MORNING AFTER: BRAD HANCOCK MEMORIAL SHOW

This isn't going to be a typical play-by-play of the show the other night, because we're still trying to process everything.

In short, it was amazing. It was one of the most fun shows I've ever been a part of and I wanted to thank Blake and Jessica for everything they did to get it together. Thanks, also, to all the bands that played, everyone that donated raffle prizes, and everyone that showed up early and/or stayed late.

Seven Daggers, Close Grip, Despite Despair, Skeiff D'Bargg, City to City, Cherem, Aftermath of a Trainwreck, Tamerlane, Pushing Up Daisies and Clear were all fantastic and heartfelt appreciation goes out to each and every person in those bands for dedicating your time, energy, and heart to getting your sets ready over the past few months.

I, like most of you I'm sure, spent a long time yesterday searching Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube for pictures and videos from the show. You guys did a great job of being in the moment during the show, but also documenting it, so good job on that front. It's a hard thing to pull off these days.

If you have footage (of any kind) from the show, feel free to send me a link at trevorhale@gmail.com. I'd be happy to post videos and photos from the show up here over the next few days/weeks.

There won't be a lot of new content on GCA going forward, but there may be some. Dan and I didn't quite finish all the 101's we had planned, but we'd like to. Our goal is to finish the rest and roll them out over the course of a few weeks and maybe get them all collected into a zine at some point this year. Fingers crossed on that.

Thanks again to everyone that reads this site, commented and shared Facebook posts, came to the show, threw punches and kicks, and had a good fucking time.

Thanks to Byron (of Skeiff D'Bargg) for the City to City set below. Hopefully there's more to come.

SLCHARDCORE.COM

Whoa. Hey guys. It's been a minute.

The GCA has fallen by the wayside the past couple of years, as you've probably noticed. Dan, Sias and I all got (and continue to be) too busy to keep up with everything going on in SLC.

Luckily for you guys there's a new site run by dedicated people to keep you all in the loop. They've even got a nifty little group text feature to keep you updated on shows—something that we never even thought of over here.

Head over and give them your support.

Also, and brace yourselves here—

There is a message board.

My, oh my, what fun they're in for.

But seriously, head over and check it out. They're doing some great stuff there and everyone that still wants a hardcore scene—or hell, even a local music scene—should be supporting this site.

www.slchardcore.com

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 @ CLUB SOUND

REVIVER RECORDING NEW RECORD

Salt Lake City's Reviver will be heading to Chicago at the end of this month to record their forthcoming record and will be playing a handful of shows along the way.  Album title and label have not been announced.

March 30th – Forum 619 - Cheyenne, WY
March 31st – The Phoenix - Moline, IL
April 1st – Blacksheep Café – Springfield, IL
April 2nd-8th – Recording – Chicago, IL
April 9th – Fubar – St. Louis, MO
April 10th – Oklahoma TBA (help)
April 11th – EBGB’s -  Amarillo, TX
April 12th – Blast-o-Mat - Denver, CO

LIFE OR DEATH NEEDS BOOKING

We were recently contacted by Life or Death about getting a show in Salt Lake sometime soon.  If you are interested in booking Life or Death get in touch with Tristan at lifeordeathbooking@gmail.com.  It would be awesome if these guys came through again.  The last show they played here with Dismantled was pretty great.

REVIVER'S POTENTIAL WASTELAND 7" RE-RELEASE PRE-ORDER IS UP NOW!

Get at it in Black and Grey at State of Mind Recordings.

AFTERMATH OF A TRAINWRECK AND GUTSHOT

Our good friend Andy Carter dusted off a couple of old videos and sent them my way recently. Granted, they've been sitting on my desktop for the past couple of weeks, but I finally got them loaded up on the Internets for everyone else to see.

Pretty sure these are from the Aftermath CD Release show back in 2005, but I could be mistaken. And be warned, the sound quality on the Gutshot video is awful. But don't worry, it's the fault of Andy's camera, not the band.

COMEBACK KID & REVIVER TONIGHT @ CLUB SOUND

Gonna be a great time. Flyer below...

UPDATED COMEBACK KID FLYER

FEBRUARY 2: COMEBACK KID & REVIVER @ CLUB SOUND

Details here.

Reviver's setlist, with 2 new songs, here...

FOOTAGE OF PATHWAY & INDIFFERENCE HITS THE WEB

The internet tells us this show took place at the Murray Armory in '92 or '93. Members of these bands would go on to form Lifeless.





"Vegan Power!"

HEARD A NEW REVIVER TRACK A COUPLE DAYS BACK. IT COMPLETELY RULED.

What did you expect?

TODAY IN SLC: DON'T LET UTAH BECOME ARIZONA RALLY

FEBRUARY 5: ALL SYSTEMS FAIL, NEVER SAY NEVER

VANILLA GORILLA: INTO THE LIGHT

Rob Everett aka Rob Mini-Marts aka Robbie aka The Drummer of Skeiff D' Bargg aka Vanilla Gorilla just dropped his first solo recording since 2005's One Man Crew. It's titled Into the Light and it merges the youth crew sound of his earlier releases with some really interesting metallic elements.

And don't fret, a tasteful assortment of high-quality samples and a killer bonus track keep that trademark xVxGx vibe alive.

Listen to the entire EP on Bandcamp.

JANUARY 26: NAYSAYER, DESPITE DESPAIR, ONE CLEAN LIFE

PICTURES FROM THE SUB FOR SANTA SHOW...

Our friend Brianna Garcia has posted pictures from the Sub for Santa Show, you can view them here.  While you're there be sure to check out the pictures she has of Waterboard and Reviver.

OLD NEWS RECORDS IS BACK.... SORT OF

I've had a few people from out of state e-mail me asking about the availability of the new Tamerlane album, but wasn't quite sure how to go about getting it to people.

I (hopefully) solved that problem today when I built a Big Cartel store for Old News Records. It's got the Tamerlane full-length, the demo, the Up River EP and both Cherem releases.

I don't plan on putting out hard copies of any more albums, but since I don't have a band anymore, I don't have a merch table at shows. And since there aren't really any shows anyway, that's another problem.

But if you wanted to get any of these, and never had the means to get to a show, I tried to make it as easy as possible. So head on over and check it out.

http://oldnewsrecords.bigcartel.com/

THE CURRENT AT SUB FOR SANTA

JANUARY 2ND, MAKER @ THE UNDERGROUND