Written Off, Razor Fade, Face Reality, & Stick Together Indy 7/13/11

On Wednesday, Josh, Tyler, Ethan, and I went to Indy to see Stick Together, Face Reality, RazorXFade, and Written Off. We stopped at the Nike outlet on the way up there but only Tyler bought shoes because he likes purple shoes.

Written Off covered Alone In A Crowd. The rest of the set Chris' vocals were out but the rest of the band played really well. Picked up a Written Off shirt and an Iron Mind Crew shirt.

Razor Fade covered SSD and Chain of Strength. It was one of their last shows for awhile because Carlos is going to San Diego. I love seeing Razor Fade. Not only are they an awesome band, they are really nice guys.

Face Reality covered Youth of Today. It was perfect. I saw them at 10/10/10 in Chicago last year but this set was so much better. Their new stuff is great and I can't wait for the new record. They also covered Straight Ahead. I didn't know it. I picked up a shirt.

Stick Together covered Breakdown. I love Breakdown. I love Stick Together. Their new shit is awesome too. I picked up a tape with their new stuff on it.

The show was fun. After the show, we were trying to leave and Jim's car wouldn't start. Every one already left except Razor Fade. They stayed after to dick around with the car with us until we called AAA to tow it to the dealer in Indy. Luckily, my future sister in law let us stay with her and her boyfriend. We woke up and Jim's momma picked us up and took us out to The Roost for pork tenderloins. I really liked hanging out with Jim's Mom. She is like my second mom. We got the car later in the day and headed back to Louisville. It was a fun trip despite the car troubles.

I'll post some pictures of the merch I picked up eventually.

In nonhardcore related news, I really like that Tyler, the Creator song feat Frank Ocean "She." I feel like such a turd for liking it so much.

Written Off Louisville hardcore

Written Off put out a new demo. I think I talked about it when it was put out but I honestly don't remember. You can download it from their bandcamp page by clicking here. I highly recommend you check them out if you're still in the dark.
Written Off is playing Cleveland on May 20th at The Kids Will Have Their Fest. It's day one of Krazy Fest(YESOMFGKFISBACK) but I love Written Off and I wouldn't miss their first fest for the world. There isn't a flier for this fest yet but you can see the lineup on the Louisvilleboard. ENOUGH, SORRY EXCUSE, RAZORFADE, STAND FOR! You should be going.
Written Off is also going on tour with Another Mistake and Damaged goods in April (15-17) Hitting Kansas City, Springfield, and Grand Rapids.

Updates from March Madness..

As I'm sitting here enjoying the new Another Mistake tracks on repeat(trying to learn all the words, I mean c'mon, we all do it), I realized I haven't updated this in a bit.
First, I will talk about March.
Then Another Mistake, Written Off, and Damaged Goods because they are my dudes and I love them to death.

Basketball in March brings on a term "March Madness," but hardcore this month is madness. There are so many shows, 2 fests(technically UB is in April but we start for the trip in March.. maybe we should call it Spring Madness..?), and life is just a bit chaotic. Work hasn't even confirmed my request off for United Blood yet..Though I have my tickets, hotel booked, plans made. I don't even want to be around me if my request is denied (THAT I REQUESTED FOR IN JANUARY).

Yesterday was MY FRIENDS THE PIT FEST II. If you live in the Midwest and didn't go, why? That's just goofy. The fest was great fun. Seeing my friends from Chicago, Indy, KC, West VA, and my good ol' Louisville friends was such a highlight. Not to mention every band (ok, not every band) played great sets. No Class and Thought Crusade played! I haven't seen them but I love their records. Their sets were everything I was expecting and a little more. My new pants ripped in the No Class pit when I was taken down by some dudes and stepped on. It's okay because I was drunk and didn't feel it then, today is a different story, ouch! I missed Picked Clean and Urban Blight. I picked up an Urban Blight tape. They need to tour through here again soon. I'll see Picked Clean on the 18th of March with No Class.
Kicked In was sweet enough to ask Written Off to play 2 songs and even cut their set short for them! Sorry Excuse, Noose, Razor Fade, Misled Youth, Forcible Discipline, Wolfsblood, Skrapyard, Dark Ages, and more I'm probably forgetting because I'm an asshole, made the night a blast.
Another Mistake got a great reaction. I love seeing people I don't know go off for them.

