After reuniting for The Fest in Gainesville last Halloween, Richmond, Virginia’s City Of Caterpillar has a new album (Mystic Sisters, it’s first new music in 30 years) and is headed a little further down Florida’s shaft to help fans relive the glory days of early aughts screamo with a set that promises to be every bit as feral and intense as it was when the band’s self-titled debut dropped more than two decades ago.
A triumvirate of Tampa Bay’s heaviest bands—Horsewhip, Vacancy and Walled City— has coalesced to warm up your ear drums before City of Caterpillar plays Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday, Jan. 19.
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2023.
