Scion Presents:
Skeletonwitch & Doomriders

This show is a FREE show, but you must RSVP.

The Friday Night Boys, Great Big Planes, Anarbor, The Ready Set, The Bigger Lights The Desarios

The Friday Night Boys are a pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia. Formed in 2006, the band as successfully released 3 EP's and recently released their first full length album, Off The Deep End. After touring with numerous large bands including All Time Low, We The Kings, & Hey Monday, the band has proved they are here to stay.

Spectra Records Presents "The Last Band Standing"
Lullwater, The First Stone, Fulturn Jones, Legend Has It,Suburban Soul, Mister Fernando, Ninety Four, I'm Chinese, Russell Macklin, Kadense

Spectra Records has set out to find the best band in the Southeast and offer them a recording contract. Round 2 will take place at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA on Thursday, February 11th. For more info visit http://www.nextbigthingtour.com

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50:50 Shot, Angry Banana, The Real Deal, The Deadbeats

50:50 Shot is a band from Atlanta who is shaping up the southern ska scene. A powerful horn section and raw energy prove this band is here to stay. With supporting acts as Angry Banana (New Orleans), The Real Deal (Canada), and other Atlanta acts, this will be a ska show to remember.

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The Legendary Team, A Fight For Life, All for the Attention, Novembrance

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Synapse Defect, Cataleptic Burial, Brigand, Jerolyn,Mask the Wretch

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Trance Atlanta

This event is 18+

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Dropkick Entertainment Presents: Fuel The Fire

Tamarind Tree Presents: Hearts For Haiti
an Earthquake Relief Benefit

This will be a collection of Reggae, Gospel, and Soul artists with all proceeds going towards a charity .

Afton Presents:
Octopus Grin, Mike Motter, Otium, Blood Oaks,A Night Worth Remembering, Allergen, Copacetic, Analog, The Tree That Jordan Built, Not Having Fun, & Guests

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Rebelution, SOJA, Zion I

Hailing from Santa Barbara, California, Rebelution has developed into the front runner for grassroots, independent and touring driven music groups representing the Cali-Reggae scene. It was there that the seeds to Rebelution’s future would be planted-- and would instill their kick back, worry free vibes, catchy refrain, and optimistic, inspiring, and engaging music that would leave their listeners with the sense that they have the power to make this world a better place.

Nile, Immolation, Krisiun, Abigail Williams, Dreaming Dead

Nile creates death metal that is epic, intelligent, technical, and atmospheric beyond explanation for well over a decade. While extremely brutal and technical, Nile is riddled with Middle Eastern and Egyptian themes that create imagery unlike the most spacious of death metal bands.

Mosh Lives II Tour
Emmure, Terror, After the Burial, Miss May I, Thick As Blook

Emmure is a band that was destined to come together. This deathcore band has kept its patented hellbrand of unbridled metal partnered with lyrics of revenge and issues with the opposite sex. The movement Emmure started with Goodbye to the Gallows will not be repeated with The Respect Issue it will be escalated. Say you heard of them last year, because their world domination is only a breakdown away.

We Were Promised Jetpacks, Royal Bangs, Bad Veins

The latest Scottish discovery, We Were Promised Jetpacks, is exactly what you'd expect from the label that produced Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit: an anthemic collection of heavily accented singing, insistent rhythms, and intense sincerity. With songs that marry tough riffs to tender glockenspiels and find a balance between muscular, masculine drumming and singer Adam Thompson’s vulnerable, striving warble, there is much to like and enjoy at a live show.

Deepest Gray, Fifty-Two Ways, Aborning

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Deepest Gray Fifty-Two Ways Aborning

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Atlanta Bass Wars and 180 Degrees Presents:
Mason + MC Armanni, 6Blocc aka R.A.W, aka Bboy 3000, Prolific, Archnemisis (LIVE PA), Tester, Charlie P + Rell, Antimatter, Don Darko,MC's Arion LEE + Kakarot MC

FUZE

Free Monthly Drum and Bass Party! Always a crowd pleaser! This event is 18+

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Bo Stylz Presents:
Psycho Solstice Festival

The Black Dahlia Murder, Obscura, Augury, Hatesphere

It is unrelenting, furious, attacking, loud, pulverizing, crushing, demanding and loud thrash-type metal-core. They can be fast and aggressive with some pretty cool guitar riffs with heavy and rough vocals. This music will echo in your skull. Buy your tickets.

