To the delight of 300 lucky people, The Get Up Kids played a reunion show at RecordBar in their hometown, Kansas City, last night. This was their first show since their “last” show July 2, 2005. While the highlight for most was that they played their classic album Something to Write Home About from start to finish….

Picking up where Potboiler left off, Get Bent has been anywhere in the NYC area they can.  Here is a video of them playing at The Fort in Brooklyn.  If you like what you hear, you can download their demo for free on If You Make It.

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With a sea of hardcore-punk bands in the world, it is hard to stand out.  Richmond, Virginia’s Government Warning doesn’t have this problem.  While their sound is heavily influenced by 80’s hardcore bands such as Necros, Black Flag, and Minor Threat, they have revamped the style and have made it relevant for the 21st century.  All of their records are worth checking out, but their debut LP No Moderation on Feral Ward is one of the best hardcore records released in the last few years.
Here is a video of Government …

On October 14th 2008, Fucked Up played a soon to be legendary 12 hour free show in New York City.  Throughout the day they were joined by friends of theirs from the Cro-Mags, Vampire Weekend, Vivian Girls, Les Savy Fav, and many more.  Rhapsody, one of the sponsors of the show, have released a teaser with some of the footage captured throughout the day.  Judging by this short video, it looks like this show will be talked about for years to come.

Within an ever growing number of bands with punctuation in their names, Los Campesinos! definitely stands out.  If you’re a fan of talented musicians that can make your feet move, this is the band for you.  This song features some of the best male/female trade off vocals I have heard since “Nothing Better” by The Postal Service.
Here is the music video for their song “Death to Los Campesinos!” off of their debut album Hold on Now, Youngster….  Be sure to watch the entire video because the ending is very interesting.
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Eric Ayotte is one of those guys that everyone says is the nicest guy ever.  In this case, I know that it is a fact.  I met Eric many moons ago when he rolled into Buffalo with the Gadabout Traveling Film Fest he runs.  Next time I saw him, he was playing songs by himself in a basement.  Here is an example of what I saw that night:

In tribute to their upcoming break up, here is a great video of The Ergs playing their song “Books About Miles Davis”, which was recently collected on Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend on Dirtnap Records.
For info on their last shows, check out their website.

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