Fiddlehead Play Boston’s Alewife Station, Bring Out Lou Barlow In Maine
Fiddlehead bringing the Boston hardcore energy to Maine with Lou Barlow in tow sounds like exactly the kind of cross-generational moment that makes the independent music scene tick. There's something brilliant about watching bands from the more melodic end of hardcore still carrying that original DIY spirit into their middle years, and this snippet hints at Pat Flynn being thoughtful enough to reflect on what all that actually means. If you're into bands that take their craft seriously without losing sight of why they started playing in the first place, Cledvibes Radio listeners should absolutely pay attention to what Fiddlehead are doing.
From Stereogum: Right now, I'm about halfway through a great three-hour interview with Have Heart/Fiddlehead frontman Pat Flynn on Mutually Assured Destruction/Eliminators frontman Ace Stallings' hardcore podcast Forum Of Passion. It's a great listen. Flynn really knows how to talk about his own life and hardcore music at the same time, eloquently talking about how it feels to be a middle-aged professional — he's…