Stereogum — Post-hardcore gets a fresh breath of life with “War Was Over,” the explosive new track from up-and-coming Rome band LAGS. Though based in Italy, LAGS share a similar sound to seminal American post-punk and hardcore forerunners Glassjaw and Fugazi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the BrooklynVegan-presented Cayetana, Chumped, Worriers and Thin Lips show at Baby's All Right this Saturday (8/15) are on sale now. Tickets for the BrooklynVegan-presented High on Fire, Pallbearer, Lucifer and Venomous Maximus shows at I... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gavin [Van Vlack]: Everything is very instantaneous now, and you can access almost anything with the flick of a finger. Not to sound pretentious, but there's a craftsmanship that goes into songwriting and the performance, and that's what separated Bu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Sacher, photos via BV Austin Instagram #kingdiamond at @funfunfunfest #funfunfunfest A photo posted by BVAustin (@bvaustin) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:34pm PST #nas at @funfunfunfest #funfunfunfest #illmatic A photo posted by BVAustin (@bva... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pissed Jeans at MHOW in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Jay Z's Budweiser Made In America Festival happens Labor Day Weekend (8/30-31), this time happening simultaneously in Philly and LA. Like last year, the Philly lineup of mostly rap,... more info

Stereogum — Back when he was still the frontman of Thursday, Geoff Rickly also led United Nations, a mysterious side project that also, at various points, included members of hardcore bands like Converge and Glassjaw. Now that Thursday is no more, United Nations... more info

Stereogum — Over the years Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly’s genre-spanning United Nations has featured members of Converge, Glassjaw, Pianos Become The Teeth, Acid Tiger, and the Lovekill. And while the band’s latest bears the marks of screamo, it blends tho... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — United Nations at Saint Vitus in 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) United Nations, the "emo powerviolence" band of Thursday's Geoff Rickly which also includes/included members of Converge, Glassjaw and Pianos Become the Teeth, have signed with Tempora... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo by Greg Pallante Get Involved, the new-ish NYC post-hardcore band that features members of Thursday, Glassjaw and others, put out their debut EP, Silk Cuts, earlier this month. It was produced by Ross Robinson (Glassjaw, At the Drive-In, Blood.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Austin's Boyfrndz have been in a staple in their local scene for a while, making excellent proggy post-hardcore in the vein of bands like At the Drive-In and Glassjaw, though a bit on the spacier side. They'll... more info