Chicago – Sigh, Riot Fest Chicago is over. Give me a minute, I need to dry these tears. Though, I shouldn’t be too sad because we had not one ounce of mud to contend with, all weekend long, and the final day of Riot Fest left us we the best performance by a new band,
Chicago – Day two of Riot Fest went off without a hitch. That is to say, Morrissey showed up and performed. Although, he did go on late after projecting video clips for over thirty minutes straight… but according to his die-hard fans, that’s just his regular “intro.” Whatevs. To each is own, right? Luckily, none
Chicago – Yesterday marked the first day of Chicago’s last summer festival of 2016. Fans from around the city and the world filled into Douglas Park on the city’s South Side, where the green grass was a plenty and mud was nowhere to be found… perhaps this will be the first year we experience a
New York – UK punk band Slaves has released a new music video for the single “Spit It Out,” from the duo’s upcoming sophomore LP Take Control, set for release September 30th via Republic Records. Take Control is available for pre-order here! “Spit It Out” is an explosion of punk-rock fury, produced by one of the legends of early
London – Bristol three-piece IDestroy has been on the attack since the February release of debut EP, Vanity Loves Me. Regularly packing them in both at hometown venues and further afield, the young trio of singer-guitarist Bec Jevons, Becky Baldwin on bass, and backing vocals and drummer Jenn Haneef trades in short, infectious tunes with a cutting edge.
Chicago – The beauty in the punk scene is the camaraderie, and on Monday night at Bottom Lounge, there was plenty of it. Philly four-piece Beach Slang was performing for a packed house. Frontman James Alex couldn’t believe so many people showed up and filled the room. Upon first getting a glimpse during load-in, he worried
Chicago – Since forming in 2013, Philadelphia punk band Beach Slang has been riding a musical rollercoaster, speedily propelling towards success, with a few ups and downs along the way, but as frontman James Alex would say, “That’s the beauty of life, right?” The hardworking foursome – comprised of vocalist James Alex on guitar, Ed
Berlin – For those that were on the fence on the survival of electro-punk rock, fret not. The music industry – and many of its genres – is always subject to peaks and valleys. For fans of a certain sound, there have been questions as to who would arrive on the scene to save rock – specifically the
On January 22 (and February 4 for our friends in the UK), our favorite new punks FIDLAR are finally releasing their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album via Mom & Pop (Wichita in the UK). If that’s not enough, new track “White on White.” some of the songs are repeats from the band’s EP, if you
The Independent in San Francisco holds 500 people. It is the premier small venue in the Bay Area. On Thursday, Vancouver sent their premier small band and the two converged in a symbiotic mind meld that turned San Francisco into a place where degenerates, punkers and drunkards were one. I knew Japandroids had a phenomenal