Melodic punks Reliance out of Prescott, AZ have just announced that they have signed to RavenFaith Records. According to RavenFaith: “Reliance is a 3-piece punk band that offers their own uplifting, fast, melodic brand of 90’s punk. Showcasing a tried-and-true rhythm section, melodic vocals, tasty riffage and razor-sharp leads.” Congratulations guys!
Melodic punks Reliance out of Prescott, AZ have just announced that they have signed to RavenFaith Records.
According to RavenFaith:
“Reliance is a 3-piece punk band that offers their own uplifting, fast, melodic brand of 90’s punk. Showcasing a tried-and-true rhythm section, melodic vocals, tasty riffage and razor-sharp leads.”
Congratulations guys!
Long Island’s Iron Chic recorded a few performances at Little Elephant in Toledo, OH. The first video to come out of those sessions is for their song “My Best Friend (Is A Nihilist).” You can check out that performance below. The song comes from their latest LP You Can’t Stay Here, that was released in […]
Long Island’s Iron Chic recorded a few performances at Little Elephant in Toledo, OH. The first video to come out of those sessions is for their song “My Best Friend (Is A Nihilist).” You can check out that performance below.
The song comes from their latest LP You Can’t Stay Here, that was released in 2017 via SideOneDummy Records.
West Coast meets East Coast in a new split offered by Rancid and Murphy’s Law. Each band has one new track on the split and you can purchase the vinyl here. See the track listing below. Rancid’s most recent release was the 2017 LP Trouble Maker and the last Murphy’s Law release was the 2005 […]
West Coast meets East Coast in a new split offered by Rancid and Murphy’s Law. Each band has one new track on the split and you can purchase the vinyl here. See the track listing below.
Rancid’s most recent release was the 2017 LP Trouble Maker and the last Murphy’s Law release was the 2005 LP Covered.
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Legendary LA-based punk band Fear have announced they will be doing a short tour of the east coast in September. See the tour dates below. Fear’s latest release was the 2016 7-inch Neighbors.
Legendary LA-based punk band Fear have announced they will be doing a short tour of the east coast in September. See the tour dates below.
Fear’s latest release was the 2016 7-inch Neighbors. [Read more…]
The 15th Anniversary Wicker Park Fest took place over the three blazing hot days of July 2018’s final weekend, the 27th-29th. The event is perhaps the most popular street festival in Chicago and surely the most popular on the north side of the city. Each year, it brings a wide variety of national and local […]
The 15th Anniversary Wicker Park Fest took place over the three blazing hot days of July 2018’s final weekend, the 27th-29th. The event is perhaps the most popular street festival in Chicago and surely the most popular on the north side of the city. Each year, it brings a wide variety of national and local musical acts to one of the city’s very diverse neighborhoods. This year the number of musical acts exceeded 40. Considering this also the neighborhood which is home to – or in close proximity to – such popular venues (and in the case of the now-closed Double Door, legendary) such as Subterranean, Hideout, the Empty Bottle, and Cobra Lounge.
SPELLS
WPF also attracts many, many dogs of all ages and breeds, mixed or otherwise. Far more than 40. Perhaps the most dog attended annual fest in the city. But as adorable as that it is, this is about the music and a photo gallery of just a few of the bands Dying Scene caught and shot. Head below to check out our shots from SPELLS, Against Me!, Off With Their Heads, The Brokedowns, The Get Up Kids, and more!
Southern California’s Moonraker have announced their sophomore record Lanterns which will be released September 14 via Tiny Dragon Music. Digital and vinyl pre-orders are available here. To coincide with this announcement they have released the video for the first single “To the Gills”. Check out the video below.
Southern California’s Moonraker have announced their sophomore record Lanterns which will be released September 14 via Tiny Dragon Music. Digital and vinyl pre-orders are available here.
To coincide with this announcement they have released the video for the first single “To the Gills”.
Check out the video below.
There was a time where I would reject everything that I considered a side project. In my young, dumb, and narrow mind, there could only be one true outlet for an artist’s work, and whatever got passed around to the other projects were leftovers. None More Black, ironically was one of my favorite bands, and […]
There was a time where I would reject everything that I considered a side project. In my young, dumb, and narrow mind, there could only be one true outlet for an artist’s work, and whatever got passed around to the other projects were leftovers. None More Black, ironically was one of my favorite bands, and as strict minds do, I ignored my own hypocrisy by never getting into Kid Dynamite. I know longer hold those weird standards with music, thankfully—I know people can grow and change and what they want when they’re twenty isn’t going to be what they want when they’re thirty and so on and so forth. So, when I heard None More Black singer Jason Shevchuk had a new band and a new album, I didn’t balk—I just thought to myself: I wonder where Jason’s at these days.
