Nakatomi Plaza

Named after the fictional skyscraper that was the setting for Bruce Willis' first Die Hard movie, Nakatomi Plaza are a melodic post-hardcore trio from Brooklyn whose music fuses the calming drones of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine with the aggression and whiplash dynamics of Fugazi and its many followers. Through its many lineup changes, the band's sole constant has been singer/songwriter and guitarist Oscar Rodriguez, a native of the Providence, RI, suburb of Warwick with a lyrical sense focused on themes of social injustice. Rodriguez formed Nakatomi Plaza in Providence...