Scowl @ Marquis Theater

Scowl brought a night of crowd surfing, mosh pits and hardcore energy to Denver on October 11, 2023. Supporting them was Militarie Gun; what a night it was!

Militarie Gun

In just two short years since their inception, the Los Angeles-based group have been turning heads. With a menacing-yet-melodic sound that’s impossible to ignore and a creative drive that borders on obsession.

Militarie Gun is defined by the musical restlessness of vocalist/mastermind Ian Shelton. “Everything suddenly becomes urgent, and that’s how I feel about songwriting—it’s just something I have to do when the inspiration comes.” The band draw on a wide range of influences to make something that sounds combative yet accessible, and undeniably their own. Their lineup has expanded to include guitarists Nick Cogan and William Acuña, drummer Vince Nguyen, and bassist Max Epstein. There’s the unhinged guitarwork of Born Against, the propulsive cadences of hip hop, the up-front bass of Fugazi–and most importantly, the hooks. Militarie Gun’s songs are instantly memorable, employing a melodic sensibility that’s just as informed by the work of Robert Pollard and Paul McCartney as it is by Black Flag.

All Roads Lead To The Gun (Deluxe) marks the culimation of the group’s first two years but the 12 songs make it clear that Militarie Gun’s caustic-yet-catchy sound can’t be easily contained within just hardcore or pop songwriting. This is an ever-evolving band can go in any direction they might want–and Militarie Gun are just getting started.

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Scowl

Scowl is an American hardcore punk band from Santa Cruz, California. The band consists of singer Kat Moss, guitarist Malachi Greene, guitarist Mikey Bifolco, bassist Bailey Lupo, and drummer Cole Gilbert.

The band released their first collection of songs, a self-titled EP, in 2019. Scowl released a second EP in 2019, titled Reality After Reality…. In 2021, the group released their debut full-length album, How Flowers Grow, through Flatspot Records. The group released their third EP in 2023 titled Psychic Dance Routine.

Scowl has toured and shared the stage with bands like Circle Jerks and Negative Approach, System Of A Down, Korn, Turnstile and Deftones, Limp Bizkit, and toured Australia in May and June of 2023 with Sunami and Speed. The band also played the 2023 edition of the famed Coachella festival. In a 2022 interview with hardcore magazine In Effect singer Kat Moss said about touring: “We are focused heavily on touring as much as possible! We are trying to hit all the places in the US that we haven’t played yet as well as across the pond!”

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