Sammy Ciaramitaro, frontman for Bay Area hardcore heroes Drain, made a surprise appearance in my living room not long ago. I was watching Freaky Tales, the fun anthology-style movie about a fateful night in Oakland, and there’s a scene where a hardcore band covers Negative Approach at Gilman St. I didn’t realize that the hardcore band was actually Gulch until my man showed up on drums. (Ciaramitaro used to split his time between Drain and Gulch, and the latter band actually filmed its appearance after their epic final show.) I was like, “Oh shit, is that Sammy?” It was, in fact, Sammy. Anyway, there’s a new Drain song out today.
