Hardcore music is loud and aggressive. Most of the bands that play it and kids who listen to it are considered to act likewise. But a group of people is putting on a show this weekend that should prove that the only thing aggressive about them is dedication to their cause: helping high school kids stay off the street and stay in school.
Rude Maneuvers Records, a local label started by the band allofnothing, displays its mission this weekend with its Hardcore Halloween Saturday night at the Rialto Theater. The show, which features local hardcore acts allofnothing, Thorsh, Gat-Rot and Blynd, will benefit Youth on Their Own, a program helping homeless high school students find a place to live and finish high school. One hundred percent of every $7 admission will go to the organization.
Aaron Kirk, allofnothing vocalist, originally started Rude Maneuvers to promote his own band. Soon, however, Rude Maneuvers began helping other bands with promotion and finding shows.