DS Interview: Adorn With the Metal GODCHAIN: An Interview with Chicago’s Heretic Metal Band
On August 8th, Zumiez, the infamous nationwide skateboarding & clothing brand, hosted a hardcore lineup of bands in Chicago’s Daley Plaza – featuring one band in particular, GODCHAIN: a household name in our community. GODCHAIN’s 4 members – drummer Kyle Clark, lead guitarist Luis Montanez, bass player Kyle Ritchey, and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Jacob Campos – […]
DS FEATURE: A LOVE LETTER TO THE SHITTY BASEMENTS OF THE CHICAGO PUNK SCENE
Chicago’s infamous DIY punk scene thrashes through the city constantly – unashamed of the grime, grit, and fire that lies woven within the community. So much of the greatest music of this scene is the young punks lit up with rage, societal nonconformity, & political unrest. This is my love letter to 3 of those […]
DS Band Spotlight: Skidwizard – Inland Empire Ska Punk
Not a lot of kids are into ska punk, but some are: those kids are saving the future of ska. Coming home from work, I stumbled upon a $1 house show that was preparing for their final band of the night. While the immense crowd of teens and young college kids had already listened to […]
Ikana – The San Diego Southwest Emo Band You Should Have Heard Already
The realization hit somewhere in the middle of Ikana’s recent homecoming show in San Diego. The room already moved like people understood something bigger was happening. Bodies crashed into each other in the pit while others (including me) screamed every word back toward the stage, completely locked into the moment. It did not feel like […]
DS Featured Release: The Preps Return With Their Latest EP “Unstoppable”
Pennsylvania’s The Preps are back with their new EP, Unstoppable, on Fool Records. The Preps have been making melodic hardcore for thirty years and this latest release, their first in over fifteen years is a great addition to their discography. Knocking out six songs in fifteen minutes, Fatlou and crew have put together a record […]
DS Band Spotlight: YABAI
Waverly Cayo spotlights local Chicago punk band YABAI — the new generation of hardcore.
DS Band Spotlight: Circa 40
It gets pretty busy here at Dying Scene and sometimes we forget that we have cool things like our Band Spotlight segment where we highlight lesser known, emerging bands that our readers need to know about. Then a band like Circa 40 comes along and they’re so fucking good that it reminds us that we […]
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 […]