Rage Fest. In seven words or less.

Storm the Bay
Buffalo produces pop beats, beards, hand claps

Sirens and Sailors
Pack the club, SandS is on stage!

Call Me the Patriot
Going deaf from awesome. I'm not sorry.

Young Bloods
Don't worry, boys, your hair looked great.

Endyga
Melodies and harmonies? Other bands, take note.

The Dream Anatomy
Sounds like Ace Ventura joining Cannibal Corpse

Every Last Thursday
Hey, there's a chick up there. Rockin'.

Such Gold
585 hardcore is alive and well, thanks!

Rage Fest 2010

We're 24 hours out from Rage Fest 2010 and this girl couldn't be any more excited. Three weeks ago I thought I couldn't go, this week I snagged a ticket off the boys of Young Bloods, tomorrow over 20 local bands that range from punk to metal are tearing the roof off of Water Street.

Headliners include Such Gold, Every Last Thursday, Sirens and Sailors, Storm the Bay and Mercia. Also keep an eye out for support bands Call Me The Patriot, Soma Slumber, Heavy Lies The Crown, and Red Letter Statement.

Doors at 5 and tickets are $10 in advance. Get down to Water Street early to catch a prime spot as it will be jammed with the 18 and under crowd quickly.

My Best Theory

I'm digging Jimmy Eat World's new single....but I feel like I've heard it somewhere before...

(585) Call Me The Patriot

Jake Regruit is excited.

Well, his exact sentiment was that he's "stoked on the future." And rightfully so: the just-barely-20-year-old and his motley crew of bandmates who make up Call Me The Patriot are embarking on their first big tour, hitting stops along the way through the east and midwest.

The boys of Patriot have traveled a long hard year to get here, facing lineup changes, commuting to record and a little run-in with the law. Lead singer Adrian Blackwell credits this trying year with teaching them a lot about the music business, including who to trust and work with, and who not to. A little older and much wiser since we last caught up with them at Rage Fest 2009, Patriot has pulled it all together, releasing their album This Life That We Know in June.

Sunday night Call Me The Patriot got their start at Dubland and won't be back until the 13th. But, I recommend holding out until Rage Fest 2010 when the boys will join their Rochester cohorts at Water Street for the annual show. Along the way we expect them to rock tour cities with their favorites Chopper Gunner (Blackwell) and I Forget the Day Before Yesterday (Regruit) and probably cranking fan-favorite Magic Taxi.

The band is hoping to shake off the haters that tend to seek out Rochester hardcore bands and in turn drum up new fans while on the road. Mentored by Rochester's favorite lead singer to hate, Young Bloods' Joey Arena, CMTP is looking to get out of the Roc to help build up their home fan base. Sound crazy? Not so, say Blackwell and Regruit as familiarity tends to breed contempt for local bands.

We will be sure to welcome them back and show them our love for Roc local metalcore bands, come the 27th.