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 […]

Inside Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, a replica Russian prison cell sits in the Edlis Neeson Theater with Nadya Tolokonnikova inside. Best known for founding the Russian punk rock performance art and protest group Pussy Riot, Tolokonnikova sits inside the cell sewing garments as visitors peek inside through small slots, giving them a small grim glimpse of what Russian prison life was like as part of her performance art installation Police State.   Running from November […]

Two old school pop-punk powerhouses in the Beatnik Termites and The Putz are joining forces for a 6-song split 12″ coming soon on Mom’s Basement Records. The split will feature each band covering 3 oldies songs, and you’ll be able to grab it on three different vinyl color variants. Get an exclusive sneak peak of […]

Italian punks Proton Packs have been teasing their 5th album for quite a while now, and the time has almost come! In the coming weeks they’ll be releasing 3 singles from the new full-length, starting with “Corrupted File”, exclusively premiering right here, right now on Dying Scene. Check that shit out below! The theme anticipates […]

Riot Fest, celebrating its 20th year in 2025, is most publicly about the bands on stage. But so often, the much more compelling stories are found on the grounds of the music festival’s home in Douglass Park. Here are a few of those stories. Love and Heartbreak at the Riot Fest Wedding Chapel Olivia Beck […]

Today marks the release of Los Angeles folk-punks Hoist the Colors’ brand new album Dear Wanderlust, available on colored vinyl from HEY!FEVER Records and streaming everywhere. We’re stoked to bring you the exclusive premiere of the music video for track #6 on the album “The Sins of Saints”. Check that shit out below! “The song […]