After a whole year of not doing anything to this, I (chris) have decided to revamp the site. I have a bunch of ideas that I want to do. For example: I want to have a venue/promoters link, band interviews, band spotlights, reviews, pictures from midwest shows/photographers. I also want to get about 1 or 2 people from different midwest states to help submit bands. I can do all the searching on my own. I want this to stick. More community and less diversity. We gotta help each other. The midwest is a family.
DECEMBER 10th: THE BLACKSHEEP CAFE: CAVE BEAR, BURDENED, SPITE, LAST LEGS, FOCUSEDxMINDS, BIG MOUTH 1320 South, 11th, Springfield, Illinois DECEMBER 11th: ILLEGAL TONE RECORDING: SORE THROAT SYNDROME, FOREVER YOUNG, IN TRANSIT, FOCUSEDxMINDS, BIG MOUTH 6 & 8 South Church Street, Belleville, Illinois
Spirit-Filled hardcore from MINNEAPOLIS. Just posted a new track off the upcoming 7" Check it out here if you feel inclined: http://www.myspace.com/veniamusic
"Resolve is a five-piece straight edge band from the St. Louis, MO area, that plays pure late 1980's hardcore, in the classic style that bands like Youth Of Today and Turning Point made big. So the perfect soundtrack to singalong, fingerpoint and jump around to! The songs are fast, energetic full of catchy singalongs and deal with life from a positive perspective. With lyrics about the meat industry, the power of oil corporations in the USA, intelligent design, but also about being different and making a positive change, Resolve makes clear that the have some importants thoughts to share." - Commitment Records
Springfield, Illinois Youth Crew. Featuring members of Commodity and Kevin from Kick To Tha Head. Just started in September, soon to be recording a split cassette tape with FocusedxMinds from Milwaukee.
Straightedge, Anti-meat, very fast and angry straightedge punk from Chicago/Bloomington IL. band is breaking up this fall, so get into it while you can.