Make no bones about it -- the Gaslight Anthem comparisons that Red Collar receive are not without merit. They both have their Springsteen leanings, writing songs about times gone by, with a certain wisp of nostalgia about them. However, I'd argue that Red Collar's Welcome Home LP on Tiny Engines ...
With their latest full-length release, Welcome Home , Durham, North Carolina’s Red Collar again delivers a modern amped-up take on Americana. Their 2009 album Pilgrim was among my favorites of that year and even though we’ve got a lot of 2012 left, I’m pretty sure that Welcome Home will find a place on my year-end list this year. It’s an unpretentious and unpolished-yet-uplifting blue-collar record that's as honest as a firm handshake. The jagged and angular post-punk of Pilgrim has been turned down a little, making Welcome Home [...]

Alternative Press has posted a stream of the forthcoming album from North Carolina's Red Collar . The record is titled Welcome Home and is due out June 12th, 2012 . The band's previous album, Pilgrim was released in 2009. You can check out the new album here .

The summer looks to be busy for Red Collar frontman Jason Kutchma. In addition to Red Collar releasing their sophomore album in June , his side project, JKutchma and the Five Fifths , will be releasing their debut LP, Pastoral , on July 3, 2012 via Last Chance Records. You can listen to the album's lead single, "There is a Light On," here . The band will be touring the east coast to support the album.

Durham, NC's Red Collar have joined the roster of Tiny Engines , Alternative Press is reporting . The label will be releasing their sophomore full-length, Welcome Home , on June 12th, 2012. The band last released Pilgrim in 2009. You can stream "The Orphanage" from the new album over on the band's Punknews.org profile .

Treasure Fest , a two day festival held in Charlotte, NC, have announced the details for their second year. The fest will feature acts such as Algernon Cadwallader , Restorations , Double Negative , Sundials , Worn In Red , Leather , Black Wine , Museum Mouth , Glocca Mora, The Emotron, Red Collar Young and in the Way, and many more. It will take place May 18th-19th. A complete list of bands can be found here .
Yo, Yo Yiggity Yo. If you like/love/can-admit-an-appreci ation-for, The Decemberists , Best Coast , The Morning After , Corrosion of Conformity , Beggars , Dance Music for Nerds , Caltrop , Americans in France , Jews & Catholics , Red Collar , Dangerous Ponies or Grace Potter & The Nocturnals , then you should LISTEN UP to WKNC 88.1 this week, because we've got giveaways right now for every single one of these shows. You should be listening right now. Below is the list [...]

This weekend (May 20-21), the first annual TREASURE FEST will take place in Charlotte, NC showcasing over 60 independent bands from all over the East Coast. A weekend pass for Friday and Saturday is now available for just $25. Grab your tickets here and support a strictly DIY festival, free from corporate sponsorship and where all profit goes directly to the amazing bands involved. Treasure Fest will feature a ton of amazing up-and-coming and established indie / punk artists from different DIY backgrounds, including Algernon Cadwallader, Daytrader, Restorations, Snowing, 1994!, Everyone Everywhere, [...]

I could ruminate on a lot of things about the new Raleigh Amphitheater after last night's opening. I could discuss the good things, such as how walking with the crowds downtown made Raleigh actually feel like a real city, how you can get food from your favorite Empire eateries, or how the shimmer wall is really pretty stunning when viewed from that angle. And I could write about the not-so-positive things, such as how the amphitheater itself is really pretty charmless and is in fact built RIGHT BESIDE the railroad tracks. The Amtrak and a CFX came through during [...]
Happy New Year Everyone! Here is my top 10 list (in no particular order): 1) Kati O'Toole - On Ashland (Snow Ghost Music) 2) Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (Southern Lord) 3) White Wizzard - High Speed GTO (Earache) 4) Red Collar - Pilgrim (Self-Released) 5) The Besties - Home Free (Hugpatch) 6) Oceano - Depths (Earache) 7) Evergreen Terrace - Almost Home (Metal Blade) 8) Mystery of Two - That's The World [...]

Wow. How is it possible that there was this much good music released in 2009? I’ve been frantically trying to play catch up throughout the Fall and have just been overwhelmed. Even so, this list was relatively easy to compile. It’s made up of 30% what you might call punk albums, 32% what could loosely be classified as some type of Americana or alt-country, 10% are of the heavier variety, and the remaining 28% are all over the place. Additionally, the overwhelming majority of albums on my list were released by independent labels (41) but I [...]
Deckfight has declared Red Collar's "Pilgrim" to be the best album of 2009!

geekstar.com/redcollarmusic.co m Red Collar's Pilgrim was Deckfight's favorite album of 2009 . Here's an article I did on them for the December issue of Bootleg magazine. Red Collar can be found on MySpace and over here on the interwebs . Pilgrim is now available in vinyl and in stores in conjunction with Suburban Home Records . Red Collar: "Pilgrim" If you read a lot [...]

geekstar.com/redcollarmusic.co m Red Collar's Pilgrim was Deckfight's favorite album of 2009. Here's an article I did on them for the December issue of Bootleg magazine. Red Collar can be found on MySpace and over here on the interwebs . Pilgrim is now available in vinyl and in stores in conjunction with Suburban Home Records . Red Collar: "Pilgrim" If you read a lot [...]

I'd been hearing a few people singing the praises of Red Collar's latest full-length, Pilgrim , before I ever had a chance to hear the record for myself. That's the kind of set up that can lead to high expectations. Pilgrim , however, managed to exceed my expectations immediately. The band from Durham, North Carolina delivers an amazing, ambitious, and surprisingly complex album that combines jagged post-punk with heartland Americana that would make Springsteen smile. Just imagine Neil Diamond fronting Birdmonster while covering The Replacements. Red Collar could be the world’s most subversive [...]

Troika Festival is this weekend in Durham, NC. Was just going to make some picks for the Troika Festival this wknd in Durham, but screw it, here's the whole schedule with some nice vids scattered in. Thursday, Nov 5 Durham Central Park [...]
Red Collar release limited vinyl "Pilgrim" Dec 1 Red Collar will release a limited edition vinyl version of their acclaimed debut album " Pilgrim " on December 1st via Loose Charm Records. The 500-copy run will be hand-numbered red vinyl encased by screen-printed sleeves, and the first 100 copies will also be printed with metallic silver ink. The original album sequencing has been reworked to present more of a Side A/Side B feel and while - due to space - [...]

We picked things right back up on Thursday afternoon, teaming up with our friends at Punknews.org to put together a showcase of some of the best rock around. Our Thursday afternoon showcase was once again at The Studio At Webster Hall where we cracked open the doors at noon for patrons to come in and take advantage of the early drink specials (and they did). People caught sets by Let Me Run , who were just a few shows into their run with a new vocalist, Defeater [...]