End Of Days THE POWER OF THE RIFF Event Nears

THE POWER OF THE RIFF’s next Apocalyptic bash will take place on the eve of the end of the end of mankind as the Mayan calendar runs out in two weeks.

On Thursday, December 20th, THE POWER OF THE RIFF presents a massive all-ages event at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. The lineup for this end-time gala will feature sets by HIGH ON FIRE, SUNN O))), CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (playing a set that will include classics from Animosity, Eye For An Eye and more), BLACK BREATH, DEAD IN THE DIRT, LOINCLOTH (featuring members of Confessor) and VOID OV VOICES (featuring Atilla Csihar).

Two new promotions are running where fans can purchase tickets directly from LA record depots Vacation Vinyl or Amoeba Records and receive a free SUNN O))) rehearsal demo 12” exclusive to their six-date West Coast tour with support from LOINCLOTH and DEAD IN THE DIRT, coming to a crescendo at THE POWER OF THE RIFF. Tickets are also available now AT THIS LOCATION.

BrooklynVegan today posted year-end lists for curators of THE POWER OF THE RIFF’s brutal bashes Sam Velde and Greg Anderson HERE.

SUNN O))) West Coast Tour w/ Dead In The Dirt, Loincloth:

12/14/2012 Roseland/Peter’s Room - Portland, OR [info]

12/15/2012 The Wild Buffalo - Bellingham, WA w/ Black Breath [info]

12/16/2012 The Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA [info]

12/18/2012 The Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA [info]

12/19/2012 The Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA [info]

The Power of the Riff Presents:

12/20/2012 The Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

w/ High On Fire, Sunn O))), Corrosion Of Conformity, Black Breath, Dead In The Dirt, Loincloth, Void Ov Voices [info]

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THE POWER OF THE RIFF Celebrates The End Of Civilization With LA-Based Event

According the Mayan calendar, civilization as we know it will see its apocalyptic downfall as 2012 comes to an end. So to celebrate these end-times with full force, THE POWER OF THE RIFF is throwing one last bash for the year.

THE POWER OF THE RIFF presents a massive all-ages event taking place on December 20th at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The lineup for this gala will feature massive sets by HIGH ON FIRE, SUNN 0))),CORROSION OF CONFORMITY playing a set that will include classics from Animosity, Eye For An Eye and more, BLACK BREATH, DEAD IN THE DIRT, LOINCLOTH (featuring members of Confessor) and VOID OV VOICES (featuring Atilla Csihar).

Tickets for this devastating occasion are available now AT THIS LOCATION.

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The Power Of The Riff West Will Set L.A. Ablaze Next Week

Festival Roster Finalized With The Addition Of LEWD ACTS

The 2012 installment of The Power Of The Riff West is now just one week away, as more than twenty acts will infiltrate Los Angeles' Echo/Echoplex next Saturday, August 11th.

In addition to recent festival additions including SUNN 0))), NAUSEA (CA), DESPISE YOU and more, this week LEWD ACTS have also been added, now finalizing the festival's massive lineup: SUNN 0))), OFF!, DR. KNOW,REPULSION, NOOTHGRUSH, XIBALBA, DESPISE YOU, EAGLE TWIN, NAUSEA (CA), POWER TRIP, ANCESTORS, LEWD ACTS, ALPHA & OMEGA, BIO-CRISIS, HOAX, GAZA, DNF, RETOX, THE LOVE BELOW, COPS,HORDES, XAPHAN...

The all-day fest also includes a record swap-meet of local stores and pop-up stores by indie record labels, DJ sets in between band performances and a gourmet food truck court featuring Los Angeles' best purveyors of street food dining.

Tickets for The Power Of The Riff West are on sale now AT THIS LOCATION.

