The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — There was a ten year gap between Rival Schools debut album, United By Fate (2001) and their second official release, Pedals (2011).  That's a bigger gap than was between Quicksand's debut and Rival Schools.  That doesn't mean Rival Schools was sile... more info

So Much Silence — In 2011, 10 years after debuting with the excellent United By Fate, post-hardcore outfit Rival Schools returned from a hiatus to release Pedals, a solid effort that seemed to comfortably pick up where the Walter Schreifels-fronted band left off a dec... more info

Impose Magazine — Following the departure of guitarist Ian Love in 2003, post-hardcore band Rival Schools spent the better part of a year writing new music and demoing songs in various New York City studios. The tracks, still in demo form, would eventually find their ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Rival Schools* (http://absolutepunk.net/rivalschools)' new album, Found, will be released on April 9th, 2013. You can stream previews on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/device/mp3/store/album/B00B6N6YUU/highlight:B00B6N70Y4?ie=UTF8). Submi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Walter Schreifels at Bowery Ballroom in 2009 (more by Nicole Kibert) Walter Schreifels has been reunited with a number of his old bands in the past couple years, like Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools, and Quicksand, but he's still found time... more info

Chorus.fm — *Rival Schools* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/rivalschools) will be heading into (https://www.facebook.com/RivalSchools/posts/10150571719016456) the studio soon. Submitted by TroNiC more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ian Love of EX-Rival Schools fame (more by Chris La Putt) Rival Schools will be down one pivotal member when they embark on their tour this October with Hostage Calm...We regret to announce that our good friend Ian Love has... more info

Altsounds — Recorded by Alex Newport (Frank Turner, At The Drive-In, Rival Schools, Samiam) at Big Blue Meenie and Futureshock Studios, and mastered by Jeff Lipton (Arcade Fire, Dead Milkmen, Piebald, Sebadoh), Tributaries features 10 tracks of propulsive, highl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Walter writes:I was at Pukkelpop festival with Rival Schools earlier this week, still trying to make sense of it. The storm hit about twenty minutes before we were supposed to play. Strange to say, knowing what we know now... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Just in time for an announcement of a new set of tour dates, Rival Schools have a new video in "Eyes Wide Open" from their latest LP Pedals. Check out that video, making its debut here, below. Those new... more info