OC punks The Jack Knives are back! Fresh off the success of last year’s Into The Night full-length, the foursome have got another full-length in the can and ready for your earholes. It’s called Negative Spaces, and it’s due out on Fumie Records on November 6, 2026. We know, we know, that’s an awful long […]

Dan Cummings, frontman of Massachusetts street-punks Already Dead, has started putting out solo, acoustic, working-class folk punk material…and Dying Scene is stoked to get to show you what he’s up to! This coming Friday, Cummings will release his acoustic cover of “Which Side Are You On?” In keeping with long-running folk traditions, he’s updated the […]

Austin, TX punk rock three piece Hoaxxers are back with another track off their upcoming 12″ EP Hard Luck, due out May 29th on Mom’s Basement Records. This time it’s the title track, and we’re stoked to bring you the exclusive premiere of its accompanying music video. Check that shit out below and head over […]

Hot on the heels of their 10th anniversary, Dutch punks Ink Bomb are back with a brand new single “Rome is Burning (again)” and we’re stoked to bring you the exclusive music video premiere in collaboration with Punk Rock Radar! This single is the latest addition to Ink Bomb’s extensive catalog which includes two full-length […]

Brighton skate punks Making Friends are back with “Billboard Town,” the second single from their upcoming album Home is Where the Heart Was, and it’s a full-throttle blast of melody, grit, and restless energy. Built for late nights, long drives, and blown-out speakers, this track captures everything that makes the band impossible to ignore right […]

Experimental punk rock band Round Eye is back with their new single, “Little Lan Lan,” out now on Ripping Records. Led by Chachy Englund and centered in Shanghai, Round Eye’s sound is a blend of punk, surf rock, and free jazz into their songs. While “Little Lan Lan” leans more toward punk rock, Englund took […]

I grew up in the California Bay Area and have lived in Potrero Hill in San Francisco since 2012. I moved here because I loved the neighborhood and wanted to be close to two of my favorite venues, Bottom of the Hill and Thee Parkside. Potrero Hill has always had a unique mix of industry, […]

If there’s one thing that I’ve discovered over my years as a music critic, it’s that every festival has its own personality. Some festivals are painfully cool, some feel like networking events with guitar riffs on either side, and some are so big and overwhelming that you spend half a day walking between stages, wondering […]

Photos by Meredith Goldberg Last Saturday, Chicago’s Bottom Lounge came alive with ICE OUT: a powerful showcase of Chicago’s vibrant music scene united in solidarity with Minnesota after the murder of Renée Good, a Minneapolis resident brutally murdered by an ICE agent in January 2026. The lineup featured local punk & rock legends, including Deanna […]

Happy Hump Day, comrades! For the first time in what seems like forever, we get to bring you some brand new music to get your day going. Today, we’re stoked to bring you a track called “Bare Ends.” It comes to us from Philadelphia post-hardcore band King Slender. Here’s what the band has to say […]