Former Member has that same distinctive sense of melody, those same gravel-coated vocal cords. It’s stripped down and methodical; a melodic punk two-piece. Shevchuk handles guitar and vocals while producer-extraordinaire Will Yip plays drums. This is a true supergroup of punk rock talents, an intimate marriage of two people who love making music. But funny enough, the fact that this is a closed circle, with only two members, makes the band all the more respectable. This doesn’t sound like two scene vets cashing in on their respective credibility. Old Youth has enough great songs and personality to earn its renown on its own.
“Cold Open” has one of the best melodies I’ve heard in a long time, enough that it’s almost always bouncing off the insides of my skull. It’s mid-tempo, gruff, and beautiful; the sounds of punks growing up and growing into what they’ve learned along the way. In this case—songwriting. Shevchuk shows us he’s still got it, and he may not have even reached his peak yet. And there’s not just strong melodies, but there’s a lot of them. The song pushes into new territory effortlessly, with melody building on top of melody, with support and counterpoint from Shevchuk’s own guitar.
Old Youth actually has a diversity of sounds on it. “Double Scoop of Trouble (Looking for a Cone)” is a sort of bluesy hard rock song that reminds me of something straight out of the ZZ Top catalog. As the song progresses though, it takes on a more punk identity, especially with its chorus. “Root Notes” is another highlight, instantly arresting with its big catchy hook—bridging the gap between gospel and melodic punk. “What fools we are, doesn’t matter how cool we are,” is sure to be one of the most singable lines of the year.
“Goat of Dover” ends the album, at times both bouncy and melancholy. It’s a great way to sum up what we’ve seen in the past from None More Black, Kid Dynamite, and LaGrecia and now with Former Member, we see the sensibility carried into the present and hopefully the future. Old Youth is a collection of songs that prove that punk doesn’t have to burn out or fade away.
4/5
The Hempsteadys have released a new music video for “Still Life with Woodpecker”, the first track off their latest album Séance! Séance! It gives us a glimpse of what kind of rowdy energy the band provides in a live setting, except this time it’s from an alleyway in New London, CT. Check out the video […]
The Hempsteadys have released a new music video for “Still Life with Woodpecker”, the first track off their latest album Séance! Séance! It gives us a glimpse of what kind of rowdy energy the band provides in a live setting, except this time it’s from an alleyway in New London, CT.
Check out the video below.
How’s about some hardcore to get you through your horrible Humpday?!? Today’s exclusive premiere is from the debut full-length album The System from Hermosa Beach’s One Square Mile. Comprised of ex-members from the Circle Jerks, Saccharine Trust, Zero Down, Pennywise and The Resolutions, this quartet brings together exceptional musicianship, thunderous riffs and thought provoking lyrics. The new LP, […]
How’s about some hardcore to get you through your horrible Humpday?!? Today’s exclusive premiere is from the debut full-length album The System from Hermosa Beach’s One Square Mile. Comprised of ex-members from the Circle Jerks, Saccharine Trust, Zero Down, Pennywise and The Resolutions, this quartet brings together exceptional musicianship, thunderous riffs and thought provoking lyrics. The new LP, which releases today, was recorded at Maple Studios with producer Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Weezer and Social Distortion), along with production contributions from fellow South Bay legend Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise). From start to finish this freshman full length takes you on a punk rock and hardcore journey that is a contemporary sonic assault with nostalgic overtures, that will leave you listening to over and over again!!! So head on over iTunes or Bandcamp and order a copy, Then while you wait for it download, stream the debut single “Pieces” below!
Swedish easycore band Abandoned By Bears have released a new video for their song “Greyscale,” which comes from their upcoming album, Headstorm, that is set to be released on August 24th, 2018 via Victory Records. You can check out the video below. Abandoned By Bears last released The Years Ahead in 2016.
Swedish easycore band Abandoned By Bears have released a new video for their song “Greyscale,” which comes from their upcoming album, Headstorm, that is set to be released on August 24th, 2018 via Victory Records.
You can check out the video below.
Abandoned By Bears last released The Years Ahead in 2016. [Read more…]