Crudo Fest w/ Sadistic Force, Sanity Slip, Disowned, Slow Pulse, Bosh, Bug Spray [inside]

Recurring mosh pit incitement Crudo Fest packs a stellar bill of Texas metal and hardcore. Top-billed power-fuckin’-trio Sadistic Force plays raging speed metal with flying riffs and James Oliver’s blackened shrieks – recommended for those who hail both Exciter and Motörhead. Their impressive 2021 LP Aces Wild had a song called “Murder at Boggy Creek,” which fits with fellow Crudo performers Slow Pulse, having issued a single called “Riverside Ripper.” Judging by recent bookings and their razor-sharp live show, the hardcore quartet, led by the flamethrower voice of Brooke Hampton, is poised to break out. Also on deck: crossover trashers Disowned, sludgy punk maniacs Bosh, and hardcore punks Bug Spray. – Kevin Curtin