After 40 years, Dexys aka Dexys Midnight Runners are coming back to the USA. The tour kicks off in late October and runs through part of November. They hit both coasts and make a couple of stops in Canada. The band just released The Feminine Divine. You can see the dates below.

Kill Lincoln have announced two California shows. October 21 is at Bottom of the hill in San Francisco. October 22 is at the knitting factory in LA. Free Kick and SMN open.

Australian music festival Good Things has announced its lineup for this year. Fall Out Boy, Limp Bizkit, DEVO, I Prevail, Bullet For My Valentine, Corey Taylor, Pennywise, Spiderbait, Slowly Slowly, Enter Shikari, Behemoth, Sepultura, Taking Back Sunday, Pvris, Boom Boom Crash Opera, Eskimo Joe, Frenzal Rhomb, Hanabie, Jebediah, Luca Brasi, Magnolia Park, Make Them Suffer, Ocean Sleeper, Royal and The Serpent, Short Stack, Slaughter to Prevail, Stand Atlantic, Tapestry, The Plot in You, and While She Sleeps will be playing the festival. Good Things festival will take place on December 1 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, on December 2 at Centennial Park in Sydney, and on December 3 at Showgrounds in Brisbane.

Simple Minded Symphony have released a video for their song “Over It”. The song is off their upcoming self-titled album which will be out on August 22 via Ska Punk International. Simple Minded Symphony released their album Places in 2019. Check out the video below.

<p>At what point does a best new band just become a best band? That’s what we’re wondering today (August 16) as we dance naked around the proverbial fire to Velvet Starlings’ galactic groove of a new tune called “Turning Point.” The Los Angeles band — who we’ve hyped quite a bit on these digital pages — release new album Pacific Standard Time later this month, and we’re told it “marks the debut of a newer, sharper iteration of Velvet Starlings.” […]</p>
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Legendary Shack Shakers have announced a run of summer shows!

Special Duties and Starving Wolves are heading off on a West Coast tour. The jaunt kicks off September 1. Also, Starving Wolves have signed to pirate's press records and are eexpected to announce an LP or EP before the end of the year. You can see the dates below.

Oakland-based punks Juicebumps have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called JUMBO and will be out October 13 via Rocks In Your Head Records and Time Room Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Wiggler”. The video was filmed, edited, and features practical effects by Dan Schmatz. Juicebumps released their album Hello Pinky! in 2020. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Maura Weaver of The Mimes, Mixtapes, and Ogikubo Station has released a video for her new song “Sunshine”. The video was directed, edited, and filmed by Any Licardi. The song is off her upcoming solo album I Was Due For A Heartbreak which will be out on September 15 via Don Giovanni Records. Check out the video below.