Summer Bummer

Sad news today in the punk/hardcore world. Boston hardcore band Have Heart is going to be calling it quits after their upcoming world tour throughout the Summer. Here's what the band had to say about the decision:

"Once the Fall rolls around, we can't really do this band the way we would prefer to anymore. Knowing this deadline of ours and having a whole world tour already booked, we'd like to take advantage of the chance to say goodbye to all the people we have met around the world over the years.

"So, please come check us out in the remaining months on our little trip around the globe. So far Asia has been a wonderful experience and we're very happy to have had the chance to meet so many kind people and look forward to the rest of Asia.

"We will be playing our last show on this year's National Edge Day on October 17th 2009 with a bunch of our friends bands and a sweet guest. It will be somewhere T accessible in the Boston area. It will also be a benefit for a women's shelter in New Bedford, MA, run by my kind mother.

"It's been a nice 7 years and we'd like to thank all the unique hardcore kids and bands we have encountered. And in the words of DFJ, thanks to all the shit talkers for all the material to get off on. But, really....we have met so many wonderful people who we'll just never forget.

"It's been so great. Take care and hope to see you over the next couple months."

I think the main reason why I'm so bummed about this news is the fact that bands like this are so few and far between nowadays. As of late, there's been such a huge decline in bands that write honest and emotionally-driven music due to all the money-hungry moguls who support bands built on scene-kid trends and fleeting genres. Not even just hardcore, music in general is in a bad place and it's definitely sad to see another band like Have Heart have to go.


You can only be in a band and break even for so long until the pressures of real life start knocking on your door. I don't know Have Heart personally, but from the years I've spent on tour, I know that this was definitely a hard decision for them to make, but at some point you have to move on. It's unfortunate that trend bands continue to reap the benefits of thousands and thousands of confused kids, but I guess that's the way punk hardcore has always been. Punk has always been the underdog and it always will be. That's what makes it so amazing.


As another influential band moves on, we will continue to uphold the D.I.Y. mentality in their honor. Thanks for giving the world something to hold onto forever! RIP Have Heart.

You better believe I'll be at Chain Reaction to see these guys off.

- Vince