Supernova International Ska Festival was this past weekend. Quite sadly, co-founder Tim Receveur passed away earlier this week. The festival issued a statement, but did not give immediate details. You can see the festival statement below.
heavens to betsy have released a new song called “my secret”. The song was engineered by Molly Neuman at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and was remastered by Sarah Register earlier this year. The song is off their upcoming album baby’s gone which will be out on October 16 via Kill Rock Stars. heavens to betsy will be touring the US starting in October. Check out the song below.
Doom Scroll have released a video for their new song “Sisyphus”. The video was shot and edited by Ryan Stuck of Daily Grime Media. The song is off their upcoming album Exhausted Dialogue which will be out on October 6 via Flail Records. Doom Scroll released Immoral Compass in 2021. Check out the video below.
Cartridge Heart has announced that they will be releasing a new compilation album. It is called Go Kick-Ass! 4 and features new tracks from 32 bands from around Southern Ontario and Quebec, including Sixteen Scandals, The Mendozaz, Motion Sickness, Baby’s First Pistol, Burner, Monstrosa, Super Not Ok, LYFE SK!LLZ, Kevin Murphy’s Murder, Last Drag, Nothing Serious, Brain Drug, Lovers, Pink Leather Jackets, Zemo Green, The Supervoids, and Mip Power Trio. The comp will be out on September 18 via Cartridge Heart. Record release shows have also been announced for the weekend of September 18-20 around Ontario. Check out the tracklist and dates below.
This summer, the we threw a fantastic show- Summer Soiree 9: Black Market Clash. The co-headliner of the show was a new band called Ghetto Defendant, which was Ara Babajian and Jay Nugent of the Slackers and Vinnie of Doomstompers. Ghetto Defendant was joined by Kepi Ghoulie and they did an all Clash set to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary. Well, it looks like Ghetto Defendant is continuing past soiree 9. As per a brief update from Ara, "Happy Guy in Brooklyn today for Ghetto Defendant practice with Jay and Vinny." The band was mum as to what kind of music they will be playing going forward. We'll keep you updated.
Wavves has announced the release date for Cherry Soda, the album that was complete re-worked to removeMax Bemis of Say Anything as a collaborator following allegations about the artist came to light. The album is now a full Wavves album and will be out on October 30 via I Surrender Records. Wavves has also released a new song called “Pinesol”. Check out the song below.
Feldspar have released a new song called “Family Man”. The song is off their upcoming album Soft Side which will be out on October 9. Feldspar released their album Old City New Ruins in 2024. Check out the song below.
Home Front is heading over to Europe in November. the band released Watch It Die in 2025. You can see the tour dates below.
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NOBRO have released a video for their new song “Girls Like Us”. The video was directed by Megan Magdelana and co-directed by Lula-belle Jedynak. The song is dedicated to Montreal music photographer and friend of the band Susan Moss, who passed away earlier this month. It is available digitally now. NOBRO will be playing Riot Fest this weekend, touring down to Fest with PUP in October, and supporting L7 on the November US dates of their final tour. The band released their album Set Your Pussy Free in 2023. Check out the video below.