UPCOMING SHOW
OOoo, I just noticed that Bad Brains are playing El Corazon on September 19th. Punk and hardcore legends, these had to move to New York City when they were banned from clubs in their hometown, Washington DC. One of their most legendary shows in their early career was in 1982 at the CBGB.

Bad Brains has a new album out, called Build a Nation, which is their first since 2002. The album was produced by Adam Yauch, of the Beastie Boys, who cites the band as a huge early influence on their music. It has gotten pretty good reviews from Pitchfork and Punk News, although it must be next to impossible to review an album of Hardcore made by the guys who helped to define the genre. That's kind of like reviewing a bowl of ice cream made by the guy who invented it. Awkward.