This is already too wordy. Buying a new camera seems like a good idea.
Alright, cool.

Written Off, 2011

Written Off just finished their 2011 demo tracks.
Act like you aren't in to this band, I dare you.


For fans of: Louisville Hardcore, straightedge, and doing stupid shit in the pit.
DOWNLOAD THIS 2011 DEMO.. CLICK ME!

Living Touch...overthrown

Shella, Jim, and I have decided to take it upon ourselves to put out the Living Touch Louisville HC comp. Keith has decided he doesn't want to do it any more. Hopefully by the end of December or early January we will have it put out.
Bands that will be features on the comp:
Another Mistake
Mustangs
Written Off
Overrule
Skinwalkers
Damaged Goods
Xerxes

It's been a minute..

Life has changed drastically in the past month. Gardner School fired me for being sick too much(first time I've ever been fired from a job), lost my job at Zappos because I couldn't take crutches in the warehouse, Jim quit his job, traveled to Chicago and enjoyed a Chicago dog for the first time, America's Hardcore Compilation finally dropped, saw Agnostic Front in one of my best friend's living room, sprained my left foot so badly it's still swollen almost a month later.. What else? No Class dropped new songs on Deranged Records website, and they are so good. Another Mistake, and Written Off sold out of their 30 press of tapes. Overrule just recorded their demo- DOWNLOAD IT! Mustangs and Skinwalkers recorded new material, both bands are great. I really suggest you check them out. They are all young kids doing big things for our scene.

Big show in Indianapolis is happening on Friday. RazorxFade, Picked Clean, Misled Youth, Written Off, Overrule, Damaged Goods, CleanxSlate.. @ the Dojo. Basically, wolfpack I-65 showcase. This show will rule. I will post the flier soon. Sitting in the floor trying to steal internet connection isn't working so well for me.

Reiterater

Written Off posted a new song a couple weeks ago for the Living Touch Records Louisville Compilation. You can listen to it on their Facebook Fanpage. The new song is real tight. I think the sound is a bit different from the demo but it still rules.

Don't forget, you can also download their demo, too!








Written Off also has a video from the show on Sunday! Check it out! This was their best set to date.

Written Off 9/26/10 from Andrew Graninger on Vimeo.

Sunday September 26th @ The Chestnut House

Tomorrow Jim comes home from his mini weekend tour with Misled Youth and RazorxFade.
This is happening!



Every band playing the show is tight. All Midwest bands because Midwest, at the moment, is doing it best.

Living Touch Records

Living Touch Records
Keith has had this "record label" since he was in 12th grade, which was 5 years ago. About 4 days ago he put out his first two releases: Written Off's demo and Another Mistake's demo.
Living Touch Both bands are from Louisville, KY.
He says he plans on putting out a Louisville Hardcore comp tape with a handful of great bands from our area. So far, Written Off, Another Mistake, Mustangs, Skinwalkers, Rattletooth, and Damaged Goods are going to be on it.


Head over to Living Touch bigcartel to pick up Written Off and Another Mistake demos. You can get them both for $9. You can download their demos online, Written Off and Another Mistake.


Louisville Show Calendar for September!

Thanks to Louisville Hardcore Board for the calendar.

Louisville hardcore

The next few updates are dedicated to my Ole Kentucky Home's scene. We have amazing bands coming out right now:
Another Mistake
Written Off
Mustangs
Damaged Goods
Skinwalkers
to name a few. Mustangs, Damaged Goods, and Skinwalkers will have their own posts soon. I'm going to go get food.
For now, go download their demos:
Skinwalkers
Written Off
Another Mistake
Mustangs
Damaged Goods doesn't have any recordings yet, I'll keep you updated though.

Written Off

Louisville hardcore is coming around again, finally. This summer has been unlike any scene I've experienced since living here. Shows are happening, good bands are coming out. Yeah we've had bands like Breather Resist, Lords, By the Grace of God, but that was then, this is now. Fuck you if you live in the past and don't check out new bands. Stop pretending to be jaded at 19.



Written Off recorded their demo a few weeks ago! They have a youth crew and Lockin Out Crew sound. It's fun and good. Check our their fanpage on Facebook.
Download their demo HERE

Check out Written Off in a couple weeks in Louisville with Harms Way, Rattletooth, and Mustangs: