City of Caterpillars, Portrayal of Guilt, Glassing, BFF – Music Calendar

Let’s consider Portrayal of Guilt’s hellward trajectory in tectonic terms. Before Austin’s heaviest exports could mill about in the molten mantle, they were a feral flesh-storm careening into the crust. That’s to say, before POG played slow-tempo sludge metal, they were a crazyass screamo band! All comes full circle as the trio opens for one of their former (or perhaps future? POGLP2023!) genre’s formative groups – Richmond’s City of Caterpillar, who recently released a spindly, apocalyptic sophomore album following a 20-year gap. Glassing’s earth-pounding post-rock and the garage emo of BFF round out the lineup. – Julian Towers