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Midwest Emo Trailblazers American Football Make Their Nashville Debut at Brooklyn Bowl Tonight, Sept. 10
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If midwest emo trailblazers American Football had only ever existed for their initial, short, three-year run, and only released their single eponymous, now-classic 1999 debut LP, as for many years, seemed would be the case, they would’ve undoubtedly been remembered as icons of their scene; a band whose existence was all too brief, and…
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[REVIEW + PHOTOS] Wrecking Ball 2016
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Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. When The Wrecking Ball hosted its inaugural fest last year, no one, least of all the promoters, seemed to expect it to become an annual tradition; instead, it was a punk-centric celebration of 25 years of an Atlanta landmark, The Masquerade. Another thing The Ball surely didn’t anticipate, even if…
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No Country’s Guide to Wrecking Ball 2016: 13 Can’t Miss Sunday Bands
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What started last year as a 25h anniversary celebration for famed Atlanta venue The Masquerade, this year’s second annual Wrecking Ball festival will serve a very different function: a de facto goodbye to the celebrated concert space in its current and original home (don’t worry, The Masq isn’t closing down for good, just relocating to a new location in West Midtown).…
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Thursday, Dinosaur Jr., The Promise Ring, More to Play Atlanta’s 2nd Wrecking Ball Fest | Aug. 13 & 14
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What started as a 25h anniversary celebration for Atlanta‘s famed venue The Masquerade and has seemingly morphed into a stacked, annual punk fest, The Wrecking Ball unveiled the lineup for its 2nd annual event last week, set to take place Aug. 13 and 14 (with a pre-party slated for Aug. 12). If Warped Tour is the quintessential teenage punk fest, think of…