Tickets for The Power Of The Riff East -- the two-day event in Brooklyn on September 1st and 2nd to feature PENTAGRAM, AGNOSTIC FRONT, POISON IDEA, NEGATIVE APPROACH, XIBALBA, SUNN 0))), WINTER,REPULSION, DEAD IN THE DIRT and more -- can be purchased RIGHT HERE

Continuing to bring you a tradition of heavy music from slow drones to aggressive crust ridden darkness, The Power Of The Riff events are co-curated and organized by Southern Lord. TPOTR is an event that honors extreme music fans and musicians of all ages, tapping into a lineup that represents the forefathers, milestones and current national touring acts, while shedding light on up-and-coming and local acts.

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The Power Of The Riff West Lineup Expands; SUNN 0))) And More Added

The lineup for this year's installment of The Power Of The Riff West -- confirmed to take place at Los Angeles' Echo/Echoplex on August 11th -- expands yet again, adding six additional bands to the already pulverizing roster. SUNN 0))), NAUSEA (CA), DESPISE YOU, HOAX, BIO-CRISIS and XAPHAN have all been confirmed to join the party, making for an incredible lineup of twenty-two crushing sets for the day! This exclusive one-off show for SUNN 0))) will be their first West Coast performance in three years.

The finalized lineup for the all-day The Power Of The Riff West now stands as: SUNN 0))), OFF!, DR. KNOW, REPULSION, NOOTHGRUSH, XIBALBA, DESPISE YOU, EAGLE TWIN, NAUSEA (CA), POWER TRIP, ANCESTORS, ALPHA & OMEGA, BIO-CRISIS, HOAX, GAZA, DNF, RETOX, THE LOVE BELOW, AVON LADIES, COPS, HORDES and XAPHAN!

Continuing to bring you a tradition of heavy music from slow drones to aggressive crust ridden darkness, The Power Of The Riff will burn down LA on August 11th, marking the gathering's third annual installment. Co-curated and organized by Southern Lord, TPOTR is an event that honors extreme music fans and musicians of all ages, tapping into a lineup that represents the forefathers, milestones and current national touring acts, while shedding light on up-and-coming and local acts. The all-day fest also includes a record swap-meet of local stores and pop-up stores by indie record labels, DJ sets in between band performances and a gourmet food truck court featuring Los Angeles' best purveyors of street food dining.

Tickets for The Power Of The Riff West are on sale now AT THIS LOCATION.

Tickets for the recently announced maiden voyage of The Power Of The Riff East, a two-day event to be held in Brooklyn, New York on September 1st and 2nd, can be purchased RIGHT HERE

 

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THE POWER OF THE RIFF To Pillage The West Coast This Week

The mammoth five-date THE POWER OF THE RIFF will invade the West Coast this week, kicking off with the main festival in Los Angeles this Saturday. Those in charge of the event want people there early to check out the killer new bands that are playing first, so the first 50 people through the doors at both the L.A. show this Saturday as well as the Seattle show on 8/18 will receive a $50 Converse Gift Card. Early birds get the Chucks! Full show orders and set times for all five shows are posted below.

The free 20-track THE POWER OF THE RIFF mix tape Southern Lord released last week is also now featured in iTunes, available at this location.

Southern Lord Presents:

THE POWER OF THE RIFF 2011

8/13/2011 Echo/Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA [TICKETS]

Upstairs (The Echo)

Doors @ 12:00

PLAGUES 12:30 - 1:00

HARASSOR 1:15- 1:45

AEGES 2:00-2:30

SLAVE 2:45-3:15

SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP 3:30-4:00

BAPTISTS 4:15- 4:45

SKIN LIKE IRON 5:00-5:30

MASAKARI 5:45- 6:15

ALPINIST 6:30-7:15

BLACK BREATH 7:30-8:15

Downstairs (Echoplex)

Doors - 2:30

EARLY GRAVES 3:00-3:30

ACEPHALIX 3:45-4:15

BLACK COBRA 4:30-5:00

ALL PIGS MUST DIE 5:15- 6:00

TRAP THEM  6:15- 7:00                                                            

PELICAN 7:15-8:00

WINTER  8:15-9:15

EYEHATEGOD  9:30-10:30

PENTAGRAM 10:45-11:45

8/15/2011 Elbo Room - San Francisco, CA [TICKETS]

