REDEYES BLACK DRAGON / LIFELONG GAPYEAR
CAT RIDGEWAY & THE TOURISTS

You can’t help but be excited when talking about Orlando singer songwriter Cat Ridgeway. She is a hard person to summarize because she is, for lack of a better word, an anomaly. Her infectious energy and contagious enthusiasm in everything she creates is electric, while her passion and commitment to her music radiate through her […]
CHALK TIGER / POSSUMS

American punk rock band Chalk Tiger, from Jacksonville, is a powerful force in the industry. They personify the ethos of the punk movement with their unbridled energy and rebellious attitude. Chalk Tiger draws influence from the genre’s pioneers and infuses their music with a unique fusion of fury and melody. Chalk Tiger is a punk […]
MEGAN MCKENZIE, PERSEPHONE’S CHOICE
LAST RESORT / BEELINE
’68

The raucous duo Josh Scogin demurely undersells as “rock n’ roll with a kick in the pants” is named ’68, after the Camaro the Atlanta, Georgia native grew up working on with his dad. Already a young hardcore scene vet with a handful of influential albums under his belt by his twenties, Scogin introduced ’68 […]
CETRAGORE / PONTIFAX

Cetragore is a Blackened Death metal band from Quincy, Massachusetts.
GENITORTURERS

Renowned for their status as agents provocateur of the underground hard rock and industrial metal scenes, the latex defining and pop-culture defying Genitorturers return with the Nov. 3, 2009 release of Blackheart Revolution [G-Force/MVD Entertainment]. The outfit’s fifth studio release, Blackheart Revolution is a mesmerizing blend of infectious riffs and riotous overtures that lay the […]
HENHOUSE PROWLERS

With two decades proudly under their belts, the Prowlers’ sight remains fixed on the future. Ever constant in the group’s enthralling performances is their ability to showcase their passion for music and humanity. All four members possessing a knack for storytelling, compelling songwriting and intricate instrumentation, each offers the utmost artistic prowess, building on one […]
MURPHY’S LAW

Riding the fine line between obnoxious skatepunk and sodden metal, Murphy’s Law came out of New York City’s mid-’80s hardcore scene and formed in Astoria, Queens, around vocalist Jimmy G. The group’s self-titled debut, released on Profile in 1986, contained the usual ’80s subjects (boredom, alienation, weed, beer, etc.), but the songs were definitely there, […]