Category: MUSIC
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Emo Wasn’t Just A Phase- A Review of Meet Me At The Altar’s Past//Present//Future Album
They said that emo was just a phase. That the quirky theatricality of mid-’00s pop punk had washed its face of dramatic black eyeliner and pushed the swoop bangs out of its eyes. Not if Fueled by Ramen’s Meet Me @ The Altar has anything to say about it. The first Black-woman-led act signed to…
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PUNK BLACK Showed Up and Showed Out at SXSW with An All Femme Fronted Line Up
This is year two for Punk Black representing at SXSW. For those who don’t know, it stands for South By Southwest. It’s held in Austin, TX every year and around 200,000 people are in attendance. It’s an interactive media, film, and music festival in short. This year we decided to have a Femme Fatale show,…
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Bondbreakr Brings Psychedelic Rage Punk Rock to The PB Femme Fatale Showcase at SXSW
How did you choose the band’s name? What are the origins of Bondbreakr? Patrick, our drummer, came up with the name. As we began to find our musical footing, we collectively determined the purpose and vision for BÖNDBREAKR. Our sound is borne out of our respective cultural foundations in the Texas Gulf Coast, the American…
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PUNK BLACK Kicked Off 2023 with a Dope Ass Show in Melbourne, FL
We kicked off our first Punk Black event of 2023 in Melbourne, FL. Surprisingly, not in a bigger city like Miami or Jacksonville, but we had the opportunity to work with Black Box Blackout. They are an organization for black creatives in Melbourne, ran by the wonderful Kristen Warren. When we spoke to her on…
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Reclaiming the Rock Genre: Elishia Sharie Releases New Single “A Storm Is Comin”
Soul rocker Elishia Sharie released her latest single, “A Storm Is Comin,” featuring special guest Kellindo. Who just happens to be the guitarist of the infamous Janelle Monae. With this collab of Elishia and Kellindo, you know it’s going to be fire. “A Storm Is Comin’” has the perfect groove and soul that could be…
