The KAVE

07/20/2024

This was the permanent look on my face at shows not at The Kave. The terrified mom look at the crazy antics of the kids and bands. We all loved Barium so much. Our scene changed big time when we lost Nick. Thankful Aaron Pepelis was always around documenting the chaos. We have strong and deep memories.
-Barium -The Edge 7-17-02

07/09/2024

Back like a bad penny after a damned rough patch.Things are heating up fast. Boston we are coming for this gig, and I will be relentless contacting everyone for interviews for this leg of The Kave documentary. So many kept this place and me going over the years. Ricky and Austin are working out the fine details, and as always Adam will be chauffeur and guardian angel. Poor kid will have his hands full as I'm fairly unsteady. Need to keep my health on track for 3 weeks to make this trip happen. HXC goals.

05/17/2024

A Kave appreciation post to Mike Valente for being the very best. If you don't think so I'll fight you.......for 30 seconds! Now we need a shirt design 🖤

03/09/2024

🖤❤️‍🔥🖤

03/03/2024

These 3 shows each have tall tales to be told. Not sure how we withstood the constant storm back then....

02/23/2024

2001 pre-Kave. I had 4 solid spots that allowed rentals. I came to hate this part of it intimately. Always explaining to these places and clean-up on aisle 13 had me sour. I remember venting to a 13 year old Ryan O'Connor(Outbreak) and words of wisdom spewed forth. "You buy a place and we will push bands to you. Let us do shows". The rest became our history.

02/23/2024

This photobucket has been liking opening a treasure chest. Completely overwhelmed...

02/22/2024

Kids.... PLEASE check your photobuckets! I found 504 flyers and set lists from the early days in mine!! Leah Atwood just found hers too! LETS FRIGGIN GOOOO

02/22/2024

Hear ye hear ye kids.
Looking for early Kave or pre-kave footage, photos, flyers and stories.
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02/21/2024

My poor film maker is knee deep converting pre-kave shows. Could be some treasures there for sure. Caught up to speed and we are definitely moving forward! Please if you have any stories to share or if you wish to be interviewed submit to Ricky.

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Give downeasthardcore a follow here and there! The big dogs are off the porch....

02/21/2024

12/14/2023

The Count (Vlad) has decided shenanigans are just what he needed to crawl out of the hearse and run with the big dogs. He is quite dapper afterall!!

12/13/2023

When you army crawl under the stage.....
A Craig Silverman guitar pick when Blood for Blood was here. Then the velvet thong that Mike Mccarthy wore when For The Worse came, and Greg Benasutti's show with every band being Kave kids bands. Yeah, I'm crying. These days were the best days.

10/28/2021