Root of Evil Collective started off as a simple idea: make shows in the cleveland/pittsburgh area better. A goal that is still being actively sought after and hopes to be fully realized in the next few years. It started off as solely a booking collective, in hopes to help DIY hardcore/punk bands route their tours through Ohio/Pennsylvania and even help find contacts in neighboring states. From the simple idea of a collective we have grown and will have begun finding new ways to reach out to the hardcore punk community  including but not limited to starting a distro/label.  We believe that proper booking involves flyering, feeding the bands and making sure that the bands get paid a good amount of gas money and always have a place to sleep. We will personally make sure that these factors are met. If you are interested in helping in anyway, want to ask for a show, or anything really at all please email  rootofevilcollective (at) gmail.com I hope to branch out to more cities in the midwest in the next few months or so, until then keep checking in for updates. Cheers!