This past weekend I went to the fest, a music festival in gainesville, fl that primarily focuses on punk/hardcore bands. It was a BLAST; I recommend it to anyone.

So here's a rundown of bands that i saw and recommend:

Algernon Cadwallader

Very similar to Cap'n Jazz, only i feel like they have a much more organized sound. Screechy vocals on top of clean, minus the bear-esque riffs make up the majority of this band's sound. The music is very upbeat, the kind that'll keep you smiling through the entire set.

Gonna have to ignore the video on this one, it's just the best recording i could find.

One of the great things about the fest is that noone really knows these bands, so you get to hang out

with thems. Algernon is a cool group. We got a dance pit going during

Teenage Cool Kids

I hadn't heard of them before the fest, and i'd probably be a little more well versed if they had merch...

so i don't know the names of these songs, bear with me.

I've always quietly shook my head when people tell me that you can't dance to rock music. This was a

show where dancing just couldn't be avoided. Catchy, surf rock style riffs with a punk attitude.

Bridge and Tunnel

good ol punk rock. in this vid acousticized! i can't decide if i like this better than the amped version