Certain People I Know - Chicago, IL. - Emo/Indie/Rock

Certain People I Know is one of many present day emo bands. What's different about them is that they feature of the guys who started it all - Bob Nanna.

This isn't quite your typical Nanna project as it features female vocals and a subtle difference in styling from Hey Mercedes and Braid.

Check out the debut S/T LP below. Watch live footage from the band's first performance even further below.

Pity Sex - Ann Arbor, MI. - Emo/Indie/Punk

If you haven't caught on to Pity Sex (the band, of course..), you've been missing out. I like to call it weepy emo with a tinge of indie jams. 

This stuff is so catchy! Listen to Dark World below. Watch a sweet live performance of the song "Cocoa Cola" even further below.

For fans of: Brave Bird, Dowsing, Old Gray

Foxing - St. Louis, Mo. - Emo/Post-punk

St. Louis based band Foxing make feel-good emo jams. Reminiscent of emotional song structures much like American Football, this band brings a modern tinge of indie and mathy elements for a nice blend of  songs worthy of singing along.

Stream their debut EP "Old Songs" below.

For fans of:  American Football, Castevet, Boyfriends

Neon Hole - Appleton, WI. - Grindcore/Sludge

More brutal heaviness from Appleton. This time, Neon Hole brings the goods.

With blindingly quick songs and crunchy riffs, this band will grind your head off.

Listen to their split with Diseksa below. View a live performance even further below.

For fans of: Eyehategod, Slayer, Brutal Truth, Cripple Bastards

Coma Regalia - Indiana - Screamo/Hardcore

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Indiana emo-violence outfit Coma Regalia bring an interesting sound to the table with fast and chaotic sequences followed melodious breaks in the vein of 90's screamo.

Stream one of their latest releases, Much to Offer an Undeserving World, below. Watch a live performance even further below.

For fans of: Ampere, Orchid, A Day in Black and White

 

Romero - Madison, WI. - Sludge/Doom/Metal

Madison's Romero bring out the stoner metal for all to enjoy. With trippy images and a solid, heavy foundation of sound, the band brings on memories of Sabbath with modern sludgy/doomy passages mixed in at times.

Stream Couch Lock Single below. Watch a live ritual even further below.

For fans of: Black Sabbath, KYUSS, Torche

White Fire - St. Louis, MO. - Punk/Sludge/Pop

St. Louis' White Fire bring on the sludge pop with their first two demos. 

The band just started out, but have already played with the likes of Big Business and The Life and Times in their first few shows.

Check out the early demos below.

For fans of: Refused, Torche, Red Fang, Cave In

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) - Fenton, MI. - Emo

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) feature sad sad songs about life and the world around us. The husband and wife duo are very nice people. Keith also runs Count Your Lucky Stars Records.

Give their music a listen below. Check out a full band live performance even further below.

For fans of: American Football, Joie De Vivre, Dowsing, Snowing

Fumes - Columbus, OH. - Punk/Hardcore/D-beat

Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Fumes bring a chaotic d-beat style of punk to the table. 

The band just released a killer self-titled 7" via Crippled Sound Records.

Stream the release below. Watch a live performance even further below.

For fans of: Discharge, Mauser, Lip Cream

False - Minneapolis, MN. - Black Metal/Metal

Dark, deep black metal from Minneapolis, Minnesota based band False.

 With a loud, intense, and tight live show, along with a female front-woman, this band will blow your mind.

 Stream their latest release, “Untitled,” below. Watch their live ritual even further below.

 

Relentless Approach - Quad Cities, IL. - Hardcore/Punk

Relentless Approach - dark, chuggy, and in-your-face hardcore/punk from the northern MidWest. These riffs will make you very, very angry.

Stream their latest release, Notorious Thugs, below.


For fans of: Kingdom, Thieves, Omens, Retox

Tenement - Appleton, WI. - Punk/Pop-Punk

I'm catchin' a fever, a fever for Appleton, Wisconsin based band Tenement, featuring catchy sing-along jamz for your franz.

Seriously, this stuff is too good. Listen to their full-length, Napalm Dream, below. See a live performance even further below.

For fans of: Black Flag, The Everly Brothers, Sun Ra, and fun times

National Artist of the Week: Title Fight - Kingston, PA. -Pop-punk/Hardcore/Punk

Love em' or hate em', you gotta appreciate the Midwestern edge felt and heard on Title Fight's new album, Floral Green.

The Pennsylvania based 4-piece pays tribute to bands like Braid and Hum throughout the album. With catchy melodies, emo-esque riffs, and feel good pop-punk passages, Title Fight make a valiant effort on getting one of their songs stuck in your head for days.

Stream their latest work, out today, September 18 on SideOneDummy, at Spin.com. Watch a video for the song "Head In The Ceiling Fan" below.

Order the record here.

Zebras - Madison, WI. - Post-hardcore/Metal/Experimental

Madison, Wisconsin's Zebras blend a multitude of genres and spit them back out as wild, freaky jams.

Taking the best parts of These Arms Are Snakes with the addition of dancy and noisy passages, Zebras takes listeners on a fun and wild ride back to the best of the late 2000's experimental punk scene.

Stream their S/T album below.



For fans of: These Arms Are Snakes, Death From Above 1979, Ex Models

Caterpillar Club - Springfield, IL. - Shoegaze/Post-Rock/Sludge

Caterpillar Club serve up an interesting blend of sludgy post-rock and shoegaze tunes straight from the Illinois capitol.

Stream a track off of their debut EP Path On The Sea below. View a live performance from the band even further below.

For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Boris, Russian Circles

Rotten Souls - Sikeston, MO. - Hardcore/Punk/Thrash

 

For fans of: American Nightmare

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Like Bats - Lansing, IL. - Punk/Pop-Punk

Like Bats are a band that will swoop down over you, kill you, and then suck your blood.

Only kidding. But they do make some great gritty poppy punk jamz if you're wanting to have a good-ole' dancin' time.

Listen to their latest release, Midwest Nothing, below.

For fans of: Alkaline Trio, Jawbreaker, Rumspringer, and Dear Landlord.

National Artist of the Week: Innards - Ft. Worth, TX. -Punk/Screamo/Math-Rock

Texas has some good music and sweet music festivals, too.

This week's National Artist of the Week is Innards - a noodly punk/screamo band with awesome crossovers that will break your ankles.

Hear a song off of Innards' upcoming 10-inch record, I've Lost Everything, out on Count Your Lucky Stars Nov. 2 over at Alt Press.

Listen to the band's split with The Reptilian below.

Hospital Job - Springfield, IL. - Pop-punk/Punk

Springfield's Hospital Job bring a poppy-as-hell style of punk to the stage while reminding you of the good-ole times of your teenage years.

Check out two songs from the band's upcoming LP below.

Hedorah - Detroit, MI. - Doom/Sludge/Grindcore

 

Photo courtesy of Ryan Peter

Heaviness from the depths of hell is what describes Detroit based band Hedorah.

Seriously, it's heavy...

Listen to their latest release, Detroit, below.

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