Gregg Foreman, of Delta 72 and Cat Power’s Dirty Delta Blues Band, has passed away. He was 53 years old and passed away in his home in Los Angeles, California on April 21. No cause of death has been made public. Gregg Foreman also played with bands including Pink Mountaintops, Meek, The Gossip, and Ex Stains. He also worked with Alan Vega of Suicide, Death Valley Girls, and Jesse Malin, among many others. On March 27, 2026, Gregg Foreman posted a snippet of new music on Instagram with the caption, “my new band is finally mixing and recording our first EP. We’re looking for labels, shows and possible touring.” We send our condolences to Gregg Forman’s family, friends, and fans.

<p>Just in case you won’t be able to make plans to see Jim Gaffigan’s first show in Boston this fall, the universe has made room for another show so that you have the chance to Gaffigan again. Per the announcement earlier this week, the longtime fan favorite comedian has added a new show in the Theatre District on October 24, as part of his stop at Wang Theatre along the road of his ongoing Everything Is Wonderful! tour. Meanwhile, next […]</p>
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The Planet Smashers, Mustard Plug, K-Man and the 45s, and General Chaos have announced tour dates for this fall. The bands will be playing in Quebec and Ontario in September, with the tour starting on September 24 in Joliette and wrapping up on September 27 in Ottawa. Check out the dates below.

Arcadia Grey have released a new song. It is called “Septum Ring” and is available digitally now via Smartpunk Records. This is the band’s second song so far this year, following March’s “Donnie Darko Polo”. Arcadia Grey will be playing FEST in October and released their album Casually Crashing in 2024. Check out the song below.

Streetlight Manifesto has announced a big, summer and Fall tour. It runs June through December, with some breaks in between treks. They hit most of USA. AJJ and Hotrod Circuit open some shows. You can see the dates below.

Butthole Surfers have released a single from their upcoming archival album. "Imbuya" is off the lost album After the Astronaut, which was rejected by the band's label, Captiol, in the '90s. The LP will be released June 26, 2026 via Sunset Blvd. You can hear the single below.

Teenage Bottlerocket are going to re-release two albums. They Came from the Shadows from 2009 and Stay Rad! from 2019 are back in press via Fat Wreck Chords. The new versions are straight re-issues except they are on limited color vinyl- glow in the dark and clear.

<p>You have to love it when a studio makes a martyr out of what the suits see as a write-off, and there may be no better example of that than Coyote vs. ACME, which probably wouldn’t have garnered so much attention from folks on the internet had it come out as originally intended a few summers ago. That would have been a shame, given that this movie looks genuinely funny as hell — we love a legal comedy, much like […]</p>
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