In November final 12 months, Alabama Shakes vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard introduced that her new hardcore punk band, Kumite, can be making their stay debut in Nashville on January 12, with all proceeds from the present being donated to native charitable organisations.
“Bear in mind, it is hardcore as f*ck to neighborhood manage!” she posted on social media when sharing the information.
Dwell music booker Ben Mench-Thurlow was among the many viewers for the present at Basement East, which additionally featured Snooper, Internal Peace and Second Spirit, and he shared video footage of Kumite with the Lambgoat web site, which you’ll be able to view under.
Whereas this documentation of the present appears to point that Kumite went down nicely with the Nashville crowd, the feedback part on the gig report on Lambgoat is essentially damaging, with numerous nameless posters venting their ache and despair at what they appear to view as a violation of every little thing sacred and true about punk rock.
“One other one that simply discovered about hardcore making an attempt to leap on the prepare for cool factors”, writes one poster, whereas one other true ‘punx4lyfe’ feedback, “First present at a packed membership with a f*cking mild present= hardcore 2025. f*ck these grifters, return to submitting your albums for Grammy consideration. So punk.”
And there is extra:
“I am positive Kumite goes to grind it out, play native exhibits, assist the native scene and mosh…oh wait nah this may die out in a 12 months after they get some unearned pageant spots. REAL HARDCORE SURE.”
“Slightly too late to start out this advantage signalcore band, trump can be in workplace in every week.”
We’ll spherical off this compendium of warm-hearted, supportive neighborhood sentiments with a remaining howl of anguish from one other on-line punk who is not over-reacting within the slightest to information of a band taking part in a gig.
Our nameless hero writes: “Delete the world severely time for the asteroid to hit time for a reboot ftw.”
Welcome to 2025.