Furnace Fest has announced its lineup for this year. MxPx, Turnstile, Bane, Pennywise, Thursday, Bouncing Souls, Scowl, Zulu, Knuckle Puck, No Trigger, Sparta, Anxious, The Bronx, Gorilla Biscuits, Mindforce, Terror, The Callous Daoboys, Militarie Gun, and Taking Meds are among the bands announced. Furnace Fest will take place September 22-24 at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama. Check out the lineup in full below.

The lineup for the fifth annual No More Dysphoria Fest has been announced. Hit Like A Girl, Petal, Spring SIlver, Lisa, Crooks and Nannies, Sonagi, Witching, Space Camp, Lastima, and Gre/Ay will be playing the festival. The flyer was created by Stacy Oviedo. Proceeds from the festival will go to No More Dysphoria, the non-profit organization run by Nicolle Maroulis of Hit Like A Girl that helps transgender people and gender nonconforming people with their transitions. No More Dysphoria Fest will take place May 6-7 at the Ukie Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Chicago-based emo punks Rust Ring are just days away from releasing their superb second album North to the Future. Named after the state motto of Alaska, the album chronicles a fictional trip up north and explores identity, sexuality, and gender, as well as highlighting the importance of working through self-doubt with image-laden lyrics full of heart and humour. Rust Ring will be hitting the road for a handful of Midwest shows on February 23 and North to the Future will be out everywhere on February 24 via Knifepunch Records. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with lead vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist Joram Zbichorski over Zoom to discuss the new album, embracing a new style of songwriting, adding two new members to the band, her thoughts on the magic of winter, and so much more. Read the interview below!

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The Queers and Teenage Bottlerocket are going on tour in the Snowy white north. It kicks off in Late May in Washington before going north of the border and hitting venues all across America's hat. You can see the dates below.

Keith Morris of OFF! is going to be part of reading on March 12 in Santa Monica. Morris, along with a bunch of other literary types, will be reading from the new book Pandemic Soul Music by S.A. Griffin, out via Punk Hostage Press. The event starts at 6pm at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica.

Costa Rica-based ska punk band Buena Suerte have released a video for their new song “Nada Que Extrañar". The video was directed by Producciones Montana and features animation by Oscar Donado. The song will be on their upcoming EP and is available digitally via Barba Rosa Records and Ska Punk International. Buena Suerte released a handful of singles in 2022 and 2021. Check out the song below.