A new 18-track compilation titled Positive Jams has been released to raise funds for Abra Hall. The record contains live tracks from Elway, Destroy Nate Allen, Abolitionist, Matt Danger, and more--all bands who appeared on radio show "Ballot Result" on KPSU. Hall is a 26 year-old currently fighting cancer. Visit here for more information on her story an dpick up the comp at Tiny Empire Records' bandcamp page.
Elway last released the EP Hence My Enthusiasm last year on Red Scare Industries.
Elway kick off their latest with “Inches,” a middle finger at those of us listening to and writing about their music. So, well, I’m not the type to throw fuel on the fire so I’ll leave it at that. They’re entitled to their opinions. Tim Browne even shared some great points in an SPB guest column. The notable point in “Inches” … Read more
Listening to Elway’s debut Delusions there was a lot of promise. It’s a solid record, nice songwriting, big hooks and memorable choruses. It’s modern Midwestern punk but with a greater ear toward emotion and even a bit of drama, more Lawrence Arms in tone than, say, Banner Pilot. Where Delusions hit a wall was in just how similar it could get to Larry Arms songs, particularly those … Read more
Following a name change from the audibly slick 10-4 Eleanor and absurd legal debacles with John Elway of the Denver Broncos comes the follow-up EP from the Colorado 4-piece’s Red Scare debut. Hence My Optimism shows little progression from Elway’s previous efforts but proves there’s little merit in fixing what isn’t broken. Packing enough energy and rambunctious attitude to rival … Read more
Most of you are still recovering from Fest, but let’s not forget that Red Scare had a little fest of their own for their 10th Anniversary show. Maybe you were cool enough to catch both, maybe you missed out on one. Either way, we’ll be covering both so you can … Read more
Nate Allen (Destroy Nate Allen) SPB: What’s the story behind your band name? Allen: I had played music as "Nate Allen" for a few years in San Francisco. Nobody really cared. I had done a few northwest shows but for the most part the music was just mediocre Johnny Cash … Read more
If ever there was such a thing as socio-political discourse in the contemporary punk “community” (which I should qualify as being a very tiny and specific niche of semi-semi-noteworthy bands such as my own), one of the most delicate and hotly debated issues these days is gender and sexism within … Read more
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