Red vs. Black

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"Next up was Red vs. Black, a rollicking punk trio that hails from Ithaca, N.Y., with Sam Tallent on drums, Clay Dehaan on bass, and Willie Osterweil on vocals. With this lean but powerful lineup, RvB tore through their forty-five minute set, whipping the crowd into a frenzy of slam-dancing which ended, coincidentally or not, soon after the aforementioned bloody nose. This raucously good set featured a fast-as-hell sound that was ecstatically reminiscent of ’80s hardcore bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag. RvB’s vocalist swaggered with a little more irreverence than we might have imagined from a young Ian Mackaye (of Fugazi fame), but the band still managed to channel the D.C. hardcore lineage in an organic and creative way. This was evidenced in RvB’s more forgiving songs, whose softer edges touched on post-hardcore reference points like Fugazi and Slint. RvB finished off with two Misfits covers (“because everybody loves the Misfits!”): “Skulls” and “Hybrid Moments.” - Wesleyan Argus
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