Bands/Artists: The Makai
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Below is a listing of 3 Scene, and 2 Interview articles containing information about The Makai (a Band/Artist).The newest article being posted in 2008 and the archives going as far back as 2005.
Hatebreed, 3 Inches of Blood, Darque Carnival & The Makai - Live (Scene)
The Senator Theatre | Chico, CA 2008-06-10
I arrived at the show pretty late. What can I say, I needed some farmers market tamales and it was happy hour, which we all know usually turns into happy two-to-three hours. Besides, I was in no hurry. I'm not much of a metal/hardcore kinda guy these days. I pretty much stopped going to these kinds of shows the last time American Nightmare...er...
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The Makai brings a declaration from another place and time — a world where creatures triumphant and terrible regard human not as master, but as a delicacy. Heroes and monsters of legend lurk within the plastic CD case of The End of All You Know, The Makai’s 2007 album.
The band name came from a Japanese ... read more
The band name came from a Japanese ... read more
This could easily be a review about the triumphant return of the legendary Hell House. Previously of Temple of Glam fame, the house at 1422 Warner Street has been the punk and hardcore anchor in this town for, well, a while now. Several months ago, the Hell House closed up shop and stopped doing shows because of the boneheaded, disrespectful and... read more
Between the Wars (Interview)
Chico’s The Makai remain steadfastly committed to the DIY culture they were raised on 2005-06-13
While some local bands put out DVDs and get regular airplay on corporate radio,
other bands aren’t quite so starry-eyed. With no MTV ambitions, they stick
to their punk roots by taking care of business the old-fashioned way: the do-it-yourself
way. Rejecting stardom for authenticity, The Makai are making things happen through
simple, ...
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To the faint of heart, or even to those whose local scene interests fit more snugly
into the confines of the many club shows and nü-metal / radio-sponsored area
concerts, approaching a show at Hell House may seem like a testament to how scene
you really are. It's dark. There are various crust-core punk rock flyers from
yesteryear from ...
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