On March 31st hardcore punk super group Off! will be bringing their ‘dark party’ to Cleveland’s Grog Shop as part of the group’s first U.S. tour. Woven from roots that intersect many of the most pivotal and important bands of hardcore and punk music history, Off! is a provocative and hardcore group from the West Coast composed of four men who are each in their own right punk royalty. With Keith Morris of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks on vocals, Dimitri Coats from Burning Brides playing the guitar, Red Kross’ Steven McDonald on bass and Rocket From the Crypt’s Mario Rubalc...
By Meghan Donavan Year Long Disaster guitarist Daniel Davies has no need to trade on his father’s (Kinks guitarist Dave Davies) fame. He and band mates Rich Mullins and Brad Hargreaves have plenty of talent on their own, thank you very much. They prove it on their debut album, to the point where they were double-booked this summer – opening for Foo Fighters on several dates, as well as headlining their own tour with Burning Brides. And even now they are on tour with the Gods of Metal, Motörhead! Hargreaves is better known as the drummer of Third Eye Blind, but his percussion work he...
