Folk-punk hero Frank Turner has released a brand new music video for his 2011 hit, “I Am Disappeared.” Originally off of his 2011 record, England Keep My Bones, the song has since been re-worked with pianos and a new vocal delivery as part of Turner’s latest release, Songbook.

As Turner puts it, “‘I Am Disappeared’ remains one of the songs in my catalogue I’m most proud of. Somehow the song is still slightly elusive to me, it’s meaning changes in time, and I’m always finding new ways through it.”

The video, mainly comprised of footage from Turner’s 2000th (and coincidentally his biggest US show to date), was shot in Boston earlier this year. You can check it out here.

Songbook was released on November 23rd and serves as a follow up to 2015’s Positive Songs For Negative People, both released on Xtra Mile Recordings / Interscope Records.

Melodic punks, Turnspit have released the first single off of their freshman full-length LP Desire Paths (due out February 16 on Dodgeball Records) and the Chicago based quartet sent it over, exclusively for DS readers to stream! The premiere track, “Walk Away” puts Turnspit’s defining features on display: dual vocals, catchy hooks and anthemic choruses. When we asked lead vocalist Gillian McGhee about the single, she told us that it was the last song the band wrote together before starting the recording process, explaining: “We needed to write one more song before heading into the studio, and I remembered this chord progression I had written about a year earlier. It always stuck with me, but I never developed it on my own. When I showed it to the rest of the band and we started working on it, we knew we had a banger on our hands.” Banger, indeed! Get to streaming, below!

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UKs melodic hardcore outfit Lay It On The Line have just released their new video for “Positive Views.” The video is a true testament to black and white DIY, which is also the only cover track on the album of a demo that was never released from California hardcore punks Rotting Out.

Check it out below!

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Celtic punk veterans, legends and godsends Dropkick Murphys and hardcore classics Agnostic Front have just announced a 2018 tour, which will run for just under a month. Bim Skala Bim will open for most of the shows.

Check out the dates below!

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Minneapolis punks Household have just joined the Equal Vision Records family, and are also setting out on tour with vets Senses Fail in 2018.

Vocalist Josh Gilbert noted, “EVR has been a legendary label. Their reputation is exceptional and getting to share our future with them is truly an honor.”

Congratulations on the signing boys!

Canadian punks Propaghandi have just announced the dates for the North American sect of their “Victory Lap” tour. The run will last from March 1st to March 11th, starting in Minneapolis and ending in Atlanta.

The tour will be in support of their album Victory Lap which was released on September 29 via Epitaph Records. 

Check out the dates below!

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Senses Fail have just announced their 2018 tour to support the release of “If There Is Light, It Will Find You” which will be released on February 16, 2018 from Pure Noise Records.  The tour will take place with supporting acts Reggie and the Full Effect, Have Mercy, and Household. The month-long run kicks off on February 27th in Santa Ana and wraps up on March 31st in Las Vegas. Tickets are officially on sale, and you can purchase yours here for a holiday gift that will put you on top of everyone’s ‘favorites’ list. 

Melodic hardcore punks American Nightmare have just announced a slew of shows for the upcoming early 2018 which will run from February to early March. The guys will be heading out with No Warning, and Pissed Jeans.

Although they’ve been broken up since 2004, the guys have also just teased new music through Rise Records. We don’t know much more information but we will keep you updated as we know more.

Check it out below!

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Boston punks Street Dogs have just announced more details about their annual series of hometown Christmas shows. Deck the halls with Boston punk, and beer am I right?

The vets are set to play at The Sinclair in Cambridge on December 14 through 16, each with different supporting acts on each night. December 14 will play host to The New Darkbusters, and Taxi Driver. December 15 will have Pinkerton Thugs and The Abductors, and December 16 will finish out with A Wilheim Scream and Michael Kane and The Morning Afters.

You can pick up some tickets here.

For the past 20 years, no music festival has carved out as distinct a niche as Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. Started in 1999 by Shawn and Mark Stern, the brothers behind BYO Records, as well as founding members of the legendary Los Angeles punk band Youth Brigade, Punk Rock Bowling is one of the few events where the music is just as important as camaraderie—and a little friendly competition. And for its 20th-anniversary celebration, Punk Rock Bowling is going for broke.

“We never even thought about it going two years,” says Mark Stern about the festival’s longevity. “We just set up a party for all our friends in bands and labels, and since everyone had such a great time the first year, more people wanted to come out, so we did it again next year.” That spirit has been carried into each year of Punk Rock Bowling, and the 2018 iteration, which takes place in Las Vegas from May 25-28, shows that it’ll be bigger, better, and a bit more eccentric than years past. Starting on Friday, May 25, Punk Rock Bowling kicks off the weekend with intimate late night club shows that also run all weekend long after the festival stage lets out which runs Sat. May 26 through Monday, May 28.

But what would Punk Rock Bowling be without its adopted sport of choice? In addition to all the bands, there will be an amateur bowling tournament with over 800 participants on Saturday, May 26, offering a series of cash prizes and other assorted goodies before the finals on Sunday, May 27. And if bowling isn’t your thing, on Friday, May 25, there will be a winner-take-all Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament at the Golden Nugget. Never mind the fact there will be pool parties, free comedy shows, punk rock movie screenings, and punk rock lounge acts all scattered throughout the four-day weekend. “I think a lot of the reason that it has continued to grow is because it’s a lot different from a normal festival,” says Mark. “Plus, it’s in Vegas, where there is no curfew. So it just never ends if you don’t want it to.”

The 20th anniversary of Punk Rock Bowling will feature a who’s who of punk bands from all eras of the genre’s storied history. Headlining this year will be Chicago’s Rise Against, a band that’s taken melodic hardcore to new heights with every one of their albums. This is the band’s first time at Punk Rock Bowling, but they’re not the only band new to the festival. In 2018, a an entire wave of first-timers will be taking the stage at Punk Rock Bowling, with a very rare appearance from the elusive At The Drive In, L7, Steve Ignorant performing early CRASS songs, The Marked Men, The Partisans, and British sensation, Slaves (UK) all getting in on the action. “I’m constantly looking for new bands to add to the older reunion type lineups to give young bands a chance and introduce them to our audience,” says Mark. And while Punk Rock Bowling does a bang-up job in that regard, they’ve invited some old friends back to Vegas, with bands such as one of PRB’s main staples, NOFX, along with Against Me!, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Turbonegro returning this year.

It’s a cavalcade that’s befitting of the Sterns’ initial vision, which was to make an event that was less of a music festival and more of a social gathering. Built on the DIY ethos that has informed every part of the Stern brothers’ careers, Punk Rock Bowling is pulling out all the stops for its 20th anniversary, making it the kind of punk rock cornucopia that has a little something for everyone. “Our goal is to make people want to come back. We want them to have a great time and not feel like they’ve been had,” says Stern. “After all, if it wasn’t for the fans, this weekend would never exist.”

Three-day tickets for Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival are $150 and are on sale now.
Single-day tickets and the daily lineups will be announced in 2018.

See a comprehensive list of bands announced below.

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