Kauz of Affliction (K.O.A.)
Ocean View-based two-piece (plus a robot) defy genre pigeonholing attempts by bouncing from punk to metal to pop and even into some electronic music
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Badass Noise
Puna-based band Badass Noise plays thrash metal with a punk attitude. Close your eyes and you might think you’re at a Pantera show in the 1990s.
El Sancho
El Sancho is a fast fun DIY punk rock band from the Big Island of Hawaii. They’ve been playing around the Hawaiian islands since 2019 and have released two albums and a slew of singles. Their third album Heads Up! comes out in late 2023. Their songs range from political to personal, but they try … Read more