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This Show is Tonight: anees brings his ‘summer camp’ to Royale

June 29, 2023 | 1:17 am
Boston News

Those looking to escape the near-incessant threat of wet weather this week should take refuge at Royale for a night of “summer camp.” That’s the theme — and title — of the debut album from anees, the Washington, DC-based artist who his tour of the same name to the Theatre District venue tonight (June 29). anees has been bringing bright, jazz-tinged pop R&B to audiences worldwide since first making waves on TikTok three years ago, and now with a full-length […]
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DS Exclusive: Listen to SoCal melodic punks Strike Twelve’s new album “Last Band Standing”

June 28, 2023 | 10:33 pm

SoCal melodic punks Strike Twelve release their new album Last Band Standing tomorrow, June 30th on Thousand Islands Records. You don’t have to wait another second to listen to it, though, because your pals at Dying Scene got the hookup with this exclusive premiere! Listen to Last Band Standing right now, down below, and head over […]

SoCal melodic punks Strike Twelve release their new album Last Band Standing tomorrow, June 30th on Thousand Islands Records. You don’t have to wait another second to listen to it, though, because your pals at Dying Scene got the hookup with this exclusive premiere!

Listen to Last Band Standing right now, down below, and head over to Thousand Islands’ webstore to grab the album on vinyl and/or CD (or both!). Strike Twelve’s got some shows coming up, too – their record release show is tomorrow night at Solaris Beer in Murrieta, CA.

ThousandIslandsRecords · (PRIVATE STREAM) StrikeTwelve – Last Band Standing

Upcoming Strike Twelve shows:

June 30th at Solaris Beer in Murrieta, CA
August 17 at Oil City Beer Co in Casper, WY w/ System Restore
August 18 at Vultures in Colorado Springs, CO
August 19 at Herman’s Hideaway in Denver, CO w/ Red Stinger

by Staff Writer Screeching Bottlerocket

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DS News: Rebuilder debut new single “Another Round,” unleash pre-orders for upcoming album “Local Support”

June 28, 2023 | 1:35 pm

One of the very best things about helping to run a super cool music website like Dying Scene is that we get to help spread the word about music that we love and think should be celebrated. Being a Boston-area native, Rebuilder were one of the first local bands that I “discovered” after I started […]

So if every day that we get to share new Rebuilder news is a good day, that makes today double good! First up, the band debuted the second single from their upcoming album, Local Support. The song is called “Another Round,” and while lead single “Hold On” was a Sal Ellington-fronted track, this one finds his tag team frontman partner Craig Stanton at the helm. Check it out below via Bandcamp or find it wherever you stream your favorite music!

<a href="https://rebuilderboston.bandcamp.com/album/local-support-2">Local Support by Rebuilder</a>

Also, the foursome launched pre-orders for Local Support, their A-F Records debut, today! As you might expect, there are some pretty sweet color variations for you vinyl enthusiasts. The album is officially out August 11th, but you can secure your very own copy right here! Also, if you haven’t checked out the video for “Hold On” yet, watch it below and see if you can spot the Dying Scene Contributor who makes a cameo (hint: it’s not me)!

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Coi Leray makes a name of her own with the potent ‘COI’

June 28, 2023 | 10:52 am
Music

At its core, COI, the sophomore album by Boston-born, New Jersey-raised, and Los Angeles-based rapper-turned-popstar Coi Leray, is fun. And sometimes, that’s the only thing you need from an album. Premiering last Friday (June 23) via Uptown Records, COI follows 2022’s Trendsetter, and offers 16 tracks that could each easily make their way into Summer 2023 best-of playlists come September. Featuring samples from and interpolations of the likes of Grandmaster Flash, Technotronic, and, of course, Lesley Gore (to name just […]
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Night Drive shift into the season with the urgent ‘Summerwaves’

June 28, 2023 | 10:40 am
Music

It’s passé to get lost in a trivial pursuit of the Song of the Summer. Instead, we’re simply aiming to discover music that moves us through the salty season, and Night Drive have shifted a new entry into our heated playlists with “Summerwaves,” an urgent modern post-punk joyride that today (June 28) surfaces in sci-fi cinematic color. Inspired by both a sense of forward-march freedom and retro nostalgia, the vivid single will be on the Texas project’s forthcoming EP Position […]
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Tours: Paramore announce Australia and New Zealand tour dates

June 28, 2023 | 9:00 am
news

Paramore have announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand for this fall. Remi Wolf will be joining them on all dates. Paramore are currently touring North America and released their album This Is Why earlier this year. Check out the dates below.

