing like A Day To Remember:
Okay, it's not rocket science to throw together a few chords, some lyrics that occasionally verge on the edge of D.U.M.B. and add a propensity to play at a fair old pace but getting the mix right (I burnt out on pop-punk a fair few years ago) is something that too many bands these days just cannot achieve.
Read Rich's review of School Damage's Get Weird right here.
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P.S. The name of my punk rock fantasy football team is My Shame Is Jones-Drew.