So you like hardcore punk bands from Huntington? Yer in luck because we got clued in to some new tour pics from the ATU-Wartorn U.S. tour. Do you think you’re more D.I.Y. than ATU? Odds are stacked against you…

More straight edge? See the many candid photos (nothing illegal, I think) on their Myspace profile.

Turns out someone took some pics of the Thanksgiving day rock show Mashed Potato Wrestling action @ Yesterday’s in Wheeling 11.23. Click here to get a taste of the goings on.

Okay so we’ve talked to you about the quality of the rock shows in Morgantown. Sometimes it may seem like we’ve got some kind of sweetheart deal with the city to promote their town. Such is NOT the case. But there are some sweet shows up there that we’d love to put on the ol’ Gazz dancecard.

Wed. Nov. 28
Billy Matheny & The Frustrations @ 123 Pleasant St.
Did you see the footage we got of Billy Matheny? The shirt and the Emergency split-LP? If yer up in Morgantown, trolling local music blogs, and you read this in time, drop everything you’re doing and go to this show. (more…)

Alright, so yer one of those people who can’t stand the holidays, yeah? Okay, so you love them and all that… But you still want to go out to an area show this week and “celebrate” the holidays hardcore-like. You’ve come to the right place if you’re looking for someone to tell you which bands to check out… (more…)

“We’re not looking to be signed by anyone; those days are long gone. The major labels have little to offer fledgling musicians besides a team of lawyers to sue their fans.” — Seth Baker of The RedBloods

We’ll admit it: we’re not more indie than you. But this cool indie band from Huntington called The Redbloods might be. They’ve got three songs up on their Myspace profile and are set to do a show at Sharkey’s in Huntington on 11.26. After rocking to their infectious anti-ode to the Buckeye state, “Ohio,” we had to find out more about the band and decided to ask frontman Seth Baker the tough questions…
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GAZZ: What are the goals for the band? A project or something more?
SB: Right now, the goals are relatively short -term and modest: we plan to release a couple EPs within the next three months, a proper LP (on vinyl) within six months, play some dates in cities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and expose ourselves to new fans — but not in a sexual way. Long term, we’re thinking of starting either a cult or a political party. I don’t see much difference between the two. (more…)

Being in the news game, it’s our job to bring you the nuts and bolts of local show-related music events. We’re only as good as the information we get, but when it comes to going to local shows, it’s simple. Leave your car at the house and ride yer donkey. After you’ve converted your dollars into some other currency, you’re ready to go to a show.

There are a couple of nice looking shows between Charleston and Huntington over the weekend that Friends of Gatecrasher might like. Read on to find out who’s playing… (more…)

One day I was sitting around minding my P’s and Q’s, and went out to check the mail. In it was something that shook me to my very core. ‘Twas a CD from a local band with a picture of a body wrapped up tightly in a sheet by some river. It featured 11 songs of punishing metal and a seeming admission of murder!?

So I decided to do a little research on the new Let The Guilty Hang CD “The Unspeakable” and caught up with drummer Daniel Johnson. He filled us in on what’s been going on with them, their CD, and the local scene, whatever that is…

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GAZZ: What happened that is so Unspeakable? Did one of you really kill your girlfriend or something?
DJ: I mean, I can tell you, but I’d have to kill you. It’s really a story; the lyrics from two songs (Unspeakable/Moonlight Eulogy) intertwine. It’s basically a wrong place, wrong time scenario; you saw some sh*t that you weren’t supposed to see and now you gotta die muthatrucker! (more…)

We like to see area bands “document the event” as it relates to their show-going exploits. In pic and text form, Black Knots and Bobaflex have recently been letting their fans in on being on the road and in a band.

The Knots have some good road pics in their “GNARLY” van on their Myspace. Pics of the recent Halloween Hootenanny show at the Glass are up as well. Good deal. Bobaflex has been doing a series of tour blog entries on their Myspace profile. It’s just good to know that they’re not getting robbed, I guess…ccheck it out.

We’ve got big plans for the blog. Here’s one of them — posting actual blog entries about shows. Well, how about we start each Monday morning giving a brief heads-up of shows we would go see, and encourage you to go see, in the weekend to come? Wherever they may be… You can get there, in spite of costly gasoline… (more…)

So yeah there’s this show @ Old Man Junior High School…
Let The Guilty Hang, Long Time Coming, Hands Bleed Hope and Out of Asher (not heard of them) rock the public school system, which is good…Look for a mention of LTGH’s new CD…