Tours: The Slackers announce tour dates (US and BC)

June 28, 2023 | 8:00 am
news

The Slackers have announced tour dates for this fall and winter. Voodoo Glow Skulls, Buster Shuffle, Los Mal Hablados, Mustard Plug, The Freecoasters, and Stop The Presses will be joining them on select dates. The Slackers released their album Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya in 2022. Check out the dates below.

James Gunn’s ‘Superman: Legacy’ has found its Lois and Clark

June 28, 2023 | 7:56 am
Film/TV

There’s something delightful about the way certain franchises “rhyme,” as George Lucas aptly put it, from iteration to iteration. This is true for the Superman series in the way that every version of the cast follows the same formula: An up-and-coming star as Clark Kent, and an established actor as his beau, Lois Lane. Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams… the only question that really remained was if James Gunn would […]
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Band in the USA: L7 unveil fall In Your Space Tour

June 28, 2023 | 7:38 am
Music

A little over three decades ago, L7 asked the most important question of the alternative ’90s (apologies to 4 Non Blondes) when they pondered “What’s up with what’s going down”? We haven’t been able to figure it out since, no matter how many times we let “Pretend We’re Dead” soundtrack our late-night shenanigans, but we have another chance to ask them when the resurrected grunge band heads out on the In Your Space Tour later this fall. The nine-show tour […]
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DS Show Review & Gallery: Voice of Addiction, Billy Batts & The Made Men, and Wrex rock out at an abnormally fun house show. Chicago (06.16.2023)

June 28, 2023 | 7:12 am

There is something especially fun about a DIY show. Abnormal House, in the Bridgeport neighborhood of the Second City hosted a Friday night version which was no exception. Chicago vets Voice of Addiction were joined by the young gents of Billy Batts & The Made Men out of Atlanta. Wrex, also from Chicago, kicked off […]

Voice of Addiction once again were the speed demons of the bill, zooming through a tight set in even tighter confines. It got so wild in the tiny performance area, at one point Leea Tomele stretched her arms out as far as possible and set her legs hard in place on the concrete floor to act as a one-person barricade against the much larger attendees thrashing about. A few others joined in holding the line so Tomele’s husband, VOA founding bass player Ian Tomele, and his bandmates, guitarist Tyler Miller, and drummer Kevin Amaro could continue playing. Yeah, it got a bit nuts. But that energy is what draws people to these more informal events (note: all safety precautions were in place).

I have regularly covered the terrific annual Blue Island event, Beer Can’d Fest. However, the Rise Against Residency at Metro kept me away from the Southside soiree. Many of my friends who were on Blue Island excitedly told me of this young band in the lineup. Looking at their photos from the event I saw a group of teens and just out of teens, one posing in a Pegboy shirt and became curious. Luckily, the band, Billy Batts & The Made Men out of Atlanta, GA made a quick return to Chicago.

I do not want to say too much about the band here as I will be writing more about it later. With the band’s name a wink and a nod to one my favorite films, Goodfellas, and the members’ collective deep-cut knowledge of Chicago punk rock history and an infectious curiosity, Brody Wilson, 21, this time in a Naked Raygun t-shirt, on vocals and guitar, his brother Andy Wilson, 16 on drums and Slade Shirah, 20, filling in on bass, were a charming centerpiece to the show as they absolutely transformed a garage band style venue into almost literally shaking shack. They might be considered kids, but these Made Men play with composure and talent befitting more experienced musicians. Jason Wilson, father of the Wilson brothers, was on site as tour manager and merch guy. His pride shone through, along with his easy, affectionate manner, as he let the young men take it all in.

When I first started taking photos of Wrex I wasn’t sure exactly how many people were in the band. Again, the space was tiny, and hanging from the rafter were glittery strands of plastic and an incredibly wide variety of signs, dolls, and other assorted Tchotchkes from creepy to cute. A few songs in I realized there was a keyboard player tucked up high against a wall and another singer I thought was a crowd member. But when you can sit on the floor and capture all band members, once you have spotted them, you know this is likely to be a rowdy fun time. And indeed it was.

DIY Shows, House Shows or the like are not for everyone. Had it not been for my camera, I might have felt far more claustrophobic. But they feel far more organic and relaxed than large events. They provide an opportunity for newer and/or lesser-known bands to take the spotlight and it’s not unusual to find bigger bands at these shows. Being a house shows makes me feel like I am inside one of the iconic late 1970’s, early 1980’s images many of us are pretty familiar with by this point. Crawl inside more images from this night. Thanks & Cheers!