Pick: Ceremony
June 20
Ceremony w/ White Lung, Slut River and Gag Reflex
The Sandbox, 2406 Leavenworth St.
8:30 p.m., $10, slowburnomaha.com
Ceremony have evolved from typical hardcore house-show punk rockers to one of the genre's leading hopes. The California band's growing stature is a credit to their ability to grow and adapt, slowing down the tempo without losing their impact. Basslines now are more likely to lock into a muscular groove, as it is to hurtle along with pummeling drums. Wire, Joy Division and Fugazi are now references points, de-emphasizing older influences such as mathcore, Dillinger Escape Plan and classic Black Flag. The evolution that took hold on 2010's Rohnert Park continues on their 2012 Matador Records debut, Zoo.
posted at 12:00 am
on Thursday, June 07th, 2012
