Twelve years in, Drain still feels like a band in constant motion: high-energy, scrappy and improbably joyful.

Ever since breaking out in the scene with their debut LP ‘California Cursed’ (2020), the Santa Cruz hardcore outfit Drain has slowly but surely taken strides to the frontlines of heavy music’s most ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. NorCal hardcore trio DRAIN announce their highly anticipated sophomore album ...

Sammy Ciaramitaro, frontman for Bay Area hardcore heroes Drain, made a surprise appearance in my living room not long ago. I was watching Freaky Tales, the fun anthology-style movie about a fateful ...

The cover art of Drain’s 2023 album “Living Proof” is no day at the beach: It’s a cartoonishly psychedelic trip to the California coast complete with a tidal wave, palm trees, flaming faces, a porcine ...

Some of the most memorable songs make you remember a phone number. I mean, Tommy Tutone was calling Jenny like a mf, and Mike Jones wanted all of us to hit him on the low because he was about to blow.

Given the current circumstances, the future for small music scenes like hardcore is uncertain. Gigs can’t be played and bands can’t be paid, so what are bands to do? Recorded releases give a band an ...