Hawthorne Heights have announced the lineups for their upcoming ’Is For Lovers’ music festivals in Utah, California, and Massachusetts. Alkaline Trio, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Hawthorne Heights will be playing on all three dates. Four Year Strong, 3OH!3, Plain White Ts, Secondhand Serenade, AJJ, Open Mike Eagle, and House Parties will be joining them in Utah on July 21. Sleeping with Sirens, Bayside, Thursday, Atreyu, Touché Amoré, Emery, Diva Bleach, and Winterhaven will be joining them in California on August 26. Rise Against, Bayside, Silverstein, Emery, Further Seems Forever, Proper., Slow Joy, and Mallcops will be joining them in Massachusetts on September 17. The 'Is For Lovers' festivals will take place around the US this summer and fall. Check out the updated dates below.

Today, we are pleased to debut the new video by Brian Krumm.In the vein of John Doe, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits. Krumm tells slow burning stories that swing towards the dark. "Steve and the Miracle 3" is bolted to a Western clickity clack while Krumm speaks of the chaos that is the life of a traveling musician. You may hear a little later day strummer somewhere in there too… Speaking to Punknews, Krumm said, "The song Steve & the Miracle 3 was inspired by the Orange Blossom Special fest in Beverungen, Germany, that my band The Great Crusades played at many times. I actually wrote the lyrics from all the names of the artists that played the festival in June 2001. They are all listed on a poster hanging in my basement studio, including such artists as Hazeldine, Neal Casal, Reto Burrell and Steve Wynn. The festival has always been one of the favorite places that I've played over the years, so this song was a tribute to it. All of the archival footage in the video is taken from the OBS and general European tours that we've done over the years. The opening shot where I'm reading a book was a nod to Peter Buck, who hates making videos and can sometimes been seen in the background reading while REM videos are being shot. The very last shot is kind of a dream sequence reference. Maybe it all was a dream!" You can check out the video below right now!

Foo Fighters are playing Australia in November and December. On half of the dates, The Chats are slated as openers. Other dates feature Dick Move and a few other one off acts. You can see the dates below.

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Lagwagon had to cancel their Canadian tour due to surgery that Joey Cape is getting. Cape released a statement on Instagram that essentially says that while his recovery will take a good amount of time, the band plans to keep touring, albeit in shorter treks. You can see the statement below.

<p>Editor’s Note: “Boston Thriving” is an ongoing series from Vanyaland highlighting and honoring the national and global success of Boston- and New England-based bands and artists. At Apple Music’s “Pride Roundtable,” Izzy Heltai isn’t afraid to get candid. The streaming service tapped the Boston-raised folk musician as a guest for the newest episode of Proud Radio, which dropped this past weekend (June 3). The episode — aptly titled “Pride Roundtable” — uncorks a vital discussion about queerness, visibility, and solidarity […]</p>
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Melvins and Boris are going on tour. Melvins play all of Bullhead plus more tracks, while Boris paly all of Heavy Rocks. Mr.Phylzzz open. You can check out the dates below.

Skinny Lister is going on tour. Bandaid Brigade, Pet Needs, and Beans on Toast open. The jaunt kicks off in October. You can see the dates below.

Rancid have released a new video. It's for the track "New America," which is off of Tomorrow Never Comes. You can check out the video below.

<p>Before Sam Jay even hit the Wilbur stage this past weekend, there was a reason to celebrate as one does when making their headlining debut at their friendly neighborhood historic venue. By the end of the night, however, after she delivered her critically-acclaimed comedy beatdown to the local faithful, there was a whole new reason to pop some bottles. With a proclamation handed down by Mayor Michelle Wu following Jay’s very first headlining set at The Wilbur on Saturday night […]</p>
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