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Quicksand



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Hometown: New York City, NY (USA)

About:

Post-hardcore project from a number of notable hardcore musicians including Walter Schreifels of Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits, Tom Capone of Bold, Alan Cage of Beyond and Sergio Vega of Absolution.

The band formed in the early 90s and lasted till 1995, and though they never achieved mainstream success, the band has proven to be vastly influential.

Related Bands

Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools, Walter Schreifels, Youth of Today

Reviews

Quicksand Manic Compression

Quicksand

Manic Compression (1995)

Island

Quicksand Slip

Quicksand

Slip (1993)

Island/Polygram

Current Releases

QuicksandManic Compression [Vinyl]

Quicksand

Manic Compression [Vinyl]

February 26, 2013

Punknews Podcast: The week of November 27, 2012
Big week on the Punknews Podcast, as Bryne Yancey and John Gentile are joined on the roundtable by special guest Jonathan Diener of The Swellers to discuss Saves The Day crowdsourcing their new album,…
November 30, 2012
Tours: Quicksand (North America)
Reunited (and influential) post-hardcore outfit Quicksand have announced a North American tour. The band will be joined by Title Fight on the west coast leg. Check out the dates below. Quicksand…
November 26, 2012
Videos: H.R. (Bad Brains) live with the Deftones
Bad Brains vocalist H.R. joined Deftones on-stage this past Friday at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, Maryland; they performed the Brains' "Right Brigade" and also the Deftones' 1994 single, "Bored." Deftones (and former Quicksand bassist) Sergio Vega tweeted: "Never in…
October 29, 2012
Videos: Texas Is The Reason: 'live at Rev25 New York City'
Hate5six, who previously brought you videos from Quicksand, Lifetime, Touche…
October 26, 2012
Videos: Final Rev25 shows to take place in Chicago
Revelation Records, who have been celebrating their 25th year as a label this year with multi-day showcases in Los Angeles and New York, have announced the final Rev25 show. Saying "all good things must come to an end," the last event will take place in Chicago from January 4th through the 6th. No details on the lineup have been…
October 24, 2012
Videos: Quicksand: 'live in NYC'
This past weekend, legendary hardcore outfit Quicksand performed a sold out hometown reunion show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. Videographers, Sunny Singh - who previously brought you shows from…
August 27, 2012
Videos: Quicksand: "Fazer" and "Omission" (Live on Fallon)
Quicksand stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, where the reunited post-hardcore band performed their songs "Fazer" and "Omission," both from their 1993 debut Slip. The band will be…
August 23, 2012
Videos: CIV to reunite in September
Looks like Quicksand is not the only post-Gorilla Biscuits band reuniting this fall, CIV has announced a one-off performance with fellow NYHC outfit Sick Of It All in September. The band,…
August 13, 2012
Videos: Revelation Records 25th Anniversary mini-documentary released
Hardcore blog, Hardcore Collective have posted their 20 minute documentary focused on the Revelation Records anniversary shows set in Pomona,…
August 09, 2012
Videos: Quicksand announce show in New York City
Post-hardcore band Quicksand have announced another reunion show, this time on the east coast. The band will be performing at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on August 24th. Tickets go on sale today at noon. Quicksand reunited earlier this year for…
August 01, 2012

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