Southern Lord Recordings reports:

Recently we announced the Southern Lord West Coast mini tour - featuring EAGLE TWIN, BLACK BREATH, GOATSNAKE, RIGHTEOUS FOOL (featuring members of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) and the Animosity-album lineup of Corrosion Of Conformity - set to take place this August 8th through 12th. The short but massive tour will be led off by a festival of monolithic proportions, being dubbed The Power Of The Riff Fest 2010.

The Power Of The Riff Festival

Sunday, Augst 8th, 2010

The Echo and EchoPlex

Echo Park - Los Angeles, CA

This festival is All Ages / Free Admission with RSVP at this location.

Curated by Greg Anderson (Southern Lord) and Sam James Velde (Night Horse) with the intent to blur the lines between metal, hardcore, punk and rock music. To celebrate and encourage the cross over of genres and to dispel the common homogeny that exists within today's music cultures. A free event that honors fans and musicians of 'heavy music' of all ages. Tapping into a line up that represents the forefathers, milestones and current touring acts such as Repulsion, Corrosion Of Conformity, From Ashes Rise, Trap Them, Coliseum and Goatsnake. Shedding light on 'up and coming' acts such as Nails,The Fucking Wrath, Night Horse, Eagle Twin and Black Breath to name a few.

The Power Of The Riff Festival 2010 lineup: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, GOATSNAKE, FROM ASHES RISE, REPULSION, COLISEUM, TRAP THEM, BLACK BREATH, NIGHT HORSE, EAGLE TWIN, EARLY GRAVES, NAILS, RIGHTEOUS FOOL, SEMEN SUNDAE, THE FUCKING WRATH, RATS EYES, SPIDER FEVER.

The Power Of The Riff Festival will be an all day, all ages, free music event that also includes a record swap meet of local stores such as Vacation Vinyl, Origami Vinyl, and will also feature pop up stores by Tee Pee Records, Southern Lord Recordings and more.

DJ sets throughout the day curated by Pete Majors (Harassor/Vacation Vinyl).

In addition, the festival will feature a gourmet food truck court of Los Angeles' best purveyors of street food dining. There's something for everyone...from vegan delights by Sweet Vindication, stacked burgers by Grill Em All, head-high sandwiches by the legendary Canters Deli and unforgettable frankfurters by The Greasy Wiener!

Southern Lord West Coast Mini Tour:

August

8 - Echo and Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA (The Power Of The Riff Fest)
10 - DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
12 - Neumo’s – Seattle, WA