Justina Villanueva
Star F—ing Hipsters Play Choking Victim Songs When Singer Isn’t Around
"I haven't played this guitar since last time we played here two weeks ago. Now it's out of tune," Star F---ing Hipsters guitarist and C-squat resident Stza Sturgeon said on March 25 at New York City's Europa. That night, Boston punks Disaster Strikes started the show, and hardcore idol Jello Biafra ended the show with his new band Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine...
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Jello Biafra’s Band Is Ready to Pump Nostalgic Punk Into Your Heart
I will never doubt the vivacity of a gray-haired punk again. Not after March 25, when Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine left Brooklyn's Europa in emotional ruins. The intimate Polish nightclub is tucked away in Greenpoint, so it's not like iconic '80s hardcore musicians play there all the time...
The Austerity Program’s Justin Foley Will Never Forget Keith Snow
The Austerity Program's Justin Foley is a serious multi-tasker. He's a full-time worker, a father, a husband, a riff organizer and every so little often an internet writer. Back in January, Foley wrote a reflective blog post for MetalSucks about how he got into metal...
Black Dahlia Murder Don’t Play Sets as Long as Scorpions
"You guys are nuts man. What the f---!" Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad said on March 20 when the death metallers played Santos Party House in New York City. Strnad did not exaggerate. This Noisecreep writer found herself saying the same exact two sentences a couple minutes before...
Hydra Head Doesn’t Hate the Austerity Program
"Can we get a volunteer to start our drum machine?" Justin Foley asked Friday night at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Union Pool. Unlike many other humans I've come across, Foley and bassist Thad Calabrese don't have to try to hard to be funny. Since their enlistment in the Hydra Head army in 2003, they've put out some of the most unconventional press releases this writer has ever seen...
Andrew W.K. and Band Bring Fun Back to N.Y.C.
"We want fun! We want fun!" Andrew W.K. fans shouted on March 16 at New York City's Irving Plaza. At this point, the show had barely started. Andrew W.K. was still back stage preparing for the first show he would play with his full band after a five year hiatus...
Kayo Dot’s ‘Coyote’ Took a Year to Perfect
After years of writing and recording, Kayo Dot's main mastermind Toby Driver has got his routine down pat. "I think when you have music that is that complicated, the way to be most successful musically at it is to have one person really helming it, acting like a director," Driver told Noisecreep...
Evile Infecting America for the First Time
"Bow down to the thrashers" is how Evile frontman Matt Drake started off the band's mighty set at New York City's Nokia Theater on March 6. For a band that hasn't even been around for a decade, they received an intense crowd response. As soon as lights hit the band, people literally ran from the merch area to the center of the venue...
Suidakra’s Moshing Fans Forced to Stand Still During New York Stop
"Are you ready for some Celtic metal?!" Suidakra frontman Arkadius Antonik asked the crowd at BB Kings on March 8. Of course they were ready! The German death metal band played after the more mellow Gwynbleidd and before Orphaned Land.
"On the last tour I asked every night for your support...
Dillinger Escape Plan Kick Off U.S. Headlining Tour
"I hear you Ben!" a fan screamed from the crowd. Guitarists Ben Weinman and Jeff Tuttle, frontman Greg Puciato, bassist Liam Wilson and new drummer Billy Rymer were yet to be seen. The stage crew had just narrowed down the possibilities of anything going wrong during the band's set...