The 13th annual Fest in Gainesville, FL has launced its website and begun announcing headliners, notable Descendents, though the first wave also includes numerous noteworthy bands such as Lifetime, Strike Anywhere, The Menzingers, Modern Life Is War, Marked Men, and more.
Much like last year, it will be preceded by Pre-Fest in Ybor City, FL. Pre-Fest is Oct. 29-30 and Fest 13 will run Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
Check out SPB's Fest 12 coverage, as well as many early festivals too.
While I like new Descendents, their older stuff always had an intangible bite to it. The new stuff feels more sarcastic while their earlier material was pissed off underneath that playful disposition. And that’s what you get on 9th & Walnut which is billed as the band’s eighth studio album, though the timeline is more complicated than that. All 18 songs on 9th … Read more
From time to time certain friends of mine will make the same kind of declarations in the month of February that I do. And when statements like, "This might be the best record of the year," spew from their overexcited mouth while trying to tell me about a new album, I do indeed take notice. So, when such declarations of … Read more
Modern Life is War are flirting with a backlash. Plenty of people hated Witness despite the fact that it upped the ante on My Love. My Way. like a gambler splashing the pot, with songs that stood taller, lingered in your head longer, and cut like a Bowie knife (i.e. through human flesh). But still we hear the same old … Read more
Like its 12 predecessors, Fest 13 offered something new. The growing festival has made a mark in the DIY punk community in its layout, booking, and overall feel and, while it has a certain brand and stylistic focus, the 350+ band event is also able to shapeshift annually, sprouting new … Read more
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