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Habak Find Beauty In The Horrors Of Humanity At The Roxy
Rob Shepyer
December 5, 2025
The Habak show at the Roxy on November 29th, presented by Viva! was more than your typical winter punk rock invading West Hollywood. I first heard of Habak after seeing Lagrimas open for Soul Glo at Zebulon in 2022 and then following the band until their Teragram takeover with Habak- I knew Los Angeles was witnessing the formation of a new scene, subgenre, and phenomenon in punk music. Both Habak and Lagrimas represent a style known as melodic crust. related: Earth’s Crust- CY Fest 2024 at Belasco Sonically akin to a lovechild between Deafheaven and Doom, Habak represents the emotional interior of anarchism. With so much political activity both in underground and mainstream circles, we often get exposed to the surface of rebellion but never the glacier of emotionality underlying the action. We see the rallies, the chanting, the rioting, the rhetoric, but when anarchists go home, we rarely see the pain to empathize with. Habak gives the world a sonic synthesis of that pain so we don’t have to venture into every anarchist’s home to see it for ourselves. How does that pain feel? Like suffered screaming over the most beautiful, dissociative harmony. related: Avant Garde Headbanging w/ The
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Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Habak at The Roxy on Nov 29
Janky Smooth Central Command
November 25, 2025
November 29th at The Roxy marks a powerful opportunity for Tijuana’s own, Habak to bring their intense, tightly wound sound back across the border to Los Angeles. The Roxy’s intimate room is built for the kind of catharsis they traffic in — every shout, every tremolo line, every hit landing right in your chest. Limited tickets still available to buy now at The Roxy- or to enter our Ticket Giveaway, see details below. related: Powerviolence is BACK- Nothing Less Mini Fest w/ Hong Kong Fuck You at 1720 Habak has carved out a fierce, emotional space in modern screamo and post-hardcore, weaving melodic chaos with raw political conviction. Their recent work finds them sharpening their sound into something both crushing and cathartic — layered guitars, shouted confessionals, and explosive dynamic shifts. Expect a mix of fan favorites and new material to erupt inside the Roxy’s walls. Supporting acts include Barrio Slam, Quiet Fear and Futura 1 lucky winner will score two tickets — pair up, bring someone who can scream along with you or that you can turn onto Habak’s music, and let the riffs, breakdowns, and emotional fire carry the night. How to Enter the Habak Giveaway 1. Tag a
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Earth’s Crust: CY Fest 2024 at the Belasco
Rob Shepyer
November 6, 2024
What does a typical LA punk want out of a festival? Given that Los Angeles is the most prominent live music hub in the USA, and the world, the average LA punk attends enough shows to make any given concert, no matter how badass, still leaving something to be desired. From my personal experience, that thing LA punks are left desiring from their scene is to have their minds, tastes, and boundaries expanded. I want to see something different, new. I want a band to show me something I didn’t think was possible. The best way to do this is by assembling bills with bands of various styles from various parts of the globe, and no festival has gathered more international acts in Los Angeles than CY Fest 2024. It was the World Cup of punk, with heavy representation from Sweden, Spain, Japan, Italy, Mexico, and so many more countries. Topping off the festivities, the USA’s contribution to the lineup came in the form of a rare Dropdead co-headlining performance before the reunion of Portland’s female-fronted crusties, Detestation. related content: Set The Animals Free: Wolfbrigade and Dropdead at 1720 With a few bands of the upcoming CY Fest 2025 already
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