Junior Boys DJ Set

Their music has drawn variously from disco, electro-pop, UK garage, R&B—and Frank Sinatra. They bear traces of Munich, London, Chicago, Virginia Beach, Tin Pan Alley—and yet they hail from Hamilton, Ontario. They are men of the world, but you can call them Junior Boys. The men in question, of course, are Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus, and their story is an unlikely one: two childhood friends who had no real intention of becoming professional musicians—and yet, six years after the almost accidental founding of the band, find themselves with three studio albums and a mix CD under their belts, their passports ragged after frequent touring, their press books brimming with clippings.

Ingrain, Legend Has It, Unaccounted For, Riser

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I-Tegrity, The Apostles, Hollyweerd, Rama Don & The Power Move,with music by The Roots Cellar Sound System

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9th Circle, Inviloate, The Universe, Neverwake

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40oz. To Freedom (Sublime Tribute), Sazbo

40 oz to Freedom has been turning heads from day one. They have a uniquely similar sound to Sublime as well as an amazingly energetic show that is sure to leave you wanting more. All in all, this is the band to see for any true Sublime fan. "We do Sublime with a twist!" ROCK ON!!!!

Mon Cherie's Rockabilly Lounge Atomic Rockets DJ Reverend Andy

Mon Cherie's monthly raucus rockabilly party! Raffle for Maggie Adinaro & Tattoo Gift Certificates and a great lineup of entertainment as usual. More info atwww.moncheriepresents.com

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Epica, Threat Signal, Blackguard, Eclipsed By Sanity

Prepare yourself for the awesome beauty of Epica. Inspired by the Arab culture, Epica brings a unique blend of classical orchestra and choir, brutal grunts and screams and the exquisite mezzo soprano vocals of Simone Simons. She is is a true revelation, as she seems to have walked right out of an opera, straight into Epica, and it is a pure delight to hear her sing.

Bobaflex, Downstait, Alumynati

BOBAFLEX Blends together elements of rock and metal so well, that the results consistently remain one step ahead of the current trends. They're an odd beast, a bracing mix of heavy riffage, hip-hop-inspired beats and alternately growling and soaring vocals. There are four singers in the band, so the angle of attack constantly shifts, which is partly why the bands songs careen around your brain far longer than hard rock's usual offerings.

Twiztid, Blaze, Kung Fu Vampire Certified Public Assassins

Where most rappers celebrate the urban lifestyle with the same old themes and the same old image, Twiztid peel away the gloss and expose the innards. With an oversized butcher knife. They take the hard edge of theatrical rock-and-roll and temper it with gritty hip-hop to create a musical monstrosity so dangerously real it must be hidden with face paint. These aren't casual gangsters; their painted personas let them explore the darkest corners of the human psyche, from superhero fantasies to horror film legacies. With their ruthless raps, they can explore every recess of their audience's experiences, every sentimental reflection and every sinister urge. By becoming something unreal, they are free to be real. Whether it's on-stage devastation or home stereo infiltration, Twiztid's music will take you somewhere you've never been before. The scariest part is when you don't want to come back.

POS, Dessa, Astronautalis

Amidst the swagger, the laughter and the wit, P.O.S provides a portal to his personal life-a young man ferociously determined to succeed as a father, a musician, and a human being. He's earnest, sometimes frustrated, irresistibly likable, and he's goofy. With that kind of wingspan, he can rally almost any crowd-live he's like the Pied Piper of the underground. He can make a rap show feel like a revival, a mosh pit, or a reunion. He will stand on chair. He'll invent a dance. Then the beat drops, the hands go up, and you're converted.

Sherwood, Hot Chelle Rae, Black Gold, Reece

While nearly every modern-day rock band is greatly affected by rock’s iconic songwriters, very few bands aspire to rise above fad-status and achieve something great. Sherwood is one of those bands. With a diverse selection of influences that include The Beach Boys and Jimmy Eat World they offer sharp lyrics, indie charm and a nod to the great songwriters of decades past. Amongst a sea of predictable clones, Sherwood’s natural sound and clever hooks serve as a refreshing reminder of how far a great music can go.

Tim Barry, Ninja Gun

This punk/folk rocker has captured the imaginations of thousands across the world, both with his work in Avail, and with his solo career. What’s a poor ol’ Southern boy to do but give the people what they want? Barry proves his musical chops with his quit-witted, in your face lyrical style coupled with his deep baritone voice. He gets it all out there, but makes you feel good at the same time. Come check it out.

