hope conspiracy

Even though Blacklisted and Hope Conspiracy played there last week, Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Cake Shop is usually a venue where indie bands play. Yet on Jan. 23, it was the sanctuary to underage grindcore lovers. With the show -- that was put on by Rich Hall of 1,000 Knives and Black Bubblegum of BrooklynVegan -- starting mid-afternoon and ending before 9 PM, it was just like being at a matinee... Read M

It's a rare pleasure when the Hope Conspiracy hit the road, and the decade-old group of Boston boys have a solid offering of dates in the coming weeks. Currently in Europe, the band returns to the States Jan. 15 with its only East Coast date in New York City at the Cake Shop...