In a lot of ways, Punk Rock Bowling has become the little festival that could. What started as a small, festival and scratch bowling tourney between labels and scene friends has grown to over a thousand bowlers and seemingly as many bands spread across venues of all shapes and sizes in three different states on back-to-back-to-back weekends. Steering the shop the whole time has been the same dynamic duo, brothers Shawn and Mark Stern (pictured above), whom you probably know are also the longtime core members of seminal punk band Youth Brigade and co-founders of BYO Records.

The 2017 edition ranks as probably the biggest yet, with Iggy Pop headlining Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend, The Vandals and Face To Face taking over Denver last weekend, and NOFX and the Specials and a handful of club shows this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Asbury Park, New Jersey. We caught up with Mark Stern to discuss just what goes in to such a mammoth undertaking, some highlights from Punk Rock Bowlings past, and maybe a hint at what’s in store for the big 20th installment of PRB next year. Check it out below!

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Brooklyn acts Cold Wrecks and Freya Wilcox & the Howl have announced that they will be heading out together on the “Broken Teeth Tour,” around the Midwest this month. You can find the dates and locations below. You can find additional information on individual shows here.

Cold Wrecks released their debut album, Breaking, in July 2016. Freya Wilcox & The Howl released their debut album, Tooth and Nail, this week on June 6th, 2017. [Read more…]

New Jersey’s The Front Bottoms have released “Get Numb” at bandcamp.

Proceeds from the song will go to Make The Road New Jersey, an organization that helps immigrants and working class communities.

Stream the song below, but if you’re super rad, throw money at a good cause.

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Trapped Under Ice have released the short, fast, new song “No Relief.”

The song is off their upcoming album, “Heatwave,” their follow-up to their 2011 album “Big Kiss Goodnight.” “Heat Wave” is due out July 21st. You can pre-order the record here.

Check out the song at punktastic!

Blink 182 have a new video for “Home is Such a Lonely Place.” The song is off the deluxe version of their most recent album, “California.”

Check your feels and check out the video below.

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Bad Cop / Bad Cop have unleashed yet another song from their next album, “Warriors,” due out on June 16th from Fat Wreck.

Bad Cop / Bad Cop will be along for Warped Tour this summer.

You can hear the song your own lovely self over at Brooklyn Vegan. While you’re there, see Stacey Dee’s words regarding “Retrograde,” and check out the Warped Tour dates if you want to see them live.

Everyone (that’s awesome) knows that there is no such thing as too much No Use For a Name. Fat Wreck has assembled a 13 track compilation of the band’s covers that were recorded between 1996 and 2005. Bands covered include Social Distortion, The Misfits, The Vapors, The Pogues, KISS, and naturally, the theme from “The Munsters.”

The album will be released on August 11th on CD, vinyl, and digital.

Depeche Mode, Sublime, Cheap Trick, and showtunes: covers on this album, or my playlist while crying myself to sleep with my cats after a six pack alone on a Saturday night? Check out the track list here to find out!

Pittsburgh’s folk punk solo act The Homeless Gospel Choir released a new track. ‘Why?’ is the B-side of the protest singer’s up and coming 7″ “Normal”, out June 9th via A-F Records. You can pre-order it here.

The Homeless Gospel Choir is out on the road now, with the likes of Listener, ’68, Zach Quinn (Pears) and Early Riser. Head down below for full tour dates and a listen to ‘Why?’. [Read more…]

LA based pop punk duo The Dollyrots premiered a brand new lyric video for its single ‘Other Trucker’. The track can be found on the band’s latest full length release Whiplash Splash, which came out in March earlier this year.

The Dollyrots are also set to play a couple of California dates with legendary UK punks the Buzzcocks. Full tour dates and the video for ‘Other Trucker’ can be found below.

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Denver punks have a cool new local band to check out. Punkrock outfit Over Time recently premiered its very first single (ever). The gritty ‘Pretentious’ can be found on the band’s debut EP Chances, out 23rd of June.

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