HOOF Band Spotlight: Sweetie, The Daddy Sisters, The Cell Phones and Second City Seance
Rounding out our band interviews for HOOF we have The Daddy Sisters, frequent Dying Sceners Sweetie, The Cell Phones and Second City Seance who graciously hopped on the bill at the last minute! Be sure to check out our interviews with Sparkling Urbana, Carnivore Mommy and Peach Vomit plus an in-depth interview with Boybrain! Sweetie […]
DS Interview: My dinner with Boybrain
I was recently able to sit down with Chicago-based punk band Boybrain, who happen to be tied for the number one spot on my favorite local bands list. The band has a new single, “Ratmouth,” coming out this October; watch for it on your favorite streaming services. You can see them perform at Hands Off […]
HOOF Band Spotlight: Sparkling Urbana, Peach Vomit and Carnivore Mommy
In anticipation for H.O.O.F., the one day music festival celebrating the women, femmes and thems of the Chicago punk scene, we are interviewing and spotlighting some of the awesome bands playing this year. We have Sparkling Urbana, Peach Vomit and Carnivore Mommy today! If you are in the Chicago area we better see you there […]
DS Band Spotlight: Check out Toronto pop-punks Wasting Time & their new record “Hurry Up and Wait”
Happy Friday, friends! There’s a lot of awesome new releases out today, but I’ve made the executive decision to shine the spotlight – the Dying Scene Band Spotlight, that is 😉 – on one record in particular. That record is Hurry Up and Wait! This is the third full-length entry in Canadian pop-punk band Wasting […]
DS Interview: Ian MacDougall (Riverboat Gamblers, Band of Horses) on Broken Gold’s new music.
Ian MacDougall is best known as a member of Riverboat Gamblers and Band of Horses. However, another of his bands, Broken Gold will be releasing new music in 2024. Per the band’s press release: “The record is a real ATX affair, with Ian being backed by members of Alejandro Escovedo’s band, Black Books, and Del-Vipers, […]
DS Band Spotlight: Meet Sweetie, Chicago’s Local Lipstick-Punk Band
Sweetie is a Chicago-based lipstick-punk band with a femme fatale ferocity and a French influence. Voted a Top 5 Punk Band in the Chicago Reader two years in a row, Sweetie has found a niche in playing shows in the punk scene and drag shows alike, including venues such as the Metro, Green Mill, The […]
DS Band Spotlight: Introducing Colombian skate punk band One Reason To Rise
Oh shit, a new Dying Scene Band Spotlight! It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these and I can’t think of a better way to revive the feature than with an awesome skate punk band. Bogota, Colombia’s One Reason To Rise is the right band for the job. These guys have been cranking […]
DS Band Spotlight: Austrian punks 7 Years Bad Luck make triumphant return with new album “No Shame”
My favorite thing about writing for Dying Scene (aside from the money, fame, and numerous accolades) has always been discovering lesser known bands from all over the world; 7 Years Bad Luck was one of the first bands I stumbled upon when I come on board in the early 2010’s and I’ve remained a loyal […]
DS Band Spotlight: Hungarian punks Bankrupt; new album “Illiberal Holiday” out now!
Our latest Dying Scene Band Spotlight takes us to the capital of Hungary, where we meet Budapest’s Bankrupt! This four piece punk band has been around over 25 years, and they just released an awesome new record called Illiberal Holiday. Most people compare bands to like… Green Day and Blink 182 or some shit, but […]
DS Band Spotlight: Introducing Dutch pop-punks Lone Wolf; new album “Haze Wave” out now on Stardumb Records!
Welcome back to the Dying Scene Band Spotlight! Our latest installment brings us to Rotterdam, Netherlands, where we meet Dutch “post-pop punk” band Lone Wolf! They have an awesome new record called Haze Wave out now on Stardumb Records. If you like songs about the overwhelming existential dread of daily life tinged with bubblegum pop […]