Next Big Thing Tour:
Up and coming local alternative and punk acts

Who is going to be the Next Big Thing? Come out to the nations largest tour for up and coming bands and find out!

Crime In Stereo

Crime In Stereo formed just after the turn of the millennium when the musicindustry was mass-producing Long Island’s fashion metal and emo bands, much like William Levitt cranked out low-cost housing generations earlier—housing that became the model for scores of post-World War II communities. Crime In Stereo made a conscious decision to remain true to the Long Island scene they were bred on, a more melodic version of New York’s hardcore sound. They’re fast, aggressive and pay off live with their shout-along fodder.

OTEP, Bury Your Dead, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Destrophy, Legion X, Alternator

"Our music is formed from the marrow of creative intercourse. Art for art's sake. Indeed. And just as Artaud taught: our music is a protest against the senseless constraints that reduce "culture" into an inconceivable Pantheon of humdrum, ineffectual lesser gods and puppets of sterility & puritanism. In antiquity, the Theatre was created as an outlet for all of life's repressions and to proclaim to one and all that life's intensity is still intact. Just as light is born from the burning flame, we must fight for the glow. But we warn you, this music, our message, and these lessons are not for every soul. Some will be devoured. Others reborn. Remember, do not slide into bed with the Devil unless you intend to ***k." - Otep Shamaya

Envy on the Coast and Fall of Troy

Three years ago, two discouraged friends sat down and imagined what it would be like to play in band without gimmicks, without egos, and without facades. They wondered what itd be like to play with people who shared in their desire to meet every kid, at every show, in every state they played. Without even making a conscious attempt to pursue this concept, they were fortunate enough to find three other friends who shared this desire. Over the course of 3 years, Envy on the Coast was born. The Fall of Troy is everything you wish your band could be - younger, faster, louder, and well... better looking. These are the facts, but don't let it get you down. You're a snowflake, unique in your own way. The heavy songs are bone-crushing, the melodic passages are instantly memorable and, most importantly, the avant-garde experimentation doesn't overshadow the music's inherent accessibility.

Deathloch and Solace Lost CD Release Party, Eyes of Torment

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The Chariot, Greeley Estates, Inhale/Exhale, Memphis May Fire, The Color Morale

Based in Atlanta and coming with Norma Jean's former frontman, the buzz about The Chariot can't be denied. The Chariot is distinctively different lyrically and musically in comparison to Scogin's previous band. Everything is alive, everything is breathing, nothing is dead and nothing is bleeding is without a doubt a top-notch debut album, lengthy song titles and all. It's so hardcore, to the point that even I was taken aback by its intensity. It is indeed what they intended it to be, authentic. It'll be joy to your hearts.

Infected Mushroom

Psy-Trance innovators Infected Mushroom have become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world’s 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.’s DJ Magazine, the Israel-bred, L.A. based duo bring a frenetic rock energy to the form. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, intensely passionate vocals and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre’s most unpredictably joyous events. And their recordings continually venture where other electronic acts fear to tread.

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Atticus Metal Tour Featuring:
Unearth, Stick To Your Guns, The Ghost Inside, Carnifex

Hailing from Massachusetts, the virtual metal and hardcore capital of North America, Unearth bring a new sense of talent with charismatic riffs, thought provoking lyrics and pummeling breakdowns. Unearth masterfully combine an intoxicating mix of American and European metal with hardcore ethic and punch. This unique approach makes Unearth one of the most abrasive, commanding and emotionally charged groups in the underground scene today.

Alkaline Trio, Cursive

Follow me here: Punk rock is like Joan Rivers. In an ongoing quest for eternal youth, it continually tears at the flesh of its own face, pushing and prodding and tightening and twisting until what emerges is a boring old monster that, somehow, everyone is OK with looking at. And this far down the line, punk rock has been reshaped so many times it sometimes looks like a busload of 70-something sun-bunnies in coastal Florida, face lifted into an army of look-a-likes. Somewhere along the ride, its mean spirit left the tuneful bands for hardcore and metal, and punk rock filled with melody became nice. And funny. And safe. And dull as shit. Let's do this.

