Muldoon's Picnic
Folk/world harmony singing group based in Glasgow since 2000. Lineup varies between four and six singers. Wide range of a cappella styles specialising in folk song, world music, shapenote (sacred harp) and other americana, often in original four- or five-part arrangements. Described as "compelling listening", "very accomplished, very loud and very international in their repertoire", "very talented and technically superb young group who deserve much more attention".
www.muldoonspicnic.org.uk
www.myspace.com/muldoonspicnic
Loma Prieta
San Francisco hardcore band, featuring members of Archeopteryx, Punch, Sailboats, Beau Navire and us, haunted bodies. In 2010 the band released their 3rd LP, a 10 song 12" entitled "LIFE/LESS" on Discos Huelga and React With Protest. For more info and dates:
http://www.myspace.com/lomaprieta
Sequoia
Sequoia is (1) a band from Chicago. They released their debut album, "Monday Morning" in 2005. Their sophmore album, "Time to Change", was released in May of 2008. In 2009 they added Cully Johnston from Grinner/Powers on guitar and in 2011 released their third full-length, "Couple Two Tree." It was engineered/produced by Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times) and Eric Abert (The Life and Times, Ring Cicada) and recorded at Matt Talbott's (HUM) studio, Earth Analog.
crocus
Crocus started early summer 2007, unsatisfied with former projects, they decided to quicken the pace, up the beats and pour every last drop of honesty and emotion they have into what can now be called Crocus. With ethics and values as important to the band members as the sound itself, they are all about honest expression, self-exploration and integrity. They combine elements of 90's screamo and power violence, and are an amazing live band.
Meandgoliath
Screamo from Kent/London featuring members of Battle Of Wolf 359 and Lich.
Trainwreck
There are at least three bands called Trainwreck. One from Germany, one from the US and one from Australia: TRAINWRECK from Germany (Aachen, Bremen, Göttingen) is a DIY punk/hardcore/screamo band and consists of actual and former members of Eaves, Glasses, the 244GL and Engrave. They started rehearsing in October 2005. Since then they have released a couple of records, their latest LP in July 2009 and a new EP in June 2011. They've played five European, one UK, one Japan and two US tours in the last couple of years.
June Paik
June Paik are an emotive hardcore band from Donauwörth in Germany. They've released a selftitled 7" (React With Protest), a selftitled 12" (React With Protest/Parade of Spectres), the latter of which drew their already dark and intense style more towards epic build ups and heavy droning passages much in the vein of mid-90's Canadian hardcore bands such as Union of Uranus and One-Eyed God Prophecy, a Split 12" with Titan (React with Protest), a selftitled 10" (React with Protest) and a Split 7" with Battle Of Wolf 359 (React with Protest/Adagio830).
Frail
There are 3 bands with the name Frail. 1) Frail was a highly influential early emotional hardcore band from Pennsylvania. They existed in the 90's, but have since broken up. 2) Frail is a five member band from Jyväskylä, Finland. Formed in autumn 2002 by singer-guitarist Tarmo and keyboard player Jukka, the band has already had many great achievements, including a sold out self-titled EP released in 2003.
Crestfallen
Trading in technicality for good ol' fashioned fist-raising tunes, Virginia's Crestfallen played high-energy thrash-influenced metallic punk rock. This is fast & heavy music at it's finest, combining circle-pit-inducing thrashy hardcore with plenty of punk attitude to generate a compelling form of underground music that's aimed at erasing those unnecessary lines between a live band and the crowd. With epic melodic elements and an unmistakable grind influence, it's not hard to see why this youth-filled band has got people pogoing at every show...