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Kevin "Part Time Kevin" Day from Part Time PR often sends me press releases, which I've used for tons of coverage, as well as interviews, here on The Witzard and for an array of sites for which I contribute; some of those acts including Crossed Keys , Dirty Shrines , DIVIDED HEAVEN , Elway , and more. So, now, it's been a pretty cool, full-circle momemnt to be recieve press from/for and be able to cover one of Day's own bands. It's my pleasure to introduce Philadelphia's newest Punk band, ERRTH. Showcasing both current and former members of ASPIGA, Public Serpents, Reunions, and Seeing Snakes, ERRTH takes their love of bands from The East Bay & Chicago and adds their own Northeast attitude into the mix. ERRTH, actually, just played their first show as part of Crossed Keys' Believes In You record release show back in May. Their debut EP is made up of two blistering tracks that showcase two of the band's three song-writers. "Control,...

Josh Alvarez outside of The Trocadero and "disintegrating" live with Crossed Keys (SOURCE: Facebook / CREDIT: @lightloved) Just this past weekend, a buddy and I trekked into Philly from South Jersey for a... "Sunday Matinee" Punk/Hardcore show in a church basement! It was all organized by Joe "Hardcore" McKay and featured a stellar line-up of Gorilla Biscuits, KILL YOUR IDOLS, Raw Brigade, Combust, DEAD LAST, and HARD TURF all performing at the legendary First Unitarian Church . We were most excited to see DEAD LAST (Jon Gusman & Jon Scanlon's new band,) Philly's own HARD TURF, KILL YOUR IDOLS, and, of course, Gorilla Biscuits, but we thoroughly enjoyed the two middle bands, as well. Now, mid-day openers HARD TURF is made up of Philly's finest, Joshua "Josh" Alvarez, Scott Emhoff, Jason "J." Shigeru Swisher, and ever-elusive members known only as "Wardog" & "P.M.S." Amongst them, HARD TURF...