Wavepool (CD Release Show), Lakehurst is Burning, Karbomb, Campaign

So though thoughts of the water park brings to mind fond memories pf laughing with friends, googling at the girls, frying in the sun, and riding the waves...that's not what Wave Pool is in reference too. The name Wave Pool is meant to represent sound waves pooled together in a way that captures emotion and expresses pieces of life. ;)

FUZE

Free Monthy Drum and Bass Party! Always a crowd pleaser! This event is 18+

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Holiday Parade, Seven Story Fall, Freshman 15

Covering the indie music scene with several other bands, Holiday Parade from Atlanta, Georgia, offers some of the clear, melodic vocals so prominent in the late 1990s and first few years of the new century. Come celebrate with Holiday Parade as they perform their final show ever.

Little Dragon, VV Brown

From the city of Gothenburg grew the birth of tiny creature. Its breath full of fire passion death and dreams. It lived in a fantasy called the electric forest. This forest was thick with russtling secrets and infintite amounts of pinetrees. On occasional full moons the pine trees would light up in neon auras of lime and turquoise and the ground would shake with a steady rumble. The tiny creature grew into a little dragon. It wrestled with the large wind sometimes. The heat of its breath would weave in with the cool air and make patterns in the sky. Although the creature was a powerful little beast it was light as a feather and would often sleep on the leaf flowing in the breeze. And there it would dream in a dream. These dreams were without visuals and haunted by sounds. electric sounds and beats would pump its little heart and make her sleep walk around the forest like a ghost dancing in the night. And the aching of this lonely creatures heart would be reflected in bittersweet melodies both haunting and happy.

RxBandits, The Builders and the Butchers

There are bands that merely "grow," and then there are bands that truly evolve. There are bands that find a sound that works and stick to it like it's their religion, and then there are bands that only use that sound as a foundation, a launching pad into greater things. "We go from reggae to punk to hardcore. We're not lost or confused. We're doing it on purpose," trombone player Rich Balling says. "At first, people might hear the album and say that we're not focused because there are so many styles on it. But that's the opposite of what we're doing. Our focus is all the styles."

Miike Snow, Delorean

From the very first note, you know Miike Snow are Scandinavian. There’s something about the stuttering synthesizer pounding out a graciously major-key melody, with a hint of horns coming in, that is unmistakably Nordic. There’s a long line of this winning, celebratory pop with a melancholic undercurrent, running at least from Abba all the way through A-ha, Bel Canto, and the Sugarcubes; to the Cardigans, Annie, and Röyksopp. And that’s by no means an inclusive list. You can definitely add Miike Snow to the canon, though. Their self-titled debut is one of the most interesting, fun, and hummable pop albums of the past year. Don't miss this show.

Dillinger Escape Plan, Darkest Hour, I Wrestled A Bear Once, Animals as Leaders

With a planet-beating touring campaign that includes basement shows, a stint on the main stage at this summer’s Vans Warped Tour, a performance at the legendary Cochella festival, and various points in between you can’t miss an Atlanta stop. You’ll wonder right after you pick yourself up off the floor why more bands don’t achieve similar force-of-nature status. What is the mission of the Dillinger Escape Plan? It’s a question Weinman addresses with equal parts melancholy, unwavering determination and humor. "I’ve been trying for a while to have someone explain that to me," he says, laughing. "Seriously, Option Paralysis represents why we’re here and why we’re still making music. We started at a time when there wasn’t all this access to the larger world. Our only goal was to make a small dent in the scene that we were in. The fact we’ve made it this far and that we’re still relevant is really special to me. I feel that it is extremely important for bands like us to continue to represent the ethic and attitude that was present during a time that doesn't exist anymore." "That," he says, pausing to smile. "And I have to pay my mortgage somehow"

Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Of Mice and Men, The Word Alive, We Came as Romans

Alesana has come a long way in order to bring you their musical vision and incendiary live performance. Exploring the heights of love and the lows of heartbreak and bitterness that often follow, Alesana's music strikes a universal chord with audiences around the world. Fans embrace the emotional sincerity and undeniable intensity of the music while reveling in the reckless abandon with which Alesana performs.

DRI, The Despised Anger Within

Evolving out of a defunct hardcore band called the Suburbanites. Singer Kurt Brecht, drummer Eric Brecht (his brother), and bassist Dennis Johnson had all played in that outfit, and with new guitarist Spike Cassidy in tow, they renamed themselves Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, after a frequent insult from the Brechts' father (who objected vehemently to their rehearsals). Started out as a punk band, then got thrashier and thrashier. DRI is considered the first band that used the blast beat on their song "No Sense!".

