Building a Hardcore “Dynasty”

Every couple of years a band bursts onto the scene that has the momentum of a snowball rolling down a hill.  Dynasty is a band like that.  These dudes have been playing for a number of years but were recently signed to StrikeFirst Records propelling them into a whole new arena.  So these guys are putting some solid NYC hardcore style music out with a slight twist of hip hop.  Funny thing is these guys are from LA!  So read the great interview below that John did with the guys from Dynasty and make sure to check them out on their upcoming tour with Call To Preserve and Dead Icons and at Cornerstone Festival this year (hint – they will be the hardcore band doing covers of Beastie Boys songs).

BAND: Dynasty
MUSIC STYLE: Straight Up Hardcore
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
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Q: So can you tell me a little about the history of Dynasty? I see from press materials that you’ve been together for 6 years. How did you all come together? Were any of you in other bands? Are any of you in other bands at the moment? I’m guessing here but it looks like there may be some brothers/relatives in the band?

A: Well we started practicing and writing in 2004 but actually started gigging in 2005. My brother Marcel (guitar) was in the band in the early years but was actually the one who quit the band because of the drugs and alcohol issues going down in the band. He actually

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Pre Cornerstone Boogie Down in Campbellsville, Kentucky

VENUE CHANGE!!!!

There was a last minute venue change.  The show will be held at the Campbellsville Community Center located at:
1425 OLD HODGENVILLE RD
Campbellsville, KY 42718

Everything else is the same!

Check it out!  In conjunction with HXCChristian.com there is a Pre Cornerstone Boogie Down in Campbellsville, Kentucky on Sunday the 27th of June.  If you are driving to Cornerstone from anywhere on the East Coast, then we want you to stop in Campbellsville, Kentucky, at Campbellsville University to celebrate Cornerstone 2010 with some great bands.  On the bill are Restore the Roar, To Seize and Surrender, In Shepherds Arms, Debtor (Blood & Ink Records), Worker, Dead Icons, and head lining The Showdown (Solid State Records).  This show is going to be a mix of hardcore, hardcore punk, pop punk, metalcore, and good old metal, something for everyone! We hope to see you there.  If you need more information, contact Doug at his email doug @ HXCChristian.com.  Here are the details, spread the word!

What: Pre Cornerstone Boogie Down
When: Sunday, June 27th, 5:30 PM (doors open)
Where: Campbellsville University – Campbellsville, KY – Badgett Academic Support Center
Cost: $7
Info: No Drugs, No Alcohol, No Fighting, No Drama
Visit our sister site for more info on shows in Campbellsville:  www.Campbellsvilleshows.com

Repost the flyer on your myspace, facebook, on your desk, on your car, in your town….you get the point.

Some Cornerstone 09 Coverage Coming In The Wire

HXC Christian has a bunch of people on the ground at Cornerstone this year.  They are sending bits and pieces about the festival.  Here is some information that I received about some of the bands that performed on Monday that RJ (posts as TenaciousB on the HXCChristian Forum) said we should check out.  Apparently the festival is so good that the team has not even had a chance to get in front of the computer!

I would like to take two paragraphs to explain a few things, so if you are impatient skip ahead. First, I would like to take a moment to describe Cornerstone (C-Stone). C-Stone is a Christian music festival unlike any other. There are no real security guards no bouncers and a chance for nearly anyone to play music. Cornerstone is free flowing and a key to that is the generator stages. There is a regular schedule just like any other festival but anyone who pre-registers a stage can bring their own generator and let bands or themselves play.

 

Our coverage at cornerstone won’t be press coverage. We will just be sharing our C-Stone experience with those of you who are unable to attend. So enjoy hearing band names you have never heard of and tales of valor on the dusty battlefields of Illinois.

Some Cornerstone 09 Coverage Coming In The Wire