Cleveland-based hardcore band Captive have released their new two-song Promo. It is out now via Delayed Gratification Records. Captive released their self-titled EP in 2021. Check out the promo below.

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Japanese punk band Stone Leek playing shows in Europe this April, see below. The band recently released Revival through People Of Punk Rock Records in May 2022.

Steve Ignorant of Crass has announced a handful of UK shows for this spring. Steve Ignorant and his band will be performing a set of Crass songs on all the dates. Check out the dates below.

<p>Maura Healey will be sworn in as Massachusetts’ new governor on Thursday (January 5) alongside Kim Driscoll as the state’s new lieutenant governor, and the inauguration later that evening at TD Garden will have some notable star power on both a local and national level. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile will headline the festivities, with Boston rapper Oompa, fresh off her win as Live Artist of the Year at last month’s Boston Music Awards, taking the stage as well. The “Moving the […]</p>
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Steve Rawles of Canadian punk band Belvedere is heading to play a few shows in Europe this March. See below to check out the dates.

Kingston based punks Jerk Magnet released a cover of No Use For A Name "Thorn In My Side", see below. The band features members of Nightmares For A Week.

Denver-based hardcore punks Destiny Bond and Hattiesburg-based hardcore band Skinman have announced US tour dates together for February. Destiny Bond released their 2022 Promo last year. Skinman released their self-titled record in 2022. Check out the dates below.

Christian Blunda of Mean Jeans has released a video for his song “Zoner”. The song is off his solo album Funky Punks in Space which was released in 2022. Check out the video below.

Fireworks have surprise-released their first album in nine years. The album is called Higher Lonely Power and is out now via their label Funeral Plant Collective. Check out the album below.