Doors - 7:00 pm

ACEPHALIX 7:45-8:15

ALL PIGS MUST DIE 8:30-9:00

BLACK BREATH 9:15-9:45

TRAP THEM 10:00-10:30

NOOTHGRUSH 10:45-11:45

WINTER 12:00 -1:00

8/16/2011 The Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA [TICKETS]

Doors - 6:30

AEGES 7:00-7:30

BAPTISTS 7:45-8:15

EARLY GRAVES 8:30-9:00

MASAKARI 9:15-9:45

ALPINIST 10:00-10:30

PELICAN 10:45-11:45

PENTAGRAM 12:00-1:00

8/18/2011 Neumo's - Seattle, WA [TICKETS]

Doors - 6:00pm

AEGES 6:30-7:00

MASAKARI 7:15- 7:45

ALPINIST 8:00-8:30

ALL PIGS MUST DIE 8:45- 9:15

NOOTHGRUSH 9:30- 10:30

PELICAN 10:50-11:50

WINTER 12:20-1:20

8/20/2011 The Highline - Seattle, WA [TICKETS]

Doors: 8:00pm

MURDERESS 9:00-9:30

BAPTISTS 9:45-10:15

TRAP THEM 10:30-11:15

BLACK BREATH 11:30-12:15

FROM ASHES RISE 12:30-1:30

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The Power Of The Riff Adds EYEHATEGOD, BLACK COBRA And More To Main Festival; Second TPOTR Event In Seattle Confirmed

As previously announced, Southern Lord and The Power Of The Riff have announced a series of events scheduled to attack the West Coast this August. The lineup for the second annual all-day TPOTR festival kicking off the four-show venture in Los Angeles on August 13 was just expanded, adding Eyehategod, Black Cobra, Baptists, Seven Sisters Of Sleep and others to the phenomenal list of bands already scheduled to play, also including Pentagram, Winter, Pelican, Trap Them, All Pigs Must Die, Acephalix and more! An additional The Power Of The Riff event will be scheduled in Los Angeles, this same week, so stay tuned for the details to be announced shortly.

Following the festival in L.A., the TPOTR hits San Francisco for two full nights of mayhem. The first night will see Winter, Noothgrush, Trap Them, Black Breath, All Pigs Must Die, Acephalix and more hitting the stage at Elbo Room, and the following night will see Pentagram, Pelican, Alpinist, Masakari, Early Graves, Baptists, Aeges and more storming The Mezzanine.

Moving further north, on August 18, Seattle's infamous Neumo's will showcase Winter, Pelican, Noothgrush, All Pigs Must Die, Alpinist, Masakari and Aeges hitting the stage together. AND, a SECOND Seattle-based TPOTR event has also just been announced, with a d-beat lineup set to bring down the roof of The Highline on August 20, with From Ashes Rise, Black Breath, Trap Them and Baptists hitting the stage, and with more bands to be announced soon!

Flyers and ticket info for all confirmed TPOTR shows can be located HERE.

8/13/2011 Echo/Echoplex - Los Angeles, CAPentagram, Eyehategod, Winter, Pelican, Trap Them, All Pigs Must Die, Acephalix, Black Cobra, Skin Like Iron, Baptists, Masakari, Alpinist, Seven Sisters of Sleep, Aeges, Early Graves, Slave
Doors @ Noon

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8/15/2011 Elbo Room - San Francisco, CAWinter, Noothgrush, Trap Them, Black Breath, All Pigs Must Die, Acephalix
Doors @ 7:00pm

[TICKETS]

8/16/2011 The Mezzanine - San Francisco, CAPentagram, Pelican, Alpinist , Masakari, Early Graves, Baptists, Aeges
Doors @ 6:30pm

[TICKETS]

8/18/2011 Neumo's - Seattle, WAWinter, Pelican, Noothgrush, All Pigs Must Die, Alpinist, Masakari, Aeges
Doors @ 6:00pm

[TICKETS]

8/20/2011 The Highline - Seattle, WA

From Ashes Rise, Black Breath, Trap Them, Baptists + more TBA

Doors @ 9:30

[TICKETS]

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