Masquerade and Tight Bros Network Presents
Major Lazer, Rusko, Sleigh Bells

Major Lazer is a Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. The US military rescued him and repurposed experimental lazers as prosthetic limbs. Since then Major Lazer has been a hired renegade soldier for a rogue government operating in secrecy underneath the watch of M5 and the CIA. His cover is that of a dancehall night club owner from Trinidad and he enlisted the help of long-time allies and uber-producers, Diplo and Switch, to produce his first LP. His true mission is to protect the world from the dark forces of evil that live just under the surface of a civilized society. He fights vampires and various monsters, parties hard, and has a rocket powered skateboard. Won't you come play?

Kreator, Kataklysm, Evile, Lasarus AD, Lightning Swords

Combine extreme music with an edgy, biting implacability, complement it with politically motivated lyrics that have a distinct tendency to point the finger at grievances and aren't afraid of exposing abhorrent facts, and you just might get a sense of the pandemonium of sounds of Germany's cult thrash metal act, Kreator. The band proves themselves to be unusually innovative and a step ahead of the game, always ready to pursue new ideas and treat themselves and their fans to maximum authenticity. With their latest release, Hordes of Chaos, Kreator are proved experts when it comes to pure, unadulterated thrash metal.

A Day To Remember, August Burns Red, Silverstein

It would be almost too easy and obvious to describe A Day To Remember as the creators of one of the unforgettable rock albums of 2007, but that wouldn’t make it any less true. Hailing from Ocala, Florida, the five members of A Day To Remember have crafted a unique blend of what can best be called "pop-mosh" a potent combination of ultra-high energy and tart-sweet melodies. It’s melodic chaos.

A Day To Remember, August Burns Red, Silverstein

It would be almost too easy and obvious to describe A Day To Remember as the creators of one of the unforgettable rock albums of 2007, but that wouldn’t make it any less true. Hailing from Ocala, Florida, the five members of A Day To Remember have crafted a unique blend of what can best be called "pop-mosh" a potent combination of ultra-high energy and tart-sweet melodies. It’s melodic chaos.

The Big Pink, A Place to Bury Strangers

Love’s infinite and sublime vicissitudes have proved a draw for creative sorts since time immemorial, its landscape mapped by every artist who ever felt the rush of oxytocin to the brain’s prefrontal cortex. Not that Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell are daunted. This year’s recipients of the Philip Hall Radar Award, they’ve crafted a sound that could variously be described as ‘big’ and ‘F-off massive’. This is evident from the first minute of their debut, when ‘Crystal Visions’’ ambient atmosphere of chiming guitars is exploded in a wave of gristly feedback and droning vocal – if anyone’s got the scale to ‘do love’, then it’s probably them. Don’t want to miss this one!

Chunklet Presents: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists with Special Guests

Ted Leo, one of rock's last great intellectual populists, likes to throw you. Now on his fifth album, Living With the Living, the thirtysomething rocker still prefers the same music he's probably loved since his teens: the smarty-pants punk and new wave of turn-of-the-1970s UK labels like Stiff; the amped-up rhythm'n'soul of 60s mod and ska; the rangy heavy rock of Thin Lizzy; the hard-strumming folksiness of 80s indie; and the idealism impressed on him by American hardcore.

Yeasayer, Javelin

Yeasayer are a quartet that accomplishes no small task: transcending genre. They can be seen as successors to the genre-defying Brooklyn scene defined by trailblazing. Yeasayer make a baroque folk-rock that sounds both futurist and tribalist at once; fashioning a casually-indefinable collage of four-part harmonies, junkyard percussion, horror-movie synth squelches, and spidery guitar-lines.

The Masquerade Presents @ Centerstage Theater
Blue October and guests

Masquerade brings Blue October back to Atlanta. This show takes place at Center Stage at the CW Midtown Complex at the corner of 17th Street / West Peachtree. Tickets are available at the Masquerade as well as Center Stage.

Copeland, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Person L, Deas Vail

Every so often, a band comes into the music scene and establishes an enigmatic relationship with their fans. Not in a Radiohead-esque way, but they look just a little bit deeper than everyone else and their fans grow fiercely loyal, just as the haters ruthlessly defend their feelings. Copeland is one of those bands. Expect heavy distortion layered over several of the songs, interesting timings, and what seems like a full orchestra of instruments. Don’t miss them!

