<p>Over the course of the past year, Alex Edelman has taken his one-man show all over the world, and in turn, has been met with rave reviews and international critical acclaim. Now, after globetrotting with his tour de force, he’s bringing it home where, at least for two full weeks, the show is just for us. As announced earlier this week, the Brookline native will be bringing us on a bonafide journey of comedic proportions during his two-week run of […]</p>
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The Italian version of Slam Dunk Fest has added more bands to its lineup for this year. Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, Zebrahead, Stand Atlantic, The Bronx, Charlotte Sands, Boston Manor, Trophy Eyes, Codefendants, and Beauty School have been added to the festival. These bands join the previously announced lineup of Rancid, Anti-Flag, Less Than Jake, Bowling For Soup, Destroy Boys, The Offspring, Simple Plan, Billy Talent, Enter Shikari, and Trash Boat. Slam Dunk Italy will take place June 1-3 in Rimini, Italy.

<p>For years, Book More Women has asked major festivals to diversify their lineups. In 2023, it seems as though Boston Calling took the request to heart. According to a recent Instagram post from Book More Women, 57 percent of this year’s Boston Calling performers feature a woman or non-binary musician, the fest’s highest percentage since creator Abbey Carbonneau began tracking lineups in 2018. The number is a sizable leap from last year’s lineup — only 35 percent — and is […]</p>
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Fake Names have released a new song. It is called “Expendables” and is off their upcoming album of the same name which will be out on March 3. Fake Names will be touring the US in April and released their self-titled EP in 2021 and their self-titled album in 2020. Check out the song below.

<p>When you’ve been playing a certain song in nearly every live set for nearly 25 years, it makes sense to want to mix it up a bit. That’s what The Sheila Divine did back in November, when the Boston indie band held hometown court at The Paradise Rock Club on Black Friday. Midway through their headlining set, the band ripped through breakout 1999 hit “Hum” — but the audience quickly realized it was no ordinary rendition. A few minutes in, […]</p>
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The Bobby Lees have announced North American tour dates for this spring. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 27. The Bobby Lees released their album Bellevue in 2022. Check out the dates below.

Aggros is the band/project headed by Parris Mayhew, former guitarist for Cro-Mags. The band has announced their debut LP, which is called Rise of the Aggros, which is out Match 1 via Backbite Records. The album, which is instrumental, also includes contributions from guitarist Chuck Lenihan (Crumbsuckers), drummer COBZ, and drummer Roy Mayorga (Nausea, Amebix).

<p>Editor’s Note: Vanyaland Film Editor Nick Johnston is back in Utah covering the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and the premieres are already flowing. Scan through our full coverage of Sundance reviews from this year’s festival as they are published, and check out our full archives of past editions. Laura Moss’ birth/rebirth is the kind of genre movie I go to festivals hoping I’ll get to see: An out-of-nowhere shot-across-the-bow that declares the arrival of an interesting and possibly major talent to the community at […]</p>
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On May 26, The Avengers are headlining the Backstage Bar club show at Punk Rock Bowling. Vibrators were slated as main support. However, The Stitches will now replace the Vibrators. The Venomous Pinks, Some Kind of Nightmare, and Unit F are still on the bill. Notably, the rights to the name to "The Vibrators" has been in dispute between members and ex-members of the band for a few years. It appears that the Vibrators booked for PRB were not the band that includes founding member Knox.

A few years ago, CJ Ramone announced that he was not going to do tours, or at least extended tours, as the CJ Ramone band any longer. After that, he joined up with Me First and The Gimme Gimmes. That band is touring Australia and CJ has announced a special one off show. On February 5, at Marys Underground, in Circular Quay Australia, he'll be doing an all Ramones set. CJ has not mentioned if he will take the special set stateside (or anywhere else). You can see the info below.