Roger Forbes

Infest at Churchill's Pub March 9

Six Reasons Infest Might Be the Most Hardcore Band Ever

Leave it to local punk and metal promotions powerhouse Speedfreek to convince Valencia, California's Infest to fly cross-country to Miami for the band's first show outside of its home state. Ever. Infest's discography is meager, and the band never left California. But somehow the group has still re ... More >>

Slapshot Finally Brought Boston Hardcore to Miami at Churchill's Pub, January 5

Better Than: Karaoke night with your co-workers. Retribution is a beautiful thing. And after nearly 28 years of pumping out tough riffs and churning circle pits, punk legends Slapshot finally brought Boston hardcore to Miami. The show (which many in the scene considered a gift after so many years o ... More >>

Today Is the Day's Steve Austin on Living in the F#$í-Up South and Being 100-Percent Real

Every metal crew strives to be faster (or slower), harder, and more evil than the last. But is there any bludgeoningly heavy band that's more dynamic than Today Is the Day? We think not. Since the band's inception circa 1992, its lone constant and chief songwriter, Steve Austin, has been staring a ... More >>

305 Fest at Churchill's Pub July 6 to 8

305 Fest Is Going National: "I Get Messages Asking for Hotel Recommendations!"

See also "305 Fest's Completely Insane, 47-Band Lineup: Bastard Noise, Noothgrush, and So Many More." "The thing I like most about festivals," says Roger Forbes, half of live-music promotion powerhouse, Speedfreak Presents, "is that there's always going to be some bands you don't know." In fact, ... More >>

305 Fest's Completely Insane, 47-Band Lineup: Bastard Noise, Noothgrush, and So Many More

Local promotion outfit ​Speedfreek Presents has been on a serious mean streak lately, delivering a steady stream of otherwise unbooked concerts featuring all manner of brutality from the national hardcore, metal, and extreme music scenes. The agency was founded in 2011 when Torche drummer and lon ... More >>

A Plague on the Playhouse