This Providence, The Audition, Anarbor, The Bigger Lights

Tickets on sale for this show 2/13/2010

Appleseed Cast Swank Motel

The Appleseed Cast started their musical experiments in the second half of the 90's, toured the world, put out 4 full-length albums, and now arrive at a precarious place in their career. They've been there... but they haven't done this yet. There is a road to travel, even crawl (black and blue and half drunk sometimes), before a band can reach their catharsis. Not the figurative one, not the one in which bands speak of because it sounds profound in interviews. I'm talking about the authentic, honest, and humbling experience of truly releasing everything in the bag to one distinct piece of work. It's cleansing, and an amazing province that The Appleseed Cast have saddled and made theirs from the beginning of the ride and will go on until the very last second.

JJ Grey & Mofro, Band of Heathens

Like Florida’s state flower, the orange blossom, musician JJ Grey’s songs are fascinating, beautiful, and complex. Both are products of the same ground: the rich, fertile and ancient soil of the Sunshine State. Born and raised just outside of Jacksonville, Florida, Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern musical storytellers and, like the best of the great Southern writers, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid and personal, political and universal. His multi-textured music overflows with dynamic rhythms and thought-provoking lyrics. From raw funk to deep soul, blues and rock, JJ and his band Mofro deliver devastating live and recorded performances.

Story of the Year, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, After Midnight Project

Straight from the heart of St Louis, Cometh five humans with rock and roll powers unlike most citizens of Earth. In the immortal and ever knowing words of one Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan, Story of the Year have proven themselves "most triumphant. Story of the Year takes pride in knowing that they are undoubtedly one of the hardest working bands in the universe… not to mention one of the hardest rocking. Don’t miss this show.

Anybody Killa

Tickets on sale for this show 2/12/2010

Bone Thugs N Harmony

The rise of Cleveland's Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is a classic example of the American Dream, a group of five young "brothas" who had a goal and would not allow any barriers to stop from attaining this goal. Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Bizzy Bone went from being broke, hungry and homeless in 1993 to watching their brand of flowing, rolling, rapid-clip, harmonized rap -- dubbed the "Cleveland Sound" -- hit the top of the charts.

High on Fire, Priestess, Black Cobra, Bison

Tickets on sale for this show 2/12/2010

Jedi Mind Tricks

Jedi Mind Tricks reps Philadelphia, but unlike the neo-soul sound you may equate with the 215, they are in touch with Philly’s grimier side. Known for Vinnie Paz’s edgy, violent lyrics and Stoupe's unique production, Jedi Mind Tricks has crafted a sound over the years that the Roots probably wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole. JMT boast a long list of collaborations with both regional MC's and rap veterans, including Kool G Rap, GZA, R.A. the Rugged Man and Mr. Lif, and their songs are riddled with paranoia, conspiracy theories, and ancient Middle-Eastern mythology. Vinnie Paz has formally declared himself to be a follower of Islam, and manages to reference this numerous times on record in between his trademark aggressive lyrical attacks. Between their multiple albums and EP’s, JMT’s discography is longer than many who have been in the game twice as long, proving that there is more than one way to get business done in Philly.

Rockstar Energy Drink Presents the AP Tour
featuring Never Shout Never, w/ Special Guests Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue, The Summer Set

Never Shout Never has an Island feel to it, with a down-to-earth acoustic guitar to back him up. The songs are heartwarming and story-like, but they are incredible catchy and will make you smile without a doubt. Alongside them this year for the AP Tour are: Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue, and The Summer Set.

Local H, Kinch

Coming in at the tail end of the alternative-rock era, Local H injected enthusiasm into the genre, if not originality; they seized their moment as if playing hooky from school. A duo from Zion, IL (guitarist Scott Lucas and drummer Joe Daniels, later replaced by Brian St. Clair), Local H are the latest in a long line of post-Nirvana grunge bands, but with a twist. They play sternum-smashing melodies that verge on satire, bratty rock & roll Davids poking fun at corporate-rock Goliaths and clueless bullies. At its worst, their humor comes off a touch smug and the music derivative.

FUZE

Free Monthy Drum and Bass Party! Always a crowd pleaser! This event is 18+

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Dear Enemy, Souls Harbor, Sid Aerial,

In nature, the "Dear Enemy" effect occurs when powerful rivals agree to cooperate for the greater good rather than slug it out. That phenomenon happens all too rarely in the ultra-competitive music world, but great things can happen when it does, and Atlanta's Dear Enemy is proof. Come support your hometown boys!

