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Live Review: Every Time I Die

Posted 11/18/2010 08:34AM by indiescream as Show Review

I’ve been a long time fan of Every Time I Die but it took me until recently to finally see them live...

Live Review: Reel Big Fish & Goldfinger

Posted 11/15/2010 09:49AM by aaron as Show Review

November 6th @ SLO Veterans Hall in San Luis Obispo, CA To say I was excited for this show would be...

Live Review: CMJ Showcase Day 5

Posted 11/12/2010 07:07AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

The final day of CMJ arrived and due to a very late night on Friday, I missed a good chunk of the bands...

Live Review: CMJ Showcase Day 4

Posted 11/11/2010 06:41AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Day 4 was arguably my most anticipated day of the festival with two lengthy showcases comprising my entire...

Live Review: CMJ Showcase Day 3

Posted 11/10/2010 08:06AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Day 3 began with one of my most anticipated showcases of the week, presented by PR firm The Musebox featuring...

Live Review: CMJ Showcase Day 2

Posted 11/09/2010 07:18AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

The second day of CMJ found me returning once again to Bowery Ballroom, this time for a bill comprised...

Live Review: CMJ Showcase Day 1

Posted 11/08/2010 08:57AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Festivals like CMJ are all about discovering new music. While my schedule is pretty much made up of bands...

Live Review: AP Tour 2010

Posted 11/04/2010 06:33AM by Jeff VanVickle as Show Review

The AP Tour (This is Hell, Polar Bear Club, Emarosa, Bring Me the Horizon and August Burns Red) 10/25...

Interview: Yuppicide

Posted 11/02/2010 10:48AM by Jake Oliver as Interview

A legacy can often be a fickle thing—so much of the mortar that holds the structure together is based...

Live Review: Envy

Posted 10/27/2010 09:09AM by Jeff VanVickle as Show Review

Envy w/ And So I Watch You From Afar, Touche Amore, and La Dispute @ Hawthorne Theater in Portland, OR...

Nick’s Picks: Catch-up Round 1

Posted 10/25/2010 12:18PM by Nicholas Fritz as Nick's Picks

For those readers who were around a few years ago, you might remember my previous Nick’s Picks articles...

Rick's Mailbox Volume XX: The Most Interesting Music in the World

Posted 10/19/2010 01:22PM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Being an editor here at Decoy, I get a fair amount of mail from bands, labels, PR companies, and other...

Interview: Lower Definition

Posted 10/13/2010 10:08AM by aaron as Interview

After dropping their full length debut, The Greatest of all Lost Arts for Ferret Records, after an already...

Interview: Middle Class Rut

Posted 10/10/2010 08:05AM by aaron as Interview

First off, for all our viewers who have yet to hear about Middle Class Rut, tell us in your own words...

Live Review: Envy

Posted 10/06/2010 08:50AM by Zach Roth as Show Review

The First Unitarian Church, despite its minute size, is a pretty big presence in the Philadelphia independent...

Interview: Chiodos

Posted 10/05/2010 06:29AM by aaron as Interview

Wow, it's been a busy last year for Chiodos, with a new singer as well as a new drummer, a new outlook...

Live Review: Hanson

Posted 09/29/2010 10:38AM by Jeff VanVickle as Show Review

Hanson at The Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR on September 22, 2010. So I’m just going to get this out...

Decoy Exclusive: First Look at Thrice’s Periodic Table

Posted 09/24/2010 06:29AM by Zach Roth as Comedy

The aged hardwood floors creak under each footstep in this rustic house on the outskirts of Irvine, California...

Interview: Torche

Posted 09/14/2010 09:31AM by explodinginsound as Interview

You’re gearing up to release your third highly anticipated album, following the incredible Meanderthal...

Live Review: Junius

Posted 09/09/2010 06:37AM by Jeff VanVickle as Show Review

Being as it’s only my second week living in Portland, it’s exciting to check out all that the local music...

Interview: Constants

Posted 09/03/2010 10:13AM by Jeff VanVickle as Interview

First off, I just wanted to let you guys know that I have been a big Constants fan since 2005 when you...

Rick's Mailbox Volume XIX: Smells Like Your Mom

Posted 09/02/2010 08:23AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Being an editor here at Decoy, I get a fair amount of mail from bands, labels, PR companies, and other...

Interview: Mikey Sabatella

Posted 08/26/2010 10:14AM by Decoy Staff as Interview

The following is an email interview with Mikey Sabatella conducted by Wendy Ford. What made you want...

Interview: House of Heroes

Posted 08/23/2010 06:53AM by Decoy Staff as Interview

In the following phone interview, conducted on August 16 by Jonathan Bautts, House of Heroes frontman...

Live Review: mewithoutyou / Murder By Death

Posted 08/17/2010 05:40AM by Stephen Harris as Show Review

It was a hot day in Baltimore. We almost set a record high temperature and the humidity made everything...

Interview: Chevelle

Posted 08/10/2010 06:34AM by Jonathan as Interview

In the following phone interview, conducted August 3, drummer Sam Loeffler discusses Chevelle’s latest...

Live Review: Warped Tour 2010

Posted 08/02/2010 07:36AM by Stephen Harris as Show Review

I sent in my press request for the Warped Tour stop in Columbia, MD two weeks before the day of the show...

Rick's Mailbox Volume XVIII: May Not Be Suitable for All Audiences

Posted 07/29/2010 10:04AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Being an editor here at Decoy, I get a fair amount of mail from bands, labels, PR companies, and other...

Interview: Jimmy Gnecco

Posted 07/23/2010 07:06AM by Jeremy Deal as Interview

I guess the first thing - I don't know if it was a great thing - I read a little ahead of time before...

Live Review: Insubordination Fest

Posted 07/13/2010 05:45AM by Stephen Harris as Show Review

Day 1 On the weekend of June 25-26, I had the pleasure of attending the fifth Insubordination Fest in...