January 2012
11 posts
Brand Spankin New Website
Hey ya’ll! We just launched our new website, IT Looks soooo snazzy. If you don’t take my word for it, look for yourself: http://macrock.org/
yep,
Kirsten
Tombs (!)
Sooo a lot of people are stoked on Tombs, as well they should be. This sludge metal band from Brooklyn will be sure to liken the ears of headbangers, moshers, and yes, even you, pretentious hipster. (By the way, what are you doing still rocking that flannel? Don’t you know stripes are the new plaid?) Technically proficient with sick breakdowns, this band knows what they’re doing, and...
HEY RICHMOND KIDS
(And others, who should care) You can add The Diamond Center to that kick-a$$ list below of bands who will be showing up at Macrock.
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music2/diamondcenter.jpg
I personally have seen The Diamond Center’s live twice and love them more and more every time.
Check out their website here: http://www.diamondcentermusic.com/ And listen to some of their tunes.
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Just a few things you want to know.
Hello fellow attenders, participators, and straight up lovers of Macrock,
Here’s a few things you know you want to know:
First, I know we have announced both the 1st and 2nd wave of bands. But I wanted to put them all together so you can start to fantasize about this year’s Macrock:
Algernon Cadwallader
Big Troubles
creepoid
The Beets
Infernal Stronghold
Self Defense Family...
This band is playing.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13005-lower-dens-brains/
Lower Dens is one of our confirm bands. wut wut
Check out this post on Pitchforck about them.
yeah yep.
Second Wave of Bandz!!
Youuuu guuuyyyys!!!! We’re super stoked to release more band info! Here’s the list! It rules! Call all your friends and tell them to come to Macrock! And your roommates! And your enemies, because we don’t care if you don’t get along!
Drum roll pleeeaaase,
Teenage Cool Kids, Total Slacker, Lower Dens, Valkyrie, Black Anvil, Forest Fire, Tombs, Jeffery Lewis, Invisible...
Creepoid!
Creepoid is part of our first wave of bands! They’re a cool low-fi foursome out of Philly and they’re definitely worth listening to/seeing. Think badass 90s grunge. Then think about listening to their sick record, Horse Heaven. THEN DO IT! Trust me, you’ll like it.
http://creepoid.bandcamp.com/
Here’s a link to an interview with these awesome folks. It’s a year old,...
WE'RE BACK!!
Sorry for our lack of updates, Tumblrfolk; we’ve been busy listening to bands and planning the Shenandoah Valley’s largest indie music festival! But don’t fret, we’re back, and we’ll be posting several times a week.
Stay tuned for videos, interviews, band descriptions, restaurant suggestions, general Harrisonburg tourism information, etc.
ALSO: We’re...
