The Hydra Head Tour rumbles through Red 7 on Sunday night, packing a devastating one-two punch from Big Business and Torche. This is a situation that could precipitate one of those archetypal rock band (or fan) fights over which band should follow the other. Frankly, this show has the makings of a perfect storm. Back in 2006, Jared Warren and Coady Willis of Big Business joined-up as full-fledged members of Melvins. Just a year later, they released their underground classic, Here Come the Waterworks. Since then, their incredible live performances as Big Business have been somewhat elusive treasures. They’ve continued to grow as a band, bringing on guitarist Toshi Kasai for a tour with Tool. Last year, they further expanded with the addition of Scott Martin of 400 Blows. This tour is in support of the quartet’s recent Quadruple Single release, but Coady, Jared and Scott have hit the road as a trio this time around; it's same lineup that virtually destroyed to Emo’s inside room last December. more ›

Floor inhabited a tenuous existence from 1992 to 2003, undergoing various lineup changes and touring only sporadically. This was before bands could Twitter themselves into the collective subconscious. more ›

Local heroes and In The Red-signees The Strange Boys will bring their 60s pastiche and summer fun party vibe to Fun Fun Fun Fest’s yellow stage on Sunday afternoon. While The Strange Boys do seem to fit into the lately omnipresent, and as some may argue, moribund lo-fi garage pop genre, they also manage to transcend many of their contemporaries. more ›

What’s the Deal: Not to knock musical threesomes or anything, but when one makes themselves sound like there’s a lot more going on than just a guy on guitar, a guy on bass and another on drums they stick out from the pack. Russian Circles have been called post-metal and post-rock, but really they’re a thick, evolving, expanding instrumental group making the most out of their equipment, drawing forth everything from metallic chugs and thrashes to flickering chimes and climactic cymbal crashes. Fun Fun Fun Fest this year will welcome the Chicago group as they tour in support of their third album, Geneva. more ›

And here they come, one of the very few modern rock bands capable of opening for death metal bands while still receiving perfectly legitimate Foo Fighters comparisons. more ›

Images of bears, rhinos, dinosaurs and even monsters with generous genitalia adorn the band’s t-shirt catalog, and they’re friends with groups like Mastodon, Mogwai, Kylesa and Municipal Waste on their MySpace page. And, their newest full-length is called Meaderthal, so, judging from that information alone, you should be able to make a pretty accurate judgment as to whether or not this is a band you can rock out to. more ›

Supporting what is undoubtedly one of the finest metal albums of the year (Hydra Head's Meanderthal), Torche will perform at Red 7 tonight. more ›