Author: punkblack
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PUNK BLACK Chooses Bad Ass Houston Based Band Lagrimas For This Month’s God Mama Award
A couple of months ago, we started the “God Mama” fund- a fund dedicated to pushing, and promoting one band per month as well donating funds for them to use to kick ass and take names. For this month we’ve chosen Lagrimas! Hailing from the eclectic city of Houston, TX, lagrimas.htx is a 4 piece
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Kick Ass Osaka Based Band Secondlady Comes To The US for Their First Tour This Thursday
We were so excited to bring Secondlady to PUNK BLACK Records, and we’re mf overjoyed to be having them in the US for the first time! A four-piece pop punk band based in Osaka, Japan. Formed in 2012, they’ve performed in New Caledonia and Hong Kong, as well as festivals and venues around the Kansai
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PUNK BLACK Heads to Baltimore! The DMV Fest Happens this Weekend
Hey beautiful people, we’re back in Baltimore this weekend! 9 bands, dope vibes, and gorgeous people(that’s you). Take a look at the line up and details below, and if you can’t wait to hear dope ass music this weekend, take a listen to our Big Ass POC Playlist below with all this weekend’s bands and
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The Third Annual Black and Brown Fest Was A Fucking BANGER(Headbanger in fact)
Black & Brown Fest has been putting in the blood, sweat, and tears to push and uplift POC in the rock community, and this fest was a testament to their hard work! Created, curated, and run by Jazzmin Readeaux, she brings black and brown alternatives together for a one-day annual affair of hardcore, emo, punk,
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An Interview With Cosplayer and Bad Ass Sir Julius
What got you into cosplay? I was always into art and comics/anime from a young age. I would always draw comic and anime characters. My grandmother and parents noticed my ability to draw early, and would always give me art supplies on my birthday or Christmas. This also included projects like model airplanes, cars, and
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The NBAF Brings SoulRebelRock To Center Stage ATL, Celebrating Bands of Color This Juneteenth
Black Music Month is here(mf)! With Juneteenth coming our way next week, the NBAF intends to bring in the celebration with a mf BANG. The NBAF is recognized as the oldest multidisciplinary arts organization in the United States focused exclusively on the art and artists of African descent. They’ve been kicking ass and taking names
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Black and Brown Fest Returns This June for a Fest of Epic Proportions
Y’all it’s time to grab your moshing shoes because Black and Brown Fest is back! Organized by Jazzmin Readeaux of Lagrimas, the annual fest returns for its third year June 15th! Black and Brown Fest is a platform for showcasing the incredible contributions of People of Color to the rock genre. Expect a nonstop day
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MrShamoozoo Drops “Lose This Crowd”, An All Star Line Up Fueled Soulful Post Hardcore Banger
Mrshamoozoo literally does it all, sings, produces, raps, and blesses the mic with screamo vocals. The videographer/ photographer turned artist out of Atlanta has been raised on a wide variety of music. Primarily anything alternative to hardcore to emo. With Mrshamoozoo’s latest banger “Lose This Crowd”, he recruits an all-star line up of Andres’, Dubbski,
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Dea & Saint Drop Long Awaited and Heartfelt Project “Joy and War”
Dea & Saint, the dynamic duo known for their boundary-pushing fusion of genres, has returned in 2024 with their latest offering, ‘Joy and War’. Building on the experimental foundation laid by their previous album ‘TRAPDOOM’ in 2018, the pair has delved deeper into punk and hardcore musicality, delivering an EP that packs a punch from
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Chiirp, The Scream Queen With The Rapid Fire Flow Returns
From Detroit to Atlanta, the scream queen with the rapid fire flow is back! Chiiirp took a hiatus to work on life, music, and balance for self, but she’s back with her new ep titled ‘I K1LL Narcissists’. Chiiirp kicks off things strong on the first track “Im Still A Punk At Heart” where she’s