Consuming Impulse: The Pelican Burger
Photo by Carmelo Española An elegant mountain of metal meat, the Pelican Burger was yet another off-the-wall creation from Kuma’s Corner, as it brought elegant staples out of fine dining and integrated them with a burger geared more towards PBR-swilling hessians. The Pelican Burger had several layers of flavor that swirled in the palate. The...
Converge - Axe to Fall
No band defines modern hardcore punk more than Converge. Creatively combining the style’s best elements (instrumental precision, brute force, sweaty live shows), the band has been revered for nearly two decades. The Massachusetts institution evolved from the Slayer-worship thrash of its early ’90s material to the grisly ferocity of 2001’s Jane Doe. More cohesive than...