School Boy Humor, Amely, Action Item

School Boy Humor, Amely, Action Item and more

It’s one thing to dream, and entirely another to make that dream reality: If you’re not willing to lay it all on the line, all the talent in the world still won’t bring you any closer to your goal. Despite their youth, this is something that School Boy Humor knows all too well. From their not-so-distant days playing the clubs and basements of Little Rock, Arkansas all the way to your stereo, SBH have already traveled far and wide to get here, and their time has just begun. Running down the list of setbacks endured and sacrifices the band have made—everything from poverty to estranged parents to axed athletic careers—you have to wonder just what keeps the quartet going. Then you hear the songs, and it all makes sense.

Little Boots, Dragonette, Fan Death

"Pop" is easy to write and even easier to say, but it's not so easy to pull off successfully. Victoria "Little Boots" Hesketh has been outspoken in embracing the term. "A pop song is just this three-and-a-half-minute nugget, but it can be so powerful," the synth-toting songstress from Blackpool, England, told Carson Daly the night of her first L.A. show. "My problem with a lot of mainstream pop artists-- I love the songs, and I think they're great songs a lot of the time, but they don't have enough character for me."

Frightened Rabbit

You are currently reading about Frightened Rabbit. They are a band who live in Glasgow and have done for some time. They record in bedrooms, cupboards and kitchens. Anyone can be in Frightened Rabbit. They have played some live shows in this city, but want to meet people from other cities, in order that they can come and blow into tubes when they play live. Lets keep pop music alive by getting it out of that dress and into a sweater.

Sonata Arctica, Mutiny Within, Powerglove, Theocracy

Burning through a couple of different names, some odder than others (including the ever hilarious Tricky Beans), the group that would be known as Sonata Arctica decided on this name, and have been going strong ever since. The 5 piece outfit hails from Finland, and plays power metal, similar in the vein of Stratovarius, though many consider them much better. They have six full length releases to their credit, each an essential piece of power metal history. Full of fast riffs, pounding double bass, excellent guitar and keyboard solos, and some of the best vocals in power metal, Sonata Arctica de ...read more Burning through a couple of different names, some odder than others (including the ever hilarious Tricky Beans), the group that would be known as Sonata Arctica decided on this name, and have been going strong ever since. The 5 piece outfit hails from Finland, and plays power metal, similar in the vein of Stratovarius, though many consider them much better. They have six full length releases to their credit, each an essential piece of power metal history. Full of fast riffs, pounding double bass, excellent guitar and keyboard solos, and some of the best vocals in power metal, Sonata Arctica deserve every right to be one of Finland's finest.

Cage, Destroy, Destroy, Destroy

What follows below is a detailed life-long history of Chris Palko, aka Cage. While there is a whole lot of information here, none of it is filler; everything detailed below was instrumental in making Cage who he is at this point, and the story below is one of the most insane, crazy, tortured and triumphant stories you could imagine. Cage’s life has gone from watching his father shoot heroin, to addiction and violence and mental institutions to cutting an album for Columbia Records and being a rising star in the heyday of the NYC independent rap scene, to the final culmination and personal triumph that this album has become. It’s a brand new record from someone who has been through more extreme circumstances than most people could ever imagine, and has come out triumphant and a better person because of it, and whose artistic vision now reflects this. His lyrics will blow you. Come check it out!

Bleeding Through, Born of Osiris, Sleeping Giant, Oceano Dead To The World

Probably the county's biggest misfits, Bleeding Through doesn't play pop, ska, hardcore, or even punk (though they sure look like the latter), but rather crushing aggro-death-core popular among many American post-screamo bands of the mid-2000s. The pain, frustration, and despair of the preyed upon and forgotten have been fashioned into a sharpened point through their music. Skeletons come forth from the closet, secrets are revealed, and broken promises arise from dirtied earth.

The Business, The Hollowpoints, We Won't Stop

Oi!, street rock, punk, whatever you want to call it, the name of The Business is bound to come up within 5 minutes of conversation. Having written legendary albums and tunes throughout their career, the new EP shows that the band is still absolutele THE BUSINESS! Micky Fitz, Trots, Tosh & Bundie prove beyond any doubt that this is the most formidable line-up The Business has spawned! This will showcase The Business at their best, hard yet melodic, in a class of their own.