ONE STEP CLOSER @ EDGEMEN WITH KING’S COMMAND, COURAGE, and THE DIVIDE

Written By Sherburt

ONE STEP CLOSER

ALONG WITH KING’S COMMAND, COURAGE, AND THE DIVIDE @ EDGEMEN SCREENPRINTING

ONE STEP CLOSER returned to Edgemen Screenprinting for a one-off Tuesday gig in between shows with the Menzingers and Touche Amore. The support was all Michigan bands. The Divide opened, and this was their first gig ever, and they blew us all away. I am very stoked to see what comes next after the first two tracks premiered recently online. Courage, who are also brand new, played second, and rounding out the support lineup was King’s Command, who absolutely bring it every show. Everyone on this bill sounds completely different. This is something I truly love about today’s state-of-hardcore. Adjacent is more welcome than ever. People are taking chances with sounds and styles and finding inspiration from completely different places and things than ever before. This is what keeps me coming back: evolution. The status quo of hardcore will always be there. You will always be able to find heavy breakdowns and skate-punk or thrash-metal drum beats (depending on your taste). You don’t always find stuff like OSC on hardcore-only bills, as their sound has developed and matured outside of the first EP. I have watched this band live since 2022’s inaugural Tied Down festival and have seen them achieve things most bands only dream about. I feel this is the end of their beginning, as something new is on the horizon that more than likely will take them into the fucking stratosphere.

Check out over 200 pics. See ya!

 

THE DIVIDE

COURAGE

KING’S COMMAND

ONE STEP CLOSER

 

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ONE STEP CLOSER
KING’S COMMAND
COURAGE
THE DIVIDE

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Sherburt

β€œSEASONED MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS β€œSHERBURT” SMITH IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER PHOTOGRAPHERS IN PUNK, HARDCORE, AND METAL MUSIC” - Chat GPT After Being Forced to Say Good Things About Sherburt

I currently work for and am not limited to: the NOFX archive, The Crofoot, Tied Down Detroit, Edgemen Shows, PUG Fest, Bloodlined Calligraphy, and more.

In the past, I have worked with or collaborated with Small’s Bar, Converge, Dropkick Murphys, Mustard Plug, Black Iris Booking, Cold As Life, Less Than Jake, Suicide Machines, Negative Approach, A Wilhelm Scream, Colin Of Arabia, American Nightmare, Off With Their Heads, Sinnistar, See You Next Tuesday, Everything Evil, Ante Up, Armor For Sleep, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Dieselboy, DJ Dara, AK1200, Messinian, Rituals of Mine, Clipboards, Kickstand Michigan, and many more.

I have had my work used in or for Knotfest, For The Love Of Punk, Metal Sucks, Lambgoat, DEQ Magazine, No Echo, and more!

I was also an active photo contributor to the revived and iconic Anti-Matter Zine run by Norman Brannon of Texas Is The Reason, New End Original, and Thursday. I even got to have the only photo used for the last article before the Zine went on hiatus again.

I am currently working in and around Detroit. I am currently working on multiple photo books and zines, while also helping local artists manage their visual needs and navigate the music industry.

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